The daily gazette., 1875-03-13
The Dela,care Legislature.
specia ally reported for the Gazette.


Tile Senate met at 1oo'clock. Pray
or Ivy the chaplain.
Mr. Ray gave notice of a bill to allow
parties to a civil suit to testify as wit
.nesses.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddcman the bill
Incorporating the Bockenbrick Creek
Ditch CO. was read third time and
! passed.
Mr. Moore reported favorably the
bill relating to tenants under those
having dover rights, with an amend
ment OF slight importance. The bill
was read a third time and passed.
MI Riddle reported an act to pro.
vide Incorporation by the courts for
religious, charitable, literary and
annfacturing purposes, for the pre-
servation of animal and egetable food
for building and loan associations, and
for draining low lands. Read twice
and referred.
ON motion of Mr. Davis the House
bill changing the name of High street
| to that OF Governors avenue was read
6 third time and passed.
Mt. Riddle gave notice of an act to
amend chapter So of the revised stat
utes and also an act concerning rail-
roads in this State.
On motion of MIR. Riddle the House
bill amending the act for the protection
Of women was read third time and
passed.
Mr. Fiddeman gave notice of bill
10 amend the constitution.
The chair appointed Messrs Causey
Fiddeman and Ray a committee of CON
ference on the part of the Senate on
the House bill consolidating the school
districts of Seaford.
Mt Ray gave notice of bill author
izing the State Treasurer to issue
fourteen $1,000 bonos for the renewal
Of like number OF Delaware College
bonds now due.
Al l1.25 the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday afternoon at s o'clock.
HOUSE.
| Tie House met at ten q. u. Prayer
by the Chaplain.
The Speaker gave notice OF an act to
amend chapter l02, volume 8. Delaware
| Laws; also an act to enable the citizens
OF New Castle County to express an opin-
ion on the subject Of County Division.
| Mr.. Bird gave notice Of an act to amend
| chapter 125 of the Revised Code.
| Mr.. Broadway gave notcie Of an act
to amend chapter 125 Revised Code.
| J.W. Phillips gave notice Of an act
supplementing chapter AZ Revised Code,
relating to free schools.
Mr.. Wild gave notice Of an act in rela
tions to the duties Of Levy Courts.
Mr.. Todd gave notice Of an act to in
corporate the Delaware Construction
Company.
Mr Pyle gave notice Of AN act to regu.
late the publishing OF statements Of Saw
ings Banks; also an act in relation to
taking sureties of offices in the City Of
Wilmington also to amend chapter 7s
Revised Code, in relation to the City OF
Wilmington.
The Speaker introduced q bill to pre-.
vent obstructions in the Delaware River
also one to protect the harbor Of New
Castle. Both Of which were read, and
the rules being suspended were read o
second time, and referred to q special
Iconmittee OF FIVE consisting Of Msssrs
Nowland, Baldwin, Bird, Wild, and Nc.
Neal.
Mr.. Nowland introduced a bill tc
amend an act to incorporate the town oi
Odessa.
Mr.. Bird introduced bill to repeal
i sSClAOA q, CnaPLcE wv fSllu1e AZ, Va 0SLti-
ware Laws, which was read.
Oh motion of Mr.. Broadway, the Sen.
ate bill to amend chapter 81, Revised
Code, was taken up for consideration. II
was then read third time and passed
yeas IL, nays 8. The bill extends the
term for holding the Supreme Court o1
New Castle County for hearing crimina
cases one week longer.
! On motion Of Mr.. Bird the Senate
amendment to the House bill to amend
the act to regulate the streets Of Della
ware City, was read Il first and seconC
tilnp and concurred in.
| Adjourned until Monday next at 3 O
clock, 2. NJ.
SALES OF PROPERTY. Sheriff Lamb
son sold two lots Of ground, in tho
town of St. Georges, the property O.
David Ware. to the firm OF Ware &
Schmidt, of Philadelphia, as follows