The daily gazette., 1875-02-24

On motion Of Mr.. Moore, the House1
| bill to authorize the Trustees Of the
Methodist Protestant Chnrch Of Seaford
| 30 sell and convey o building lot and
! premises in Seaford, Del, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Shakespeare, House
bill supplementary TO the several sup
plements to the act incorporating the
Gravelly Bun Marsh Company was read.
| Also, he gave notice OF
A supplement to the act to incorpor-
ate the Maryland and Delaware Ship
| Canal Company and to authorize said
Company to construct q canal through
the State OF Delaware, passed March 8,
1873. f
On motion of Mr.. Ray, bill to incorpo-
rate tae city OF New Castle was read.
Mr.. Causey, from Committee, reported
as correctly enrolled, sundry bills.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House met at 10 a. III.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. j. w. Phillips introduced n bill
to amend chapter 81, Revised Code,
entitled "of fences" Read.
On motion of Mr.. Frame, Senate
bill to authorize Philip Short of 8. to
straighten certain public road in
Dagsboro' Hundred, Sussex county,
was read second time and referred.
On motion of Mr. Learned, bill to
authorize the Prothonotary of Kent
county to make certain index, was
passed.
On motion of Mr. Baldwin, bill in
reference to the competency of certain
persons us witnesses, was passed.
Mr.. j. w. Phillips introduced bill
to incorporate the Bridgcville Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society
Read Nj l.. Blanchard is named
among tue corporators.
MIR. Conwell gave notice of snp-
plement to chapter 565 vol, IL, Laws
OF Delaware.
On motion of Mr.. .Voshell bill to au-
thoriZe the laying out of now public
road in Duck creek Hundred, Kent
county, was read second time; also,
bill to authorize the several Levy
Courts to employ certain convicts at
labor Ontside the prison walls, was
lost; vote IS to5
MIR. Bird introduced an additional
supplement to an act for the better
regulation of the streets of Delaware
City and for other purposes. 1t pro
vides for reorganization of the mu-
| ulClpul government - StCtlOuS.
| Mr.. Broadway offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
| Joint resolution, that the resolution
ad joining the two Houses stai de Feb.
28th, and to receive no business with
in days of that date. passed January
Both, be and the same is hereby re-
cinded and made null and void
On motion of Mr.. Houston, bill tc
amend and act to incorporate the June
tion and Breakwater X. X, Company
was passed.
Il On motion of Mr.. Bird to incorpo
rate the Delaware City Mutual Lii,
Insurance Company, was read secont
: time and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Frame, Senate
bill to authorize the lying out of
public road in Milford Hundred, Ken
county, was read.
u On motion of Mr. Bird, bill to pro
tect the elective franchise, was rcac
second time and referred.
Mr. Handy presented an account oi
7 G. =. Johnson, poblisher, which wa!
0 referred to the committee on claims.
,! On motion OF Mr.. Baldwin, bill tc
amend chapter 106, Revised Code, wa'
read the second time.
On motion of Mr.. Learned, Senate
. bill to amend soctiop 3, chap
ter 81, volume IA, A-,1~are Laws
was read. 1t refers to ,Mc dischsrg,
from asylums, of lunatics.
i On motion of Mr.. Houston, bill t
. lprevent live stock from running a
large in school districts, No. IL anc
l24 Sussex county, as amended IL
1 committee, was passed. Mr.. Hous
= ton said he had petition for the pas
: sage of the bill and that there was NJ
' objections.
On motion of Mr.. McNeal, Senat,
amendment to the bill to authoriz,
Henry Todd present Register IL
Chancery, &C., Kent county, to trans
cribe or copy into suitable book tn,
index to the recognizances OF sale
courts was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Biggs, Senate
bill to further amend section /, chap
:, ter II, Revised Code, was passed.
II Mr.. Bird was granted l days leav,
> of absence.
ported the supplement to chapter 562
i volume IA, Delaware Laws, as pub
!, lished IN Revised Statutes of Della
ware, in 1852, as published in 1874
Read. 1t relates to the exemption law
i in Sussex county.
Il On motion Sof Mr.. Biggs, bill t.
: amend chapter 372, Delaware Laws
3 entitled an act in relation to the col
J, lection of taxes in this State, wa
passed.
i On motion of Mr.. Collins, bill will
respect to proof of handwriting, wa
passed.
9 Mr.. Wilds presented bill of JOIN
Slay, Recorder of Deeds, Kent coun
ty. Referred.
Mr.. Todd presented an account o.
2 j. w. Phillips against the State REFER
ed.
o On motion of Mr.. Nowland, bill t.
:. define the duties of Justices of tn,
Peace in certain cases was read secont
!. time,
g Mr.. Wilds presented a petition O
IL citizens of Kenton Hundred, Ken