Middletown transcript., 1875-01-09


nie"os's s. "s7spi''s ~ 4ggodlla Essff5s
Rrocesdsngs Of the Lssisiatsre.
biBoth Houses convened 1t 10 O'Clock OF
Tuesday morning. The customary caucuseI
for the selection Of candidates for. the various
offices to be filled by the vote of the member.
was held the night before, and on assembling
in the morning, theDrganization was effected
by the election of the caucus candidates, a,
foilows; T.; l9 s5dial i isa9 ab !
SEnATE.-SpeAker, G, C. Stockley, Of Sus
sex county Clerk, Alfred P Robinson, O
Sussex Sergeant at Arms, zachariah Rey.
linolds, Of Sussex < Chaplain, Rev: @. Hunt.
ingdou, Of Doyer Messenger, Edward Mil.
bourn, Of Dover a5a ~ isssas q g
HoUsE,-Speaker, Thos.. Holcomb, of New
Castle county; Clerk, D. W. HAZEL, of Ken,
county Sergeant at Arms, Thos. Scott, oi
Sussex Chaplain, Rev. Is II Cooper, .ol
Dover; Messenger James Harrington, q
Dover. s, a4s.,.s a; ACNE ss~
The usual Committees to inform the Houses.
each Of the others organization, and to wait
upon the Governor with the same informa-
tion,i were appointed. The customary reso-
,lutions instraeting the clerks to secure papers
for the use Of the, two Houses; giving the
newspaper reporters the privilege Of the floor,
&C., were adopted and such other usual
routine gone through with. g The, Governor $
message was read and ordered toibe printed
and the, General Assembly was ready to com.
! naenee ~ WORK oorrka ssA saad s~ si5sns
The following Senate Standing Committees
were appointed s4'es tls" p yea .ni
a70n Corporations. -Shakspeare, Moore and
Davis.iie. sbam gbssais bed Haidn
il Enrolled -Causey, Riddle, Ray and
Moore. ,..4. -. ,.... -
Accounts Fiddeman, Moore and Riddle.
V Claims. Moore, Davis and Ray.
Finance.-Ray, Causey and Fiddsnan.
SRoadsxand Highwayss-eDsvis,s Sapp and
rKkay-sszaa sliss .Iasd s'sx4oa e..t
Sapp. 0''s
Revised stafutes.1 Riddle, Moore and cau.e
sey.gs sas ssic Held. u aadaEsi va
I WspsrsDAy--ESsae.- The y Secuetmy sof
State submitted the. report Of the State Libra
rian Of books received for the use, Of ths State
since January lst 1873. The State Trea-
suref' repStt Was fsad and 500 copies order
edito'be printed. A Hodsejont resolution to
give the old State House ball 10 the Delaware
Historical Society was presented, eand on
motion of Mr.. Riddle concurred in, but sub
seqnentiy recohsidered and laid 3. the table. !.
dMt. Rsy gave NOTICE. sof bin ID amehd
Chap. 90. Rev. CSded 'z;sv 20
iNs, Riddle 2ssvsssaics efe bill uso,sstab-
lIsh Court, & QusFtssflu slus Sessions ss sa fsEa New
sbisspsa,. laasss report sasd If III 81
sppoihtedit u remodel and refGlruiasKh
House oshowiesan exdess Of ekpsn-1
ditures over the appropriation for tbs perpoje
Of s., ,44e, SO the whole expense being $685.
43s. go. Referred to special committee. Mr.
Davis presented d bill 70 prevent live stock
from rhnsihg AZ lafgeiin School District No. 4
81, N. .CaCoun y. Mr.. Bay gave notice Of
bill to repeal the attachment Law. lMr. Rid
ale gave notice Of bill to, Increase the mum,
Der ofSenatprs and Representatives from New
Castle County, 1870 lied = cfi kid
sHosse~-Mr.sBird introduced a bill to pro-
ride fer tweed ditiopal sgustses of the poor for
Willm. ilr Hd MI, Holcomb introduced 2 bill
Or the exemption Of wages from attachment.
Joint resolution Vas adopted donating the
,d StaIe Hedse Iito the HistSficaf sotiety
ind sent TO the Senate for concdrrencsj; The |
Clerk Rf The Sepatss presented Ahsl report of
be State sla Hsuse g. Bsgildipg b Committee Yhieh
vas read, and referred to special committed,