Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-04-09
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for the Commercial.
SENATE.
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Tho Senate met at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
House bills read To enable the Delaware
Railroad Company to make provision for the
PAYMENT of its funded debt to authorize the
Prothonotary of New CASTLE county to make
certain index to lay out public road in Kent
county. ..
Bills passed to incorporate the Peninsular
Trust Safe Company; to incorporate the Dela-
ware Club of Wilmington to authorize the boI-
rowing OF 900 for the benefit Of the public
schools of Wilmington to limit the city debt Of
Wilmington and to provide for the discharge of
the same to regulate the mode of procedure
and attendance OF witnesses at the New Castle
Court to incorporate the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company OF Kent county.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The bill regulating the sale Of Intoxicating
| liquors was called up, when, on motion OF Sena.
tor Riddle it was made a SPECIAL order for 10
o'clock A. NJ, Thursday.
The greater part of this session was occupied
in considering the bill regulating the duties of
| the Assessors aud Levy Courts or the state,
which was finally passed.
on motion of Mr.. Riddle, the bill,to increase
| the number OF Senators and Representatives in
| the General Assembly was called up for consid-
Grafton.
Mr. Ricords moved to indefinitely postpone
| the further consideration, but withdrew his mo-
ton to allow Senator Riddle to speak on the
| subject. Mr.. Riddles remarks were replied to
| by Mr.. Records. Mr.. Riddle again took the floor
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placed upon it's final passage, land was lost on it's
| first section-yeas /, (Mr. Riddle) Nays 8. The
Senate non concurred in the House Amendment
| to authorize the Levy Courtl OF New .sCastle to
| sell certain wharf property.
| Bills passed To lay out public road in Kent
county in relation to the duties OF Prothonotar-
les in the matter of judgments; for the protec-
| tion of terrapins in Indian River to amend
| chapter 1873, Vol, IA, laws of Delaware a memoir
| ial from number of members Of the Bar, in
relation to the increase of the salaries of the
Chancellor and Associate Judges was read and
/ referred,
his wife was called up for final passage and was
| lost on the first section OF the bill
| The school bill to amend the several acts rela-
tive to the free schools of theState was called up
/ and read as amended, and then recommitted to
/ the Committee on Education.
Adjourned till O'Clock Wednesday.
| HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock A. M.
On notion the following bills were read q
third time and passed by Mr.. MaEis an act te
| authorize the prothonotary,of New Castle county
to COPY certain indexes by Mr.. Ferris, an act to
enable the Trustees OF Emanual church of New
| Castle to set apart portion of the glebe OF said
church for burial purposes; by Mr.. Aaris, sup
| pement to the act to incorporate the Saving
| Bank fund of Wilmington; by Mr.. Van Gasken, q
supplement to the act to incorporate the Smyrna
station aud Smyrna railroad Company; by Mr.
Clough, an act to aid the United States to ac'
qure a site for the erection of post office in
| Dover by Mr.. Hickman, authorizing the laying
out OF a new public road in North and Soutf
Murderkll Hundreds, Kent county.
The following bills were lost An act author
izng the Town Commissioners OF the town OF
New Castle. to levy and COLLECT special tax, ,ant
| an act to divide Dover Hundred.
Ihe following bills were read first and second
| time An act to appoint an additional Justice oi
the Peace in Sussex county; an act to incorpo
rate the Holy Gross Cemetery OF Dover and al
act to incorporate the Delaware Club
| At 1920 the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at o'clock p. M.
The special order, the act to revise the Mil
ford and Bay Shore Railroad Company. This
act appropriates S150,00O to the beaford anC
Georgetown Railroad Company and S25, 900 u
the Wilmington Edgemoor u Shellpot Railroad
Company. Lost, yeas nays IL. An Act to pre-
vent live stock from running at large in North
west Fork Hundred was also lost,
The following bills were read third time ant
passed . by Mr.. Maris, an act Supplemental t.
, the act to limit the city debt OF Wilmington ant
provide for the discharge thereof. (This act i
the Hospital act) by Mr.. Clark an act to incoT
porate the South Western Express Company
I an act to incorporate the Delaware Club.
The following Joint resolutions were adopted
| a Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary o
| State to have published in tone paper IN eac
| county of ltbis State, the public laws OF thl
+. | State the cost not to exceed one hundred dol
resolution directing the State TreasuTerito pro
: coed to collect the delinquent taxes due fror
| Railroads in this State and joint resolution al
| pointing II. j. Enright State Librarian.
Adjourned until 7.30 this evening.
I, The House met at 1880 p. Nj.
On motion the following bills were read frf
9 time BY Mr.. Lewis Thompson, an Act to ineol
| porate the Peninsular Trust Saving Deposit Ii
Z surance Co. by Mr.. Silver, an Act to regulat
q the mode of procedure and the attendance {
II witnesses at the several courts OF this State.
> ON motion the following bills were read
y third time and passed: by Mr.. Hutchinson, a
(. Act to incorporate the Odessa and Middleton
= Narrow Gauge Railway Co. by Mr.. Wilds, re
! ting to the attachment of wages this act o.
E, empts fifty per cent, and all of married womer
: wages from attachment by DR. Thompson, a
Act authorizing Joshua A. Lynch to straighten
public road in Georgetown Hid. by Mr. Marti
an Act relating to the Seaford and Lewes Il.
= %. by Dr. Thompson, an Act to amend chaI
ter AS OF vol 10 of the Delaware laws, aud a
Act to re-enact An Act to incorporate the Ne
Castle Liorary Association by MIR. Van Gaske
An Act in relation to the Gravely Run Marsh Q
The Senate Resolution in regard to the tshiI
in the Delaware River was concurred in. A
= journed.