Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-13
SECOND EDITION.
2:3O. II. M.
rAE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


| Specially Reported FOR me Commercial
| SENATE. ,i
| DOVER. Feb. IL.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock.
/ The following bills were read third time and
passed BY Mr. Stockley, An Act in relation to
ihe State Chemist by Mr.. wRtson, dvorcipg
| John and Susan Duhadwsy; by Mr. Shakespear ,
10 incorporate st. Pauls Temperance Beneficial
Society, the st. Peters Beneficial Society, and
the st. Mary's Total Abstinence Beneficial soci-
e'v by Mr.. Watson, to prohibit 1.-Two stock run.
ming at large in School district No 63, Now Castle
CO ,uty.
The following bills were read a second timo :
| by Mr. Watson to enable John Mansfield to To-
/ cate certain salt marsh BY Mr. Must ard, sup
| plement to the Smyrna q Bay Shore r. r. 90. /;
/ an act for the relief Of Morning Star Lodge, No.
6, 1. o. o. f. by Mr.. Shakespeare. acts to
/ incorporate the Delaware Society for the Preven-
| tion of Cruelty to Animals, amen1atory to the
| incorporation act Of the Gravely Branch Marsh
| Co. and the Hely Gross Cemetery Association of
| Dover by MIR. Vandergrift, providing for an ad
| dtional Trustee Of the Poor in Appoquinimink
| HID prohibiting live stock from running at
large in school district No. 60, New Castle conn
| ty by Mr.. ltcords to amenu chapter 125 Re.
vi I'd Code.
Tie following bills were read by Mr. Riddle
| to incorporate the, Wilmington Furnace Co.; by
| Mr. Records to provide for the election Of AS
sistant Assessors (; by Mr. Stockley an act to in-
corporate the Rehoboth Co.
MIR. Vandergrift presented a petition for the
relief Of school district No. 63, New Castle Ooun-
ty
the time OF holding the Court of Chancery and
the Orphans Court in Sussex County.
Mr.. Riddle also gave notice Of an act to amend
chapter 1O4 Revised Code. This act is for
modfca ion OF the Attachment laws
Mr. Shakespeare. from the Committee on In
corporations reported bsck "a bill to construct
a canal, with amendments. The amendments
were conculred in. and the bill was made spec
ial order for 81 o'clock on Friday next
On motion Of Mr.. Watson, the bill for relief OF
Mary Williams was passed.
Tile following bills were introduced by Mr.
Shakespeare; toincorporate the Delaware Chem
ica Manufacturing Co. by Mr.. Stockley. an act
to construct a r. II. from Lewes to Rehoboth
by Mr.. Watson, an act to prohibit live stock
from running at large in school district No. 16S,
Sussex county.
The following bills we're road: by Mr.. Riddle,
an act Incorporating the st. James Beneficial So
ciety by MIR, Vandergrift, an act to incorporate
All Hallows Cemetery by Mr. Speaker, act
to amend chapter 141 current volume of Della
ware laws and act to amend chapter 376, volume
IL, and chapter 73, of the Revised Code.
Mr. Riddle presented petition from colored
citizens of Sussex county, asking aid for free
schools.
Adjourned.
sESATF-AFTKRNooN SESSION.
Senate met at 3 o clock.
The following bills were read a second time
by Mr.. Vandergrft acts incorporating Damon
Lodge No, 16 K of p and Oriental lodge No
13, K. of p; by Mr., Stockley, bills amending
chapters 90 of the Revised Code and 80 Of the
Revised Statutes by Mr.. Records, to incOrpo-
rate the Democratic News Co.. by Mr.. Wander
grift, to incorporate Harmony Lodge, No. 8, A.
o G.. F. by Mr.. Stockley, to revive and con-
tinue in fierce the Laurel Building and Loan AS
sociation; by Mr.. Vandergrift acts In relation
to the New Castle Library Association, and in
cooperating the New Castle and Delaware Iron
w,eira Nkasn nd in, Naxu
and to lay ont another, meeting Streets laying
wharves, and authorizing Commissioners Of the
same town TO lay out certain streets.
HousE-MoRNING SESSION.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.
The bill extending the time for recording pri-
vate acts was passed
Several unmportant bills vera reported from
committees and several notices OF bills were
given, the most important of which were one by
Mr.. Norris to repeal the usury law. and one by
MIR. Silver. incorporating the Wilmington, Shell
pot and Edgmoore Passenger Railway 90.
The following bills were read once: By Mr.
Davis changing the name of Horseys Cross
Roads, in Sussex county, to Atlanta authori-
Zing the shortening Of a certain road in Dover
Hundred by Mr.. Silver, allowing certain JUS
tice of the Peace in Sussex county residing with
in four miles OF Harbeson Substitute for a SINH
lar bill recently presened)
The following petitions were read: asking
commission "a assess damages on new road in
North MurgDrklll nllilufGus asking that the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Go. be exempted
from the pay yilent Of State tax asking that live
stock be prohibited from running at large in
West Dover hundred and school district No. Ss,
New Castle county from 1873 citizens of st.
Georges aud Appoquinimink hundreds, asking
for provision for cOlOred schools; asking that
the laws OF the State be published in the Pioneer,
for the beneit OF the German population pro-
testing againsU allowing the Trustees of the New
Castle schC Jls to raise an additional sum of
mo In lRhnDl qalri
l.. Billing be divorced from his wife; asking
reduction in the price of licenses for vendues Of
goods by sample asking commission to lay
out public road in Mill Creek hundred.
Mr.. Clark presented joint resolution that no
now business be received after the 25th inst.
Adopted by yeas IL nays, 10.
Mr.. Wilds offered joint resolution Offering
Summers supplementary civil rights bill, and
pledging unceasing opposition to the elevation
of tho colored race, politically, and denouncng
the proposition to give to the white people the
right to enjoy the same privileges the whites
in hotels, places of amusement, public convey
ances, &c, &c.
Mr.. wilds moved the adoption of the resolu-
ton,
Mir. Maris moved to lay it on the table. Lost
Mr. Maris moved to indefinitely postpone.
Messrs Maiis, Martin, Silver Lewis, Thomp-
son, and Stidham spoke against the resolution,
after which it was indefinitely postponed, by the
following vote
Yeas-MAris, Clark, Ferris, Hickman, Holland,
Hutchinson. Maris, Martin, Silver, Lewis Thomp-
son, Joel Thompson, DIR. Thompson, Van Gas
ken.-12.
Nays-Olough, Davis Jones, Shelldrake, ste
venson, Wilson, Wilds, Wright, Mr.. Speaker-9.
At Il O'Clock, the House adjourned.
HoUsE-AFrERNooN SESSION.
The House met at o'clock.
The following bills were introduced and read
by Mr.. Clongh, re-inoorporating Magnolia Lodge
No. 13, l. y. o. F. also, supplementing an act
incorporating Merediths Branch Ditch Co by
Joel Thompson, prohibiting live stock running
at large in White Clay Creek Hid, by Mr.. Maris,
incorporating Lady Washington Home Commun-
ion also, incorporating the Matthews Circle,
No. 1, b. of U. also, Incorporating State Coun-
Gil, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. also incorporating the Red
Mems Hall Co.. of Wilmington also, incorpOr-
atiug the Workingmens Building aud Land Asso-
citation also amending the charter Of Whining
ton (relAting to opening and widening streets);
also, incorporating the Wilmington Female
College also, for the benefit of the Water Works
of Wilmington authorizing the borrowing
of money, ETC. ALSO. changing the