Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-01-28
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Wednesday.
sprArr re-.
| The Senate met at 10 o'clock, A. n
MIR. Riddle from the Committee on Revise,
Statutes, reported back the bill to exempt wage
from execution attachment, with An amendmen
repeating all other laws inconsistent with thi
act.
The amendment was then read aud Adopted.
Mr.. FiddemAn offered All amendment strikin
out New Castle county" and inserting in LEI
thereof ''shis State" which amendment Wa
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Riddle, the bill was read
third time and on its final passage Mr.. Ray calle
for the yeas and nays which resulted ~ follows
Yeas, MeaArs. Davis, Fiddeman, Ray, Riddle
sshakspears, 8; Nays, Messrs. Cansey, Moore, an
MIR. Speaker. b..
The bill ~ amended having received ma
jority waa declared adopted, aud sent to th
Mr. Moore presented petition from D. "
Moore and 179 others for the passage Of n
act relating to Broad Greek hundred, Hussel
| county, which Was read and referred, to . com
mittee consisting Of Messrs. Moore, Csusey AMI
Mr.. Moore presented rsmonstranoe from S.
persons against the passage of such an act which
was referred TO the same committee.
MIR. Shakespeare presented . petition from
Mary Lee and 225 other ladies Of Smyrna askinl
Tor the enactment Of ~ stringent . law Againsl
the sale Of liquors ON every other day OF the
week as is now enacted against the sale Of it on
sunday, as it applies to medicinal and meohani.
cal purposes, which Was read and referred TO q
Moore and Ray.
Mr.. Riddle presented petition from Rsbeoc.
scott and TIA other ladies' OF Wilmington for =
ra rof roA -, -.
committee,
On motion Of Mr.. Moore the bill transferring
the Mansion of Isaac G. Phillips, Sussex county.
from School District l68 to District 80, was read
second time by its title.
Mr.. Davis presented petition from John r.
Keller and 81 others asking the change of the
boundary line Of School District No, 81. OF Nov
castle county. which was read and raferred IN
special committee consisting Of Messrs, Davis.
Shakespeare and Moore.
Mr. Ray gave notice Of an act to aid Delaware
college, aud to educate scholars therein for
teachers for the free schools of this State. -
MI. Shakespeare presented petition from @.
horsey and l2D others complaining of the exces.
sive tonnage tax on oysters, which was read and
reierred to acommittes consisting Of Messrs.
Shakespeare Ray and Moore.
The Clerk OF the House being admitted in
formed the Senate that the House would be
ready in minutes to receive the Senate in Joint
session, and proceed to ballot for United States
Senator.
The Senate at the appointed time proceeded
70 me House to be present at the announcement
OF the vote cast for U. s. Senate and upon re.
turning adjourned until o'clock p. N.
The Senate met At three O'Clock.
the chair.
Mr.. Riddle, from the committee on Revised
Statutes, reported back the bill to create Court
Of Quarter Sessions for Now Castle county with
an amendment fixing the time for holding the
Court on the Second Monday in July, September,
January and March, which was adopted. Another
amendment gives the presiding Judge a25O in
addition 70 the salary already received. Adopted.
The bill was then read third time aud passed
MIR. Ray gave notice Of an act to allow the
Recorder Of Deeds Of New Castle county to
make new indices
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the bill to change the
time OF the meeting Of the Orphans Court and
Court Of Chancery for Sussex county Was read .
Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Roads and
Highways, reported . bill to allow J. Turpin
Moore to straighten road on his own property,
which WAS read.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
MIR. Baldwin presented . petition asking that
dogs in united school districts Nos 8 aud 4,
New Castle county, be made personal property.
IL was referred to special committee consisting
OF Msss1s. baldwin, Green and G. II. Phillips.
On motion Of Mr. Nowland Senate. bill prohibi.
ting live stock from running at large in new
school district No. 81, New Castle county, was
reada third time and passed.
MIR. Bird introduced = bill, which was read,
incorporating the Diamond State Fire and
Marine Insurance company.
The bill incorporating the Sussex Insurance
company WAS read second time and referred.
MIR. Houston moved to reconsider the resolu-
tionOf the House to dock members absent with.
out permission. Lost
Mr.. Pyle introduced a bill further supplement
ting the act extending the time for recording
deeds. II was read once.
MIR. Pyle gave notice Of the following bills !:
An act to incorporate Wilmington Division, No.
l, 8. Of L, All act to incorporate the Grand Divi-
sion y. Of I. an act to incorporate Evening Star
Council, No. l, s. and d. of A. aud an act to
incorporate the West End Club Stables of Will
niington.
Atr. Learned introduced bill to protect the
navigation OF the Christiana river. It WAS read
once.
Mr.. Bird introduced bills incorporating the
Diamond State Fire and Marine Insurance Co.,
the Underwriters Agency Of Delaware, and the
Delaware City aud New Castle Railroad COM
pany.
Mr.. Broadway introduced bill amending Sec
ton 23, chapter Ill, Of the revised statutes Of
1851
Senate bill relncorporating Keokuk Tribe, No.
2, Imp o. Il. NJ, was read second time and re
On motion of Mr.. Broadaway the clerk was d.
rected to inform the Senate that the House was
ready to go into joint session, and compare the
vote OF yesterday for U. 8. Senator.
At 1l.50 Gov. Cochran WAS admitted to the
floor Of the House.
At l2 O'Clock the Senate was admitted, and both
Houses went into JOINT session with Speaker
Stockley il, the chair.
Mr.. Moore moved the journals Of the two
Houses in respect to the ballot for U. g. Senator
yesterday be read. Adopted.
1t appearing that Mr.. Thos. F. Bayard had
received . majority Of the votes Of both Houses,
speaker Stockley declared him elected for the
constitutional term commencing on March 4th.
A certificate to this effect was made out and
recorded and the journals Of the two Houses
On motion Of Mr.. Shakespeare the joint session
was adjourned, after which the House adjourned
until o'clock P. NJ.
The House reAssembled at 8.
]. W. Phillips gave notice Of bill to prevent
live stock from running at large in school dis
trict No. 81. New Castle county.
MIR. Bird gave notice Of bill to allow the re-
corder Of deeds for New Castle county to pro-
cure anew seal Of office.
Mr.. Broadsway gave notice Of an act to incor-
porate the Peninsula Agricultural and Mechan-
ics Society OF Sussex County.
Mr. Lambden gave notice OF ali act to change
the place Of. holding the electionsin Brosd Creek
hundred. Also to provide for member OF the
Levy Court in Gumboro hundred.
Mr.. Baldwin introduced bill to make dogs
property i'll School districts Nos. 8 and s, New
Castle county.
Mr.. Wilds gave notice Of an act to make per-
sonal property subject to tax for State purposes.
Mr.. Bigga presented the petition of Miranda
A. Taylor for divorce from her husband Oh &C.
count of desertion.
Mr.. Broadawsy presented the petition Of Mar
tina W. Ellis for divorce from her husband on
account OF fraud
The motion to refer the petitions to the COM
mittee on Divorces was Lost by = vote of yeas
to Is nays.
The bill to incorporate the Agricultural and
Pathological Association OF Middletown was re-
ported by Mr. Houston with An amendment
striking out the clause allowing wine, beer, ale
and cider to be sold upon the premises. An
amendment to allow cider to be sold was adopt
ed The amendment to strike out was adopted
by the following yes and nay vote Yeas,
Messrs. Biggs Broadway, Collins, Green, Hous-
ton, McNeal, J. W. Phillips, Todd, voshell and
Wilde-l0; Nays, Msssrs. Baldwin, Bird, Han
by. Learned, Lsmbden, Nowland, G. H. Phillips
and Speaker Holcomb--6. The bill was then
read third time and passed the House.
Thursday.
SENATE
The Senate convened Ut 10 o'clock,
The clerk of the House being admitted. pre-
sented the House bill to incorporate the PENN.
suls Agricultural and Pathological Association.
The bill was read . first and then q second time
by the title under suspension Of the rules.
The Committees on Finance and Claims were
authorzed to employ counsel.