The daily gazette., 1877-01-11
The General Assembly.
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SENATE.

SENATE.
DOVER, Jan. 10, 1871.
Senate met at 10 A. NJ.
Absent, .Messrs. Causey, Fiddenan
and Harrington.
Mr.. Day, Clerk of the House, being adj
m tied presented a Joint Resolution ap-
pointed committee of two on the part
of the Senate, and three onthe part OF the
House to examine the accounts OF the State
Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the resolution
lust presented was read and adopted.
Several bills were read second time
by title.
Mr.. Hopkins introduced bill entitled,
AN act to,amend Section Z. Chapter, 80
Volume l.. Delaware Laws, which was
read.
Several notices OF bills were given.
At,er lively debate in regard to re-
ports Of COMMITTEES. the Senate adjourned
until ). p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met at three o'clock. Absent,
Messrs. Causey and Harrington.
The Chair announced as the committee
on the pant of the Senate to settle with
The state Treasurer, Messrs. Fiddeman
and Sharpley.
AIr. Denney gave notice Of a bill to
amend Chapter -, Volume %, Delaware
Laws. This, bill amends the act for the
protection ofmuskrats.
On motion the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10. 1871.
-4e House met at ~ am.
The following bills were read a second
'lue and referred 10 appropriate commit
tees:
BY Mr. Morris an net entitled an act
- aneut IN act entitled OF SCdOois, passed
at Dover, March -, 1o1J.
by Mr.. Holcomb, An act 10 repeal
Chapter 5J7 volume IA Laws, of Deia-
ware.
by Mr. Bird, An acl TO repeal the act
entitled supplement- to tie act entitled
an act ior the protection Of fishermen
passed Al Dover, March -, 1871
BY Mr. MeSslck. An act 10 repeal
Chapter IL volume -.
On motion Mr.. Burnte the rules of
Delaware Laws, the House was amend
ct by appointing, 4 committee on prin-
ing Ne,srs Taylor, Morris and Bird
were appointed said committee.
On motion OF Mr. Cochran, the peti-
ton uf Samuel Townsend and others
that was read yesterday, relating to the
mode VI amending the Laws, was refer
redto special committee ofthree. Messrs
Cochran, Burnite and Morris, were ap-
pointed said committee.
The following bills were introduced
and read:
by MIR Bird, An act establishing a
state work House for convlct,and 800 con
g were ordered printed and the bill
was referred ts 4 special committee Of
uvc; Whereupon MesSrS Bird, Holcomb
Brown. NJ esslck, and Robinson, were ap-
pointed said committee
I'y Sir Wright, An act authorizing the
reccrUev Of Deeds fug Kent County. to
toppT certain indiccs.
IAe following bills Were given notice
ut By Mr.. Records. An act 10 amend
HAPPIER : of the Revised Code, a, pub
l>hrd IN the amended Code, of 1874. This
act proposes to reduce the fee for mar.
l.9ge license from four to two dollars.
by Mr.. Speaker, An act 10 amend
Chapter 10, Of the Revised Code, as
@incnaed by the act passed at Dover
IL, Isr'. IAi~ act proposes to reduce the
Ices Of the Secretary Of State to what
iarr %rrc previous Z" the last session.
Ilc Resolution offered by -ar. 3urnira.
""s'eriaE IA relation TO thr rahz
uodc 9t amending Tire Laws, wa, refer
te,t 10 tne committee on petition OF
aauUe. Townsend and others.
ON motion Of Mr.. Iiolcomb, the act 10
uu"n4 tho act TO an cooperating the
klamen-i Wooden Company was read
Il second time.
Adjourned.
All ENou& Session.
The House met pursuant 10 adjourn