The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 8 o'clock p. m.

The House met at 8 o'clock p, m.
Mr.. Thompson presented a remon-
STRANGE of l.. d. Common and 30 others
against the passage of an act creating an
additional Justice Of the Peace in Gum
boro' Hundred, Sussex county, which was
read and referred.
Mr.. Speaker called up the special order,
being an act for the protection of musk
rats. Mr.. Mustard and Taylor offered
amendments, which were read and the
bill was postponed. ....
Mr.. Thompson presented petition Of
Greensbuy Lynch, for the passage of an
act to enable the Levy Court Of Sussex
county to lease small piece of ground,
read and referred to Messrs. Thompson,
Messick and Morris.
Mr.. Brown presented petition to
change the course of road in North
Murderkill Hundred, Kent county, read
and referred.
Mr.. Holcomb on behalf of the commit
tee on the report of the Centennial Com
mittee reported their accounts correct,and
recommended anappropriation of$1151.9 90
to supply their deficiency and enable
them to settle tseir accounts.
Mr.. Hall called up the joint resolution
requesting the State Directors of the Far
mers' Bank to report the condition of the
bank to the General Assembly.
Mr.. Messick moved that the resolution
be indefinitely postponed, which motto n
prevailed.
On motion Of Mr.. Holcomb the vote by
which the bill to prohibit live stock from
running at large in the southern portion
Of Sch ool District, No. A, New Castle
county, was passed, was reconsidered, ,and
the bill was postponed.
MIR. Taylor, Clerk of the Senate in
formed the House that the Senate had
concurred in the following House bills
and Joint resolution.
A supplement to the act to incorporate
the Delaware Fire Insurance Company.
An act to incorporate the j. Marshall
Company.
And an act in relation to mortgages
and the indices TO the same in Kent coun
ty with amendments.
Also that the Senate had non-concurr-
ed in the act to amend the act for the de-
struction of hawks and owls.
Also that the Senate had passed the fol-
lowing bills and joint resol utions, ,and re-
quested the concurrence of the House in
the same.
An act for the relief of Elizabeth E.
Ocheltree, an act making it Obligatory
on the Treasurers Of each of the counties
to make a report of the amounts of
monies received and discussed and for
other purposes, and joint resolution re.
lative to the Presidential compromise
bill.
On motion of Mr.. Holcomb the Senate
joint resolution just received was read
and referred to the committee on Federal
Relation, and they were requested to re-
port in half hour.
On motion OF Mr.. Holcomb the Senate
bill for the relief of Elizabeth Z. Ochel-
tree was read.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the Senate
amendment to the House bill in relation
to mortgages and the indices thereto, was
read first and second time ard referr
ed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright, the Senate
bill making it obligatory upon the trea.
surers OF the counties to make a report of
the money received and disbuIsed, was
read.
MIR. Messick gave notice of an act to
encourage marriage at home.
Mr.. Brown, on behalf of the special
committee on so much of the Governors
message as refers to tramps or vagrants
reported bill, which was read.
Mr.. Burnite from the Committee on
Federal relations reported set of reso-
lutions in relation to the compromise bill
before Congress on the Presidential diff
culties, which was read and adopted
The resolutions are the resolutions offer
ed by Mr.. Ware, ard Unpublished yesterday
in the letter OF the correspondent of the
GAZETTE.
Adjourned.