The daily gazette., 1875-02-05
DesGO0fe Legiss0txre.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
r DOVER, Feb. 4.

o1H Aib.
Senate met at 10 a. m, Mr.. Shake
speare Speaker pro TEN. Prayer by the
Chaplain. s..
On motion of Mr.. Moore the Senate
bill to extend the limits of united
school districts Nos. Al and 1873 Sussex
county was passed,
On motion of Mr.. Ray the Senate
bill supplementary to chapter. 372,
volume IA, Delaware Laws, entitled an
act in relation to the collection of
taxes ia this State, passed at Dover
!; April md 10th 1873 was read the second
MIR. Davis, from the committee on
Agriculture, reported by bill on the
petition for a stock law in school dis,
trict No.T9, New Castle county. Read
] On motion of Mr.. Moore the House
bill to change the place of holding
elections in Gumboro Hundred, Sus-
sex county, was read the second time
and referred to the committee on Elec-
tions; he also presented aremonstrance
against the passage of the bill. Read
and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Causey the House
bill to revive and extend the the time
for recording private acts was read the
second time
On motion of Mr.. Davis the House
bill to amend chap. 10, Revised Code,
as published in 1874, entitled of col
lectors, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Causey the House
joint resolution to provide for the re-
pairs to the portrait of the late Com
modore Jones was read and on motion
Of Mr.. Ray it was referred to a special
committee. Mr.. Moore suggested
that Mr.. Shakespeare be one Of that
committee, which was agreed to-
Messrs. Shakespeare. Ray and Moore
were appointed the committee.
The Secretary of State presented q
communication from the Governor
similar to that sent to the House.
On motion of Mr.. Causey the House
joint resolution relative to the State
House bell was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Moore the House
bill to perfect the title of James T
Massey and wife to certain land, &c.
was read the second time.
On motion of Mr.. Davis the House
bill to prescribe punishment for certalr
offenses was read.
On motion of Mr.. Davis the House
bill to prohibit stock from running a
large in school district No. 40. New
Castle county was read.
On motion of Mr.. Causey the Hous
bill ia incorporate Hiram Lodge, Ne
. 81, A. NJ. A. Masons, of Seaford, wa
read.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the Hous
bill to make dogs personal propert.
and for their better protection in tn
consolidated school districts Nos. 3
and Al, New Castle county, Newarl
and vicinity, New Castle county, wa
read.
Mr.. Broadway, member of tn
House being admitted informed tn
Senate that the House had passed an,
, requested the concurrence of tn
Senate in joint resolution appointing
a committee to invite Revs. Enoc
Stubbs and G. D. Watson of tn
: Methodist Episcopal Church to preac
before the General Assembly. Th
resolution was read, concurred in an
Mr.. Davis appointed as the Scnat
committee, Adjourned.
, sENATE-AFTEENooN SESSION.
The Senate met at 8 p. M, Speake
Stockley IN the Chalr.
l. A petition for public road in Dag
boro HID, was referred to the committe
on roads.
The speaker presented a petition
. Peter S. Blake, relating to education
the oolored race. Referred to committe
on education.
A petition for stock law in Schot
/: Districts n and l35, Sussex Co., was rea
d and referred.
). Mr.. Davis gave notice of an act I
= transfer certain real estate from Schot
District No. 81 to No. 70, New Castle Ct
On motion of Mr.. Moore, bill to author
ize the Levy Court of Sussex county,
adopt certain street in Laurel as publ
roads, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, bill to author
:; ize the recorder Of deeds In New Cast
d county, to make certain index, was lai
on the table.
The following bills were disposed Of o
motions Of Mr.. Shakespeare:
l. Bill to incorporate the Sussex Midlan
Railroad Co., read the I'd time and n
ferred; bill to incorporate Good Smar
tan Lodge. No. 9, l. o. Odd Fellows, Stat
r Of Delaware, at &iddletown, passed
reading; bills to incorporate the MAJ
u bleton Quarry Co., and to insorporat
the Vulcanized Fibre Co., were read th
1u blhAc tbhu EciCEEo4I DAl4 " TeuuC5 phl
Of the taxes on oystermen, passed an
y reading; bill to incorporate the Esplen
70 or Mining Co., was passed.
Mr.. Hazel, Clerk If the House, pre-
sented sundry bills.
On motion of Mr.. Meore, the Hous
amendment to the act to prohibit stoc
III from running at large within the limit
Of Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex coul
ty, was coucurred in.
rk On motion of Mr.. Ray, the bill to alt.
- and amend an act to raise revenue e
State and county purposes was read.
Mr.. Ray presented the petition Of Wn
p. Morris for law to change the moe
Of capital punishment. Read and lai
on the table.
On motion Of Mr. Shakespeare, Il
House joint resolution Of inquiry I'M
investments of the State was non-col
Cured in.
j., Adjourned.
DovsR, February 4. 1876.
HoUsE.-The House met at ten A. \
On motion Of J. W. Phillips, the b
to authorize Henry Todd, the presel
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