Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-04
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The following bills were also read first time
By Mr.. Moore, House bill TO prevent stoc
from running at large in School Districts No,
Al and $780, in Sussex county.
by Mr.. Riddle, bill to divide Arpoquinimin
hundred into two hundreds.
by Mr.. Shakespeare, al act to incorporate til
Sussex Midland Railroad ComwGny.
! by Mr.. Davis, an act to authorize David II
Ralph to straighten certain public road in Iittl
Creek hundred, Sussex County also House b
to incorporate tho Public Schools Of Delawar
| City.
by Mr.. Ray, Senate bill to incorporate tn
Delaware City Mutual Life Insurance Compa
The following bills were read tie third TIM
and passed
BY. Mr.. Davis tho House bill TO enable Issa,
Gooden to lay out public road in Dover hun
! dred.
By. Mr.. Riddle, House bill to prove hand wri
ting by comparison also House bill for the pro
lection OF farmers against trespassers
Mr.. Causey gave notice of an act to incorpsr
ate the Wilmington and Claymont Rail Roat
Company
Mr.. Riddle gavo notice of an act for the bene
fit Of the deaf, dumb and INDECENT insane.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ Wednesday.
HOUSE.
The House mot Mt 10 o'clock
Senate bill incorporating the Delmar, Mills
boro' and Breakwater Railroad Co., and House
bill relating to free schools were read second
time and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Wild. tho Senate bill supple
menting tho act incorporating tho Mispiiiion
Navigation Co. was read once
Mr. Pyle presented memorial from tho Cen
tennial Committee of the Delaware Historical
Society fol- an appropriat on to the Centennial
exhibition. Referred.
MIR. Houston introduced bill directing the
tho Levy Courts to hereafter pay to Justices OF
the Peace and constables 80 per day for their
attendance upon general elections. Read once.
MIR. Broadway gave notice OF n bill amending
chapter d of the revised code.
On motion OF Mr.. Nowland the Senate bill
transferring the fam Of Lorenzo D. Gwinn, in
New Castle county, from district 81 to ", was
read the third time aud passed.
MIR. g. IL. Phillips submitted q petition for
and remembrance against q stock law for dis
trict %, Sussex county. Referred.
Mr.. Baldwin submitted remonstrance
against tho bill allowing an increase of the
school tax in district 81, New Castle county. Re-
ferred.
Senate bill incorporating the Kent Iron and
Hardware Co. was read once.
The Senate joint resolution directing the State
Treasurer to pay to Senators Bayard and Sauls-
bury $4,000 each for legal services was taken up
as special order and concurred IN.
The committee on revised statutes reported
the bill amending title 4th of the revis-
ed statutes with an amendment striking out
section 2, relating to qualification of voters, ad
ministering oaths to electors, etc., which is al
ready part of the election claws Of the State.
The amendment was adopted, as was also an
amendment offered by MIR. Bird, reducing the
slze OF the receipt stamp provided for from IL
to inch. :. The bill was then read third time
and passed.
The bills creating and providing for the New
Castle Board of Education aud reducing the tax
on the P. ". L b R: r. Co. to $40 Oo0. per year
were read the second time and referred.
The Committee on Revised Statutes reported
adversely the bill making growing fruit crops
liable to attachment, and its further considera-
ton was indefinitely postponed
The W. d W. R R. aid bill was read the Sec
ond time and referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Broadway the Senate bill
further amending the supplement to the act re-
lating to the town OF Dover was read once.
On motion Of Mr.. Baldwin the bill amending
the act for the protection Of women was read
the third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Bird the bill giving the pro-
secntion tie right to make four peremptory
challenges in capital cases was read a third time,
and on motion of Mr.. Holcomb it was Indefinite
ly postponed.
Notice was given of the following Mr.. yo-
shell, an act to authorize a new road across Duck
Creek hundred: Mr.. Bird, charter for the Amer.
lean Iron and Tin Co Mr.. Todd, an act to
change the name Of High street, in Dover, to
avenue.
The following bills were read third time aud
tural Society requiring nssignees to give secur-
ity incorporating the Board Of Education Of
Lewes incorporating the Lebanon Hall Co.; an
nexing school district No. 10 to the city Of vii.
mington, for school purposes making personal
property liable to school tax authorizing new
road in Duck Creek hundred,
The following bills were read consolidating
school districts So and l02, Sussex county;
amending chapter so Of the revised statutes, and
chapter 353, of volume fourteen, Delaware
Laws Senate bills relating to lien Of taxes and
authorizing Jos. D. Morris to erect gate across
a certain road in Indian River hundred Senate
bill authorizing new public road in Cedar Creek
hundred.
Mr.. Broadway presented petition praying
for the pessage Of the internal improvement or
railroad aid bill Mr.. Green presented several
petitions Of similar import. Referred.
Tie committee on Divorce has reported ai
versely on the petition Of Martha W. Ellie for
divorce from her husband John A. Ellis.
The same committee also reported bills divor-
cling Emma A. Walker from Henry Walker and
Susanna French from Elias French. Read once.
On motion Of Mr.. Rowland the bill reducing
the tax on the p, W. Il d. II. B. Co. was recon-
mitted.
The Senate joint resolution relative 10 the
Jos. Taylor reward was concurred in.
Mr.. Speaker presented bill for the protection
Of mill property from ice and other freshets It
prohibits the erection Of bridges with more than
one span over any stream upon which mills are
located. Read once.
Mr.. Rowland reported bill for the protection
of shore fishermen between Appoquinimink and
st. Augustine creeks, on the Delaware. 1t for
bids infringement on the former gill net fisher
men, and was read once,