The daily gazette., 1877-02-27
The General Assembly.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
SENATE
Dc vgR, Del, Feb. 90, 1877.


senate met at ), a. m. All the mem
bers present.
Mr.. Ray gave notice Of an act TO
change the voting place in East White
Clay Creek Hundred also, an act to amend
the Charter of the Every Evening Pub
fishing Company.
Act to incorporate the Panama Steam
Transportation Company.
Act to amend Chapter ITO, Volume 4
Laws of Delaware.
Act to supplement Charter of the
Brandywine Water Company.
Mr.. Sharpley gave notice of a bill for
the protection of live stock in Delaware,
also.
Bill to amend Chapter 29T, Volume
l2, Laws of Delaware; a.
Ito amend Chapter 4, Volume Is,
Laws of Delaware;
Bill for certain Beneficial Purposes,
and
Bill to incorporate company for GER
tain purposes.
The Speaker presented the Resolutions
of meeting Of citizens of Newark, which
was read and referred to Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Ray, from Committee on Revised
Statutes reported the bill repeating act
taxing foreign investments, ,which'was tax
en- up read and the amendment to the
bill was adopted, the bill as amended
was then read third time and passed.
The Speaker presented a communica-
ton from Rev. Pennell Coombe invit-
ing members of the General Assembly to
a meeting o. tn he friends of local option
in the A. z. Church Dover, Tuesday
evening next.
Mr.. Ray, from Special Committee re-
ported the bill to divorce j. Percy Robi-
nett which was taken up read a third
time and passed,
Mr. Iausey gave notice of an act
TO authorize the laying ont of a public
road in Sussex County; also an act au-
thorizing the Levy Court OF Sussex
County to make an additional apprUpri-
alton towards keeping the streets of
Georgetown in repair.
Mr.. Hopkins gave notice of an act to
authorize VIM. Donayon to place gates
across certain road.
Mr.. Hopkins from Committee on Edu-
cation reported the bill transferring Geo.
w. Horsey from District No. 46 to 81 Sus
sex County was taken up, read third
lime and passed.
M. Hopkins presented petitions from
citizens of Milton agains the act increas-
ing number Of Commissioners of that
town and for stock law in District No.
;. in Sussex county.
Mr. Davis presented petition in favor
OF Local Option.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the HOUSE bill
to incorporate the Maryland and Della
ware Railroad Company after foreclosure
was read.
On motion Of Mr.. Denney the House
bill appointing commissioners TO lay out
public road in Kent county was read.
Mr.. Hopkins gave notice Of a bill in re-
iation to strays and other purposes, and a
bill in relation to the better regulation
and government of Free Schools.
NJ. Denney gave notice of an act to
amend Chapter 4l0, Volume IA, Laws OF
Delaware.
Mr.. Davis, from Committee on Corpo-
rltions, reported the bill to incorporate
the Newark Building and Loan Associa-
ton, which was taken rp read a third
time and passed.
Mr.. Hopkins, from Committee on Edu-
cation, reported back the bill to amend
Chapter 800, Vol, IA, Laws of Delaware
which was taken up, read third time
and laid upon the table.
Mr.. Denney gave notice Of an act in re-
latlon to Justices Of the Peace.
Mr.. Hopkins gave notice Of an act in
relation to the law of limitation and for
o.her purposes,
Mr.. Davis, from special Committee re-
aA hi ~,
of New Castle county to pay Benz. f
Townsend, $4,000, which was taken up
The remonstrances of the Levy Court Of
New Castle county was read. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Causey was laid over unit
Thursday next at 3 o'clock.
On motion OF Mr.. Fiddeman the House
joint resolution accepting the invitatio4
ofthe Board Of Education of the city o.
Wilmington, on the 28th of February
vas read. Mr.. Sharpley moved that the
resolution be concured in, which motor
prevailed.
Mr.. Hopkins presented remonstrances
against stock law in District No. 155
sussex county, which wac read and re-
erred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Adjourned.
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large number of petitions and
memorials were presented and refer
red.
An act to divorce Virginia Chand.
Ter, was read first time.
An invitation to attend Lecture or
Local Option, was read this Lectur,
in former mem bers.
Mr.. Ware. introduced an act regula
ting the sale of spiritiou., vinious ant
malt liquor. Read and ordered tha
200 copies be printed.
Ar. Robinson, introduced an ac
authorizing the School Commissioner er
OF School District, No. 161, Sussex
County, to raise three hundred dol
lars.
Mr.. Cochran. presented an Invitation
to visit the Schools of Wilmington
and offered a resolution adopted L
attend on Wednesday, the % inst.
The following bills were civer
notice of:
By Mr.. Ware, an act to confirm an,
establish an act entitled an act t,
provide a sinking fund for the pay
af . al -