The Morning herald., 1877-02-17

Insurance Company. An Act authorizing
the Levy Court of New Castle county to
pay B. F. Townsend, $4,000.
By Mr.. Cochran, An Act to prohibit live
stock from running at large In School Dis
trict 96, New Castle county.
The Senate act concerning railroads was
taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Wright offered an amendment which
was read, and the bill was recommitted
and one hundreh copies Of the amend ment
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Cochran presented claims of Mr..
Reynolds and the "Delawarean" against
the State.
Mr.. Hael presented the claim of DR..
Nathan Pratt, Auditor of Accounts, against
the State. All referred to the Committee
on Claims.
Mr.. Robinson offered joint resolution
directing the State Treasurer to pay John
r. McFee $500, for services as Chancellor
ad Item.
Mr.. Wright introduced an act to repeal
chapters 173 and ia, vol. Is, Delaware
| Laws.
The following bills were read third time
and passed.
| An Act authorizing the Governor to ap-
point an additional Notary Public for Balti-
more Hundred Sussex County.
An Act for the Relief of John D. G. Cor
doza.
And An Act transferring the farm Of R.
Alaband from School District mo. 81 to
District Nos. 11S and 1887 Kent County.
An Act to amend Section 8, Chapter II
Revised Code was lost.
The following are the committee on Local
Option, Messrs. Nicholson, Ware, Brown,
Messick and Mustard.
Adjourned.
YESTERDAY MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.
The House met at 9 o'clock A. M.
Petitions were presented for stock law
for that portion OF Milford Hundred east
of the State road, and against the repeal
Of the stock law for School District No. 14S,
Sussex county.
The act for merging the New Castle,
and Wilmington and New Castle and Turn
pike Railroad Company, into the P. W. &
B. Railroad Company, was made the spe-
cial order for Monday next.
The following bills were introduced and
read:
By Mr.. nelcomb an act to incorporate
the purchasers of the Wilmington and
Western Railroad Company, and an act in
cooperating the purchasers Of the Whining
ton and Reading Railroad as the Whining
ton and Northern Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Ware an act to incorporate the
Wilmington Club.
Mr.. Ware presented and had read reso-
luton adopted at public meeting in Will
mington, in favor OF State Work House
3 Mr.. Burnite gave notice of an act to
j. amend section 2, chapter 6, of the revised
: code.
Mr.. Messick gave notice of an act to
amend chapter IA, vol. Il, Delaware Laws
of bitches.
Mr.. Morris offered joint resolution re-
ceiving no new business after the 26th inst.
On motion of Mr.. Ware an act incorpo.
rating the Benedictine Order of the Sacred
Heart.
The Clerk of the Senate returned the
following bills as concurred In
+ A supplement to an act incorporating the
, Penlnsular Agricultural and Pathological
= = Association.
t An act in relation to the Assessors and
Road Commissioners of st. Georges
Hundred.
! An act authorizing the vestry of st.
P Johns Protestant Episcopal Church, Of
Greenear, Sussex county, to straighten a
}, public road.
An Act to prohibit live stock from run
!. ming at large In School District No. rs and
part of School District No. 11S Sussex
county.
/: He also presented for concurrence An
Act to authorizing the laying out of Pub
lie Road in Milford Hundred Kent County
He also returned as concurred in the joint
resolution receiving no new business after
!: the 26th inst.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran the vote by
which Senate amendment to House bill to
amend Chapter 3S4, Volume II, Delaware
Laws was reconcidered, and the Senate
amendment was amended and concurred
in.
Adjourned until Monday at 8 O'Clock,
p. m.