Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-25


Adjourned
Tho House met At 10 O'Clock.
The Committee ON Corporations reported IA
orably the bill amending the act Incorporating
he Georgetown And Frankford Railroad Co. It
vas read the third time and passed.
The bill allowing the Trustees OF the ID. +.
Church At Seaford to sell and convey certain
real eatate WA fAvorAbly reported, read the
third time and passed.
The bill amendAtory Of the act incorporating |
the 0rAvelly Run Marsh Co. was reported favor
ably and passed. RI
The Senate amendment to the House bill in
cooperating the Society OF the Sons and DAugh- |
tors Of Smyrna WAS read and concurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Fralu the Senate bill al
lowing Philip Short, OF Smyrna 70 straghten =
certain public road in DAgsboro hundred, Sus-
sex county was read once.
The bill incorporating the Delaware Iron Co.
WAS reported, with An amendment making it
public sct. The amendment was adopted and
the bill read the third time and passed.
The bill prohibiting live stock from running at
large in districts 25, ~ and 2S New Castle conn
ty, was read the third time and passed.
Mr. Bigge presented joint resolution thank
ing Col. Whiteley for preparing the historical
paper relating to Delaware Soldiers Of the Reyo-
luton, which he read before the general assem-
bly, last night aud ordering 500 copies Of the
same to be printed and distributed among the
two Houses, Col. W., the Secretary Of State, and
the Historical Society.
The resolution wAs amended by inserting 1000
copies and adopted as amended.
The bill extending the boundaries Of Req Lion
hundred was read third time aud passed.
Mr.. e. H. Phillips presented . petition asking
that floating seine fishing in the waters Of Broad
Creek. Sussex county, be made unlawful. Re-
ferred.
Mr. Voshel presented petition asking for au-
thority to lay out new road in Duck Creek hun.
dred, Kent county. Referred.
The bill for the protection Of muskrats, repor-
| ted by committee, was read once.
| The Senate bill amending chapter 1O6 Of the
revised statutes, relating to contrbutary negli-
gence, was read once, ~ wSa also the Senate bill
to aid Delaware College.
Mr. J. W. Philips presented petition from
the Sussex county Association OF Good Templars,
asking for . more stringent liquor license law.
Referred as were also two similar petitions
Mr.. Bird presented two petitions asking for
the repeal OF the present liquor law. Referred
The same gentleman introduced bill to pro-
teot the elective franchise, requiring the olector
shall be stamped after the ballot is accepted.
Read once.
Mr.. Broadway gave notice of act supplement-
| ing the act Incorporating the town of Wyoming.
MIR. Houston introduced bill providing for
the payment Of funeral expenses, medicine and
nursing, etc, by the Sheriff out of money OBJ
tanned under execution process against the 90
tate Of the deceast d person. Read once
Mr.: Brosdaway presented petition for q now
road in Mispill!on hundred Referred.
Mr.. Speaker introduced bill in respect to
proof OF MISUNDERSTANDING proof by COM
parison in the absence Of other means. Read
once
Mr., Bird presented petition praying for the
City. Referred.
The Committee on Corporations reported the
bill incorporating the city Of New Castle 1t was
taken up for consideration.
Speaker Holcomb offered an amendment re-.
curing that the expense Of opening and grad
ing streets in tile corporate limits shall be
bound by the city. Adopted.
The bill was then read the third time by para
graphs and passed as amended yeas 10, nays l.,
Mr.. Pyle gave notice of the following bills
incorporating tho Benedictine Institute of Will
mngton; permitting the Benedictine Co. of
Ihlladnlphia to hold real estate in Wilmington
requiring trustees in cases OF voluntary sssign-
mont to give bond for the faithful discharge of
their duties
Mr.. Bird gave notice of the following bills
Prohibiting live stock from running at large in
district No. "A, New Castle county supplement
ing the act for the better regulation OF the
streets OF Delaware City
On motion OF Mr.. Collins the Senate bill re-
lating to arrests in civil cases was taken up for
| consideration.
Adopted.
MI. Wids presented bill in relation to the
| Read once.
On motion Of Mr.. Broadway the Senate bill
consolidating the school districts of Dover was
read once, as was also the Senate bill defining
tie duties of Justices of the Peace in cases Of
assault and battery.
=, Senate bull changing tho lame of Hottie Il.
Fraim to Ii, tic l.. McCaullcy and Clayton Fraim
TO clayton McCaulley, was read the third time
and passed.
The Senate bill incorporating the Laurel and
Peninsular Agricultural and Mechanical society
was reported tayorably by the committee with
two slight amendments, which were adopted
aiiu the bill as amended passed.
Mr.. Soshell gave notice of a bill authorizing 3
new public road in Duck Creek hundred
Mr.. Todd introduced bill reducing the Stat,
, tax on county assessments for State purposes
, from 10 to o cents on the 800. Read once.
At . 10 the House adjourned
Friday.
SENATE.
Mr.. Ray reported the House bill to eede to tlt
United States certain lands for tho building OF
light houses, life saving stations etc, with a ia
third time and passed
Mr. Riddle, from the Committee on Revised
Statutes, reported the House bill to create an adj
ditional Justice of the Peace in Kent county te
reside at harrington, with an unfavorable re-
commentator there being already four justices
in Misplion hundred
On motion of Mr.. Causey, tie bill was laid O,
the table.
The speaker presented petition for stool
law for school District, No. AZ, Sussex countv
which was read and referred.
Mr.. Ray reported the bill to incorporate the
Deiphi Literary Society which was read the thrt
time and passed.
Mr.. Riddle reported the House bill to enable
tile Trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Del
aware City to acquire right to certain real es
tate which was read the third time and passed
The House met at 10 o'clock
MI. Bird introduced resolution creating
coMmittee of two to request of the Rev. Gyru
Huntingdon copy OF the sermon he deliyerc,
before the General Assembly last night tina
) the same might be printed. Lost
Mr.. j. W. Philips moved that the veto b
, which tile bill changing the names of Haiti
Fraim to Hattie McCaulley and Clayton FRAN
to Clayton MeCanlley had passed the House, b
re,considerei, Mr., Fraim having proteste,
) against any change in the name OF tile latter
, his son. Adopted.
MIR. Biggs presented petition from the mem
bers OF the Levy Court of New Castle count,
asking for permission to vacate all old roai
and lay out a new one in Pencader hundred Re
ferred to MesAs. Bggs, Bird and Rowland
On motion OF Mr.. Baldwin the bill ncorporat
ing the Delaware Quarry Co. was read a third
time and passed.
Mr. Voshel presented remonstrance agsins
the bill uniting the school districts of Dover
Referred.
The bill preventing live stock from running a,
large in district ll2, Sussex county, was read &
third time and passed.
Mr.. Pyle introduced a bill Incorporating the
Benedictine Institute of Wilmington.
:, At 1870 the Housr adjourned until p. M. OH
Monday.
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