Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-26
the GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
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DoVEn, March rs.
Senate met at 10 o'clock A. NJ. and was opened
with prayer by Chaplain G.. ID. Watson.
number of bills were read second time
House bills read On motion Of Mr.. Riddlc,a
supplement to the act Incorporating the
Wilmington Fountain Society Mr.. Riddle TO
amend section 10 of chapter GO Il. O.. Mr.. Ric-
ords, for a stock law in several Hds. in Kent
county Mr. Riddle. an act to incorporate Oliver
Degree Grotto No. l. Sons and Daughters OF Ar
canum Ark of Wilmington.
Bills passed An Act to incorporate Rodney
Council No. IS, o. U. A. NJ, OF Wilmington An
Act to divorce Julia A. P. Adair and Lewis +.
Adair an act to lay out road in Mill Greek
HID; An Act to incorporate Old Church Dlyis"
ion, No. is, Sons Of Temperance An Act toin-
corporate the Union Cemetery Company OF Mil
ford :; An ctacquiriug title to Capitol Building,
and appropriating $2O, 900 for the purchase and
repair of the same.
Mr.. Riddle offered resolution making the
second reading OF bills special order for eleven
o'clock each morning
Mr.. Stockley presented petition from John ID.
Rodney et al. asking for aid to extend the june
| ton & Breakwater Railroad Read and filed
with the bill. House bill to incorporate the New
Castle Mutual Live Stock Company anda eupple-
ment to the act incorporating the Workingmen's 9
| Institute of Wilmington, was read.
| bill concerning hotel keepers was read
/ third time and passed.
recess Of half an hour was taken, and the
Senate adjourned tn the House to hear the vote
on TIE Ship Canal bill Ibis half hour expiring,
| another adjournment was made until ten o'c oek,
| Wednesday morning.
| HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock.
| On motion the following bills were read 9
/ fourth time By Mr.. Clark, Senate act authorl'
/ Zing the Commissioners of the town of New
Castle to erect certain wharf lines, and to ena-
| bic the owners of Bay Head marsh company, to
| effectually embauk the same by,Dr. Thompson
i Senate act to change the time of holding the or
| phans Court and Court of Chaneery in Sussex
/ county, by Mr.. Hickman, to divorce Elizabeth
| Short from her husband.
On motion the following bills were read {
| third time and passed BY Mr.. Holland, to pre-.
/ vent certain animals running at large IN School
District No. II, Sussex county by Mr.. joel
| Thompson, in relation to Life Insurance Com
panies, this act compels Life Insurance Con
| panies to give paid up policy for the amount
paid if the policy is lapsed by reason OF nor
| payment Of premiuml by Mr.. Maris, to amer
| Chapter 10 of the Revised Code by MIR. Wilds
| to enable j. A. Fulton to erect gate on the
| Dover Landing road on his OVID land by MIR
| Martin, TO enable O. i. Burton and f j. Morris
to convey certain real estate in Sussex county
by Mr.. Shedrake, supplement to Chapter 394 o
| Volume H. of Delaware Laws /; by Mr.. Silver
to incorporate the Washington Hotel Company
of Wilmington by MIR. Hickman, to aid Della
ware College and provide therein for the edu
cation Of teachers for this state.
On motion of Mr.. Holland. the Senate act tC
amend Chapter 20, of the Revised Code, co n
corning the State Treasurer and Trustee of h
| school fund was read third time ard lost
At IL 30 the House adjourned until o'elocl
The House met at three O'Clock
The bill repeating the Mechanics Lien Law wa
read third time and killed by yeas, l6, nays :
MIR Sheldrake called up for consideration tn
| bill Incorporating the Maryland aud Delawar
Ship Canal Company. After the adoption of tn
amendments proposed hy tho incorporation
committee making tha ca a. 81 feet deep and I
wide, etc. and the adoption of several unlmpott
ant amendments, the bill was read third tim
by paragraphs and passed by yeas Is. nays B..
The following bills we're passed: By MI
Maris incorporating Delaware Land and LII
proyement Co. of Wilmington also permittin
the Levy Court of each county to purchase all
authorize the use of Uampbells system {
indexing; by Mr.. Clough, Incorporating Il
OI1 Fellows Cemetery %. of Kent county l
Mr. Hickman, preventing swine running
largo in districts % and ii Sussex county Sci
ate bill, for the relief of district o. New Cast
| county.
MIR silycr's bill taking road taxes Off inyes
mens was lost by foH-diths vote.
AT 10 the House adjourned until 7.3O tll
| evening, in pursuance a resolution previous
adopted on motion of Mr., Clark,
The House met at 7.30 p. NJ AMI passed III
following bills; $ mate bill, diy0rcng A, A. au
Catharine Mccormick Senate bill for the reli'
Of united school districts 3 and 70, New Cast
county; Senate bill amending chapter OF Il
revised code; by Mr.. Sheldrake, prohibiting ~
stock from running at large in Mispillion H6
by MIR Hutchinson, incorporating the Claytt
LoaH Association of Wilmington; by Mr. Mari
: incorporating the II. L, Pickles Foundry Co.;
: Mr.. Clark amending chapter 9S Of the l4th vt
ume also, limiting the number of invitations
:, | attend an execution to 30
AT 30 the House adjourned.