The daily gazette., 1875-02-17
Delaware ::Legistutstre.
Especially reported for the Gazette.

Tor the promotion OF Internal Improve
ments.
Slr Bird from committee presente,
an enrolled bill
The Clerk OF the Senate presenteI
sundry bills.
Mr. Houston gave notice OF u bill
to amend the act incorporating the !
& b r. r Co.
MIR. Bird, from committee, reported
that Mr.. Morris had appointed Febru
ary 25th, at II p. m. to lecture before
the General Assembly on the subjec
OF changing the mode of capital pun
| ishment,
On motion of bir. Todd the Senat,
bill in relation to arrests i'll civil suit.
was read the first time
Mr.. j. w. Phillips introduced Till
to authorize the Trustees of the M L
| Church of Seafold 10 sell and convey
certain real estate also petition Oh
the subject. Both were read
On motion OF Mr Houston the bill
to incorporate the Laurel and Penin-
sula Agricultural and Mechanical Soci
ETY. was passed
| Mr, Frame presented two petitions
In favor of q State Work House Real
and referred
On motion OF M1 Bid the bill to
provide for the REIMBURSEMENT 10 the
United States Ia certain cases of title
10 and jurisdiction over lands for light
stations on the coast and waters ofthis
State was passed
On motion of MIR Learned the Sen
ate bill to change the name of Hettie
I. Frame TO Hettie..E. McColley and to
change the name Of her son CLAYTON
Frame to Clayton McColley and for
other purposes was read the first time
MIR Pyle introduced bill to renew
the charter of the Phoenix Fire Com
pany Of Wilmington, which was read
once
On motion OF Mr.. Houston the bill
10 amend the act Incorporating the
Georgetown Il Delmar Railroad Com.
pany was considered He said the
only change In the act was the strik.
ing out OF some of the commissioners
names and inserting others. On mo
ton OF Mr.. Biggs the bill was referred
to the Committee on Corporation.
Mr. j. W. Phillips presented three
petitions for repeal stock law in
| school districts Nos so, 100 and 1913,
Sussex county. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Roads.
Mr.. Biggs introduced bill to incor-
porate the Onion American Circle
Friendship, located in Delaware. Read
once. John H. Ray is one of the cor
porators named
MIR Bird introduced bill to incor.
porate the Delaware City Public
Schools and for other purposes. Read
once.
Mr.. Baldwin introduced bill TO
amend the act tor the protection of
women, passed April 0, 1878. Read
1t relates 10 Il woman's right to certain
property.
Mr., broadway Introduced bill to
tax dogs and for the protection OF sheep
In Kent county. Read.
Mr. Pyle, from committee, reported
tavorably ON joint resolution author
i2ing the binding of 1000 copies of the
Revised Code Aletter from ex-Secre-
tary of State Paynter ON the subject
was read. The joint resolution of the
Senate was concurred In.
On motion of Mr.. Frame the Senate
bill to incorporatelEagle Lodge No. SO.
On motion of Mr.. Learned the Sen
ate bill to authorize the Prothonotary
OF Kent county to make certain In
dex was read and referred.
On motion of MI. Baldwin the bill
to incorporate Centreville Lodge No.
8, l. o. o. F., was read. Joseph Il.
Chandler Is named as one of the cor
por ators
On motion Of Mr. Pyle the bill to
amend the act for the prevention OF
| cruelty to animals was referred to the
| Committee on Revised Statutes also
A further supplement to the act to
incorporate the Delaware Fire Insur-
ance Company, was read the second
time also,
! Bill to prevent stock from running
at large in school districts Nos. 25, ri
and 2s, New Castle county, was read
the second time also,
The bill to incorporate the Every
Evening Publishing Company wa.
read the second time
On motion of Mr.. G. H. Phillips tht
bill to prevent live stock from running
at large in school district No. 1876 Sus
sex county was read the second time
also,
Bill to prevent stock from running
at large school district No. 149, SUISSE,
county was referred to the Committee
on Roads.
Mr. Bird gave notice of bill to in
corporate the Delaware City Life In
surance Company.
Mr.. Nowland introduced a bill tc
amend Title A, Revised Statutes enti
tied "of Elections. Read.
Mr. Wilds presented an account O.
James Kirk, publisher and printer
which was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Claims,
Adjourned
(Continusd on second pags.)