Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-22
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE
The Forty-ninth Biennial Session Full
Prooeedii gs Specially Reported fof
the Delaware State Journal



Balliff Of Senate and House Chambers,
was adopted.
Mr.. Riddle offered & resolution, which
was adopted, relating to the mode OF pro-
cedure In peocurlng attendance at Court.
Also, resolution In relation TO a revision
of the laws. is,as..
Mr.. stockley gave notice of an act to
incorporate the Milford and Bay Shore
Railroad.
Bills introduced By Mr.. Riddle, to
amend chapter 1875, Revised Statutes
same. an act to repeal chapters 27l, 321
and 29l Mr.. Stockley, an act to moor
porate the TomllHs0n Steam MIL Manu-
featuring Company same, to incorporate
the Seaford and Lewes Railroad same,
to amend section 3. chapter III, Laws OF
Delaware Speaker Lesley, an act to
amend section 8, chapter Q, Laws Of Della
ware.
SPEAKER Lesley offered joint resolution
In relation 10 State finances. Read and
referred.
Adjourned till p. m. Monday.
HOUSE.
The House met at 9 O'Clock.
MIR. Martin offered a Joint resolution,
of buncombe nature, extollinR the viz
tues Of the white mau and 'denounclng
Congress for elevating the negro, which
was read and referred, after several dila-
tory motions were made by the Republic
can members, TO the Committee on Federal
Relations.
Mr.. Van Gasken's resolution appointing
H. j. Enright State Librarian was taken
up and adopted. r
Mr.. Hickman's bill for the improve
ment of Morgan's Branch In Kent county
was read third time and passed.
The following bills were introduced and
read once;
BY Mr.. Silver, an act to incorporate the
New Castle Live Stock Mutual Insurance
Company. By Mr. Thompson, Of Sussex,
an act to prevent the sale OF spurious coal
oil. By Mr.. Wilson, act 70 amend chapter
IS Of volume IA, Of the Delaware Laws,
In relation 10 oysters By Mr. Martin, an
act 10 incorporate the Dover Cemetery As.
ISOLATION. By Mr.. Jones, an act 10 amend
chapter 10 Of the 14th volume Of Delaware
Laws. By Mr.. Marls. an act to authorize
the prothonOteiy of New Castle county K
make new index on the Campbell Patent
Plan an act In relation TO the punishment
of criminals. This act is intended to abol
lsh the whipDing-post. an act for the
relief of married women abandoned by
their husbands. By Mr.. Speaker, an ac
In relation to usury. By Mr.. Martin
an act to incorporate the Little Creeh
Landing Gaming Company; by Mr.. Wilds
an act 10 amend chapter go, of the Revised
Code (this act is intended to elect Roa,
Commissioners of Kent county, and al
act In relation to the tax on the p. W. q
B. Railroad Company (this act taxes tn
company S24, 900 In LEU of all taxes excep
the ten per cent. capitatlon tax &C., AM
regulates the amount Of tariff charged Of
the Delaware Railroad also, incorporat
Ing the Farmers Mutual Fire Insuranc
Company of Kent comfy.
The Senate bill dlvorclng Emma J
Lynch was read a third time and passed
AT Ills the House adjourned unit
Monday afternoon.
SENATE.
DOVER, March 1.-THE Senate met q
O'Clock, T. m.
Mr.. Vandegrift, Joint resolution II
scinding the Joint reso ution relating
new business, extending the time to th
3 18th inst. This resolution, which wa
adopted, was for the purpose OF admitlin
J of the Introduction Of bill TO incorporal
the New Jersey q Delaware Central X.
: Co., due notice of which was subsequent
made.
G Senator Riddle called up the bill for u
D relief of certain school districts IN Chr
b tiana lid which was amended and rea
a second time.
Stock laws for School District No. 16
D Sussex County, and No. 80 New Castl
4 were taken up and passed.
t The following bills we're passed An a
= to Incorporate the Delaware Loeomoti'
Co.; an act to incorporate the Wilmin
a Ton Iron and Steel Co; an act TO inco
), porate the Christina River Car Coz 9
act in relation TO site ior post othee
n Dover.
House bills read An act to incorpora
It the Eureka Manufacturing Co.; TO incc
porate the Leipsic Mutual Building ~
e Loan Association and to confirm a q
e ordinance yacatiug a certain part Of FIJI
5 street.
e. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
~ The House met AT 8 O'Clock p. m.
On motion of Or. Thompson the Sena
TO- aet to Incorporate the Peninsular FRI
p Growers was read a first and second tin
- Fifteen or twenty bills of priya
"a nature were read Il second time by title.
:. On motion the following bills were re
third time and passed By Mr.. Hutc
n iuson, an act to transfer certain real ests
from one school district 10 another, a
80, enlarge school district No. 81, in NJ
y Castle county by Mr.. Maris, an act
~, canlrm an ordinance of the city Of W
N mington; by Mr.. Hickman, an act givl
m the consent of this State to the purcha
- BY the United States, land for public i
l. provemont by Mr. Silver, an act
nm amend chapter 1872 of the Revised ST
y" utcs by Mr.. Marls, an act to anne
lie chapter 376 of yolume IL of tile Laws
- Delaware by MIR. Van Gasken, to anne
or the act Incorporating the Middleto
an Manufacturing Company by Mr.. Hl'
or man, an act 10 incorporate the Agrle
No., tural Society Of Sussex county the 81
- ate Joint resolution to receive al
no entitled un act to incorporate the DeiaWi
,asS and New Jersey Central Ruilroad Co.
bio Adjourned.
'ar SENATE.
ng DOVER, March 1s.-Senate met at
eTt O'Clock a. N.
nd MIR. Rlddle presented q petition Sig
-ue by Philip Tnghman aud forty others, G.
~ OF Chlistiana hundred, asking for Del
IN, educational privileges. Read ana relerI
nd House bills enforcing the several ST.
adj; laws of the State. and an act to am
20 charter 1877, Revised Statutes, we're re
md On motion of Mr.. Riddle, the act !
n. posing an amendment to the Constitul
ard empowering the Legislature to enae
al, general corporation law, was taken
40 amended aud referred.
per Bills passed An act confirming an
dipance Of the City Council Of Wilml
ON ton an act to divorce James Ferrie 4
yor his wife, an act 10 incorporate the lnt
IDLE River Navigation and improvement
axe nm act to incorporate the Odessa "
pie. dletown Marrow Guage Railroad
supplement to the act to establish b
lam and incorporate a company under
'an- name Of the Farmers Bank of Delaw
Mr.. Records offered joint resolu
iing extending an invitation the Rev.
nth Huntingdon, Chaplain of the House
preach a sermon to the General Assem-
mes Adjourned.
1ck, The bill authorizing the Mayor
G.. Council of Wilmington to enlarge wi
ner, age. was taken up for consideration.
rner Riddle offered substitute, which
40 adopted. The further consideration
rity, the bill was made special order of
:. de ness for 1880 a. m, on Wednesday
retl' day. ,.. .
100; The bill concerning the duties OF
Lea, Attorney General, was taken up for
lex slderation aud laid over.
part Bills for the relief Of certain schoo
tricts IN Christiana HID, and also fol
tain districts in Kent County, were n
third time and passed.
The bill authorizing the Levy Cou
/. New Castle County to sell what Is kl
r the as the Old Ferry wharf property,
read third time and passed. Ais