Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-03
FIRST EDITION.
200 p. M.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for ase Commercial.
SENATE.

DOVER, April q.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock A. M. ,.
House Joint Resolution, suspending the
last joint resolution to receive no more new bus
lness after certain time was read. The 1880
luton was for the purpose of extendngthe time
for the Delaware II. II. to make new issue Of
bonds and for the relief Of the Bombay Hook
Land Improvement Company. The resolution
was amended to admit all new business coming
before the General Assembly. second amend
ment was adopted making null and void the
first one. The joint resolution was then con-
CURED In, and allows two days for the presen-
tAtion of the bills.
House bills read to amend chapter log Of the
Revised Code to authorize registry bureau to
facilitate the assessment of the city Of Whining
ton to regulate the sale of oysters and other
shell fish TO amend chapter 458, 18th vol. 10
raise revenue for the State TO divorce Sarah
Baton from her husband to amend chapter 16,
Revised Statutes, for general provisions respec-
ting elections.
Smyrna TO incorporate Oliver Degree Grotto,
No. 1, Sons and Daughters of Arcanum Ark to
change public road in Mispillion Hid. to
amend chapter 8, section 10, relative to oysters.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bills read To divorce Thomas J. Mar
vel from his wife to create Gumboro Hundred,
Sussex county. %
Bills passed To reduce the license for selling
goods from $50 to $25 to incorporate the IL.
Il. Pickels Foundry company to renew the char
ter Of the Kent county Agricultural Society to
incorporate the New Castle county Mutual Live
Stock Insurance company to incorporate the
Western Car Co., of Wilmington to incorporate
the Clayton Loan Association to incorporate
the Commercial Printing Company to incorpor-
ate the Delaware Mutual Health and Accident
Go. Adjourned. .r-H
HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock A. M.
On motion the following bills we're read =
INN ind hW Mr. HufOh An
Act to incorporate the Town Of Odessa; by Mr..
Jones An Act to amend chapter 70 OF vol. II Of
the Delaware Laws; by Mr.. Wright An Act to di-
vorce Thomas Marvel from his wife Martha
Marvel; by Mr.. Thompson of Sussex An Act to
create new Hundred in Sussex county to be
called Gunboro Hundred.
The following bills were read third time and
lost An Act to amend Chapter 63 Of the Re-
vised Statutes. and An Act granting certain Pub
lie Lands to Andrew II. Baker.
Senate amendments to sundry H ouse bills Of
Q private nature were concurred in.
Adjourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at o'clock 2. M.
Mr.. Clark offered a joint resolution adjourn |
ing both Houses on the 9th inst. Adopted /
On motion OF Mr.. Sheldrake the vote by /
which the Act to amend the several Acts in re- L
lation to free schools was adopted, was recon- |
sidered and the bill came up for consideration
bHeluIhho u1ONbu tuht boctlOnb H. 10 huu 10 Il
be stricken out. Adopted, yeas 12 nays the /
bill then passed the House by the following |
vote; yeas IL, nays o.
On motion the following bills were read
.hird time and passed: By Mr.. Maris, an act
sntitled an act to amend chApter of volume IS |
of the Delaware Laws. This act proposes to /
Increase the salary of the Chief Justice and Chan
,ellor to $2500 aud the associates to &2200, ex-
,ept the associate in Kent county, who ls to re-
,eive s2500 Il by Mr.. VanGasken, an act to incor-
Dorate the Smyrna Navigation Co.; by Mr.. Ma
ls, an act TO amend chapter 1873 of volume IA |
Delaware Laws by Mr. Holland, an act to in
corporate the Delaware Building and Loan As
ISOLATION.
On motion of Mr.. Maris, an act in relation to
lens and revival Of Judgments was read . third
time and lost.
Adjourned until 200 p. NJ.
Tho House met at P. NJ.
The special order, the act relating to the sale of
liquors, was taken up for considera-
ion and passed the House, yeas II nays 8.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilds, an act in relation to
he duties Of Assessors and OF the Levy Court
n the several counties OF this State was taken
Up and read third time and passed. Yeas IS
rays 6, a strict party vote.
On motion of Mr.. Maris, an act entitled fur
her addition to the act to limit the city debt OF
Wilmington was read q third time and passed.
AT 1O45 the House adjourned.