The daily gazette., 1875-03-09
THIRD EDITION.
De]aDare Legislature.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, Ma. 6. 1876.

from G. p. Rogers, asking TO be
changed from school district No. 40
to united districts Nos. 80, 7J,I7G and
II. Referred.
Mr.. Riddle presented bill directing
Clerks OF the Peace TO allow any citi-
zen to copy any part of the general as
sessment being an amendment to chap
ter 8 of the Revised Statutes. Read
once.
MIR. Moore offered a joint resolution
refusing to accept any new business
after Friday, March 10. Adopted.
Mr.. Causey presen ed a petition for a
new road in Cedar Creek Hundred
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Davis House bill
amending section %, Chapter z, Re-
vised Statutes. Read.
Mr.. Riddle presented several peti-
tions for the consolidation.of the school
district of Seaford. Referred.
Mr.. Fiddeman gave notice of an act
amending chapter 81, volume IA, Re
vised Statutes.
On motion of Mr.. Moore House bill
authorizing special election for town
commissioners of Seaford was read
once.
On motion Of Mr.. Causey the House
bill amending the act incorporating
the Lewes Creek Navigation Co. was
read.
On motion of Davis the House bill
limiting the road tax In st. Georges
Hundred to So, 500 annually was read q
third time and passed.
MT Riddle reported the bill consoli-
dating the school districts of Seaford,
with an :"1endment allowing them
only two s..ool fund dividends. The
amendmer'. was adopted and the bill
as amended passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Fiddeman House
biil experimenting chapter 81, volume
IA OF the Revised Statutes, was read
once.
On motion Of Mr. Davis the House
bill abandoning certain public road
Pencader Hundred was read once.
Speaker Holcomb laid before the
Senate the action of the Wilmington
Board of Trade in relation to the Reg
istry Bureau, which was laid on the
table.
He also presented the petition of the
Board for the division of New Castle
county which was also laid on the ta-
BILE.
lie also presented a remonstrance
from Judge Layton and others aeaint
House bill making fruit crops liable to
execution attachment process. Laid on
the table.
Mr.. Riddle introduced bill creating
an additional Notary Public for vii,
mington. Read.
On motion of Mr.. Davis House bill
providing for colore6 schools in vii.
| inington was read.
Mr.. Riddle presented a petition for
tie passage OF the bill providing for u
State Work House. Laid on the table.
On his motion House bill for the het-
ter regulation of the streets of Della
ware City, and for other purposes, was
read once.
At 430 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
until Tuesday morning.
HOUSE.
The House re-assembled u: 3p.m.
On motion of Mr.. Fraim the Senate
bill TO incorporate the Drawbridge
! Packing Company was read.
Mr.. G. II. Phillips reported a stock
bill for school district No. 9, Sussex
county which was passed.
On motion of j. w. Phillips the
Senate amendment to the act supple
meBtary to the act to incorporate the
Georgetown and Delmar Railroad
company which was read and referr-
ed.
| The clerk of the Senate being sd-
mitted laid before the House o Senate
Joint resolution providing that no new
business be received after Friday the
IL instant read and concurred in.
Mr.. Nowland presented a petition
praying for the passage of law re.
quiring Justices of the Peace to give
security for the faithful performance
OF their duty, and the payment of all
money coming into their hands.
The Senate amendment to the House
bill for the better protection Of farm
ers from trespassers was concurred in.
Mr.. Pyle presented petition from
lT5 persons praying for more liberal
license laid, referred.
On motion of MIR. Houston the bill
to increase the compensation of mem
bers of the General Assembly to S. per
day and to limit its sessions, was taken
up for consideration,
Mr.. Houston offered an anne ndment
limiting the sessions to the 10th of
March instead of the 25th which was
adopted. The bill was then postponed
until tomorrow. -.
On motion of Mr.. Wilde the Senate
amendment to the House bill to make
personal property liable to taxation
for school purposes in the school dis
trict in which it is locatred, was coz
Cured in.
Mr.. Pyle moved to reconsider the
vote by which the consideration of
the claim of Edward Tatnan for DANA
ges resulting from the overflow of a
small dam in Pencader' Hundred, was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.: Biggs presented a protest from
the Levy Court of New Castle county
against taking any action in the matter.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Lambden, the bill to
authorize David w. Ralph to change
pu bic road in Sussex county was read.
Also. the Senate hill To amana +ho