The daily gazette., 1875-03-05
Delaware Legislature.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER. DEL, Mar. 4, 1875.

~ onahespedre, from Lne COMMITTEE
to which il had been re-committed. re-
ported back the House bill to incorpor-
ate the Delaware City and New Castle
Railroad Company, without amendment,
aud with favorable recommendation.
Ine Dill was then read third time and
passed
Mr. Davis reported favorably the House
bill to prohibit live stock from running at
large in School Districts No. A and $50.
SUSSEX county. Read third time and
passed. -
On motion Of Mr.. Ray, the bill to
unite and grade the public schools of
Newark was taken up for consideration,
read o third time and passed. The tax
is limited to 81, 200.
On motion of Mr.. Causey, the House
bill to consolidate the public schools of
Seaford, was read.
And further, on his motion, the rules
were suspended and the bill read the I'd
time. - =
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the House bill
to incorporate the Pioneer Club Stables
was read.
On, motion of Mr.. Causey, the House
supplement to the act to incorporate the
town OF Wyoming was read.
On motion OF Mr.. Moore, the bill to
|'authorize David w. Ralph to change a
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third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman, bill to
change the name of Hettie E. Frame to
Hettie Il. McColley, and for other pur-
poses was read the second time.
On motion of Mr.. Ray. the House bill
in rel4tion to the Road Commissioners of
st: Georges Hundred was read.
MIR. Riddle gave notice Of an act to
amend Chapter SO Of the Revised Code.
The bill provides that II Justices Of the
Peace remove from the Hundred for
which they were appointed, they shall
receive no fees.
MIR. Shakespeare reported the bill to
| amend the supplement To the charter of
the Pocomoke River Improvement Com
pany.
Also the bill to incorporate the Draw
| bridge Packing Company.
Mr.. Riddle reported the House bill to
incorporate the Delaware City Public
Schools, all of which were read third
time and passed.
| Mr.. Shakespeare reported the bill to
incorporate the SUSSEX Midland Railroad
Company, which was read third time
and lost by the following vote: Yeas
Messrs. Causey, Moore, Shakespeare and
fiddle and Speaker, 5. Nays-Messrs.
Davis, Fiddeman and Ray, 3.
Mr. Causey asked and obtained leave
to change his vote; when, on his mo-
tion, the vote by which the bill was lost
was reconsidered and the bill re-commit-
ted.
Adjourned till three p. m.
THE HOUSE.
The Heuse met at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Collins the addi
tional supplement to the act for the
better regulation of the streets OF
Delaware City and other purposes was
read third time and passed
The Senate amendment to the
House bill prohibiting stock from run
ming at large in district 112, Sussex
county, was read and concurred in.
i Mr.. Biggs reported a bill reporting
the act making part of a certain
road in Pencader Hundred a charge
, upon New Castle county. Read once
, On motion of Mr., Collins the sup
plement to chapter 35, volume IA
! Delaware Laws, was read third tim,
. and passed.
On motion of Dir. Learned the bill
3 amending chapter 81, of volume IA
' was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Voshell introduced a supple
ment to the act Incorporating tn
u Diamond State Loan Association o.
Smyrna, which was read.
On motion of Mr.. Nowland til
). bill establishing and incorporating tn
Board of Education of New Castl
was read third time and passed.
II Mr.. Nowland reported the bill re
= ducing the tax on the p, W. & B. r
X. Co., with an amendment strikin
out all after the enacting clause, an
d providing for the payment by tn
company of $1,000 annually, in qual
Iterly statements, in lieu of all othe
o taxes now paid by them to the State
l. provided the company first agrees t.
n reduce its charges for transportin
fruit at least 20 per cent. from tn
rates of transportation of 1874.
The amendment was read and th
bill recommitted. ateuts=
On motion of Mr.. Wilds the vol
defeating the Wilmington colore
school bill, was reconsidered.
Mr.. ]. w. Philips introduced a bi
providing for Il special election f,
town commissioners of the town {
Seaford, to be held ON the four,
, Monday of March. Under suspe
sion of the rules it was read thr,
times and passed
Mr.. Bird introduced bill autho
izing the Recorder of Deeds of Ne
- Castle county to make certain indie
Read once.
Mr.. Nowland reported back aga
the bill reducing the tax on the p. v
Up 81 b. r. r. Co. The amendment
it was read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. j. w, Philips Il
Senate amendment to the bill inco
porating the Junction and Breakwat
DC X. r. Co., was read and concurred i
my On motion of Mr.. Houston the b
amending the act in incorporating Il
Lewes Creek Navigation Co., W
read third time and passed.
At 1915 adjourned.
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