Middletown transcript., 1873-04-05
Reported ,or the M,adiao~s Tyaasrrip
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
DovER, Thursday, March 81.

SENATE. Quite a number Of bills ~cre
read n hrs, time. and sm"ng them arup-
plemeni to the act in relation to the com.
potency Of witnesses.
Bills passed: An ncl 10 divorce Mary
lawson; mn act to aid Delaware College.
and provide therein for ths education II
Teachers for this State: an act to in.or-
pornfe the Wilmington Wnrkingmrn's
Institute nn nc: iu relation 10 ln,lict-
mcu's. convictions aud pnnishmcn,s by
the U = Courts; an act for the prptvc-
ton of fishermen
The bill to authorize the Le,y Cnur, to
appoint Jail Ovcrsccr for Kent county,
was read third time and lost also. an
act proposing an amendment 10 the Con-
sti,ution to enpower the Legislature to
enact general Incorporation law.
The $500 exemption bill was taken up
for consideration aud rr.comm,ici.
Horsg MIR ShclIrakr rose To aues.
ton OF privilege and sen, cnpy uf the
Every Ereainy. af the 2jih inst to the
Clerks desk. aud asked tha' an article
contained therein b. read Al the ceu.
clusioa OF the reading of the article signed
Nv :. p Mr. Shcldrakc offered res.
olution directing the Sergeant at Arms To
exclude W ) Pride from the privilege
Of the floor The resolution was read aud
adopted, yeas. II; nays. O.
Amung the bills p,.sci were the follow
ing: An act 10 amend Chapter - of thu
Revised Code: M net Ia divorce Eliza.
beth Shor, froM husband. Cannon Short /:
an act 10 amend Chapter llO " the Re-.
vised Code. concerning juigmeui. I; an
act concerning the Treasurer uf the Puor
in New Castle county: nn act to amend
Chapter 10 Of the Revised Code an urt
in relation to the tax on the p " & B
X, an.act TO incorporate the Central
Delaware Fruit Growers Association nj,
nc, TO amend Section 23 Of Chapter III Of
the Revised Code: and an act in relation
TO the duties Of 'hc Attorney General
The Conference Committee ON the dog
tax bill made repar, which wa. adopted
The report adopts the Senate amendment,
On motion of DIR Thompson. the yuty
by which W Pride WI. excluded from
the floor Of the House was recnn.idered
The following were among the Senate
bills lead tirs, time: An at To acquire
entire title to the State Capitol. and for
other purposes; an act TO prevcu, Justices
Of the Peace and NO,aries Public from
taking their ofiic out of the hundred for
which they were appointed nn act TO in
corporate thr town of Odessa; an act to
prevent trrspassing nu Railroad Cars; an
act tn amend an act to Incorporate the
town ot Mudietuwn an act to incorpo.
rate the nlrs~a and MddIetown Narrow
Guagc Railway Company
FRIDAY.
SENATE A LGpber of House bill.
we're read
un motion Of Mr. vnndcgrift, the vote
by which the Police bill was lost. was re.
considered, and the bill was again lost on
vote Of . to 3, requiring two-third
vote.
The bill 10 divorce Casaimcr Abhinrer
from hi- wife was lost hy vote of 3 to 3
No bills Of any iutcre,, were passed
Adjourned I'll 3 o'clock, I. n Mon.
day.
liovsE --Sundry bills were read sec.
oni time by iiirs
Bills passed An &C, for the relief Of
School District No II, New Castle TO
an nc, to amend an nc, taxing maruiac.
tures aud other purpOsrs- thi. act merely
takes the tax oil OF wriis in the Court o
Chancery an act TO Incorporate the Lit.
tie Creek Landing Canning Company. a,
Little Creek l.an'iing. Kent county.
Mr Sheldraka called up the resolution
I 10 exclude W ; Pride from the floor d
the House as reporter. The resolution
was adopted.
Dn motion of Mr. Maris the yoto b,
which the bill To incorporate tho Manuiac
turers Bank Of New Castle was lost. va,
rsconsidercd and the bill was pustt Toned
Adjourned until Monday n, 3 o'clock
p VI.
MONDAY.
senate A bill to change the time e.
holding the Little Elections was consider
ed and lost.
Bill. passed To allow an additions
Justice Of the Peace for Sussex county: t,
allow the Levy Cour, Of the three countie
the righ, TO purchase Campbelrs sys,,il
Of copying indexes; To amend Chapter 81
of the Revised Statutes, relative TO tn
Orphans Court; to regulate the adyer
,ising OF license notices by the severa
Clerks Of the Peace. diyorcing Mar
Lawson and Lizzie Shor, from their bus
bands to allow the town commissioner
Of New Castle TO lay and collect u speci.
tax. The vote by which the bill wa
lost. proposing an amendmen, to the Con
s,itution empowering the Legislature /
enact general incorporation law, wa
! rcconsidered aud the bin passed,
HousE. A number Of bills we're rca
n first time.
Bills passed An act to amend th
several acts in relation to free schools
act authorizing Registry Bureau and /,
facilitate the assessment Of taxes for th
city rf Wilmington.
Adjourned until I:20 p NJ
TUESDAY.