The daily gazette., 1877-03-08
The General Assembly.
eporied for fhe Gazette


DOVER. Msrch I, 1877.
senate met a. 10 am. t
Mr.. Fiddeman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the bill TO amend chap
ter y, volume IA Delaware Laws, with an
amendnlent. which was adopted. The bill
on motion OF Mr. Denney. the House
amendment TO the Senate joint resolution
appointing joint committee to settle with
the State Treasurer and Auditor OF Ac-
counts, was read and concuTFed in
On motion of Mr.. Sharpley, the House
bill confirming an ordinance Of the City
Council OF the City OF Wilmington was
read.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Cor
porations. reported the bill TO amend an
act 10 incorporate the town of FELTON,, which
was passed. Also an act to amend an act
10 incorporate the Every Evening Publish
ing Company. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Harrington, the bill In
relation TO the Hundred Collectors taking
school tax duplicates was read.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported a bill for the protection of
live stock in the State OF Delaware, which
Mr. Fiddeman, from the Committee on
Finance. reported bill to amend chapter
~, volume IA, Laws OF Delaware. which
was read.
Mr.. Harrington. from the Committee on
Roads and Highways, reported the bill TO
lay out new public road in South Muir
derkill hundred. Passed.
|aC1Ourne0.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Prayer by Rev. James Houston.
On motion of Mr. Burnite, the Senate bill
TO amend chapter y, volume II, was read.
On motion OF Mr.. Wright the following
To change the place OF voting in Broad
Creek hundred, Sussex county.
An act TO repeal so much OF the stock law
in School District No. ~ as prohibits stock
from running fnff fha
district in Nanticoke hundred, Sussex CO.;
and an act to divorce Sarah A. Butler from
her husband.
On motion of Mr.. Bartholomew. the bill
appropriating 81 900 to encourage the culti-
walton o! sugar beets was read a third time
and lost.
The following bills, on motion. were read
a third time and passed:
BY Mr. Bird, an act 10 amend chapter Ill.
Revised Code. This bill refers to the sat,
lsiaction OF Debts of Records by non-resi-
By Mr.. pson-Senate bill-an act to
Incorporate the Hillsboro' and Delmar r.
X. Company.
BY Mr.. Burnite. an act to consolidate
School Districts No. 50 and 10s Kent co.
Mr.. Holcomb presented a joint resolution
appropriating $50 annually to the Histori-
cal Society OF Delaware. Head and adopt
cd. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at three O'Clock.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman, the House
bill 10 consolidate School Districts Nos. 20
and loe. as the Magnolia Public Schools,
was read.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Apri-
culture. reported bill 10 prevent live stock
from running at large in district No. 81
New Castle county. Passed.
MT. Davis, from the Committee on Cor
poratlons, reported the bill to incorporate
the Panama Transit Steam Transportation
company. Passed.
HOUSE
The House met at three O'Clock
speaker Martin presented remons-
rance oi the NJ. r. Conference, sitting at
Milford, against the bill known as the i, il
quor License bill now before the House
Mr.. Mustard introduced and had read in
2ct 10 amend the charter OF the town of
LeweS. Va
The following bills on motion, were read
Il third time and passed:
by MI. Ware, an act to amend chapter 73
o, o, ne REVISED Statutes entitled. OF the City
into voting precincts '
by Mr.. Wright, an act to provide for the
arrest of persons violating the laws of this
St3te Una aPpropriating money therefor.
By Mr.. Ware-Senate bill-an act to in
corporate the Masonic Hall Comnanv Of
Newport, Delaware
BY Mr.. Robinson, Senate bill to amend
an act To amend the act 10 INCORPORATE the
Indian River and Rehoboth Bay Oyster
Planting Company
By Nr; Ware, an act to divorce Anna T.
Grlmth from her husband.
By Mr.. Hall the Senate act in relation TO
roads and bridges passing over mill dams
MT. WI flght introduced an act to amend
section Of chapter l6j, volume 10, Della
ware Laws.
Mr.. hall introduced and had read an act
colsol dating the Junction and Breakwater
anu Breakwater and Frankfort Railroad
companies and authorizing them to con-
S9lldatc with railroads in Maryland and
Virginia. -i'' GNU
On motion of Mr.. Burnite, the bin in re-
latlon TO insurance companies was taken
up, amended, and made a special order for
tomorrow afternoon.
An act prohibiting live stock from rum
ming al large within certain limits Of Nil.
iord hundred was read and adopted.
Adjourned.