The daily gazette., 1879-01-24
THIRD EDITION
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Specially reported for the Gasette.
DovsR, Jan. 20, 1879

read petition from 318 citizens of New
Castle county, asking that the Levy
Court Of the county be empowered to
make necessary appropriations for the
purpose of making the public roads bet
ter protected from the high tides Of the
Delaware, by erecting more substantial
causeways. The petition sets forth that
the storm of Oct. %, 1873. broke and de-
stroyed the river banks in many places,
and thereby injured the highways very
much 1t was referred to the committee
on Roads and Highways, with permis-
sion to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. PenneNill will give notice of an
act to repeal an act entitled, ian act to
lay out.a new public road in Dover Hd,
Kent Co.
The "act to prevent live stock from
roaming at large in school districts n Nos
III aud "a, and such parts of No. Is as
lay in n. ". Fork HID, Sussex county,
was read a second time.
On motion of Senator Sharpley, the
act "to amend chap. 66, Sec. 8 and OF
the revised statutes" was read second
time and referred.
The House clerk was admitted and
presented the following bills which had
passed that body and asked the Senate's
concur, nee in them:
IAN act to amend the act entitled, 'an
act relating to the seals of Notaries Pub
lie and Commission rs of Deeds, passed
at Dover March 18th, 1879"
"An act 10 render valid the acknowl-
edgemeDt of certain deeds aud for other
purposes"
Both the above bills were read.
On Mr., Denney's motion the House
bill concerning the seals of Notaries
PUBLIC was read a second time aud re-
ferred
On motion of Mr.. Pennewill, the act
"to consider valid the acknow wlrdgement
of certain deeds, &c" was read a second
time ard referred
The committee on Revised Statutes,
reported favorable on the act concerning
the sale of the bound copies of the re-
vised code, and on MIR. Sharpley's mo-
ton the act was taken up for considera-
ton.
Mr.. Hopkins said that there was a cart
load OF these books in the Prothonotary's
office in Sussex county The price was
too high and he had offered the bill to
reduce the price from $500 to 81 80, at
the instigation Of the Prothonotary.
Mr.. Sharpley thought that there should
not be too much haste manifested, as
there would yet be u or IA years in
which they could be sold
Mr.. McWhorter said that the sum
charged for the books at present was
-
cents they would not be sold more
readily.
Further consideration of the bill was
postponed until 3 o'clock.
The committee on Revised Statutes re-
ported favorablv on the act 10 repeal
chap. 49, vol. Is, Delaware Laws, in re-
lanon TO the 10 cent tax on licenses.
The consideration of the bill was post
poned Till next Thursday
q l..r l...t, 4 4
sented a report OF the Joint committee
appointed 20 investigate charges of i'm
morality and neglect of duty preferred
against VIM. Fisk Townsend, Clerk of
the Peace in and for Sussex county.
The Clerk of the House also presented
a joint resolution, removing Wm. Fisk
Townsend from office which had been
passed by the House.
The report was accepted and the reso-
luton concurred in.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at 3 o'clock.
The consideration of the bill relating
10 the sale of the volumes Of the revised
code, which had been postponed at the
morning session was resumed.
Mr.. Cooch presented the following
joint resolution:
"Resotred 6p the Senate and House Of
Representatives. in General assembly met
hat a committee of two ON the part
OF the Senate and three on the part of
the House be appointed to take into
consideration the advisib blity of making
The office of Coroner of New Castle
county salaried office; with power to
report by bill or otherwise"
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Senator sharplev the
Hou. act to incorporate the Whining
ton Navigation Company was read first
Nme.
On Senator Sharpley's motion the
House act to Incorporate The Pusey &
Jones Company of Wilmington, had Its
second reading and was referred
The Speaker presented and had read
the report of the Commissioners on the
Culture of Beet Root Sugar, appointed
by act of the Legislature in 1871.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House met at the usual hour
The bill 10 amend chapter l65 of the
pamphlet laws of the s ate of Delaware
was read a second time.
Inc CLERK OF the Senate entered with
the following bill, passed by the Senate
IN which the concurrence of the House
was asked:
A bill authorizing the CONVEYANCE of
certa lands to and by Hen Sweitzer.
on lieu.
for recording of deeds.
A bill to revise chapter | 10 of the 1lth
Vol. of the laws of Delaware in relation
10 the estates of aliens
A bill to enable the Governor to ap.
point an additional Notary Pubic foI
New Castle County
On the part of the House the bill to in.
corporate New Castle Iron and Steel
Company, was read the second time.
The Senate bill authorizing the con
yeyance of certain lands to and by Ii epr,
Sw ltZer, was read the first time
Inc Dill to render valid certain deed
ana Tor other purposes was read seconc
and third time.
The Till to extend time for RECORDING
deeds was read first time.
The bi IL to change the name of Noun
Iior Cemetery Company to Mt. Zio,
cemetery Association was read secon,
time.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice of a bill +
anne I'D chap. l8, sec. !, Of re vised statute
Of Delaware
The bill to divorce VIM. 8. Baker fro,
his wife Emma Baker, was read secon
time.
The Dill to amend an act entitled an a,
relating to seals of tho Nstants Publ
and Commissioners of deeds, was read
second and third 4ime and passed.
The bill to divorce Mary w. Spenc,
from her usband VIM. Spencer was req
Asecond time.
The bill u incorporate Belts Machir
Company was read second time.
Ihe bill to incorpate the Windst
Lodge, No. 80, Beneficial Order of Sol
or 81 George, of Wilmli gton, sustai ne