Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

stockley, Vandegrift, Watson. Yeas, Rid
de aud Mr.. Speaker.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
The bill prohibiting the sale Of liquor
on election days was reported fayorably,
with slight Amendments.
The bill relating to chapter 98, Revised
Statutes, regarding tho Orphans Court,
was also reported fayordbly.
Notices Of bills By Mr.. Hickman, con-
tinuing in force an act enabling John
Mansfield TO locate certain lard In Sussex
county also, to prevent bribery at cleo
lions IN this State; by Lewis Thompson,
to incorl crate the Baudywiue Springs
improvement Co. by Mr.. Clark, prohibit
ting live stock from running at large in
school district No IS, New Castle county,
by Mr.. Cluugh, further supplement TO the
act for the protection Of small birds by
Mr.. Maiis, 0nei ding chapter 467 of the
18th volume Of Delaware lnws; also, In
cooperating Diamond Lodge No. 10, X.
Of z. also, incorporating MattabooA
Tribe, No. 10, LUMP. o. Il. NJ. also, an
act concerning 4 convention providing for
the election of delegates in Nav next to
revise the constitution by Mr.. Speaker,
changing the name of Lima Jester to Lima
George.
The following petitions, ETC., were read
anA referred Praying for the passage Of
bill abOlishing the Jaw rcquirin" mar
riago licenses for an act projecting Mary
A. Williams in her property asking for
the better protection Of game; asking
that live stock be prohibited from running
ut large in school districts 43 and a, New
Castle couniyi requesting II law restrict
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors ask
lug that Amanda wilkins he divorced
from her husband : praying for an add
tional Trustee Of the Poor for App0quin-
mink hunlreli asking that South Milford
he made the voting place for Cedar Greek
hundred praying Tor the relief Of mar
ried women demonstrating against new
road in MispiliiOu hundred praying that
certain articles of personal property be
exempted from execution process asking
the repeal of the Mechanics Lien Law.
Bills were read Tor tue fret time as (, l.
lows Senate bill amending the Bombay
Hook Land Improvement Co. Senate bill
charging The corporate powers Of the
New Castle Commons Senate bill divorc'
ing A. A. Mccain from his wife Senat,
bill experimenting the act incorporating
The Wilmington City Railway Co. By
Joel Thompson, amending the act provid
ing for Slate Chemist, (making the Pro
fGssor Of Chemistry in Delaware College
state Chemist tr oDicio) by Mr.. Ilutchin
son, diVotcing Susan Duhadaway by Mr.
Maiis, Incorporating Harmony Lodge, No
8, OF Good Fellows; also, Incorporating
Enterprise Circle, No. 3, Brotherhood
Union; also, incorporating Diamond Lodg
No. 10, X. Of =. dvOrclng Margaret A
Wilds by Mr.. Stevenson, divorciug job
/ .. ALfiI= tnpnNfnrufftt In
the Holy Cross Beneficial Society.
The bill experimenting the actincoIpoT
ating the Delaware and chesapeake Cana
Company, was read second time by spe
cial order
At o'clock the House adjourned an
met again ut 3 p. IN.
Mr.. Marls asked and obtained leave I
/ introduce a substitute for the bill present.
ing the official seal of any notary public
q The substitute Is very similar to the orig
1 nal
The following bills were passed B
N Mr. Clough, charging school district NJ
: 80, Kent county by joel Thompson, d
vidiug White Cisy Creek hundred into tw
election districts by Mr.. Silver, prohibit
o ing justices of the peace and constable
4 from taking fines in crimlna Gases, excel
h where provided by law Senate bill for til
relief Of the President aud Directors {
a the SMYRNA Building aud Lnun AssOcii
/. ton; by Mr.. Hickman, incorporatln
a Active Lodge, No. Il, X. of r., OF Feltoi
MIR. Malis was allowed to Withdraw Ii
bill relating TO the act incorporating IL
n Delaware and Chester CouAiy RailrOa,
!, aud substituted similar bill instea,
\ which was read, by order of the Hous
# three successive times and passed.
Lewis Thompson called up for II THU
"a reading his bill eXempting from execute
y process certain articles of personal pr
perty.
10 Mr.. Hickman moved to amend by ma
I ing the amount of exemption, 50 far
Il the household goods of the head Of Il
family are concerned, $3.50, instead
800
Mr.. Wlds moved to amend the amen
r. Inent by inserting $500, instead Of $3.50.
Both amendments were lost.
I'd Mr.. Hickman then moved TO amend
J. exemptng the tools Of a mechanic who
rs not the head of family to the amount
d; $50, instead OF 500. Lost.
Sc MIR. Hickman further moved to amer
X 10y striking out section I and substitute
A. "that nothing in this act shall be appi
IN to any debts contracted previous 10 {
IN passage Of this bill"
H. This amendment failed and the yeas a.
w nays being called ON the luu passage
H. the Till 1t was lost by the following vot
Or Yeas, Mtssrs. CLARK, Clough, Ferr
=, Hickman, Hutchinson, Maris, Silver, Lev
ID Thompson, Joel Thompson %
he NAYS, Davis, Holland, Jones, Mart
Of shelldrake, Stevenson, Van Gasken, Wil'
n. Wilson, Wright, and Mr. Speaker-ll
O. Al AS the House adjourned.
" SENATE.
D.