Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-16
Specially reported for he Commercial
DoyrR, Feb. 10


SENATE.
The Senate met at p. NJ.
| Mr.. Riddle from the Committee on Revised
Statutes reported favorably the bill to CONSOLE
date the school districts of Dover which was
read the third time and passed.
| Mr.. Fiddcman offered joint resolution which
was adopted. summoning Robert H. Davs, late
State Treasurer and II. G. Ellegood, late State
Auditor, before the joint committee OF accounts
| ON Tuesday the 23rd instant, to lay before said
committee the names Of all corporations in the
| State that had failed or refused to pay the tax
| levied by the State.
The amendment Of the House, appropratng
$500 to the cost of the Kent county ouit-house
bell was concurred i'll.
Centreville Lodge, No. 81, |. o. o. H.; incorpor-
ating Sons and Daughters Of Smyrna incor-
porating Wyoming Institute Of Kent county /;
Incorporating Eagle Lodge, No. Sc, TO. q. T..
| OF Duponts Banks.
| Mr.. Riddle gave notice of all act to incorporate
| the Riddle Fund for the benefit of the super-
| ANIMATED preachers of the Wilmington Confe' =
ence.
| The House joint resolution inviting ". @.
| Whiteley to deliver his address on Delaware's
Revolutionary Soldiers before this Legislature
| was concurred i'll.
Several bills were read first time including one
| to authorize an additional Justice OF the Peace
| for Kent county, and diyo;cng jennie Bltkus
| read, Mr.. Moore said M this was n matter over
which the courts had Jurisdiction lie would move
that the bill be indefinitely postponed, which
was unanimously adopted.
| Petitions were presented fer stock laws for
| school dis tiicts 10, 125, and III, Susrcx o.,
and for law giving 80 cents apiece for the
| scaps of hawks and owls. il order to protect
| poultry and small birds.
The House stock laws for districts Noa Sc
New Castle county ard scbooldi-irct No. "a and
| that part of school drtrict No. Al lying in Pen
cader bundled were read the third time and
passed.
In pursuance of previous notice Mr.. Riddle
introduced Il bill to amend chapter 1U6 revised
statutes, which prohibits contributors III negli-
gence to plead negligence Il bar to damages,
which was read.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
House met al o'clock
Senate JOINT resolution sunmuning Messrs.
Davis and Ellegood and that inviting Col
| Whitley to lecture, were adopted.
Petitions were presented From Mr.. Morris,
asking to be heard on Capital Punishment, (re-
| ferred to Messrs Bird and Green ; PRAYING for
| the repeal of the Exemption Law 80 far a. it
relates to sussex county from Juo. Mcdaniel
asking permission to locate certain nalt marsh
IN Mahpnr River asking the establishment of
Il State wuik-house ; from Emma A Walker, of
New Castle Co., a-Aiug divorce from Henry
| Walker asking a stock law Ter District No, IL,
! Sussex county.
The resolution apptopriatirE 100 to ex-Shor-
| i'll Armstrong, for bringing Tavlur from Ohio
was reconsdcred, (t beng alleged that the
amount WAS too small and rconimttod.
! Notice was gwen VI numerous bills, among
them the following
Mr, Broadaway t'peshag the charter granted
r. the Nd. Del. ship Canal Co.; MI j. ".
Phillips, allowing the Trustees OF the NJ Z
church Of SeafoEd to sell certain real estate
Mr. Baldwin, an AT amending An net for the
protection OF married women; MI Broadway
/ az iHgfr.. Z y.
| Alurderlllll Id and slrO one taxing dng-, for
the protection Of sheep; MI, Bird, Ii bin itc0r-
pOraihg tue public schnos of Delaware CITY
Mr. q. IL. Phillips, stock laws for school dis
trlctH II and $50, SurneX county; Mi. Iylc an
net extending the charter Of the Phoenix Fire
Co., of Wilmington Mr., Hucnmh, an act M
cooperating the Lone Valley Cemetery Co.. o!
Now Castle.
Mr.. Bird reported eabstitute for tho bill ex.
tending the boundaries Of Red Lion huudred
inciudlng IN them the town of st. Georges and
referred to the Committee on Kevited Statutes.
Bills read once authorizing prOtiona;ory of
hrnt ~; to make m index; incorporating the
Every Evening Publishing Co.; stock law fol
schoo! district 1863 SusecN Co.; extending limits
OF District No. 81. New Castle county: Senate
bill further amending Chapter H. Revised Code:
stock law for School District IL, Sussex county
Mr.. Pyle introduced il authorizing md
directing the Levy Courts Of the several COUNTIES
to relmburse any officer or citizen of Delaware
convicted and fined by the United States Court
under the act Of Congress Of Mas 81, 1870, ell
forcing the rights of citizenship IN the several
states of the Union. Tie bill also directs the
Governor to employ the States Attorney TO do.
fend any person tried III this State under the act
named 1t was read once.
The Senate joint resolution appropiiqting
Sl1UO u the Fish Commissioners Mas read and
referred,
On motion of Mr. F,am tile In dyorcic
Sarah NJ. and Henry Atkm-, OF 5u-eex Co, war
read a third time and passed.
Ia OFF Ia tE4t. xt..N,-
ting $500 to Vim. S. atcCauley for services u.
Chancellor al Item. Referred