Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-06
The General Assem- bly,.

CONTINUATION OF yEsTERDAY's sEssIoN-THE BEN
ATE COMMITTEES.
The following id continuation of yesterday 3
proceedings in the General Assembly, furnished
by our special reporter
sENATE-AFrERNooN SESSION.
The Senate convened at 8 o'clock, when Speak
er Stockley announced the following standing
committees
On Corporations Shakespeare, Moore and Da-
Wis.
Enrolled Bills-Causey, Riddle, Ray and
Moore.
Accounts -Fiddeman, Moore and Riddle.
Claims-Moore, Davis and Ray.
Finance-Ilay, Causey and Fiddeman.
Roads and Highways Sapp and Ray.
Vacant Lands-Shakspeare, Davis and Sapp.
Revised Statutes-Rddle, Moore and Causey.
On motion of Mr.. Shakespeare, it was ordered
that so copies be printed for the use of the Sem
ate.
Mr. Ray from the Joint Committee to wait up
on the Governor, informed the Senate that his
excellency would send a communication in ten
minutes by the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State was announced, and
when admitted laid before the Senate the second
Biennial message of the Governor, the State
Treasurers report, and list of reprieyes and
pardons by the Governor.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the message Of the
Governor was read, and further on the motion
of Mr.. Causey, 500 copies we're ordered to be
printed for the of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the rules of the last
session of the Senate were adopted for the gov
ernment of the present Senate until the commit
tee appointed for that purpose report other rules
Mr.. Riddle offered a resolution which was
adopted, appointing joint COMMITTEES of on
part of the Senate and on part of the House to
prepare rules for the regulation and preserya-
ton of the Capitol Building. Messrs. Riddle,
Shakspere and Ray were appointed said commit
tee from the Senate.
The Clerk of the House being admitted, in
formed the Senate that the House had concurred
III the foregoing resolution.
A resolution by Mr. Davis to appoint joint
committee OF on the part of the Senate and
on the part of the House to report rules for gov
erning joint committees was adopted and Mes
srs. Davis aad Causey were appointed said COM
mittee.
On motion of Mr.. Causey, the Clerk WAS au-
thorzed to furnish each member with one copy
of the Code of Laws of Delaware.
Mr. Riddle gave notice that he would intro
duce bill for the relief of Robert Greenlees, of
Philadelphia.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
The House re-assembled at o'clock, and the
committee appointed to wait on the Governor
reported that he wonld communicate to both
branches of the Legislature in ten minutes
Messrs. Wids, Todd, Nowland, Houston, and
Lambden were appointed committee to report
rules for the government of the House.
At 3 10 the Secretary of State WAS admitted
and delivered to the House the Governors mes
sage, treasurers report and other documents.
The message read and 1000 copies were
ordered to be printed The reading Of the 9TH
er documents dispensed with.
Messrs. Nowland, Broadway and g. II. Phil
lips were appointed committee to extend the
privileges of the floor to the Governor, Secre-
tary of State, Judiciary, and ladies of Dover.
The clerk was directed to furnish each mem-
ber with copies of the revised code, eleventh,
twelfth and thirteenth volumes of the laws of
Delaware, and the laws of 1878.
The Senate joint resolution creating a COM
mttee of two from each House to prepare rules
less necessary to protect the State House, was
redorted and concurred in.
The Senate joint resolution creating COM
mttee to report rules to regulate intercourse
between the two Houses was also concurred in,
and Messrs. Biggs and McNeal we're appointed
on behalf of the House.
Mr.. Holcomb gave notice of an act to vacate
parts of certain streets in New Castle.
At 15 the House adjourned until 10 O'Clock
to morrow morning.