Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27


bill provides for the loaning Of the credit
the State 10 The W. & w. R. R., TO the amour
of So, 800 per mile for each mile Of road com
pleted This aid to be secured by first mort
gage bonds after subscriptions in stock sutf
rient to grade and bridge said road ready fol
the rails.
Mr.. Baldwin introduced bill TO amend
the constitution Of the State, and to provide
for increased representation in the Legisla-
ture, which was read. The bill provides fol
an increase Of one Senator from each county
and two representatives from New Castle co
Mr. Nowland gave notice that at some
future day he would introduce bill to gram
State aid to the Bombay Hook Railroad Co.,
to enable it to bridge the Delaware. The
amount not to exceed one hundred millions
Of dollars.
/ Bills passed: To make the sheriff or other
officer competent witness in replevin cases ;
| to authorize the Ppthonotary Of Kent co. to
make certain indexes; to amend the charter
Of the j. 4 B. r. r. Co.; Senate bill to ex-
empt legacies TO charitable institutions from
taxation; Senate bill requiring collectors to
write the date, name and amount in full on
the face of the receipt; to facilitate the proef
Of handwriting by comparison; Senate bill
to change the boundary line Of school district
No. 81, New Castle CO. to supplement the
charter Of the Delaware Fire Insurance Co. !;
tc incorporate the Delaware State Fire and
Marine Insurance Co., Of Delaware City.
Several other acts Of incorporation were
also passed. The bill to authorize the Levy
Courts of the several counties to employ con-
victs at outside labor was lost. Mr.. Biggs
introduced joint resolution resembling the
resolution to adjourn sine die, on the 26th
inst, which was adopted. The committee to
whom the matter was referred reported un-
favorably the bill to authorize the Levy
Courts to reimburse certain persons convicted
and fined by the o. s. District Court. Mr..
Todd introduced joint resolution in refer
ence to the State arms, and appointing COM
mttee to look after them.
Mr.. Nowland gave notice Of an act to
amend the Constitution of the State in rela-
ton to increased representation. This bill
proposes four additional Representatives and
one Senator to New Castle CO., to be located
in and elected by the City Of Wilmington as
a separate election district The bill will also
give an additional Senator to each Of the
other counties.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %.
SENATE.-Bills introduced: House bill
amending the charter Of the J. l. B. R. R.
Co.; House bill incorporating the Delaware
Iron Co.; to incorporate the Kent Iron and
Hardware Co., Of Wilmington; to amend
chap. 80, rev. code, revising and regulating
the costs of Justices Of the Peace bill to aid
Wilmington Conference Academy by author
izing State loan Of $lo, 900; bill to author
ize the Levy Courts to adopt measures for the
destruction Of hawks and owls; House bills,
extending the boundaries of Red Lion Hd.,
respecting proof Of handwriting, relating to
the competency Of certain persons as wit
nesses incorporating Lone Valley Cemetery
and the Laurel Agricultural Society; also
several minor acts and the usual batch Of
school district stock laws. Numerous petit
tions and remonstrances were presented.
Bills passed Changing the voting place
Of East White Clay Creek Hd. the bill re-
quiring jurors to be fed and furnished with
beds while celebrating upon verdict amend
ed to make the jurors pay for their food, &c.
The House joint resolution in relation to the
State arms, was concurred in, and Messrs.
Ray and Causey appointed as the Senate's
portion Of the committee. Mr.. Moore pre-
sented a joint resolution to pay Senators
Bayard and Salisbury $500 each as fees for
defending the constitutionality Of the laws
taxing the p W. & B. R. R. Co. Adopted
HoUsE.-Messrs. Todd, Handy and Frame
were appointed as the Houses portion of the
committee to look after the States guns.
Bills read once: Senate bills to incorpor-
ate the Riddle Fund for superannuated M. E.
Preachers and the Dover Fruit and Vegetable
Preserving Co.. bill to require trustees in
cases of voluntary assignment to give bonds
for the faithful execution Of their trust; bill
to enable the Benedictine Co., of Penna., to
hold real estate in Delaware; bill TO annex
school district No. 10, to the city Of Whining
ton, for school purposes; bill to authorize
the Levy Court, Of Sussex CO., to make an ad-
ditional appropriation for the Improvement Of
the streets Of Milton; by Mr.. Nowland, bill to
amend the constitution TO provide for in
creased representation.
Bills passed To incorporate the Old Do
minion s. S. Co; to renew the charter Of
Phoenix Fire Co., Of Wilmington defining
duties of Justices of the Peace in cases of as
sault and battery; guaranteeing payment for
medical attendance, &c; stock law for district
No. 70, N. G. county.
The Senate joint resolution to pay Messrs.
Comegys, Whiteley and Martin $500 for ser
vices as commissioners to settle the fishery
difficulties between Delaware and Jersey, was
in.
Numerous petitions were presented, and
Mr.. Pyle presented the proceedings Of pub
lie meeting in Wilmington, in favor Of
State workhouse. The bill supplemental to
the act for prevention of cruelty to animals
was lost.
Mrs. Alden's Entertainment.
The entertainment given in the Town Hall,
Tuesday evening, by Mrs. Agnes NJ. Alden,
assisted BY the Odessa Social Orchestra and
Glee Club, was of much finer and more ex-
alted character than the great majority Of such
affairs given in the Hall usually are. The
large auditorium was well filled with an in
telligent and appreciative audience from the
town and surrounding country, many Of
whom, Notwithstanding the bad condition of
the roads, and the threatening aspect Of the
weather, had come distance Of eight or ten
miles.
After the performance of some excellent op-
cratic selections by the Orchestra and well
sung quartette by the Glee Club, Mrs. Alden
entertained her "guests" for an hour and