Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-29
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for ne Commercial
DoyKR, Jan. 28.

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sENATE-MoRsNa SESSION.
Senate met at ten A. NJ
The following bills were introduced By Nj
Records, to incorporate the New England Wrecl
ing Co.; by Mr.. shakespeare. In relation TO th
Notary Public Of the Farmers Bank of Dover
also, to amend the charter of Middletown.
Mr.. Ellis reported the House bill to amen,
chapter 70 of volumn IA, Delaware laws.
Mr.. Riddle gave notice Of an act for the relie
of r. r. Robinson q 90.
On motion of Mr., Biddle, the House joint res
olution in regard to Public Buildings was read
| amended and concurred in. .a.-
The House joint resolution, returning thank
| to Mr.. Vincent, was laid on the table.
The following bills were read To incorporate
| the Mill Creek Co. for the detection of Hors,
Thieves Divorcing Hannah Pebbles and Mar
Pennington from their husbsnds. Read Hecon'
time: TO divorce VIM. Fl. Roberts from bis wife
| Bills passed: Divorcing Ostharine NJ. Killer
and Annie NJ Hall from their husbands.
| The speaker presented claim OF James Arm
| strongs against the State.
He also gave notice of an act supplemental Il
the Oyster Law.
| Adjourned. ..z
sENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Senate met at O'Clock, p. NJ.
Mr.. Stockley presented petition from T. s.
Fossitt Ell. al. for opening 9 certain lane il
Georgetown. Read and referred.
On motion of MFR. Watson, the House bill tC
divorce John II. Saunderlsnder from his wife
was taken up for consideration and passed by
| the following vote: Yeas, Watson, Riddle
Shakespeare, Stockley, Vandergrift and Mr.
Speaker. Nays Ellis, Mustard, Records.
The consideration of the bill protecting fisher.
men, made special order of business for this
p. NJ, was further deferred.
The Committee reported back q bill to incorpo.
rate the Casho Machine and General Manufac-
turing %. with an amendment changing the
name to 1.-THE Casho Machine Co." Consider.
ed and passed as amended.
On motion of Mr. Riddle, the bill to increase
the number of Senators and Representatives in
the General Assembly was read a second time.
The following House bills we're read An Act
to incorporate the Diamond State Lime Burning
Co. {; An Act to enable the directors of school
District No. 40 to raise, by additional tax los
with which to erect q new school house.
On motion Of Mr.. Records, the House bill ex-
ompting Loan Associations from taxation was
reported for consideration, and was lost BY the
following vote Nays: Ellis, Mustard, Records,
Shakespeare, ,Stockley, Vandergrift Watson. Yeas,
Riddle and Mr.. Speaker. Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNINa SESSION.
House met at 10 o'clock.
The bill prohibiting the sale Of liquors on cleo
ton days was reported favorably, with slight
amendments.
The bill relating to chapter 96, Revised Stat
utes, regarding the Orphans Court was also re-
ported favorably
Notices OF bills BY Mr.. Hickman, to continu Q
in force an act to enable John Mansfield to locate
certain land in Sussex county also, to prevent
bribery at elections by Lewis Thompson. to in
corporate the Brandywine Springs Improvement
Co. by Mr.. CLARK, prohibiting live stock from
running at large in school district No. SO, New
CASTLE county by MIR. Olough, further supple
ment to the act protecting small birds by Mr..
Maris, amending chapter 467, Of the 18th volume
Of Delaware laws also, to incorporate Diamond
Lodge, No. 16. X. Of p, and Manhattan Tribe,
No. 10, Imp. o. Il. M. also, an act oonvening :
constitutional Convention, providing for the
election OF Delegates, in May next, to revise the
Constitution; by NJ; Burchinal, changing the
name of Zena Jester to ZenA George.
The following petitions, DO, were read and
referred For the abolition OF the marriage Ii
cense for an act 70 protect Mary A. Williams in
her property; for the better protection of game;
for the prohibition Of live stock from running at
large in School districts 43 and A. New Castle
county for law restricting the sale of intoxi-
eating hquors for the divorce of Amanda Will
liams from her husband for an additional
Trustee of the Poor from Appoquinimink Hum
dred for the location OF the voting place of
Cedar Greek Hundred in South Milford for the
relief of married women demonstrating against
. new road in Mispillion Hundred for the ex-
emption of certain articles Of personal property
from execution process for the repeal OF the
Mechanics Lien law.
Bills read q first time Senate bill amending
the Bombay Hook Improvement 90. Senate
bill enlarging the corporate powers of the New
Castle Commons; Senate bill divorcing A. A.
McLain from his wife Senate bill, supplement-
ing an act incorporating the Wilmington City
Railway Co.; by Joel. Thompson, amending the
act providing for State Chemist (mAking the
Professor OF Chemistry in Delaware College
State sChemist ex-officit.; by Mr.. Hutchinson,
divorcing Susan Duhadaway by Mr.. Maris, in
cooperating Harmony Lodge No. s, Good Fell
lows; also, incorporating Enterprise Circle, No.
s, Brotherhood OF the Union also, incorporating
Diamond Lodge, No. 16 K. Of p. divorcng
Margaret A. Wilds by Mr. Stevenson, divorcing
John D. Magee ; by Mr.. Wilds, incorporating the
Holy Cross Beneficial Society.
The supplement to the act incorporating the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal Go. was read q
second time by special order.
At II the House adjourned.
HoUsE-AFrERNooN SESSION.
House re-assembled at O'Clock.
Mr.. Maris asked and obtained leave to intro
duce substitute for the bill prescribing the Of
fetal seal of any notary Public. The substitute
is very similar to the original
The following bills were passed by Mr..
Clough, enlarging School district No. SO, Kent
county by Joel Thompson, dividing White Clay
Crock Hundred into two election districts by
Mr.. Silver, prohibiting Justices Of the Peace and
Oonstables from taking fines in criminal cases,
except where provided by law; Senate bill for
the relief of the Smyrna Building and Loan As
sociation; by Mr.. Hickman, Incorporating .Ac-
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