Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-24
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for He Commercial
SENATE.

SENATE.
DOVER, Jan. 23.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Roll
| called and members all present.
| The Committee on Corporations reported back
without amendment the following bills, which
| were considered and passed -
An Act to incorporate the Diamond State Iron
Co. and the House bill incorporating tho John
q. Baker Morocco Leather Manufacturing %.
Mr.. Watson offered joint resolution respect
| ing our Federal relatiors which was read and
made special order OF business for o'clock
this afternoon. (fhe resolution is a remou-
STRANGE against the passage of Mr.. Summers
Civil Rights bill before the U. s. Congress)
On motion of Mr.. Riddle the House bill to
further amend Section 1, chapter 4s and sec
tion 30 OF chapter 125 Of the Revised code, was
read.
The following bills were considered and pass
cd An Act to incorporate the Bombay Hook
Land Improvement 90. An Act prohibiting
cattle from running at large in School district
No A. An Act prohibiting cattle from running
at large in School district No. 81 An Act incor-
porating the Law Literary Association Of New
Castle county.
On motion Of Mr. Records, the joint resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Watson, and made a special
order OF business for p NJ, was referred to
special committee of three consisting OF Mes srs
Records, Nandergrft and Watson.
On motion of Mr. Siokeley, the House bill for
the relief Of Jacob Knowles was read secend
time, and referred to a special committee Of
three. consisting OF Messrs. Stokeley, Mustard
and Riddle.
The committee on Interpretations reported
back the bill to incorporate the Delaware Aven-
ne Club Stables with an amendment making it
private act. Read and passed as amended
Also the bill incorporating the Bar Aasoeiation,
with similar amendment. Read a third time
and passed.
Petitions BY Mr. vandergrift from wm Nc
Mullen et al owners in the st. Georges Marsh
Co.. asking repeal Of a certain supplement to
the charter. Mr.. Stokeley two petitions, one
from John s. Lacy II al, and one from Rev. j.
Douglass, Il al, on the subject of temperance.
Referred to special committee consisting of
Messrs. Stokeley, Riddle and Shakespeare. Mr.
Records, similar petition, and was referred to
the same committee. Mr.. Riddle. a petition
from Christiana II. Spoerl, asking divorce from
her husband John Spoerl.
Bills read a second time and referred
Mr. Nandergrlft, the act enlarglng the corpo-
rate powers of the Trustees OF New Castle com
mons. Mr.. Riddle, tho House bill to amend
chapter Il of the Revised Code. Mr.. Records,
an act to prohibit the attachment of wages
Mr. Riddle introduced an Act to amend chap
ter Of the Revised code, increasing the num-
Der of Levy Court Commissioners Of Now Castle
county.
On motion of Mr.. vandergrift, the House bill
to incorporate the CaahO Machine Company
was taken up and read.
At 4.3O, Z. NJ, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The bill amending chap. %. volume II, Del
aware LOans, was reported back without amend
ment.
Tke Divorce Committee reported bills divorc-
ing Elizabeth Kersey John Magee, Susan Du-
hadaway Ann Wheeler, Caroline Jones and Lucy
Henson.
A petition for new public road in AIispil.
lion Hundred was read and referred.
pr. Martin introduced reolution of thanks
of his History Of Delaware" presented to
members of the assembly Adopted.
The following bills had first reading incor-
poratng the Delaware Society for the Prevention
Of cruelty to animals Incorporating Oriental
Lodge, X. Of p. an act for the prevention of
cruelty to animals incorporating the Wilmington
Furnace Co. making appropriation to procure
books for the blind incorporating the Enter
prise Manufacturing Co.; suppementing an act
for the protection OF fisherman.
Bills divOrcng Lucy z. Henson, and Eliza
beth q. Kersey; and for the relief of the Smyrna
Building aud Loan Association were also read.
Rev. l. I. Cooper was granted permission to
Withdraw from the House files of 1872, certain
papers relating to damages done him by U. s.
troops.
MIR. Hutchinson presented petition to pro-
hibit live stock from running at large in School
| dis riot 60, New Castle county. Referred to spe-
cial ommittee-Hutchnson Wds, Jones.
humber of acts of incorporation were road
first time, and also the act relating to Constable
Doran a bill introduced by Lewis Thompson
providing for the election of Assistant Assessors
| in New Castle county-10 in Wilmington, and 2
| in each of tho other Hundreds and an act re-
lating to petit Jurors in New CASTLE county.
Bills read a second time Dividing White
| CLAY Creek Hundred into two election districts
relating to the assessment of real estate and
| certain personal property incorporating Active
| Lodge, X. of p. ! relating to school District 50,
Kent Co. amending the act for the protection
| of fisherman divording Mary Pennington
Bills to divorce CathaTine NJ. killen, John III.
| Sarelander, and Annie NJ, Hail. from their res
pective husbands and wife, were read third
time and passed.
The bill amending chap. %, VOL II, Delaware
| Laws, taken up for third reading. 1t pre-
vents the lender of money on bond and mort
| gage, from collecting the state tax from the
| borrower. The bill created considerable discus
| SION and was postponed. before vote was ta-
| ken. until Monday next, at TO- the House ad
jOurned.
Thus far, New York has contributed S7675 to
| the Greeley monument.
Gold closed yesterday at 1134. Government
| securities generally advanced 1sa4.
Two notorious burgarswere arrested in Buffalo
yesterday. They had in their possession large
quantity of jewelry, some of it marked
The clerk OF William street banking house
in New YORK., stole $4,000 from his employers on
Wednesday. The same night he induced the
daughter of a wealthy merchant to marry him,
aud the pair fled to Montreal.
Yesterday morning, John Morrow, aged H.
while pushing car in mine at Ashley, near
Wilkesbarre, was assaulted and stabbed in the
left breast by John Monaghan, aged ~. No