The daily gazette., 1875-03-12
The Dela,oare LegtslGtwre.
specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, March 10, 1873

On motion of Mr. Kay the Vote ny
which the Delaware City charter was
passed was rcconsidered and the bill I.
recommitted. 90 tA..
MIR. Ray introduced bill in reia-
tion to certain classes Of persons exer-
cfsing public employment, being de-
signed to neutralize the effects OF the
Civil Rights bill. kead.
Mr.. Riddle presented q bill giving
Justices of the Peace the right to fine
to the extent of SEQ in cases of assault
and battery.
On motion OF Mr. Riddle the vote by
which the House bill In relation TO
capital punishment was indefinitely
postponed, was reconsidered. Adop-
ted. Il
On motion of Mr. Davis the bill
making 2S pouads a lawful bushel of
oats In this State was taken up for con- !
sideration and recommltted.
Mr. Riddle introduced a joint reso-
luton authorizing the payment of
James d Webb for binding the Re !
vised Code of 1874, and also providing
for the distribution Of the books among
the Prothonotaries for sale at 81, so per
| copy when bound. Adopted.
\ Mr.. Davis introduced bill authori
zing Dr. VIM. Marshall to erect gate
across certain public road In Cedar
| Creek Hundred, which was read twice.
The House bill amending chapter IA,
volume IA, Revised Statutes, was taken
up for consideration and laid ON the
table
| On motion OF Mr. Shakespeare the
House bill incorporating the American
Tin and Iron Company OF Delaware
was read third time and passed, as
were also the following bills
Bill supplementing the act incOrpora.
ting the Diamond State Building and
Loan Association of Smyrna.
Senate bill reviving the act incorps.
rating the Jemison Branch Ditch Com
pany.
House bill reducing the moluments
CT the State Chemist was read third
time and indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Causey introduced bin to pre-
serve the purity of the ballot. 1t is
like a similar measure introduced In
the House and read once.
At 11:46 o'clock Senate adjouTnsd
until Sp. m.
| The Senate eIs-sssembled at 3 y. m
Mr. Ray gave notice Of an act amend
ing chapter SO, of volume IA.
Mr.. Riddle reported favoTably the
House bill amending the act fer the
protection of women, with several
amendments one of which gives the
wife power to make will without
the consent of her husband. The
amendments were adopted and the
bill recommitted.
n On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman the
further supplement to the act incorpo-
rating milford, was read third time
and passed.
: Mr.. Riddle introduced bill giving
to Sheriffs the right to appoiut and re
t move wardens, jailors and others
. serving under them. Read twice and
referred
I Mr.. Riddle reported unfavorably
the bill increasing the fees of Justices
of the Peace. The report was sdop-
e ted and the bill indefinitely postponed.
t The bill incorporating Delaware
City was taken up, amended by max
:, ing the new government responsible
for the obligations Of the old, and
passed.
3 At 4:30 the Senate adjourned.
$ HOUSE.
House met at ~ u. Ia.
r Mr.. Pyle introduced bill 10 regu
late the sale of Intoxicating liquors
which..was read and 500 copies ordered
e to be printed for the House and Sen
ate.
@ The foregoing bill Is re-enact
ment of the old license law in most o
y its provisions, rs was in force before
the enactment of the present Ii
n cense law. 1t does away with free
y hold signatures and publication in tn,
" newspapers. and requires the Clerks
~ Of the Peace ITO issue licences. TIL,
:, signers to an application for licens
~ outside of Wilmington are confined
Is to Hundred instead of school distric
re as at present,
d Mr.. Bird introduced bill to enable
# the owners and possessors of til,
II Marsh Meadow and Cripple on Ceda
III Greek, in Red Lion Hundred, tc
IL make and portion of new banks ant
ie keep the old in repair, was read O frs
ID and second time and referred.
At On motion of Mr.. Phillips, the bill
m to enable and require school distric
No. 72, Sussex county to raise by Ia
;, $3.50 annually for school purposes wa
At read third time and passed,
vi MIR. Broadway introduced bill
ir amend an act to Incorporate the Cam
g. den Union Camp Ground, which wa
an read.
On motion of Mr.. Houston th
eS amendment to the bill to promote Ii
Is ternal Improvement, was read se'
u ond time and referred back TO til
ct committee on corporations.
Is.l Mr.. Nowlsnd offered O resolutio
= instructing the committee on corpor,
.. tions to have 300 copies of the bin I
's' promote Internal Improvement
ar- printed for the usa of the Hou,
and Senate.
Mr.. Nowland advocated the resol,
IT'S tion and said the measure was an in
sh portant one which should not
on passed without letting the peop
Iis John W. Phillips offered resol
.; know what il was, 500 copi
' of an act of incorporate
re- and 500 copies of a whisky bi
lat had been printed and IL WAS of muf