The daily gazette., 1875-02-04
Detaware Legislature.
DOVER, Feb. 8.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PA0E.]I

Mr.. Nowland to consider the bill to
alter and amend an act to provide
revenue for State and county purposes,
Mr.. Broadway in the chair. The
Speaker resuning the chair, the bill
was considered and passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at p. m. The
Speaker appointed Messrs. !. W. Phil
lips, Bird, Biggs, NcN cal and iIilus
as the committee on Moral Reform.
Mr.. J. w. Phillips presented peti.
ton Of IS citizens relative to stock
running ut large in Seaford Hundred.
Sussex county. Referred to the com.
mittee on Roads.
The bill to prevent live stock from
running at large in certain limits of
Broad Greek Hundred, Sussex county,
was read 1t has five sections. Passed.
Mr., Nowland offered joint resolu-
tion which was adopted appointing a
committee Of l on the part of each
House TO have the portrait of the late
Commodore Jones repaired and placed
in proper position in the Capitol. The
Speaker appointed Mr.. Nowhnd as
committee on the part of the House.
Also, resolution appointing
committee of 3 with powers incideu
to such committee, to cxalhine and in
Yestigate witnesses to discover the
party who on the night of February
I'd, misplaced the furniture &C., of the
House, and to report the result of their
investigation to the House. Adopted.
Committee-N Nowland, Tood, Conwell,
Bill to prevent stock from running
ut large in school district No. 40.
New Castle county, was passed.
Bill TO prohibit live stock from
running at large in districts 46 and
1873 Sussex county, recommitted to
cammittee.
On motion of Mr.. Pyle, bill to in
corporate the Clayton Fire and Marine
Insurance Company af Wilmington,
was read the second time; also, bill to
incorporate the Delaware Board of
Directors of the Union Mutual Life
Insurance Company of Maine, as the
Delaware Agency OF said county; also,
bill entitled an act to direct the pub
lie action OF an act entitled an act to
authorize the city Of Wilmington TO
issue its bonds 10 meet portion of
the expense in widening Water street
and Railroad avenue in said city; also'
an additional supplement to the act to
limit the city debt Of Wilmington
and to provide for the discharge
thereof; also, bill to amend an act
conserving corporations. They were
all referred to the COMMITTEES on cor
perations on his motions.
On motion of hIr Nowland, bill to
prescribe punishment for certain
offence WAS read the 3d time and pass.
ed.
MI Nowland said that breach of
trust in Delaware has never been re-
cognized as IL crime by the law. Sew
eral instances of this nature have oc-
Cured in New Castle county, during
the past 4 or years and it is the gen
ersl feeling throughout the county that
such bill should be passed Such "a law
is to be found in Maryland, Kentucky
aud Pennsylvania. Messrs. Handy,
McNeal, j. w. Phillips, Voshell and
Wilds voted against the passage ef the
bill:-vote 13 to 8.
On motion of Mr. Pyle bill to incor-
porate the Diamond State Spring com
pttHJ was lcH'l tIc -u TIME duI TciCIT-
ed to committee.
On motion of Mr., Biggs, bill to make
dogs personal property and for the bet
ter protection of consolidated school
districts 31 and Al, Newark and vici-
nifty New Castle CO., was read the Sd
time and passed, vote 1G to 3: Mcssrs.
Handy Mcneil, and Voshell, voting
no.
On motion of Mr.. Pyle. blllt amend
chapt. 1913 Revised Code, concerning
trespassers was read the I'd time and
referred to the committee on Revised
Statutes, also supplement to an act ill.,
cooperating tke Western Car company
read the 2d time and referred to the
committee Oh corporations; also a bill
10 incorporate the knights of st. Law
ronceBeneticial Society ofWilmington;
also bill to incorporate the FRENCH
man So 'raternal liefsSociety of Wil-
minGton.
DIR, Pyle gave notice of Il bill sup
Elementary to the act for the benefit
of the public schools of Wilmington.
On motion of Mr.. Broadway, the
use of the Hall of the House was given
to the New Castle co. delegation for u
conference for 3 hours after adjourn
ment.
Ar, Bird gave notice of bill TO es-
tablish work house for all persons
convicted of crime punishable with
Imprisonment.
Mr., Broadway gave notice of bill
to incorporate the Wyoming Institute
of Delaware, mt Wyoming, Kent co. Z,
State of Del. Adjourned.
SENATE.
! Senate met at 10, II. m, Mr.. Fiddle
man, Speaker pro tenn, in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Moore the House
bill TO perfect the title OF J. II. Massey
which refer to certain lands, was read
| the second time.
Mr.. Ray presented the petition of
260 signers for law to further restrict
the sale of Intoxicating liquor; also, a
petition of Mary Middleton and 104
others, of similar import. Read and
referred to the committee on Temper
ance.