Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Friday.
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On motion OF MIR. Riddle the vote ny WHICH
the Wilmington and Western Railroad bridge bill
WAS defeated was reconsfdered.
Mr.. Davis introduced . bill amending section
3, chapter 81, lith volume Of Delaware laws, re-
lating to the insane OF the State: Read once
MIR. Fiddeman introduced = bill supplementing
the act incorporating the Mispillion Navigation
Co. Read once.
Mr. Riddle, from the Committee on Revised
Statu tes reported favorsbly the bill creating an
additional Justice Of the Peace for Wilmington
hunared. 1t var read the third time, in con-
pecton with the petitions and .emonstrances
accompanying it, mud passed.
On motion OF MIR. Causey, the bill changing
the names OF Hettie Fraim to Hettie McCauley
and Clayton FrAim to Clayton McC1lley was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill authorizing Jos.
u. Morris to erect gate across certain public
road in Indian River hundred, Sussex county.
Read once.
Mr.. Riddle reported favorsbly the bill in rela-
ton to arrests In civil cases. 1t was read tho
third time and passed.
AT II Is the Senate adjourned until Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Baldwin from the Committee to whom the
petition was referred reported joint resolution
authorizing the State Treasurer to pay to T. L.
Armstrong, late Sheriff of New Castle county,
Taylor from Massllon, Ohio, which WAS read and
concnrred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Bird, the Constitutional
amendment bill to divide New Castle county, was
read the second time, and referred to aHpecial
committee of five consisting Of Messrs. Bird.
Collins, Houston, Pyle, aud Broadway. 800
copies OF the bill were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Houston introduced u bull to amend the
act to incorporate the Georgetown and Delmar
Rail Road Company which was red.
Mr.. Houston reported the bill to incorporate
the Delaware Board Of Directors Of the Maine
Mutual Life Insurance Company ~ the Delaware
Agency OF said Company, with All amendment
requiring all money paid by policy holders Of
this State to be invested IN the state At rate
not exceeding per cent The amendment was
adopted and tho bill passed.
Mr.. Houston introduced . bill to amend the
incorporation act of the I.ewes Creek Navigation
Company which Was read
On motion of Mr. Bird the bill to enable the
Presbyterian Church Of Delaware City to acquire
title to certain real estate, was read third
time and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Learned the bill to divorce
Jennie Bsrkus from her husband James Barkus
was read third time.
Mr., Learned stated that he was well acqusint-
ed with the parties, and believed the bill should
Mr.. Phillips q. W. called for the reading Of
the petition which was read
Mr.. PHILIPPE then asked whether the husband
lived in the State.
Mr. Learned replied that the parties both
lived in Little Creek hundred, Kent county.
Mr.. Phillips then asked whether the husband
could marry again Il the bill passed.
The Speaker said that a. the bill divorced
from the bonds Of mstrmony either party could
marry again.
Mr.. Phillips thought that such man should
never be allowed to marry again.
Mr.. Phillips called for the yeas and nays. and
tho bill passed by the following vote Yeas,
Messrs Baldwin. Bird, broadway, Collins, Con-
well, Lambden, Learned McNeal, @ II. Phillips,
Pyle, Wilde, II. Nays, Messrs. Biggs, Green.
Houston, J. ". Phillips, Todd and Speaker, 8.
Mr.. Houston reported bill to amend an act
TO incorporate the Mechanics Building and Loan
Association of Dover which passed.
change the name Of the Delaware Chemical
Manufacturing Company, to tho Walton d
Whann Co. which WAS passed.
Mr. Wilde presented petition from citizens
Of Kenton Hundred asking for the Constable OF
Duck Creek Hundred to have the same jursdic-
ton in Kenton Hundred as in other Hundreds
which was read and referred.
Mr.. Biggs offered resolution instructiLg the
clerk to have printed 500 copies Of the report Of
the committee appointed to examine the accounts
OF the State Treasurer and Trustee OF the school
Fund, which was adopted.
Adjournment to Monday at 3 p NJ.
Monday.
SENATE.
The Senate met at p. NJ.
Mr., Riddle from the Committee on Revised
Statutes reported fayorably the bill to console
date tho school districts Of Dover, which was
read the third time and passed.
Mr. Fiddeman offered a joint resolution which
was adopted, summonipg Robert II. Davis, late
State Treasurer. and r. G.. Ellegood, lato State
Auditor, before the joint committee on 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 tho House, appropristing
$500 to the cost Of the Kent county courthouse
bell was coDcurred in.
The following bills passed Incorporating
Centrevlle Lodge, No. 81, !. o. o. f.. incorpor-
ating Sons and Daughters Of Smyrna incor-
porating Wyoming Institute OF Kent county !;
incorporating Eagle Lodge, No. 80, !. Q. o. f.,
of Duponts Banks.
Mr. Riddle gave notice of an act to incorporate
the Riddle Fund for the benefit Of the super.
animated preachers Of the Wilmington Confer
ence.
The House joint resolution inviting ". q.
Whiteley to deliver his address on Delaware's
Revolutionary Soldiers before the Legislature
was concurred in.
Several bills were read a first time including one
to authorize an additional Justice Of the Peace
for Kent county, and divorcing Jennie Barkus
and James Barius. When the latter had been
read, Mr. Moore said a. this was matter over
which the courts had Jurisdiction he would move
tssat the bill be indefinitely postponed, which
was unanimously adopted.
Petitions were presented for stock laws for
school dis tricts As, 125, and Ill, Sussex Co.,
and for a law giving so cents apiece for the
scalps OF hawks and owls, in order to protect
poultry and email birds.
The House stock laws for districts Nos. Sc
New Castle county and school district No. 81 and
that part Of school district No. AZ lying in Pen
cader hundred were read tho third time and
passed.
LII pursuance of previous notice Mr.. Riddle
introduced bill to amend chapter 106 revised
statutes, which prohibits contributors in negli-
gence to plead negligence LIE bar to damages,
which WAS read.
HOUSE.
House met at o'clock.
Senate Joint resolution summoning. 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, Ge-
ferred to Messrs. Bird and Green) praying for
tho repeal of the Exemption Law, 30 far as it
relates to Sussex county from Jno. Mcdaniel
asking permission to locate certain salt marsh
in Mahon's River asking the establishment OF
a State work-house /; from Emma A. Walker, of
New Castle Co., asking u divorce from Henry
Walker asking stock law for District No, liz,
Sussex county.
The resolution approprating 500 to ex-sher-
i'll Armstrong, for BRINGING Taylor from Ohio,
was reconsdered, Ut being alleged that the
amount was too small, and recommltted,
them the following.
Mr.. Broadway, iepealing the charter granted
to tho Md. 4 Del. Ship Canal Co.; Mr.. J. W.
Phillips allowing the Trustees OF the NJ. +.
church OF Scaford to sell certain real estate
Mr.. Baldwin, an act amending an act for the
protection OF married women Mr.. Broadaway, 9
bill authorizing the laying out Of road in North
| Murderkill Id and also one taxing dogs fol
the protection OF sheep; Mr.. Bird, bill incor'
porating the public schools OF Delaware City
Mr. g. II. Phillips, stock laws for school dis
| tricts A aud 100, Sussex county Mr.. Pyle, Al
| act extending the charter OF the Phoenix Fire
Co, of Wilmington Mr.. Holcomb, an act in
cooperating the Lone Valley Cemetery Co., Of
| New Castle.
Mr.. Bird reported substitute for the bill ex
| tending the boundaries of Red Lion hundred
| including in them the town Of st. Georges ant
| referred to the Committee on Revised Statutes.
Bills read once authorizing Prothonatory o.
Kent Co to make an index; incorporating tht
Every Evening Publishing Co.; stock law fo
school district 1863, Sussex Co.; extending limit
of District No. 81 New Castle county; Senat'
bill further amending Chapter II, Revised Code
stock law for School District liz, Sussex county
Mr.. Pyle introduced a ill authorizing ant
directing the Levy Courts Of the several conntie
| to reimburse any officer or citizen Of Delaware
Convicted and fined by the United States Cour
under the act of Congress Of May 81, 1870, EN-
forcing the rights OF citizenship in the severa
states Of the Union. The bill also directs tn
Governor to employ the States Attorney to de
fend any person tried in this State under the &C