Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-29

| YET W Do ueslbDhleu. AuOpltus hHu heSSiS-
| Shakespeare and Davis were appointed the COM
mittee on the part of the Senate.
| The following bills were read a second time
| and referred House bills incorporating the
| Underwrters Agency OF Delaware, Wilmington
| Division, Sons of Temperance, Diamond State
| Fire and Marine Insurance Co.. West End Club
| Stables of Wilmington, st Peters Female BEN
efcial Society OF Wilmington, and the House
bill to protect the navigation OF the Christiana
| river.
| On motion of Mr. Shakespeare the House JOINT
resolution creating Committee of Inquiry in-
| to the Investments of the State read and re-
| ferred to special committee consisting of
| Messrs Shakespeare, Moore and Davis.
| Mr.. Fiddeman introduced bill changing the
name OF Sarah Ann Barker to Lulu Ann Steph-
ems.
Mr.. Davis reported the bill prohibiting live
| stock from running at large i'll districts Nos. 46
and 1873, Sussex county, with an amendment
prohibiting geese, also. Adopted. The bill as
amended recommtted.
] he same gentleman introduced a bill pro-
hibiting live stock from running at large in dis
| tricts Nos. 81 and 14S Sussex county.
The Committee on Revised Statutes reported
favorably the bill making Jan. 1st and Feb. 22d
legal holidays. 1t was read third time and
passed
Mr.. Moore introduced bill amending section
3, of chapter "a. of the l4th volume Of Delaware
laws, by making it unnecessary to pay but ono
State tax on mortgage recorded in two coun-
ties. Read twice.
House bill relating to the t. S. title to certain
lands for light houses, ETC., was read. at Wac al
so tho bill Incorporating Evening Star Council,
No. |, s. and ID. of A., of Wilmington.
Mr. Speaker presented a petition from George
b. Morris and others, of Sussex county, asking
: to be allowed to erect gate across certain
public road Referred
Mr.. Speaker also gave notice of act to
amend chapter Iii of the Revised Code.
Mr.. Fiddeman introduced bill authorizing
the Prothonotary of Kent county to make Ger.
tam index
SENATE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Davis reported bill prohibiting live
D stock from running at large III School District
No. G8 New Castle county. Head twice and re-
fer ed as was also the act amending Chapter
60, of the Revised code.
The House bill incorporating the Laurel and
Peninsula Agricultural and Mechanical Society
was favorably reported, read third time and
passed. Also, the bill incorporating the Reho
both Hotel Co., afterbeing made a private act
Mr.. Riddle offered resolution directing the
Committee nm Elections TO inquire into the ex
pedieney of abolishing the Little Elections.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill prohibiting live
stock from running at large in school district,
Nos 46 and 1873, Sussex county. Read twice.
HoUsE-MoRNISd SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. Bird, the bill to authorize
the clerk of the Orphans Court OF New Cast
County to make certain index taken up all,
postponed until O'Clock p. NJ.
On motion OF Mr. Phillips, OF Seaford, th
bill to incorporate Hiram Lodge, No. 81, A. +. A
| NJ was read a second time.
On motion OF Mr. Pyle the vote by which th
bill to incorporate the Vulcanized FIBRE Com
pany WAS passed, was reconsdered, mlsBln.
word added, and again passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Bird the bill to prohibi
stock from running at large in school district Nc
~, New Castle county was read a second time
Mr. Pyle gave notice of All act to incorporate
the Clayton Fire and Marine Insurance Compan
of Wilmington.
NJ. Bird gave notice of an act to extend th
boundary line of Red Lion Hundred.
The Senate bill to authorize j. Turpin Moor
to straighten certain public road on his ow
farm was passed.
Mr.. Bird presented petition to prevent stoc
~, ~, from running at large in school district No.
N. ~ New Castle county, which was read The bill I
prevent stock from running at large in schoC
districts No. "a and part of 80 same county, wa
read first time The bill to prevent stock froi
running at large in school district No. 81, SUI
sex county, was read third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Broadaway the bill to Ell,
BILE James T. Massey and wife to perfect title
certain real estate, was read a third time al
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Collins tile bill provdln
for an additional Justice of the Peace III Ne
Castle county was read a second time.
MIR. Baldwin presented petition from cit
zens Of New Castle county for State aid for IL
W. Il W. Il. r., which waH read and referred
the Committee on Finances.
On motion of Mr. Biggs the vote by which
other petitions asking for State aid for the
Il w. r. II. was referred to the Committee {
10 Corporations WAS reconsidered, ard the who
referred to the Committee ON Finance.
On motion of Mr.. Nowland the Senate bill ia
flying the Constitutional Amendment in refe
ence to general Incorporation Law read
third time and passed. Yeas 20, nays0.
On motion of Mr.. Nowland the Senate bill
prevent stock from running at large in certa
limits in Broad Creek hundred WAS read and r
fcrred, together with petition and a reno
STRANGE.
Mr.. Wilde presented u petition from lal
owners along the Jameson branch ditch to col
pei owners to cut and keep clear that part of Il
ditch running through their property. The p
tition was read and referred to committee co
sisting OF Messrs. Learned, G. II. Phillips al
Todd
On motion of MIR. Learned the Senate joi
resolution asking Rev. O. IL. Huntington
preach before the General Assembly, was co
Cured ill., and Messrs. Learned, IIanby and Lam
den appointed committee.
Mr. Pyle offered joint resolution appointi
the following persons Directors of the Farme
Bank of Delaware on the part of the Sta
which was read and adopted For Kent couI
John W. Hall, Samuel Hargadine, and Thorn
H. Taylor Sussex-Loxley Il. Jacobs John
McFee, G. II. Richards New Castle-Dr. j.
Black, John Johns, B. 7. Holcomb Wilmingt
William Bright, Geo. H. Bates, and Edwa
Moore.
HoUsE-AFrERNooN SESSION.
The bill postponed from the morning sessio
allowing the Clerk of the Orphans Court of NJ
Castle county to make certain index was re
third time and passed.
g. II. Phillips introduced a bill to authorl
AN Robert Lambden to locate certain vacant Ian
and in Sussex county. Read.
pri- On motion OF MI. Wilde the bill to preser
the purity of the ballot read second til
, and referred to committee consisting
,. Messrs. Wilde j. W. Phillips, and Nowand.
RE On motion of Mr.. Lambden the bill to chan
:. the place of holding the general election