Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-27
THE DIVORCE COMPANY.
Legislative Proceedings.
Specially reported for tie Commercial.
SENATE.
DOVER, Feb. &c. 10. A. NJ

SENATE.
DOVER, Feb. &c. 10. A. NJ.
The following bills were read once Mr. Fid-
deman, act Incorporating the Milford Gas-light
Co, and bill appropriatins all money from Ii
qu0r licenses to the school fund Mr.. Causey
Gct amending the charter Of the Seaford and
Lewes Railroad Co.; Mr.. Speaker, an act author
2lng Il new public road in Georgetown hundred
Mr. Davis, live stock bill for district 66, Sussex
COUNTY.
The following bills were passed House bill
relating to proof of handwriting act relating to
permanent leaae-hold estates; stock law for dis
tlict ll2. Sussex county.
Mr.. Riddle presented petition from Francis
Barry add GA others for Il law for the better
protection of farmers against tresspassers. Re-
forred.
day afternoon.
Tie following bills were read once Mr..
Pyle, Incorporating the Delaware State Fire In
sufance Co.; Mr.. Biggs, act fixing 40 AZ the fee
TO be paid the State chemist tor alyzng phos-
phate's, &c. Mr.. Holcomb, an act to abolish
whipping IN cases where convicts are sentenced
TO imprisonment for life Senate bill ncorpor-
atng the Lebanon Hall Company.
On motion of Mr.. Wilde the vote by which the
bill authorizing the employment of convicts out
side of the prison walls was lost was reconsider
cd
The bill to enact a stock law for school dis
tict No. A Now Castle county was read the third
only one man had asked for it. The bill was
then indefinitely postponed.
The following bills passed Stock law for
district l02, Sussex county; Senate bill author
lzing the changing of certain road in Cedar
Creek hundred stock bill for school districts A
and 105 Sussex county.
Pending the last, debate spraug up upon the
propriety of,passiug stock lrws, after which John
W. Phillips moved that a committee OF three be
appointed to prepare Il general stock law OF to
lepeal those already passed.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to amend by conilnlhB
the law to Sussex county which amendment was
lost.
Messrs. Nowland and Iolcomb opposed the
motion saying that there was already general
stock law sufficient for protection.
The motion to indefinitely postpone the mo.
ton was then adopted by vote of II yeas and
6 nays.
On motion of Mr. Nowland the bill to amend
chapter 4, entitled ''of elections was taken up
FOR consideration and read.
The bill was then read third time by para
graphs, and on motion OF e.. III. Phillips II was
recommitted to the committee,
Mr.. Holcomb gave notice OF all act to estab-
lish Board of Education for the City Of Now
Caatle.
On motion of SIr. Baldwin tho Senate Joint
resolution authorizing the State Treasurer &c
pay Senators Bayard and Salisbury $4,000 eact
ior defending the State in the railroad tax case
was read.
Mr.. Baldwin then moved to strike out $4,000
aud insert S2, 500 and supported his motion b.
reading an extract from the Governors Message
in reference to what had been done by ihest
gentlemen.
The amendment was further advocated by
Messra. Broadway and Nowland and opposed b,
Messrs Houston and John W. Phillip, and wal
adopted by IL yeas to nays.
The Joint resolution was concurrsi Ia BY u
yeas to nays.
Adjourned until Monday at L, n.