Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-31
FIRST EDITION.
spssialIy reported for the Republican.
DOVER, Jan. 80, 1879.

DOVER, Jan. oV, 1919.
THE SENATE.
The Senate was called to order &
10 o'clock, A. N.
The motion to appoint a Committe
of Conference with the House was los
On motion Of Senator McWhorter tn
vote on the House amendment to tn
Joint resolution in reference to the pay
ment Of fees In the Townsend invest
cation case, was reconsidered, and tn
amend dment was concurred in.
On motion OF Senator Sharpley tn
following bills were read second tim
by title, and referred to the Committe
on Corporations:
An act to incorporate the Belts Ma
chine Company.
An act to incorporate Windsor Lodg
No, 80, Sons Of St. George.
An act to change the name Of the MI
Zion Cemetery Company to Mt. Zio,
Cemetery Association Company.
On motion of Senator Conaway tn
act transferring property Of Robert Ian
den from School Districts Nos. As an,
So, to A and l50, in Sussex Co.
was read second tine by title and re
tsrred to the Committee Oh Education.
Senator Denny gave notice Of the in
PRODUCTION Of q bill allowing the regis
try Of dogs in Kent county.
Senator Rust presented petition
from number OF fruit growers protest
ing against the heavy freight charge,
by railroads, and asking for the ap'
pointmep Of railroad commissioners OIL
supsrviso.s. Referred to special joint
committee.
Senator Cooch, from the Committee
on Agriculture, on petition, reported a
bill prohibiting live stock from running
at large in School District, No. Is, Sus-
sex county.
Senator Pennewell presented joint
resolution authorizing the collection
from the United States of any claim
this State may have for communication
money advanced for persons who had
Communication and were afterwards re.
quired to serve or furnish a substitute
during the war Of 1862 and '6j, under
the provision of the act of Congress ap-
proved Feb. 2sth, 1867, entitled an act
for the relief of certain drafted men.
Referred to a special committee, Messrs.
Pennewell and Hopkins.
The same gentleman introduced an
act to incorporate the Agricultural So
ciety of Kelt County Of Dover
senator Hopkins introduced an act
amending Section IS, Chap. l3, Vol.
"A, Laws of Delaware, in reference to
the Oyster Revenue.
On motion of Senator McWhorter the
act providing for the rebuilding and
maintainance Of certain public roads
in St. Georges and Red Lion Hundreds,
New Castle County.
Senator Hopkins presented joint
resolution that joint committee OF five
be appointed to frame bill reducing
the salaries of all the State officers, as
prevailed before March 1860.
Senator Denny from the committee
on corporations reported favcrably the
act to re.incorporate the Wilmington
Navigation Co., whicL was read third
time, passed, and sent to the House for
concurrence.
Senator Cooch introduced an act for
the benefit of married women, and
An act to exempt Foreign Investments
from taxation.
At ll.50 Senate took recess.
AFTERNOON sEssi ON.
Senate reassembled at o'clock.
The act to repeal chapter lo3, vol. Is,
Delaware Laws, in reference to the ten
cent tax are licenses issued by the Sec
retary Of State was taken up for con-
sideration, on motion of Senator Hop
kins. The consideration was postpon.
ed until Feb. 10th.
The act amending chapter 242 vol.
Is, Laws of Delaware in reference to
the sale of the Revised Codes reducing
the price from $3.50 copy to 81 was
taken up for consideration.
The vote on the lst section was US
follows:
Ayes, Messrs. Denny, Hopkins, Pen
newell, Rust.
Nays, Messrs.. Cooch, McWhorter,
sharpley, Speaker Harrington.
The bill not having received the me-
cessary vote on lst section the bill was
declared lost.
Senator Penn-well introduced an act
TO incorporate the Gravelly Run Marsh
Ditch Company which was read.
The House bill to incorporate the
stotsenberg Foundry Company. Read
the first time and also the House Act
the sale and manufacture Of
oleonargarine and also the House Act
TO change the voting place in Broad
Creek Hundred.
Senator Cooch introduced an act to
amend chapter 47G, vol. 10 Delaware
Laws.
Senator McWhorter gave notice OF the
Of supplement to an act
to incorporate the ownors of the Strun-
kill and Long Island Marsh Company
ofSt. Georges Hundred, New Castle
County.
On motion of the same gentleman the
act providing for the building and pro-
per maintenance OF certain public roads
N 81 Georges and Red Lion Hundreds,
'"w Castle County, was taken up for
,nsi leration after the suspension of
IA" ldules. Passed.
ThA Clerk of the llonse being admit
I'd sta aAted the House had adopted a
ONT Resolution for the appointment of
Jointl Committee Of five to whom shall
,e referfe petitions from citizens of