The daily gazette., 1879-03-07
THIRD Ell TITO N
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, March 9, 1879.

DOVER, March o. 1879.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Bills were Introduced as follows: By
Dr. Hopkins to repeal the stock law of
districts Nos. III and 125, Sussex county;
10 amend chapter 4lS, Delaware laws to
transfer Daniel Short in Sussex; by Mr..
Sharp in relation to horses in Whining
ton; to divide districts No, 122, Sussex
county by Mr.. Rust, stock law for dis
trict No. l22, Sussex county to authorize
Jno. c. DAILY to lay out road in Nanti-
coke Hd., Sussex county; to open road
and erect a Broad Creek HID. by Mr..
Cooch, to incorporate the Delaware Beet
Sugar Company; by Mr.. Pennewill, to
incorporate the Silver Kun Marsh Com
pany by Mr.. New horter, to amend
chap. 90, vol. IA, delaware Laws.
The following bills were read a second
time To authorize VIM. G. Burton to
alter a road III Indian River HID. to in
corporate the w & n. X. Il. Co.. to in
corpol ate the Vulcanized Fibre Co, of
Wilmington; in relation to road over
seers, Levy Court and the Treasurer of
Sussex county; in relation to private acts
to limit the time OF the imprisonment OF
persons for non-paymeht of fines and
costs to exempt from taxation certain
unDroductive securities of other States !;
to incoi porate OsceOia Lodge, No. ., X.
of p, OF Newark.
The bill to give the Levy Court of New
Castle csunty the same power of con-
deming land for roads as Is held by the
Road mmissioners, was passed.
Mr.. Sharpley called the act in regard to
defacatlons, and embeZzlement by cor
porate officers for il third reading but 1t
was postponed on motion of Mr.. Cooch.
Mr.. Sharpley also bad the proposed
anne endment to the constitution in regard
to the judiciary, read second time and
referred to special committee. Commit
tee-Messrs. SharpIey, Pennewill and
Hopkins.
Mr.. Cooch introduced a resolution in
regard to removing the water closets from
the State House. Adopted.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at 3 o'clock.
The bill in relation to public schools OF
Wilmington was passed.
The act in relation to the city of Will
m,ngton was passed. Ut is the on,
against which City Treasurer Vincent
remons irated.)
The act for a,State Board of Health was
read a second time.
The act to divorce Marion B. Taylor
from Richard Taylor was passed.
The incorporation act OF the Newark
Grange Cooperative Store Co., was pass
ed.
On DR.. Hopkins motion the bill for
State Board OF Health was takeL up bu
was referred to a special committee
Committee Hopkins, Cooch and Pepne
will
The House joint resolution in relation
to making an appropriation for the Office
OF the Adjutant General was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.
The House met at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Sharp introduced a petition for q
law for the protection of fish. Referred
to the following special committee :
Sharp. Lambson and Houston.
The bill in relation to freeholders, rea,
twice, and 800 copies ordered 90 be print
ed
Mr.. Lambson introduced an act t
amend chap. 60 Revised Statutes; al,
an act authorizing Joseph IL. Tatnall t
change the course and direction of a rua
in New Castle Hundred.
Mr.. Sharp presented petition for al
act to amend chap. ~ vol. IA of tn
Laws. The following bills were read
second time To vacate a certain roa
in Little Creek HID, Kent county; a
dct to lay out road in Mispillion HID
Kent county; an act to Law out road i
Sussex county; an act fixing the term c
Kent and Sussex counties Sheriffs a
act to repeal part Of the Mechanics
Lien Law.
Mr.. Lambson introduced bill {
change a certain road leading from
Hare's Corner to the Christiana Creel
Mr.. Needles reported from the Con
mittee on Divorce a bill divorcing Jetfre
Thompson from his wife.
The Senate bill dlvorcing Kate Lysl,
was read the first TINE.
Mr.. Collins, from the Committee o
Revised Statutes, reported favorably o
the folio wing bills An act to prohib
city OF Wilmington from pr0hi biting Ia
mers selling produce in the city, with a
amendment. an act to amend chapter
OF the Revised Statutes relating TO unr
glstered real estate; an act to enfort
the collection Of certain debts again
principals an act for the prevention
cruelty to children; also an act in rel
ton to the collection OF debts of recor
also unfavorably to amend chapter 10
vol. 10, of the Laws; and an act relatif
to The .ale OF roads by public auction.
The bll to facilitate the payment al
and collection of debts of record, vi
taken up, the committees ameudruel
adopted, and the bill passed.
Dr. Cannon, from the Committee {
loads and Highways, reported an act
pfohblt any one driving faster than
walk over Broad Creuk bsidge, Sus,,
county. Read once.
The bill for the collection of certa
debts against principals, was passed.
Mr.. Sharp introduced bill relating
Geographic messages. Read once.
The bill consolidating School DistnC
56 and 1872 was passed.
Mr.. Sharp introduced bill amendil
chapter 80, volume IA, of the laws.
The bill to incorporate the Perpetu
Savings and Loan ASSOCIATION, of w
Lnington, was reported by Mr. Wa
favorahly and the bill passed the Hou,
also an act to amend chapter 55S ,voluI
10, Delaware laws.
Mr.. Ware introduced an act to incC
porate the Moral Suasion Temperuu
Association of Wilmington
Mr.. Hall from committee to whom "
referred the joint resolution in relati
to the heBreakwater x Frankford railro;
made report which was laid over
final consideration.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House re-assembled at O'Clock.
Mr.. Doran called up the bill to divo
Cassie Mearns from her husband, Rob
Mearns, which was read the second til
The Senate bill to regulate the taxi
of bonds by the clerk of the Orpna
Court.