The daily gazette., 1877-01-30
The General Assembly.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
SEN ATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

DOVER, January 20, 1877.
Senate met at 8 p. m. All members
present.
Mr.. Fiddeman gave notice of an act for
the appointment of an Auditor in the
Court of Chancery and Orphans Court.
Mr.. Ray, from Committe on Revised
Statutes reported back the House bill to
amend Chapter Ill, of the Revised Code,
which was taken up for consideration.
MIR. Causey asked for the reading of the
bill for information.
On motion of Mr.. Davis the bill was re-
committed.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman the House
bill to amend Section Z, Chapter 4, Vol.
10, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins the bill to
transfer Arthur McClusky from District
No. % to No. "a, New Castle county, was
taken up, read the third time and lost.
Mr.. Causey presented petition Tor
stock law in Slaughter's Neck, which was
read and referred.
Mr.. Davis, from Committee on CorpOr-
ations, reported the bill to amend the Act
to incorporate the Milton Academy, which
was taken, read for information, and re-
committed.
Nj. Fiddeman offered a resolution,
which was adopted, referring the accounts
OF the Secretary of State to the committee
to settle with State Treasurer.
Mr. Hopkins gave notice Of a bill to
amend Chapter 565. Volume u, Laws of
Delaware.
On motion ofAIr. Ray, the rules were
suspended and the bill to raise revenue
i'll School District, No. 40, New Castle
county, read third time and passed.
Mr. Ray, from same, on Revised Statutes
reported, with an amendment. the House
bill to amend Chapter III, Revised Code.
The amendment was read and adopted.
On motion the bill was recommitted.
On motion the Senate adjourned
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
DOVER, January. 20, 1877.
The House met at ) o'clock p. M.
Mr. Speaker introduced an act to in
corporate the Seaford Fire Insurance Co.,
which was read.
Mr. Ware gave notice OF an act to in
corporate Front and Union Street Rail-
way Co., Wilmington, Del.
On motion of Mr.. Ware, the bill en-
titled further additional supplement to
an act TO incorporate the Masonic Hall
Company was read third time and
passed.
On motion of AIr. Brown, the act to
incorporate St. Joints Reform Church. of
Wyoming, was read third time and re-
committed to the Committee on Corpo-
Iati0nS
On motion of Mr.. Ware the Senate bill
on act IN relation to school districts. Nos.
" and "a, New Castle county, was read
third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Bird the act to pre-
vent live stock from running at large in
the southern part Of School District No.
II, New Castle county, passed the House.
Mr.. Ware presented petition of 1S9
cillzens OF Wilmington for the repeal of
an act creating a Board of Revision of
the City Council.
Mr. Holcomb presented a petition for
stock law in School District No. 30.
New Castle county.
Mr.. Taylor, Clerk of the Senate. being
admitted, presented for concurrence the
following bills
An act to raise revenue in School Dis
tilct No. 46, New Castle county.
\ further supplement to the act estab-
fishing college for agricultural and
mechanic arts i'll the State.
IN act to amend an act entitled all act
iOr the protection of fishermen.
lie also returned the following House
bills and Joint resolutions as concurred
in;
An act 10 amend chapter ! of the re-
yi,ed code.
IN act to revise and extend the time for
recording private acts.
IN act TO incorporate the Newark
Grange Cooperative Store Company, and
an act to incorporate the Beneficial So
ciety OF the United Children of Light.
Joint resolution in relation 10 the
boundary question.
On motion of Mr.. Holcomb, Senate
act to raise revenue for School District
No. %, New Castle county, was read.
Adjourned.