Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-02


SENATE.
Mr.. Causey presented remonstrance against
the laying out new road in Milford hundred
which was referred
Mr.. Davis presented petition of Y. Med.
Roberts and 6l others praying for law to allow
Justices of the Peace to issue writs of replevin
in amount from 81 to 300 which was read and
referred.
The House bills to incorporate the Grand
Division, 5. of T., of Delaware, Wilmington
Division No. /, s. of L. of Delaware the st.
Peters Female Beneficial Society of Whining
ton and the West End Club Stables of Viii
miDgton, were read third time and passed.
The House bill to enable Jacob G. Cannon to
locate certain lands in Sussex county was read.
The House bill to incorporate the Underwrit
ters Agency OF Delaware City was amended by
the insertion of a section preventing the Agency
to use any other than banking privileges for the
Investment Of money, and as amended was
passed
The House bill to incorporate the Diamond
State Fire and Marine Insurance Company Of
Wilmington was reported by Mr.. Shakespeare
with negative recommendation, which report
was adopted
Mr.. Moore presented petition from citizens
OF School District No. 10, iii Sussex County, pray
ing to be transferred to District No. As, which
was read and referred to a committee consisting
of Messrs. Moore, Shakespeare and Davis.
MIR. Moore presented petition from certain
citizens OF Laurel asking for a laws authorizing
the Levy Court of Sussex County to receive cer-
tain streets laid ont in said town which was read
and referred.
The bills to prevent stock from running at
large iii School Districts Nos. 15l and iS Sussex
county were read a second time.
HOUSE.
The House met at 3 p. m.
The special order of the day being the consid
GRAFTON of the bill amending section % of chap
NpNylQnI nnyph tn pafa tIa rnau
ure to special committee of five. Adopted,
and Messrs. Nowland, Broadway, Pyle, Con.
we'll and Baldwin were appointed the committee.
On motion of Mr. Learned, the vote by which
the bill creating All additional Justice of the
Peace for Wilmington WAS lost was reconsidered.
MIR. Pyle moved to temporarily postpone the
consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Biggs moved to amend By laying it on the
table. Adopted.
Mr.. Houston gave notice Of an act increasing
the compensation of the members of the GEN
era Assembly.
Messrs Nowland, Biggs, Pyle and Mr.. Speak
er presented petitions and memorials numerous
ly signed paying for the establishment of sepa-
rate public schools for colored children. They
were referred to the Committee on Education ae
was also d petition presented by j. W. Philips.
paying for change in the present public school
system
Mr. Philips also gave notice of an act to pre-
vent live stock from running at large in Seafurd
hundred, Sussex county.
On motion of Mr.. Bggs the bill prohibiting
live stock from running at large i'll school dis
trct ~, Now Caetle county, was read third
time and passed.
The Committee on Interpretations reported
the bill incorporating the Delaware City ~ New
Castle Railroad Company, with an amendment
making the act public one aud limiting the
charter to 20 years duration.
The amendment was adopted aud the bill as
amended was read a third time and recommitted
MriBird gavenotice of all act to amend section
OF chapter 81 of the revised statutes of 1852.
Mr. Pyle presented petition from 625 citi-
zens of New Castle county praying for further
protection of farmers against trespassers 1t
was read and referred to "a special committee
consisting of Alessrs. Pyle, Learned and Fraim
with Instructions to report by bill or otherwise
Mr.. Pyle also presented a petition from John
ii. Walraven and others asking for State aid for
the Wilmington and Western Railroad he
ferred.
He also presented petition praying for law
prohibiting live stock from running at large in
school districts Nos 25, n and %, New Castle
county Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Bird tho bill extending tile
boundaries of Red Lion hundred was read II
second time and referred to special committee
consisting of Messrs. Bird, Biggs and Baldwin
On motion of Mr.. Lambden the Senate bill
prohibiting live stock from running at large in
school districts Nos 1873 and 49, same county
was read
Mr.. Pyle gave notice OF the following bills
An act directing the publication of the act en-
titled an act authorizing the city of Wilmington
to issue lth bonds to meet Il portion of the eX-
pcnse OF widening Water street and Railroad
avenues an additional supplement to the act en-
titled ali act tn limit the city debt of Wilmington
and to provide for the discharge thereof; an act
to amend the act entitled All act to incorporate
the Diamond State Spring Co.. a supplement to
all act entitled all act to incorporate the Western
Car Co. an act to incorporate the Knights of
st Lawrence beneficial Society of Wilmington;
an act to incorporate the UntOn FtateT uili,
Frdncdise de Mutual Soce11,s de Hiin.tngtolt
MIR. Baldwin presented a communication from
Wm Dean assigning reasons why the bill max
ing dogs personal property in school districts
Nos. 80 and Al, New Castle county, should DO
passed. 1t was read and referred to the COM
mittee having in charge the bill.
Mr.. Wids, from the Enrolling Committee re-
ported number of bills and joint resolutions
correctly enrolled