Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-05
FIRST EDITION.
600 p. M.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for he Commercial.
SENATE.

| DOVER, Feb. 4.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
The joint resolution authorizing the Joint
Committee to accept the report Of the Auditor of
accounts was adopted.
| The following House bills were read An Act
| to make an appropriation to furnish books for
the blind of this State; An Act to incorporate
| the st. Mary's Total Abstinence and Beneficial
Society of Wilmington; An Act to incorporate
/ the Enterprise Manufacturing Company An Act
to incorporate the Riverview Cemetery Company.
The bill for the relief Of certain owners ip the
i st Georges Marsh Company was read o second
/ time by its title, after which the rule was sus-
pended and the bill taken up for consideration
read third time and lost.
The Committee to whom the petition OF Henry
| Pratt, School Commissioner of district No. So,
| asking for relief was referred, made an adverse
| report, which was adopted
The following bills passed the Senate An Act
| to divorce Anna Jones and Henry Jones An Act
| to divorce Elizabeth q. Kersey and John s. Ker-
Bey.
The committee to whom the bill for the relief
of Jacob Knowles was referred, reported the bill
back without amendment, and on motion OF Mr..
Riddle further consideration was indefinitely
postponed.
The act for the better protection Of oysters
was taken up for consideration and final action
deferred till ii A. NJ on Tuesday next. Adjourn
ed.
sTNArE-AFTERNooN sFss1oS.
On motion Of Mr.. Riddle, the bill to enable
JUhHuh mCbOulBle JO survey anu lOCAbo certain
vacant marsh was taken up for consideration,
and on his further motion final action was indef-
initely postponed.
On motion of Mr. Ricords the House amend
ment to the Senate joint resolution in relation
TO the invitation from City Council TO visit viii
mington was concurre1 in.
The bill to enlarge school district No. 63 was
reported by MIR. Stokeley for consideration, final
action on which was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Vandegrift presented a petition from Hen
Rice pL nj asking for "A atnplz law in aNbool
district No 63, New Castle county, which was
read and referred.
The bill to divorce Lucy p. Hanson and Peter
I. Hanson was taken up for consideration and
passed.
The following House bills were read An Act
to authorize the Recorder of Deeds for Kent
county to copy indexes An Act declaring dogs
personal property.
MIR. Riddle gave notice of An Act proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution. to empower
the Legislature to enact a general Incorporation
Law.
An Act to reestablsh the salaries of the State
Treasurer and Treasurer of the School Fund was
considered and passed.
A supplement to the act incorporating the
town Of Mlddletown, was read and referred
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. Wednesday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Lewis Thompson offered joint resolution,
appointing joint committee on increased rep
resentaton in the General Assembly, which was
and Mr. Silver also presented numerously signed
petitions from citizens of the State headed by
the Honorable Willard Hall. complaining that
they did not enjoy their rights OF equal repre-
sentation in the General Assembly.
Mr.. Maris offered a resolution. referring that
portion of the Governors Message which refers
to finance, to the Committee on Ways aud
Means and resolution appropratng S4O0, to
pay for the State copies Of Volume of Hous-
toms Reports Both were adopted.
Petitions were offered, as follows by Mr..
Hutchinson, relating to game laws by Mr. Van
Gasken, and MIR. Wright, petitions relating to
Temperance by Mr. Maris, the petition of
Sarah A. Woodrow, for divorce.
Numerous bills of incorporation. &C.,
were introduced and read the first timo, inclu-
ding an additional supplement relating to streets
in Delaware City, (referred to special committee
Clark, Olough, Stevenson,) incorporating the
Delaware s. Il. H. Co., of Wilmington; incorpor-
ating the Banking House Corporation of Will
mngton.
A number of bills were read the second time,
including the following
by MIR. Silver. incorporating the st. James
Beneficial Society; and All Hallows Cemetery
Uo.i by Lewis Thompson, an act concerning
convention.
Mr. Maris gave notice of the following bills
An act to amend chapter 467 of the 18th Vol.
Del. Laws An act to incorporate Humanity Cir
Gle No. l, Brotherhood of the Union An act to
incorporate Lady Washington Commission No.
/ An act to incorporate Wilmington Female
College An act authorizing registering bureau
and to facilitate the assessment of Wilmington
An act for the benefit OF the Water Department
of Wilmington Au act in relation to the city
debt of Wilmington An act to amend chapter
376. Vol. Ii, Delaware Laws An act to amend
chaptet IS Of the revised code An act to incor-
porate State Council Jr Order y. U. A. NJ, OF
Delaware.
Further bills, read second time, Included the
following divorcing Caroline and Rufus Jones
incorporating the @ Democratic News Compa-
ny.
The following bills, on the motion Of the
gentlemen named, were read q third time, and
passed by MIR. Hickman, to amend an act APP
pointing State Chemist by Mr.. Hutchinson,
to divorce Susan and John Duhadaway by MIR.
Holland, to change the place Of voting in Cedar
Creek Hundred to South Milford by Mr.. Stew
enson, to divorce Elizabeth and Samuel Goslee;
by Lewis Thompson, an act incorporating the
Brandywine Springs Improvement 20. by Mr..
Mars, to amend the laws relating to fishermen
this bill prevents any discrimination on account
Of non-rosldents) acts to incorporate the St.
Peters Beneficial Society of Wilmington, the st.
Peters Temperance Society, of the same city,
the j. Morton Poole Co., and the Germania Loan
Association.
The Hodse concurred in the Senate Amend
mens to the following bills to incorporate Ac-
tive Lodge, No. ID, X. of r., to incorporate the
Mill Creek Association for the Detection of
Horse Thieves, &C., and to amend the act incor-
porating the Diamond State Lime Burning 20.
On Motion of Mr.. Maris, the invitation to visit
| the Pubic Schools of Wilmington was accepted
Adjourned.