Daily Republican., 1879-03-11
OUR LEGISLATURE.

Ono OF the Short Days-Businesi
Sent in-yWihing OF General In
terest Transacted.
Specially reported Tor the Republican.
Down, DgL., March 10, 1879.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met at $50 o'clock.
The bill to legalize certain proceed.
ings of the Kent County Levy Court
was passed.
The House bill to consolidate School
Districts So and l52 Nanticoke and
Broad Creek Hundreds, Sussex County,
was read the first time on motion of Mr..
Rust.
Mr.. Pennewell had bill to consoli-
date Districts Nos. % and III Of Kent
County, read a first time.
The bill TO incorporate the Perpetual
Savings and Loan Association of Will
mington was introduced by Mr.. Sharp
ley.
Mr.. Cooch introduced a bill in rela-
,ion to the recording of deeds and
mortgages.
The House bill in relation to the col.
lection of certain debts against princi-
pals was introdu duced by Mr.. Sharpley.
Mr.. Cooch had the House bill in rela-
ton to deadly weapons read first
time.
The act in rel alton to the Road Com.
missioners Of Appoquinimink Hundred
was read the first time.
The House bill in relation to the col
lection of debts of record was read the
first time.
The bill in relation to Imprisonment
for nom payment Of fine and cost was
passed.
The bill to extend the time for the
recording of private acts was passed.
The act for planting snub posts on
Mahon's river was introduced.
An act to authorize W. F. Jones tt
open a road in Sussex County wal
passed.
An act to divide district q New Gas
tie county was passed.
An act to protect farmers, fruit grow
ers, &C., and in relation TO the record
ing of certain deeds were passed.
The bill for road and bridge il
Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex county
was postponed.
The bill relating to roads and high
ways in Appoquinimink hundred wa
postponed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
At $50 the House assembled
The bill in relation to telegraph mes
sages was read second time.
The bill to increase the pay of Trus-
tees Of the Poor from 81 to % per day
was taken up and passed.
A petition from northumberland
twenty three citizens praying for Law
to correct the evils Of the press wai
read and referred to Committee on Re
vised Statutes.
The Senate bill to divorce Elizabetl
Mcdowell from her husband Morris Nc
Dowell was taken up and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Conoway the bill t.
vacate certain road in Mill Crsel
Hundred was taken up and passed.
The bill to amend the act entitled o
the city Of Wilmington (giving powe
to the City Council to fix grades o
streets at its discretion) was read.
A bill to create a school district from
districts Nos. IA, Is, ITO, liz SUISSE,
County was introduced by Mr.. Houston
The bill to divorce Virginia Gall
from her husband George Gale was reat
the second time.
The divorce bill Of Mary Wolf ant
Thomas Wolf from the Senate was in
troduced.
The bill to amend chap. 1888, vol. i
laws of Delaware, was read.
The Senate bill in relation to the rea
estate of intestates was passed.
The Senate bill to prevent live stool
running at large in school district Nc
Is Sussex County, was read.
i The bill in relation to the taking o
bonds of clerks Of the Orphans Cour
was read the second tins; also the hil
to amend chap. 80, vol. 40 Laws Of Della
ware in relation to insurance compa
nies.
A bill to incorporate the Farmers
Market company of Wilmington, Della
ware, was introduced by Mr.. Ware.
The Senate bill to lay out a publ
road in Broadkiln Hundred, SUISSE:
county, was read second time; also tn
bill providing for the rebuilding an
} maintenance of certain public roads i
New Castle County.
The Senate bill to amend chapter s
Revised Statutes in relation to prime
pal and surety was taken up and pass
ed. This bill is to protect the suret
in case of non- payment by the maker {
the Judgment
The bill in relation to increasing tn
Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace wa
read the second time.
A petition from Elizabeth Long con
ssnting to the prayer Of Henry c. Lon
for divorce, was read and referred I