The daily gazette., 1875-03-23
Tie Deid mare Legislature.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, March 22, 1875.


AONEht DhLt 4hAaiSh lOfO.
SENATE.
Senate met at . p. m. Prayer by the
Chaplain.
House bill amending chapter 36, vol
ume 10 of the Revised Code was read
twice and referred.
House bill further amending the
charter of the city of Wilmington was
read twice and referred.
House bill supplementing chapter 42
of the Revised Code was read twice and
referred.
House bill reviving the act incorpor-
ating the Little Crock Canning Com
pany.
House bill requiring saving banks
and insurance companies to publish
their annual statements was read third
time and passed.
House bill amending chapter 73 Re.
vised Statutes was read third time
and passed.
House bill abandoning a road and
authorize the laying out of new one
in Mispillion Hundred, was read third
time and passed.
House free school bill was read twice
and referred.
House bill Incorporating the Della
ware State Mutual Fire Insurance
Company was read the second time and
referred.
Adjourned,
THE HOUSE.
The House met at 8 o'clock d. NJ
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Pyle moved that the bill relating
to the punishment of persons under the
| enforcement acts of Congress be read
| Il third time in order to pass the House,
which was lost, when, on motion of
Mr., Biggs the bill was referred to
special committee of three. The
Speaker appointed as the committee
MesTs. Biggs, Voshell and Houston.
The bill incorporating the Delaware
State Mutual Fire Insurance Company
was read a third time and passed
Bill relating to free schools was ta-
ken up for consideration, read third
time by paragraphs and passed by the
following vote;
| Yeas-Messrs. Bird, Broadway,
Collins, Conwell, Houston, Learned
Lambden, Nowland, ]. w. Phillips,
| Pyle, Todd and Speaker Holcomb. -12.
| Nays-Messrs. Baldwin, Biggs,
Fraim, Green, Handy, McNcal, Phil
lips. Voshell, Wilds.-0.
The bill makes theSecretary of State.
Slate Treasurer and State Auditor a
State Board; creates state Superin-
tendent, at salary of $500 per year,
lwho is to visit each school in the State
Once year, to hold Teachers Insti-
ftute in each county. He has no juris-
tdiction over consolidated school dis
tricts he is to examine teachers and
grant certificates.
The minimum of tax to be raised in
each district in New Castle county is
800. the same in Kent and $75 in Sus-
tsex.
Bill to amend the act regulating the
sale OF intoxicating liquors (knoWn AS
the liberal license law was read a sec
ond time.
| j. W. Phillips moved the indefinite
postponemeut Of the bill which was
Iagreed to by II yeas and 10 nays.
| Mr.. Pyle raised the question that as
the same motion 10 indefinitely post pone
had been put and lost on the first read
ing of the bill, the present vote was out
OF order.
The Speaker decided the point well
taken.
MeSSrS. Ii ouston, tosheel and j. w.
Phillips controverted the decision Of the
speaker but no appeal was taken.
Mr.. Pyle moved for the adoption Of the
amendment, which was lost by tho fol
, lowing vote; Yeas-Mossrs Bird, Fraim.
Handy, Lambden, McNeal, Nowland.
! Pyle, Todd, Wilds and Mr.. Speaker-lO
Nays-Messrs. Biggs, Broadway, Col
Inns. Conwell, Green, Houston, Learned
G. ii. Phillips, ]. w. Phillips and Vos.
HELLO.
Mr.. Baldwin who just voted against
l indefinite postponement, did not vote
. on the amendment, and Mr.. Todd, who
{ voted with the affirmative to indefinitely
, postpone, now voted for the amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Houston the bill au-
3 thorizing the Levy Court Of SUSSEX
Q county to make additional appropria.
a tion OF $3.50 each to the towns OF Milton
Seaford and Lewes, for the purpose oi
repairing the streets Of those towns
was read third time and passed.
The bill relating to the assessment oi
taxes was passed.
1 The bill to lay out a certain public
t road in Indian River Hundred was pass
9 ed
!. The Senate bill providing for takin,
out acts of incorporation under the gen
eral incorporation law was read twice.
Mr.. Holcomb introduced O bill K
q amend Chapter "a, Revised Statutes
!. twhich was read.