The daily gazette., 1877-01-31
Tie General Assembly.
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SENATE.

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SENATE.
DOVER, Jan. 80, 1877.
Senate met at 10 A. NJ. All members
present.
Mr., Sharpley gave notice of bill tc
amend chapter "a, volume A, Delaware
Laws.
Mr.. Fiddeman called up the bill to
amend chapter Ill, Revised Code, and
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was amended which motion pre-
vailed the bill was then recommitted to
Committee on Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Sharpley, presented the report of
Chas. w. How land, Treasurer OF the
Delaware Association for the Education
of Colored people, which was read. and
referred to Committee on Education.
Mr., Ray, from Committee on Revised
Statutes, reported the bill to repeal chap
er 4l9, volume Al, Delaware Laws (which
was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Davis, from Committee on Cor
orations reported the bill to incorporate
he Georgetown Manufacturing and
Fruit Preserving Company, read a third
time and passed.
Mr.. RAY, from Committee on Revised
Statutes, reported the bill to amend chap
ter Ill, of Revised Code, with an amend
ment, which was read, and adopted. The
bill was then read third time rs amend
ed and passed.
Adjourned. -...
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at o'clock =. NJ.
Mr.. Sharpley gave notice of bill to
incorporate the Centreville Hall Co.
MI. Fiddeman introduced bill to au-
tn orize the appointment of an audi tor in
the Court of Chancery or Orphans Court,
which was read.
MI, Ray introduced n bill exempting
foreign investments from taxation which
was read.
Mr., Harrington from Committee on
Roads and Highways, reported bill o
lay out a private road in Milford hundred
which was read.
Mr., Ray from Committee on Revis-
ed Statues, reported the bill to repeal
chapter 81, volume Is, which was taken
up. \ number of petitions favorable to
the bill, were presented and read, on mo-
ton the bill was read Il third time and
passed.
Adjourned,
Tuesday, Jan. so 1877
The House met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
The Following petitions were presented,
read and referred;
BY Mr.. Bird in relation TO colored
schools.
By Mr.. Speaker for the repeal of the
stock law in school district No. 169 Sus-
sex county.
Also two petitions fer the repeal of the
stock law Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex
county. He also presented the report of
Chas. w. Holland as to the amount of
money received for the the education of
colored children, read and referred to the
Committee on Education.
The following bills We're given notice
BY Mr.. Bird, an act to amend chaptcr
40, Revised Code, and an act to amend
chapter 50, Revised Statutes.
BY Mr.. Mustard an act to promote the
education OF the colored, ,peoplean0 an act
toamend chapter 104 Revised Code.
Mr.. Robinson introduced an act au-
thorizing the appointment of an addi-
tonal Notary Justice m Sussex county.
The following bills were on motion
read a third time and passed:
BY Mr., Ware, an act for the relief of
Amelia S.Cortv.
By Mr.. Bird, an act for the renewal of
the Charter of the Mill Creek Fire In
Surance Company with an amendment
BY Mr.. Brown, an act to incorporate
st. John Reform Church, of Wyoming,
with an amendment.
Mr.. Morris, an act to lay out a new
school district in Sussex county.
By Mr.. Holcomb, a further supplement
to an act to incorporate the Delaware
and Chesapeake Canal Company.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, Senate
amendments to the House bill in relation
to mortgage indices, We're concurred
N.
Mr. Wright gave notice of an act to
iii vide IDlVpp Hunlral into turo I,,,,
dredS.
9lr. Cochran gave notice of an act TO
amend chapter 3Ss, volume II, Laws of
Delaware.
Mr.. Burnitc offered resolution calling
on the Treasures of Kent and Sussex
counties, to explain why they have not
paid over the money for the education of
colored people.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 3 o'clock u. IN.
The following bills We're introduced and
read
BY Mr.. Ware, an act to incorporate the
Front and Union street Railway Comp
any, of Wilmington.
BY Mr.. Brown, an act to amend chap
ter 30 Revised Code.
MI Taylor, clerk of the Senate, infor-
med the House that the Senate had con-
Cured in the House bill to amend chap
ter ) Revised Code with amendments.
Also that they had concufred in the
House joint resolution authorizing the
printing OF the Auditors report
Also that the Senate asked for the con-
currence Of the House in An act TO repeal
chapter 419, volume Il, Delaware laws,
ana act TO incorporate GEORGETOWN
Manufacturing and Preserving Com
pany.
On motion OF Mr.. Robinson, the Senate
act to incorporate the Georgetown Pre-
serving and Manufacturing Company
was read.
On motion of Mr., Holcomb the Senate
bill, "a further supplement to the Act es-
iablishing College for Agricultural and
Mechanic Arts, was read
The Act authorizing the Levy Court of
sussex county to lease piece of ground,
Indefinitely postponed.
Inc act TO incorporate the Odessa Hall
company was made the special order for