Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-28
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Down, Feb. 20.
sENArE-MoREINa SESSION.

sENATE-MoREINd SESSION.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock, A. M,
On motion the following bills were read by
Mr., Riddle, to incorporate Humanity Circle b.
U. H. F. O. A., of Delaware by Mr.. Watson, to
incorporate the Delaware Central Fruit Growers
Association; by MIR. Records, to repeal the Me-
chanics' Lien Law and to amend chapter 1913 Of
the Revised Code.
On motion the following bills were read q sec
ond time by Mr.. Riddle to amend the act to
incorporate the Delaware and Chester County
Rddlroad Go. and to re-incorporate Wesleyan
Female College, Of Wilmington by Mr.. Stock
ley. in relation to the town OF Laurel, and to
amend chapter 20 of the 18th Volume OF Della
ware Laws; by Mr.. Watson, in relation to q road
in North Murderkil HID, and TO divorce Joshua
Marshall from bis wife, and to vacate road in
Cedar Creek Hd.; by Mr.. Ellis, to amend chapter
So and 96 Of the Revised Statutes by Mr.. Van
dergrift, TO amend chapter 16 OF the Revised
Code.
The following bills were read a third time and
passed by Mr.. Shakespeare to incorporate the
Diamond State. Kaolin Company, and a further
supplement to the act to incorporate the Young
Mems Association for Mutual Improvement; by
Mr.. Riddle, 70 incorporate the Workingmen's
Cooperative and Land Association.
The bill TO enable silas Todd jenkins to lay
out road in Milford Hundred, was lost.
At 3. o'clock the Senate reoonvened, and on
motion the following bills were read third
time and passed BY MIR. Shakespeare, to in
corporate the Agricultural Society, Of Sussex
Co, ; to enable Emmanuel Church to set apart
Il portion Of the Glebe Of SAID church for burial
purposes, and to re-incorporate Wesleyan Fe-
male College by Mr.. Ellis, for the appointment
Of an additional Trustee of the Poor in Apo
quinomink Hundred; to authorize Sallie Ann
Townsend, wife of John Townsend, to make
last will and testament relating to petit Jurors
in New Castle county this Act appoints double
the number Of petit Jurors to amend Chapter
32, OF the Revised Statutes; by Mr.. Wander
gift, to authorize John A. Bickle to lay out
new road in Milford Hundred by Mr.. Ellis, 10
change the name of Horsey's Gross Roads to
that Of Atlanta.
The following bills were read second time
By Mr.. Watson to divorce Joshua Wilkins from
his wife; to prevent live stock from running at
large In school district No. 81, New Castle couL-
ty; by Mr.. Vandergrift q supplements to chapter
"a, OF the 14th volume Of the Delaware Laws,
entitled OF Roads and Bridges a supplement to
to the act to incorporate the Island Pond Marsh
Company; authorizing the Mayor and Council
of the City OF Wilmington to condemn land for
the purpose of the erection of wharves; a fur
ther supplement to the act to limit the city debt
Of Wilmington and provide Cor the discharge
thereof; by Mr.. Riddle, to incorporate the Will
mington Female College; to amend chapter 25,
OF volume -, Delaware Laws.
On motion the following bill were read BY
Mr.. Riddle, to incorporate Wawaset Tribe, No. 8,
Improved Order Of Red Men; by Mr.. Ellis, reg
ulating roads in Christiana Hundred preventing
certain animals from running at large in White
Clay Greek Hundred
The following bills were passed: To enable A.
j. Taylor to locate certain salt marsh, and to in
corporate the st. Georges Library Association.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at the usual hour
Notices given; Incorporating State Council Jr.
o. u A. NJ. amend the charter of the Kent coun-
ty United Fire Insurance Co.; supplementary to
the act incorporating the Milford and Bay Shore
Railroad Co.; Incorporating the United b. and
T. Association of Leipsic.
MIR. Sheldrake presented a petition asking that
manufacturers of lumber in Kent county be
required to take out a fifty dollar license.
The Senate bill limiting the amount OF taxes
to be raised by the Town Commissioners OF Mil
ford to $1,000 per year wal. read and indefinitely
postponed.
The following bills were read once: Senate
bill relating to the New Castle Library Associa-
ton Senate bill Incorporating the Preachers
Aid Society; Senate bill incorporating the Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Delaware Railroad Co. ;
by Mr.. Wilds, relating the duties of Asseesors
also, relating TO the collection Of taxes; by Mr..
Silver, amending chapter 70, vol. IA, Delaware
laws by Mr.. Hutchinson, prohibiting live stock
running at large in school district No. ~, New
Castle county; Senate bill supplement ting the
act incorporating the Rehoboth Association =;
Senate bill Incorporating the Delaware Cheml-
cal Manufacturing Co.
At 1910 the House adjourned until O'Clock,
at which time II mot and took up for consideration
Castle to Wilmington.
On motion Of Mr.. Matis, the Court House re-
moyal bill was further postponed.
The Senate bill Incorporating the Wilmington
Conference Academy was read three times un-
der q suspension of the rules and passed the
House.
Mr.. Maris introduced bill divorcing Elisha
J. Baily, and Mr.. Sheldrake had read q bill sup
Elementary to Chapter S94, Volume II, Laws
Of Delaware.
A large number of bills of no special impor-
tance were read a second time by special order
of the House.
The following bills were read third time and
| Washington Home Communion, No. l, OF Will
tors to pass their error lists under oath by Mr.
Silver, regulating the sale of Indian meal, etc,
/ by weight Senate bill incorporating tho New
| Castle-o Delaware Iron Works; bv MIR. Maris
i relating to the Water Works of Wilmington.
The bill Incorporating the Wilmington, Shell
\ pot and Edgemoor Passenger Railway Company
/ was read third time and postponed until Mon
/ day afternoon at o'clock.
The report of the joint public building com
mittee relating to the State House was read
The committee recommend that Kent countyt
interest in the building be purchased at cost
| of $150 900, and a resolution accompanying th'
| report provided for joint committee to fran
| a bill to carry its recommendation into effect
Referred back to the Committee to prepare tn
bill.
At $50 the House adjourned.
| Masonic ExoursiOu.