The daily gazette., 1875-02-12
, Delaware Fire Insurance Co.

Read.
motion Of Mr.. Bird, bin TO per
feet the title of the Trustees of the
First Presbyterian Church in the
town Of Delaware city, TO certain
real property was read the second
time.
MIR. Bird introduced bill proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of
this State, the State to be. divided into
four counties: New Castle county
being divided, Wilmington, Christi
ana and Brandywino Hundreds to be
the new county; to be six judges in
the State; the courts to be recognized.
Read.
On motion OF Mr.. Broadway bill
to prevent stock from running at large
in school districts No. 81 and 145, Sus-
sex county, was passed. He said
there were 1000 acres of land in the
question, 1850 acres being in favor of
the law; the opposition Is from the
floating population, one of the re-
monstrances being u convict, b being
tenants, 2 colored people.
Mr.. Pyle introduced u bill amend
ing the act for the preve ntion of cru
city to animals, passed February 20,
1878, Read. 1t is Il substitute for the
original act, more exact in its detini-
tions Of cruelty, &c.
Mr.. Houston from committee on
Corporations, reported with an amend
ment, which was adopted by the
House; bill to incorporate the Della
ware Board of Directors OF the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
Maine, US the Delaware Agency of
said company. Joshua Maris, James
H. Todd and Robert II. Jones are
named among the corporators. On
motion of Mr.. Biggs, the bill was
recommitted. The question at issue
was, would the company take the
money out of the State for invest
ment. 1t was stated that companies
of Delaware, in other States are re-
garded as foreign companies and are
taxed very heavily.
On motion of Mr.. Learned, Senate
bill to reduce Il part of the tax on
oystermen, was read.
Mr.. Baldwin introduced bill IN
relation to the service of processes on
foreign Insurance Companies. Read.
On motion of MIR. McNcal, Senate
joint resolution authorizing James
81 Webb to bind certain volumes of
the Revised Code, was considered
and on motion of Mr.. Pyle it was re-
ferred to special committee, Pyle, j.
W. Phillips and Wilds.
Mr.. Houston, from committee re-
ported unfavorably Senate bill to in
corporate the Esplendor Mining Com
pany.
Mr.. Broadway gave notice of bill
amending an act.to enable Elijah Cook
to change certain public road.
Mr.. Conwell, from committee, re-
ported a bill to divorce Samuel g.
Hearn and Georgiana Hearn from the
bonds of matrimony; also, bill TO di-
yorce Amanda A. Taylor and William
II. Taylor from the bonds of matri-
mony. Both read the first time.
Mr.. Houston, from committee re-
ported bill to prevent stock from
running at large in school districts
No. 10 and 1874, Sussex county. Read
Mr.. Frame obtained one days leave
of absence.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
HoUsE.--The House reassembled at 3
O'Clock, p. IN.
Mr. Baldwin presented a petition O f
citizens for an act of incorporation to
enable them to quarry stone in Bran
dywine Hundred, was read the first
time.
Senate bill to prohibit stock from
running at large in school district No.
70, was read.
Mr.. Todd, from committee, reported
on several stock laws In one case no
bill was reported because the commit
tee did not deem it advisable to 20 to
the expense of drawing up bill for
the parties-as the draft of the pro-
posed bill should have accompanied
the petition.
On motion of Mr.. Baldwin the bill
TO prohibit stock from running at large
| in school district No 81, New Castle
county was read
Mr.. Conwell, from committee. re-
ported adversely on the petition of ].
G. Crumpton for divorce from his
wife-his wife is living in Philadel-
phia.
Blr. Pyle gave notice Of bill incor-
Pofatlng the Every Evening Publishing
Company also, bill in relation to the
indictment, conviction and punish
ment in the U. 8. courts of persons
and officers under the laws of this
State for offences against an act of Con.
gress OF the United States entitled an
act to enforce the rights OF citizens OF
the United States to vote in the sew
eral States of this Union and for other
purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Biggs, bill pre-
scribing punishment for certain of
fences, as amended by the Senate was
considered and on motion of Mr..
broadway, the amendment was adop-
ted.
On motion of Mr. Biggs, bill de-
filming duties of constables in certain
cases, as amended by the Senate was
considered and the amendment CON
Cured in.
On motion of Mr.. Learned, bill to
appoint an additional Justice of the
Peace for Kent county, TO reside at
Harrington was passed
Bill in relation to permanate lease
hold estates, was passed. 1t relates to