Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-06
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for he Commercial.
SENATE.
DOVER. February 8.


Senate met at 10 A NJ.
A resolution from the Board Of Trade OF Will
mington, extending an invitation to members OF
| the General Assembly to visit their rooms and
participate in the visit through the industrial
establishments during the visit OF this body TO
Wilmington, was received On motion OF Mr..
Riddle, the invitation was accepted
Mr. Vandergrift, from tine committee TO whom
| the subject had been referred reported a joint
resolution donating @557.00 to the Antietam Ma
tional Cemetery Co. The resolution was
| adopted.
ON motion of Mr.. vandergrift the act to in
corporate the town of Mddletown Gan amend
mant to the charter) was read third time and
passed.
| lsThe House bill authorizing the Recorder Of
Deeds to copy indexes was read a second time
and referred to = special committee, consisting
| of Messrs. Watson, Mustard and Shakespeare.
The House bill 10 divorce Sarah A. Heritage
| and John II. Heritage, offWilmington, was read
third time and lost, by vote Of nays and
yeas.
Mr. Riddle introduced an act proposing an
| amendment to the State Constitution. empow-
ering the Legislature TO enact a general iucor-
poration law.
Mr.. Vandergrft introduced act to amend
Chapter l25, Section "a, in relation TO tho fees
of public officers
The following House bills we're read second
time and referred An Act declaring dogs per-
soual property An Act to incorporate the st.
Mary's Total Abstinence Beneficial Society
On motion Of Mr.. Ellis. tho Act to extend the
time for recording private Acts was road a third
time and passed
On motion of Mr. Watson, the House Joint
resolution providing for the publication of 100
copies of the ith vol. Of Houston's Delaware re-
ports. at total cost OF $1,000, was read and re-
ferred.
House Bills read to amend chapter Is Revised
Statutes concerning General Elections ; to in
corporate the Germania Loan Association Of
Wilmington An Act relative to State chemist
. 20 Ib.ala VI, in,
corporate the Brandywine Springs Improvement
Co.
Mr.. Shakespeare reported House bill adding
the word " Binding to the name of q Loan
Association. Read third time aud passed.
A joint resolution donating to Francis Vincent
$500 in recognition of his valuable services in
preparing history OF the State was read and
adopted
Bills noticed Mr.. Speaker, An Act to re-enact
the Act incorporating the New Castle Library
Co Mr.. Stokeley, An Act repeating section
537 chapter 10.
Mr.. Shakespeare gave notice Of An Act to in
corporate the Holy Cross Cemetery Company of
Dover. Also, introduced an Amendment to the
Act Incorporating the Grayey Run Marsh Co.
On motion OF Mr. Ellis the Act IN relation TO
| landlords notices to tenants was read a third
| time and passed.
The bill annulling half potage was reported
and further consideration WAS indefinitely
postponed
Bills read a second time and referred: An Act
making All appropriation for the blind An Act
| to incorporate the Enterprise Manufacturing
Co An Act to incorporate the Riverview Gene
| terry Co. ; An Act concerning the oyster law.
House bills read For the protection of fisher
men to incorporate 81 Peters Beneficial so
| ciry; to incorporate st. Pauls Temperance
Beneficial Society to divorce Susan Duhadsway
aud John Dnhalaway; Senate bill for a stock
law in school district No 90.
The Act to incorporate the Society Of the Sons
OF st. George, was read 4 third tiule and passed
Bills noticed: by MIR. Records. Au Act to
Amend Chapter 125 Revised Code; Mr. Stokely,
An Act to Amend Chapters ~ and 80 Revised
Cole,
AT AIS Senate adjourned till Monday r M.
HOUSE OF RErREsESTATIyEs
An invitation was received from the Board of
Trade Of Wilmington for the members Of the
Legislature to visit their rooms while visiting
that city.
The following bills were read third time. and
passed by MIR, Msris, act Incorporating Minqua
Tribe, l. o, Il. NJ. incorporating the Delaware
| Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
by hr. Hutchinson. act providing for an ad-
dltiopal Trustee of the Poor, in Appoquinimink
Hundred by DR. Thompson, an act further ex-
tending the time for recording deeds by Mr..
Van Gaskon, an act for the relief Mary A. Will
liarns (giying her tho right to buy and sell pro.
perty in her own name) by Mr.. Maris, an act
| incorporating Oriental Lodge, X Of T.. by Mr..
| Hickman, an act to revive the Laurel building
and loan Association; by Mr. Mari4 an act in
| cooperating Oriental Ledge, X. Of +.
A resolution was received from the Senate
paying Francis Vincent $500. for his services to
| the state, 10 collecting and writing it, history.
The House subsequently cJnturel IN the resolu-
| ton IA
Tie following was reported by Mr.. Martin,
| from the bisotce Com ntteo
| To divorce Joshua Marvel from his wife to
| divorce James Fclrel from his W fc to divorce
/ Irene Fulmels from her husband to divorce
| Amanda wilkins frOn hey husband
Mr., Clafi. presented petition tU forbid live
stock from running at large i'll school District
| 53 New Castle cO;.dtN
| At the afteruuun session, the following were
read a third time, and passed by MIR. silver an
act to ceie CERTAIN lands to tie UIi,ed States /;
| by Alr. Marls, Supplement- to the charter OF the
Wilmington City Hallway Co. Incorporating
| Harmony Lodge, A .. q Il. Incorporating
Mattthoon IIioe | ., H. NJ by Lewis Thomp-
son an act referring to tile as-esrment Of real
estate; (mrnRttus nll persons to deduct their
| indebtedness from their a-stssmuut y by MIR.
| Martin, an act Incorporating the Democratic
| News ,mpany 10 publish Democratic daily
paper IN Wilmington y by Mr.. Hutchluson ali
| act to pleNrul i've IT. Ii from uiuniug At large
iii SrLpl liz4itf 49, New Ggs 10 county; by
| Mr. Mains al pro.dlltug Gyl,sles from COM
| ing into DilaWAio.
On motion Of Lewis Thompson, the Senate
JOINT resolution Appruptiatng 1881 ar he state i
| share af HE cost of the Antletan National Mon
| umeut. was cunCHlreli il.
HE bill reforming to the streets Of Delaware
City, Was. ON motion of Mr., Clark read second
tiue, and the House ,hen adieurted to Monday
| at / a'a