Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-04-10
FIRST EDITION.
900 p. M.
the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


l OoNhht ApAh os
The Senate met ct o'clock, A. M.
The House amendment to the Senate bill in.
cooperating the Seaford aud Lewes r. II. was
| read and conourred in also the House amend
ment to the Senate (HospitaD bill.
House Joint resolutions read and concurred
In To direct the State Treasurer to proceed
TO collect taxes from delinquent Railroads ap-
pointing II. j. Enright to take care of the
| State Library.
The House amendment sto the Senate bill in
| cooperating the Preachers aid society was con-
| Cured in. -...
House Bills read to amend chapter 1871 Re-
vised Statutes to incorporate the South Wes-
tern express Company supplement to the act
/ incorporating the Wilmington Savings Fund So
| ciety to straighten public poad in Dover Hd.i :
| to incorporate company to furnish boats to
parties frequenting Rehoboth City.
The following bills were passed: To lay out
| road in North and South Murderkill |
Hundred to amend the charter of the city of
Wilmington to amend Chapter 20, Volume IA
| OF Delaware laws, relating to ditch in Lower
Delaware to enable the Delaware Railroad to
provide for its present funded debt. 80. to Gu-
thorize the Prothonotary of New Castle to make
a certain index.
The bill to repeal the charter of the Harring-
ton, and Queenstown Railroad Company was
read 8 third time and passed.
The House met at o'clock P. NJ.
The Senate Joint Resolution authorizing the
State Treasurer to pay the members of the Gem
eral Assembly in gold coin or its equivalent In
Bills passed to increase the salaries of the
State Chancellor snd Judges supplement to
the act incorporating the Milford & Bay Shore
Railroad; to consolidate the free schools Of
Dover.
Adjourned till 8, same evening.
sENATE-EvENING SESSION.
House Bills read for the relief Of deserted
women taxing investments to enlarge the
powers Of Justices of the Peace.
The House Joint resolution concerning the
publishing of the laws of the present Session in
the newspapers was read and referred.
The bill for the relief of married women was
read third time and passed.
Adjourned till A. NJ, Thursday.
HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock A. NJ.
On motion the following bills were read a
third time and passed by Mr.. Sheldrake, to lay
county; by Mr. Silver, to regulate the mode of
procedure and the attendance Of witnesses on
the several Courts OF this State by Mr.. Wilds
to incorporate company for the purpose Of pro- |
viding boats for persons visiting Rehoboth city
by DR.. Thompson to incorporate the preachers |
Aid Society OF Wilmington Conference by Mr.. |
Lewis Thompson, to incorporate the Peninsula /
Trust Safe Deposit Insurance Company; by Mr.. /
Wright, to authorize Powell Aaron to straighten /
public road in Dover Hundred; by Mr.. Martin. |
to prevent live stock from running at large within
one mile of Harbeson station, Oh the Junction Il |
Breakwater Railroad by Joel Thompson, to i'll |
COEpOThto tlo OnIlbllhuh tllNoI OhT OOuphDyi Dy Il
Mr.. Wilds further additional supplement to Il
the act to incorporate the Farmers Bank Of the Il
State OF Delaware by DIR. Thompson, to change /
the time OF holding the Courts of Chancery and /
Orphans Court in Sussex county. and to straight
en- public road in Broadkiln Hundred Sussex
county; by Mr.. Olough, to incorporate the Tom
bleson Steam Mill Manufacturing company.
The following bills were lost !: A supplement
to chapter 60, OF the Revised Code; fixing the
fees OF Justices OF the Peace, and to so amend
the laws of the State of Delaware that they shall
conform in spirit and etc., to the laws Of the
United States
The Senate amendments to the House Game
bill were concurred in.
Senate amendments to an act to amend the
charter of the city of Wilmington were non con-
CURED in, This is in relation to the condemns
tion of property.
The House met again at 8 o'clock
On motion tho following bills were read
third time and passed by Mr.. Olough, to revive
the act to incorporate the Agricultural Society Of
Clark to authorize the Town Commissioners of
New Castle to erect wharf lines /; by DIR. Thomp-
son, to open Cherry Lane in Georgetown by
Mr.. Wilds, to further amend section 5, of chapter
118, of volume ID, OF the Delaware Laws. this
act reduces the tax on persons selling goods by
samples to 800 by Mr.. Wright, to Incorporate
the Holy Gross Cemetery of Dover by Mr.. Clark,
to amend chapter 13, Of the revised code con-
cerning county Treasurers by Mr.. Maris, for the
relief of married women abandoned by abscond- |
ing husbands by DR.. Thompson to prevent live
stock from running lat large in school district
1853, Sussex county by Mr.. Hutchinson, to amend
chapter 1876, of the Revised Code by Mr.. Stew
enson, allowing an additional Justice Of the
Peace in Sussex county.
By Mr.. Wilds, an act In relation to the taxa
ton of Investments, this act provides that in
vestments shall only be taxed for State purposes.
The following bills we're road first and second
time: By Mr.. Vangasken, an additional supple |
ment to an act to incorporate the town Of Dover |
by Mr.. Silver an act supplemental to the Milford
and Bay Shore Railroad Company.
On motion the vote by which the bill to enable
s. T. Jenkins to lay out a private road was lost,
was reconsidered.
The Wilds political resolutions were called up
and adopted by a strict party vote
Mr.. Sheldrake called up the Martin political |
resolutions and they also we're adopted by party
vote.
Adjourned until o'clock this evening.
The House met at 8 o'clock P. M.
The following bills on motion were read third
time and passed by Mr.. Vangasken, a further |
additional supplement to the act to incorporate
the town of Dover by Mr.. Wilds, an act in re-
lation to the collection Of taxes in this State.
The Senate amendments to the House Married
Women's Act concurred in.
Mr.. Clark offered Joint resolution adjourn
ing both Houses sine die Friday next at l1O
O'Clock A. M. Adopted.
Adjourned.