Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-03-23
Specially Reported for the Commercial.
DOVER, March 90.

The Senate met at 8 p. m
On motion of Mr. Ray the House bill amend
ing chapter Sc Of volume IL was read twice and
referred.
On m.tion of MIR. Fiddeman the House bill
further amending the charter OF Wilmington
was read twice and referred, were also the
House bill experimenting chapter AZ Of the
vised code and revising the act Incorporating
the Little Creek Canning Co.
On motion of MIR. Moore, the House bill re-
curing savings banks and insurance companies
to publish their annual statements WIS read the
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman the House bill
amending chapter rs OF the revised statutes
was read a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Davis the House bill aban-
doning an old road and authorizing new one in
Mispillion hundred was read the third time aud
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Causey the House free
school bill was read twice and referred as was
also the House bill Incorporating the Delaware
State Mutual Fire insurance Company.
At Is the Senate adjourned until tomorrow
at 10 A. M.
Mr.. Pyle moved that the bill relating to tie
punishment of persons under the enforcement
acts of Congress, be read third time in order to
pass the House, when on motion of Mr.. Bggs
the bill WAS referred to special committee of
three, conslsting.of Messre. Bggs. Voshell and
Houston
A bill introduced by Mr.. Houston to prohibit
stock from running at large in school districts
No. l25 III, 66, 92 and rs IN Sussex county, was
referred to Il special committee consisting of
Messrs. Houston, Voshell, and j. w. Phillips.
On motion of MIR. Biggs the bill reducing the
tax on oysters was reconsldered.
On motion Of Mr.. Houston the bill to inco.-
porate the Delaware State Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, was read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Broadway introduced a bill regulating the
size of peach baskets and peach crater, which
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Nowland indei-
nitely postponed.
On motion of j. W. Phillips the bill relating to
free schools in the State was taken up for con-
slderaton. Read the third time by paragraphs.
and passed the House by the following Yeas,
Messrs. Bird, Broadway, Collins, Conwell,
Houston, Learned. Lambden, Rowland, j. w.
Phillips, Pyle, Todd, Speaker-l2. Nays, Messrs
Baldwin, Biggs, Fram, Green, Hauby NcNeal,
q. II. Phillips Noshell Wilde-9.
The bill makes the Secretary OF State. State
Treasurer and State Auditor, State Board
creates State superintendent at salary OF
$500 per annunl, who il TO visit each school in
the State once a year. to hold Teachers Isti-
tnte IN each county. He has no Jurisdiction over
consolidated school districts, and he is TO cX-
anime teachers and grant certificates.
The minimum Of tax to be raised III each dis
t,ict iD New Castle county Is I 100, the same in
Kent, and SIS in Sussex.
On motion of MIR. Pyle the bill to amend the
act regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors
| (known as the liberal license bll) was read the
second time.
j, W. Phillips moved the indefinite postpone.
ment OF tile bill which was agreed TO by yeas H.
nays 10.
| Mr.. Pyle raised the question that az the same
motion to indefinitely postpone had been put
and lost at the first reading OF the bill the pres
ent vote was out of order.
The Speaker decided the point well taken.
Alessrs. Houston, Voshell and j. W. Phillips
controverted the decision OF the Speaker bat no
| appeal was taken.
| Mr.. Pyle moved the adoption of tie amend
ment which was lost by the following vote
| leas-Nlessrs. Bird, FIaim, Lambden. McNeal,
Rowland, Pyle, Todd, Wild and Mr.. Speaker. 10.
Nays-Alessrs Biggs, Broadway, Collins. Con-
well. Green, Houston, Learned, G. II. Phillips
| and Voshell.-l0.
Mr.. Baldwin who first votad against indefinite
| postponement, did not vote on the amendment,
and Mr.. Todd who voted with the affirmative to
indefinitely postpone, now voted fer the amend
ment.
| The Senate general incorporation act was read
twice, rs were also, the bill to incorporate the
Indian River Oyster Planting Co, and an
amendment, introduced by MIR. Pyle) to the
act incorporating the Philadelphia, Delaware and
Charleston Steamship company which was read
twice and referred lie alro introduced bill to
regulate the sale OF patent rights which was
| read
The following bills were passed. Authorizing
| Sussex county to appropriate $3.50 each to Mil
Ton, Seafofd, and Iewes, for the repair of
| streets; authorizing indexes for Sussex county;
relating to the assessment OF taxes; laying out a
road in Indian River hundred; Incorporating the
Bockenbrick Ditch Company.
Tn, Senate bill to destroy hawks and owls was
considered, amended to exclude New Castle
| county, and passed In the discussion, MIR.
| Baldwin read letter from constituent stating
that tue hawks and owls were useful in the de-
stluction of nice.
MIR. Fraim could not see why gentlemen OPP
y0rna "a n Al
ly wanted the bill passed, for it was now impos
sible to raise poultry.
MIR. Biggs thought the bill could do no harm
II applied to the whole State. and he thought
there were two good reasons why the bill should
be passed for Sussex county One of those rea
sous was that, the people should be protected in
raising poultry and another reason was, in the
interests of humanity and religion, for misirtert
OF the gospel will not stay where there NJ
chickens.