Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-13
Specially reported for the Commercial
DOVER, Feb. II

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sESArE -MoRsINo sEssIoS.
Mr.. Causey introduced bill Incorporating tile
Old Dominion Steamboat Co. Read once.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill making taxes a
lien upon property. Read once.
Mr.. Fiddeman introduced bill III relation to
shares OF rent in kind belonging to Sheriff =
vendue. Read once.
On motion of Mr. Riddle The vote by which
the Wilmington and Western Railroad bridge bill
WAS defeated was reconsidered.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill amending section
3, chapter 81 lith volume of Delaware laws, re-
lating TO the insane of the State. Read once.
Mr.. Fddeman introduced bill supplementing
the act Incorporating the Mispillion Navigation
Co. Read once.
Mr.. Riddle from the Committee on Revised
Statutes, reported favoraby the bill creating ali
additional Justice of the Peace for Wilmington
hundred. 1t was read the third time, in con-
nection with the petitions aud remonstrances
| accompanying it, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Causey, the bill changing
the names of Hette Fraim to Hettie McCanley
and Clayton Ffaiin to Clayton McCauey was
read third tlme and passed
Mr.. Davis introduced bill authorizing Jos.
L. Morris to erect gate across a certain public
road in Indian River hundred, Sussex county.
Read once.
Nh. Riddle reported favorably the bill in rela-
ton to arrests in civil cases. 1t was read tie
third time and passed.
At II l5 the senate adjourned until Monday
afternoon.
HoUeE.
Mr.. Baldwin from the Committee to whom the
petition was referred reported joint resolution
authorizing the State Treasurer TO pay to Il. l..
Armstrong, late Sheriff Of New Casle county,
800 to pay expenses in bringing Joseph IL.
Taylor from Massilon Ohio, which was read and
concurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Bird. the Constitutional
amendment bill to divide New Castle county, was
read the second time, and referred to special
committee Of iive consisting of Messrs. Bird,
Collins. Houston, Pvle, and Broadway. 5D0
copies of the bill were ordered to be printed
Mr.. Houston introduced bill to amend the
act to incorporate the Georgetown and Demar
Rail Road Company which was red.
Mr.. Houston reported the bill to incorporate
the Delaware Board of Directors of the Maine
Mutual Life Insurance Company az the Delaware
| Agency of said Company, with an amendment
requiring all money paid by policy holders of
this State to he invested in the state at u rate
not exceeding pcr cent. Tie amendment was
adopted and the III passed.
Mr.. Houston introduced bill to amend the
Incorporation act Of the j4ewcs Greek Navigation
Company which read.
On motion OF Mr.. Bird the bill to enable the
Presbyterian Church of Delaware City to ACQUIRE
title to certain real estate, was read third
time and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Learned the bill to divorce
Jennie Barkus from her husband James Barkuq
was read third time.
Mr. Learned stated that lie wss well acquaint.
ed with the parties, and believed the bill should
be passed.
Mr.. Phillips q. W. ) called for tile reading OF
the petition which was read
MIR. Phillips then asked whether the husband
lived in the State.
Mr.. Learned replied that the parties both
lived in Little Greek llundred, Kent county.
Mr.. Phillips then asked whether the husband
could marry again if the bill passed.
The Speaker raid that as the bill divorced
from the bonds Of matrlmony either party could
marry again.
Mr.. Phillips thought that snch n man should
never be allowed to marry again.
Mr.. Phillips called for the yeas and nays, and
the bill passed by the following vote Yeas.
Nleesrs, Baldwin, Bird, BroatlaHay, Collins. Con-
well, Lambden, Learned, McNeal, g II. Phillips,
Pyle, Wide, H. Mays, Mersrs. Biggs, Green.
Houston, j, w. Phillips, Todd and Speaker, 8.
Nlt. Houston reported II bill to amend an act
IN incorporate the Mechanics Building and Loan
Association of Dover which passed.
Mr.. Collins reported favorably the bill t.
change the name of the Delaware Chemical
Manufacturing Company to the Walton &
Whaun Co. which was parsed.
Mr.. Wilde presented petition from citizens
of kenton Hundred asking for the Constable OF
Duck Creek Hundred to have tile rame iurisdlc-
ton in kenton Hundred as in other Hundreds
Which was read and referred.
Mr.. BiSgs offered resolution nstructihg the
clerk to have printed 500 copies of the report Of
the committee appointed to examine the accounts
of the State Treasurer and Trustee of the schoo
Fund, which WAS adopted.
Adjournment to Monday at 3 7. NJ