Daily Republican., 1879-03-19
FIRST EDITION.
ON LDcFSLATURE.

FlkSl EDlllON.
OR LAcrsLATURE.
8usinsss Como Through with iu
tho Asse@bly-The Court House
Renewal Blll mp for Considers'
tion-It IN postponed.
Specially Reported for the Republican.
DovKR, DEL, March Is, 1879.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met 1t 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Rust from the committee on rail
roads asked leave 70 introduce bill
creating railroad commission. A
question was raised as to whether this
could be done, as q similar bill repor
ted by the same committee was rend
ing in the House. On motion of Mr.
sharpley the Senate went into q com
mittee Of tho whole upon the subject
The committee reported in favor of th'
introduction of the bill, and it was read
the first time.
Mr.. Rust also introduced bill for !
road in Cedar Creek hundred, Sussex
county, and live stock act for district
IS, Sussex county.
Bills we're read second time IS fol
lows: To divorce Kate Boyd and hel
husband; In relation to the sale Of farm
produce in Wilmington; to amend chap
ter 1865 and AZ of the Revised Code.
Bills passed as follows: In relation tc
district SO New Castle County to amend
section 6S chapter 70 entitled "Of the
city of Wilmington" in regard to tele.
graph dispatches; to divorce K. Ii. and
Maggie Banty.
The committee on Revised Statutes
reported ad ,ersely and without recon
mendation on the following bills:
For the collection Of debt against
principals.
To amend chapter 65 Of the Revised
Code.
To amend chapter 80 vol. II Della
ware Laws.
To fslicitats payment Of debts Of re-
cord.
The two former we're lost and tn.
others we're postponed.
The Committee on Finance, to whom
was referred Mr.. Deans resolution In
relation to the State Treasurer's report
Of 1874 reported that the discrepancies
charged therein were caused by the
paymsnt Of interest on Delaware Col
lsgs bonds and on coupons for the next
proceeding year.
lat C,rP Ppn6 In
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rsssssmbled at three o'clock.
The act in relation to the Road Com
missionsrs Of Appoquinimink Hundred
vas passed.
The live stock act for districts Nos
% and LII, Sussex Co., was indefinite.
ly postponed.
On Nr. Psnnewell's motion the rsso
luton to adjotrn "sins die" on th
2lst inst, was recensidered and amend
cd to read the 26th.
As we're also the acts creating Stat
Board Of Agriculture and in relation
To the Road Commissioners Of Red Liol
Hundred.
Mr.. Cooch presented an ameHdmen
70 the bill In relation to Beet Root Su
gar.
On Mr.. Rust's motion 800 copies O
tho reportl Of the Sugar Beet commits
sonsrs we're ordered to be printed.
The act to exempt from taxation Ger
uin articles Of property was taken a
and laid on the table.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House met at the usual hour.
The Senate bill to change the tim
and place Of holding the annual elec
ions OF the Frankford and Breakwate
nilroad company was read secon'
and third time. Hereafter the meet
n Jugs are to be held at Georgetown il
Z place Of Milford, and these meetings t
BE- held ON the lrst Tuesday of April.
IA The bill to amend the incorporation
,ct OF the Junction and Breakwats
IR. r. was read q second time.
HI On motion OF Mr.. Needles the bill t
lncorporsts the Green Branch DitcI
|ompapy WAS taken up and passed.
The bill to exempt property from OK
cution process for rent was reports
lnfavorably upon and indehnitel
postponed.
Remonstrances to the contemplate
Removal of the Court House were pre-
}ented and referred to the special CON
hittee on the subject.
Petitions in favor of it, aggregatin
hearly 1000 signatures were presente
snd referred to the committee on re
Eoval.
A petition from the members Of tn
ar Of New Castle County praying 70
As removal was also read and referr
IA bill to divorce Henry c. Long froi
ls wife Elizabeth Long was introduce
n Mr.. Fooks and read.
Ma memorial setting forth reason
II hich require the removal Of the Cou'
kJustics was presented by Mr.. War
I'D passed.
Mk The bill to provide tor four terms
Ix4urt for New Castle county was take
!. for consideration. The amendmsr
tered by Mr.. Houston making tn
S,m include Superior Court as We
Court of General Sessions was with
Rawn and the bill passed.
7 The bill in relation to public road
; Id streets ofth town OF Newark wa
, Ven up and passed. III provide
reduction Of annual amount o.
. we'd the town OF Newark for tow
s ,rrooaa nv Road Commissioners, frOI