Middletown transcript., 1873-03-29
Reported for he Mddieiorn Transcript
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
Down, Thursday. March 90

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SrSArE.--A communication from the
Delaware Commissioners, TO settle the
fishery disputes, was read. The paper
| embodied request that the Delaware
Legislature suspend the law imposing tax
es on shad fishermen for the present sea-
son
Bills passed: An act enforcing the sew
eral Stock Laws Of the State, and mn nc,
to incorporate the town Of Odessa. In
the latter bill the clause giving women
over 20 years of age the right to vote
was stricken out.
A number Of unimpor.ant bills were
read
Horsr. The communication from Gov
Parker 10 Gov. Ponder. relating 10 The
commissioners recently appointed BY the
two States was read.
Bills read Senate bill for the relief of
United School Districts % aud 7:i. New
Castla county; Srn.ic bill amending
Chapter l2s of the Revised Code; Senate
bill in the relief of School Distric, 81.
New Castle county Senate bill prohibit
ing more than 30 persons from being pres
en-, a, the execution of death sentence
! Creating new hundred in Sussex county.
to be known us Gumboro hundred; A.
mcnding Chapter 1873. Revised Statutes
also, amending Chapter 0 Of the Revised
Code.
Bills passed: Locating Justices of the
Peace aud Con.iabcs In Appo1nnimnk
Hundred concerning Hotel Keepers
prohibiting live stock from running n,
large in District No -. New Castle
county; divarciug Julia A. Affair: in
cooperating CLAYTON Circle No b, D. L..
II, G A.; creating nn additional cousta.
bio in Wilmington.
FRIDAY
SENArg.-A joint resolution. nskiug a
suspension of the license law in regard 20
shad 6shiug in The Delaware, for the pres.
ent season, was read and adopted
The bill providing fot The purchase Of
Kent couniy's in;sres. in the Capitol build
ing, &c. was passed
House bills, concerning hotel Keepers
aud to divorce Julia A. Adair were read
first time.
tloisr The rgpor, Of the committee
on the Bailey divorce .cnsc, indefinitely
fltenile tue till. was adopted.
The report Of The Fish Commissioners
recommending ;hut the License Law re.
latng to fishing in the Delaware be sus.
pended until January next was read and
tho Senate joint resolution carrying iuto
effect the same was read aud concurred
IN.
A ramher Of bill. relating to Ken, and
| Sussex counties were, rCnl
MCNpAy AFTERNOON.
SsXAfE-l,ev. q y. Watson was IN
vIted 10 act ns chal lain. ticf licY H
, Merritt transferred To Wilmington.
Among the House bills read were An
; ne, TO prevent stock from running at large
in School District No -. and an act to
incorporate the Delaware Mutual Health
, aud Accident Company Of bslaware
Bills passei An act 10 Incorporate ihs
. Smyrna Station aud Smyrna Railreal
{ Company an act to Incorporate the VII.
. niugton lar Works Gnmpauy and an nri
e TO incorporate The Maeil Combination
y Lock mi lia.p Company
liorse.-lhe following bills we're read
n first time.
Senate bill concerning the !! .ies ef the
Attorney General; Senate bill iuenrpor.
:, alng the Rehobotf and Chincnieagu,
Canal and Navigation Company Rtht
ing 10 the tax on the T. " K i; Il Il
n Co, t.iuilar Ia the propositions BY ,h,
: peach growers
: Dn motion Of Mr.. shellfake, tl,
House recansidrred, by vote Of II 10 o
: from It's amendment making valid the act
: Of constable Doran. This continues hin
in Office until February 1879
y Among the bills pas,ed was
IS An ae, Incorporating the New Ga.tl
I county Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co
SENATE Quite number Of bills acr
r read second time.
: Bill. passed An act to divorce JUL
\ Adalr; IN act acquiring title to Gapi
= ,ol building, aud appropriuiins S2n DO
for the purchase and repair Of III. sanc
an net concerning hotel keepers.
. Mr.. Riddle offered resolution maxim
Al the second reading Of bills special or,lr
for o'clock caeh morning Adopted
l. Mr.. S.oclley presented petition fro,
e John u. Rodney Il al asking for aid I
If extend the Juns,ion and nrcakwaie
Railroad Read and liled with the bill
\ recess Of half an hour was taken i
;. the afternoon, and the Senate adjourne
to the House to hear the vote on the Shi
4 Canal bill The half hour expiring, an
:, other adjournment was made till 10 cloc
Wednesday morning
: Hersr Bills passed An act in relu
i iion TO Life Insurance Companies. T,hi
!" act compells Life Insurance Companies /
give paid up policy for the amount pai
Il it the policy is los, by reason of no
"a "a payment of premiums nm nc. to nj
- = Delaware College and provide therein 70
:, : the education of Teachers for this State
4 permitting The Levy Cour, of each coun,
!. to purchase and use Gampbclrs system q