Smyrna times., 1873-01-29
TIE LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY,, 2IsT.


In the Senate the bill TO incor porate the Rebobo,l
Beach Camp Meeting AssOciation-afier bein,
amended, passed.
Bills introduced: An act TO incorporate the Bomba,
Hook Land improvement company an act to amenc
chapter ~ VOL Ii, laws of Delaware for The prot,c
ton of fisherman.
The act concerning public schools of New Castle
was considered and passed. (The bill provides for
taxing Of voters of that School District To an amour,
not exceeding s3OOJ to defray the expenses of the
schnos therein,
Mr.. Shakespeare presented petition for divoI cling
VIM. H. Roberts from his wife Mary ii. Roberts
Read and referred.
In the House, Mr.. Lewis Thompson from the
special committee to whom was referred the bill
exemPtng certain property from execution process
repnrted a bill.
Mr.. ClOugh offered a joint resolution paving
David H. Wingaie and John NJ Stewart five hun
dred dollars for the arrest of Bill Dennis. Read
and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Silver the bill prohibiting the
attachment OF wages &c, read a third time
aud passed.
Mr.. Lewis Thompson from the special Committee
to whom was referred the subject of General Cor.
poratOn Act reported that the Constitution pro
hlbited any such act.
The following bills were introduced and read
By Mr.. Maris, an act IN relation TO Gipsies (this
act prevents GipsIes from coming to Delaware) !;
"a
lection OF fisherman passed at Dover March =
1871; By Mr.. Martin, bill TO divorce Mary E.
Hickman from her husband. and Henry Jones from
bis vie.
On mo'iOn of Mr.. Mars. the bill to amend ch.pter
IL of the Revised Code was read and passed. yeas
IL. nays9. CFhis bill exempts Loan Associations
from taxatIOn.)
WEDNESDAY, 22D.
10 the Senate the bills for the relief Of the Loan
Associations o Smyrna were passed,
Mr.. Riddle offered the following resolution which
adopted by vote of 5 in favor to 4 opposed.
ResOlred That the Committee on Elections be
directed to inquire INTO the expedency Of So chang
ing the election laws OF Delaware so AS IN nrov;ds
for the election Of Inspectors Assessors and Road
commissioners on general election days with leave
report BY bill or otherwise. (The intention of the
resolution IS to abolish what is known as The t,e
electIOns')
In the House the Committee on Divorces reported
sbIIl d'vOrcng Mary Pennington from her husband.
Read once.
renonstrance from John S. kersey, against the
granting of divorce TO his wife, was presented and
referred.
a petition from 800 persons. asking the passage
'i an act guaranteeing to married women the right
t" manage and dispose of their own property, was
read.
THURSDAY. 23D.
In the Senate, Mr.. Watson offered a Joint resolu.
ton respecting our Federal relations, which was
read aud referred TO special lcommIttec-Wstson.
F4ndergrih aud Records. (Fhe resolution is a re.
mOnstrance against the passage of Mr.. Summers
Civil Rights bill before the U. S. Congress.
The act to incorporate the Bombay Hook Land
Improvement Company passed.
ln the House the Divorce Committee reported
bills dlvOrcing Elizabeth Kersey, John Magee,
Susan DuhadAway, Ann Wheeler, Caroline Jones
and Lucy Henson.
Rev. |. I. Cooper granted permission to
Withdraw from the House files of 1872, certain
papers relating to damages done HIM by U. )
lrOOps.
The bill amending chapter %, vol ID. Delaware
Laws, taken up for third reading. Ii prevents
Tie lender OF money on bond andRmurtgage, from
solleetI"g the Sta tax from the borrower The
bill created considerable discussion and was post.
POned, before vote was TAKEN until Monday.
FRIDAY. 24rH.
In the Senate Mr. Vandergrlft presented a peti
ton from Samuel ToN nsend relative to taxes, whch
read and referred.
The act to amend an act enlarging the corpora.
tive powers of the Trustees of New Castle Com.
mons was read third time and passed.
ln the House DR.. Martin introduced Joint reso.
luton. creating committee OF three ON the part oi
the House. and two on the part Of the Senate, Ia
consider that part of the Governors Message con-
eernng the dIllpidated condition of the Capitol
building the Committee to incorporate in its re-
port such suggestions may be deemed proper.
About dozen petitions, numerously signed, re
Atng 10 the sale Of intoxicating liquors, were pre-
senrd.
memorial from Samuel Townsend protesting
against the railroad tax Of 81 50 per car or
peaches transported and asking relief read anC
referred.