Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-28
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Dover, january "a.


DOVER, January27.
Senate met at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Records gave notice Of a bill to incorpor.
ate the New England WTecking Company, oi
Delaware.
Mr.. Riddle asked and obtsined unanimous
sonsenl TO withdraw for the present, bill TO
amend chapter s., Revised Statutes.
On motion Of Mr.. Watson, the following
House bills were read second time and reierr'
ed: An act 10 divorce Ann NJ. Hall from her
husband: an act for the relief Of John X. Saur-
lander; an act divorcing Catharine NJ. killen.
MIR. Shakespeare gave notice Of an act m
relation 10 the Notary Public Of the Farmers
Bank Of Dover.
Mr.. Vandergrift presented petition from Il.
H. Foster and Others, asking a change IN the
charter Of Middlctown. Read and referred with
permission to report by bill or otherwise /,
On motion of Mr.. Records the bill TO amend
chapter IL, Revised Statutes, relating TO Build
ing Loans having had second reading, was
referred TO the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Shakespeare, from the COMMITTEE on
Corporations, reported lavoraby a bill on the
petition of several members Of the 81. George
Marsh Co for the repeal Of certain supple
| ment TO the charter.
Mr.. Speaker gave notice of an act TO amend
chapter 72, Revised Statutes, in relation to the
protection Of fishermen.
! On motion Of Mr. Mustard, the Senate bill tC
amend chapter 72, Revised Statutes, was refer
red to the Committee on Revised Statutes.
! Adjourned.
! The House met Mt O'Clock this afternoon,
/ The following bills were read q second time By
their titles INCORPORATING J. Morton Poole Co.
incorporating the Sons of st. Joseph; dlvorclni
Il Lucy Henson apprOpriating money for books 10
the use of the blind Of this State; Incorporating
the &ermania Building and Loan Association, 20
2, Of Wilmington; Senate bill for the relief OF tn
} Diamond State Loan Association; supplement t
an act concerning schools in the town OF New
Castle Incorporating the Enterprise Manulac
turing Co; authorizing the Recorder Of Deeds II
Kent County to copy indexes (referred to Messr:
Wilson, Davis and HOlandG lending certain land
to the United States; Senate bill for the relief
the Smyrna Loan Association Incorporating tn
J Delaware Society for the prevention of cruelty
I animals incorporating Morning Star Lodge, M
6, /. .. .. f.; preventing cruelty to animals Qt
feIred to Messrs. Silver, Wilds and HOlland) II
cooperating Orinetal Lodge, No. IL, X. OF r.; II
cooperating the Wilmington Furnace Co.; relatin
to petit jurors in New Castle County present
ing the official seal Of any Notary Public. .
: The action of the Senate on a number OF bill
;, etc, was reported.
e The chair announced Messrs. Martin, Van Ga
j ken and Lewis Thompson as the special comm
- tee to consider that part Of the Governors me
MI sage relating TO the condition of the public bullC
ngs. This committee was elected by resoluuo
4 pasted last week.
The following bills were read a third time al
: passed Senate bill Incorporating the Rehobo
Camp Meeting Association; Incorporating Il
d Mill Creek Union Association for the Detection
Is Horse Thieves etc, dvorcing Mary Penningto
3. relating to the act Incorporating the DiamOi
y State Lime Burning Co., (making It lime bur
n ing and marble company; enabling school q
tTict No. 40, to raise an additional sum OF none
divorcing Hannah Pebbles.
&c At O'Clock the House adjourned.