Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-01-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SpeoiaNy AepOrled fOr BE- O0mmeroial.

Specially Reported for lie Commercial
DOVER, January ID.
The Senate re-assembled at 8, p. M. Mr.
Ricords gave notice OF an act to incorporate the
Rehoboth Camp Meeting Association and Mr..
Leslie OF supplemept to the act concerning
Schools in New Castle County. "'' -
Bills of John Hancock, for expenses in attend
ing Court, $25 /; and of W. W. Prtchett, for SER
vices rendered. S75, were read and referred.
The supplement to the Charter Of the Edge
moor Iron Co., and the Act te amend Chapter
IL of Revised Code, were read q second time, +,
and referred to the Committee on Corporations
The act Incorporating the Tasker Loan
Association, being reported back from the
Committee on Corporations, was read third
time, and passed.
Leave was asked by Mr.. Riddle but was not
granted, to Introduce an act repealing chapter
1853 laws Of Delaware (repealing the ten cent
passenger act) on the point of order that bills
ior raising reyenuei should originate in the
Honse. 70 .iu' %
Mr.. Records gave notice OF an act authorizing
tho Maryland and Delaware Ship Canal Co., to
construct a canal through the State.
AT 4.30 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF RErhEsENrATtvss.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Kent, appeared, and was sworn
in.
The Speaker announced the following standing
Committees .,.
Observation-Disclosures, Wilds, L. Thompson,
Silver.
Accounts-Davis, Wilson, L. Thompson.
Elections--Van Gasken, Hutchinson, Wright.
Corporations = Martin, Wilds, Holland, DIR.
Thompson, Joel Thompson.
Observation-Disclosures, DIR. Thompson, Maris,
OlOugh, Van Gasken.
Ways aud Means - Stevenson, Davis, Shell
drake, Clough, Maris. -...
Roads and Highways -Wilds, Jones, Ferris
Vacant Lands--Jones, Holland, Clark.
Divorees-Martin, Wright Silver.
EaAa william m Mar
tin, Stevenson, Ferris.
On Mr.. Maris' motion, the following bills were
read second time and referred to the Commit
tee on Corporations; Supplement to the charter
OF the Diamond State Iron Co. Incorporating
the Delaware Avenue Club Stables incorpora-
ting the Law Library Association Of New Castle
County incorporating the Bar Association of
New Castle Co.; incorporating the John G. Baker
Morocco Company.
Notice was given of the following bills Mr..
Clark, to prohibit live stock from running at
large in School District 81 Mr.. Silver an act
enabling Savilla and Lydia Ann Wilson to COM
plete title also to prohibit certain animals
from running at large in School District Al Mr..
Holland, an amendment to the charter of the
town of Milford MIR. Holland, to amend Chap
ter 564, vol. IL, Delaware Laws Mr.. Maris, act
Incorporating the Riverview Cemetery Co.; also
declaring dogs to be personal property Also in
corporation OF the st. Marys Total Abstinence
Society, of Wilmington.
| Mr. Silver introduced bill to prohibit the at
tachment OF wages or salaries for personal labor
or service; also an act 10 prohihitconstables and
Justices Of the Peace from taking excessive
costs in criminal cases. Read and referred
Other bills were introduced as follows by Mr.
Maris an amendment to the charter Of the
| Delaware and Chester County Railroad
| Co; by Lewis Thompson, bill to exempt
from execution certain articles Of personal prop
erty. This bill protects from sale except for
taxes, where such articles are owned by the head
OF family, BEDS bedding, cooking utensils,
| library. family Bible, ETC., to the amount OF
S4O0., and the tools of mechanic to the amount
| of 800.
A petition from Jacob Knowles, OF Seaford,
Sussex Co., asking that sheritfs sale Of his
property be set aside was referred to a special
Committee, consisting of Messrs Martin, Clough,
| and Clark.
| Mr.. Maris gave notice Of bill incorporating
/ the Holly Tree Inn Association, of WILMINGTON.
Petitions for Divorce were presented from
Hannah Pebbles, James Ferril Mary e. Hick-
man. John W. Magee, Hannah Jones, John H.
| Sauerlander, and Margaret A. Wheeler. They
were all referred to the Committee on Divorces.
MIR, Maris presented a petition from Pennsyl-
vania fishermen, complaining of the law discrim-
mating against them, and asking for relief. Re-
| ferred to a special Committee = Maris, Van
| Gasken and Holland.
| Adjourned.