The Morning herald., 1877-03-21
TEE LEGISLATURE.


TEE LEGIsLATURZ.
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By our special Correspondent. .r srr
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The Senate met at 10 A N. s va .
The special order, being an sct to amend
Chapter 6s, Revised Code, was taken up
and the bill passed. y
Mr.. Fiddeman, from tho Committee on
reported the Hsuse bill to allow
the City Council of Wilmington to consoli'
date the city debt. Laid over. d. 81, .o.
Mr.. Ray introduced bill to divorce Saul
8. Hurd and Georgiana Hurd, which was
read. raA D4
Mr.. sharpley, from special committee,
reported the House bill to divorce Caleb j..
Hickman and Sarah E. Hickman, which
was taken up, read . third time and passed
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Revised
Statutes, reported the bill authorizing the
Governor to appoint an additional notary
public in White Clay Creek Hundred, New
Castle county, which was taken up read .
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. sharpley the House
bill to amend the act to limit the city debt
of Wilmington, and to provide for the pay
ment thereof, was read.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Revised
Statutes reported the House bill to amend
Chapter 80, Revised Code, which was ia
ken up ani passed.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman, the bill in
relation to free schools in this State was
taken up, amended and indefinitely post
poned. -
Mr.. Ray from the Committee on Revised
Statutes reported the House bill for the
punishment of fraud, which was taken up
read third time and passed. !at' -
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Cor
porations reported the bill in relation to
limited partnerships, which was taken up,
amended, read third time and lost.
On motion of Mr.. Causey the bill to con.
solidate the junction and Breakwater,
Breakwater and Frankford, and other
railroads, was passed.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Revised
Statutes. reported the House bill in relation
to the lien of taxes. which was taken up
read third time and passed.
Also act to further amend Chapter 70 OF
Revised Code, which was taken up read
third time and passed.
Mr.. Davis from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported bill to incorporate the
New Castle Cooperative Store Company,
which was taken up read third time and
passed.
Also the bill to revive the act to incot-
porate the Gum Branch Ditch Company,
whice was taken up read third time and
passed.
Also from the Committee on Agriculture
the act to prohibit stock from running at
large in School District No. 96, New Castle
county, which was taken up, read third
|. time and passed. ....
Also, from the same committee act for
the encouragement of the culture of sugar
beets, which was laid over.
Adjourned.
The House met at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Mr.. Mustard called up and had read q
third time the act to amend tho charter OF
Lewes. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Hall the Senate Bill to
incorporate the Jsmison Branch Ditch
Company, was read first time.
The supplement to the act to incorporate
the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Asso-
citation was lost.
O nmotion of Mr.. Mustard the act to cre-
ate Normal Department for Delaware
College, was read third time and laid on
the table.
Mr.. Holcomb offered joint resolution
appointing commission to prepare bill to
fund $500, 900 State bonds and replace them
with 5 per cent bonds. Read and adopted.
Adjourned.
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