Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-19
Specially reported for he Commercial.

Specially reported for he Commercial
DOVER, Feb. 49,
Mr.. Causey presented several petitions for
more stringent liquor law. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Riddle the House bill to in
corporate the Erery Ecen.n9 Publishing Com
pany wah read.
Mr.. Shakespeare reported the following bills
which was read The third time and passed.
House bill to incorporate the Good Samaritan
Lodge No. 9, 1. o. o. f., of Middletown.
House bill to amend the charter of the Me-
chanics' Building and Loan Association of De-
yer.
House bill to authorize the publication of the
act providing for the widening of Water street
and Rail Road Avenue in the city of Whining
ton
House bill to renew the charter of the Female
Bible Society of Wilmington
Mr.. Riddle reported the following bills which
were read the third time and passed.
An act to authorize the commissioner in tile
divorce to take evidence in regard to prop
erty held by the parties
An act to change he name of the Delaware
Chemical Manufacturing Company to that of the
Walton * Whann Company.
Mr.. Fiddeman presented a petition for new
public road in Milford hundred.
The following bills were read the first time
By Mr.. Moore, House bill an .,ac. III relation to
protecting farmers from trespassers.
By MI. Riddle, an act to change the voting
place of East White Clay Creek hundred.
By Mr.. Davis. an act to authorize Joshua BEN
nett, to erect Il gate across public road i'll Mil
ford hundred.
Also an act to prevent stock from running at
large in School Districts Nos. l25 and 175 Sussex
county.
By Mr.. Shakespeare, an act to incorporate the
Dover Fruit and Vegetable preserving company.
By Mr.. Riddle, an act to incorporate the rrus
tees of the Riddle fund for the benefit of the
superanuated preachers of the Wilmington Con.
ference of the NJ. L, Church.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
The following bills were read first tmc:-
Mr. Davis, to lay out public road in Milford
hundred; also House bill stock law for School
District No. 81, New Castle county; Mr., Ray,
House bill to incorporate the Cheat Council
Imp. o. II. NJ. of Delaware.
Bills passed House bill to incorporate the
Delaware Board of Directors of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of Maine; House bill to
authorize the Register in Chancery and clerk of
the Orphans Court of Kent county to make
certain index. after being amended to limit the
cost to 1880.
NJ, Riddle offered joint resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on Finance, au
thorzing the payment annually of s. to
the Delaware Historical Society, to pay part OF
the expenses in making historical collections
Mr.. Fiddeman offered II joint resolution ere
ating committee of three from the Senate and
four from the House to whom all matters re-
latipg to State AID to railroads or for other pur
poses should be referred
The yeas and nays being called the resolution
was defeated by tile following vote Yeas
Messrs. Davis, Fldlcmau, and Riddle, 3 Nays
Aiessrs. Can cy, l;,y Shakespeare and Mr.
Speaker, 4.
Adjourned.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.
The Committee on Corporations reported ia
vorablY tho bill amending the act Incorporating
the Georgetown and Frankford Railroad Co. Ii
was read tic tlliid lime and pissed.
The bill allowing the Trustees of the N. F.
Chmch 1t Seaford to sell and convey CERTAIN
real estate was favurally reported, read the
third Time and passed.
The bill amendatory of the act incorporating
the (iravully Ran Matsh Co. was reported favor
ably and passed
The Senate amendment to the House bill i'll
cooperating the Society Of the Suns and pangh-
ter of Smyrna WAS read and sohcurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Fralm the Senate bill al
lowing Philip Short, OF Smyrna 20 straglton II
| certain public road in Dagrb0ro hundred, Sua-
sex county was read once.
Inc bill Incorporating the Delaware Iron Co.
was reported with all amendment making ii u
public act. The amendment was adopted and
the bill read the third time and passed.
The bill prohibiting live stock from running nd
large in districts 25, y and q New Castle coun-
ty, was read the third time aud passed
Mr.. Biggs presented JOINT resolution thank
lIlb lOl. NuiJcley LOT preparing Tue historical
paper relating to Delaware Soldiers of the Reyo-
lutiol which he read before the general ASSEM-
bly, last night, aud ordering 900 copies of the
same to be printed and distributed among the
two Houses, Col. W., the Secretary Of State, and
the Historical Society.
The resolution was amended by inserting 1000
copies and adopted az amended
The bill extending the boundaries of Rei Lion
hundred was read third time and passed
MIR. Il. ii. Philips presented a petition asking
soitt fiai,
Creek, Sussex county, be made unlawful. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Voshel presented a petition q king for All
thority to lay out new road in Duck Creek hun
dfed, Kent county. Referred.
The bill for the protection OF muslrats, repoi :
ted by committee, was read once.
The Senate bill amending chapter LOG of the
revised statutes, relating to conributary uegli-
gence, was read once, also the Senate bill
| to aid Delaware College.
| Mr.. j. W. Philips presented Il petition from
the Sussex county Association OF Good remplart,
asking for more stringent liquor license law.
Referred as were also two similar petitions.
MIR. Bird presented two petitions asking for
the repeal of the present liquor law. referred.
| The same gentleman introduced bill to pro-
tect the elective franchise, requiring the clector
! To show receipt before voting, which receipt
shall be stamped after the ballot is accepted.
| Read once.
Mr. Broadway gave notice of act supplement-
ing the act Incorporating the town of Wyoming.
Mr. Houston introduced bill providing for
tho payment of funeral expenses, medicine and
nursing, etc, by the Sheriff out of money OBJ
tained under execution process against the es.
tate OF the deceased person. Read once
Mr.. broadway presented petition for Il new
road in Mispillion hundred. Referred.
! At IL 10 the House adjourned.
afternoon Session.
| The House TO assembled at 3 p. NJ.
| Mr.. Speaker introduced bill in respect to
proof of handwriting allowing proof by com.
parison in the absence of other means. Read
once.
Mr., Bird presented petition praying for the
incorporation of the public schools of Delaware
City. Referred.
The Committee on Corporations reported the
bill incorporating the city of New Castle 1t was
taken up for consideration.
| Speaker Holcomb offered an amendment re-
| qniring that the expense Of opening and grad
| ing streets in the corporate, limits shall be
| bound by the city. Adopted.
| The bill was then read the third time by para
graphs and passed az amended yeas IS, nays l.,
Mr.. Todd.
Mr.. Pyle gave notice of the following bills :
incorporating the Benedictine Institute of Will
mngton permitting the Benedictine Co. of
Philadelphia TO hold real estate in Wilmington ;