Daily Republican., 1879-03-26
yesterdays News.)
OH LEGISLATUHE.
Specially Reported for the Republican.
Dover, Del, March %, 1879.
TIE SENATE


Dover, Del, March 25, 1879.
THE SENATE.
| The Sc nate met at $50.
The following bills were introduced
to exempt vendors Of fish and oysters
from licensed tax; to open road in
Kenton Hd., Kent county.
The following bills were read sec.
ond time and referred: to incorporate
the NJ. $. r. A. OF Wilmington; to au.
thorize S. I. Jenkins and others TO lay
out road in Kent county.
l The following bills were passed: to
enable Jane Burton 10 lease a piece oi
road in Millsboro Hd., Sussex county,
for rebuilding and proper maintainance
of certain roads in New Castle Id to
open road in Cedar Creek lld., Sussex
county: to exempt IRON taxation GER
tain articles Of property; to divorce
Elizabeth and Henry c. Long.
Mr.. Cooch presented a reinonstrance
from citizens Of Newark against the bill
now pending in relation to the street
appropriation for that place.
On motion of Senator McWhorter Che
having changed his vote in relation to
the bill to restrict the Justices Of the
Peace in Wilmington) The vote by
which il was lost was reconsdered.
The bill was then laid ON the table.
| Adjourned. .
House or REPRESENTATIVES,.
House met at 3 p. m, On motion Of
Mr.. Hall, Col. John C. Paynter, who
was present, was elected clerk pro tenn;
but before he could take his seat clerk
salisbury entered and the House went
into session.
The joint resolution relating 10 the
sanitary condition of the hall was con-
Cured in.
The bill to incorporate the Delaware
sugar beet Co. was read the second time.
The bill to amend section 33, chapter
90, revised code, in relation to empow-
ering the supervisors of Kent and Sus
sex Counties TO make settlements with
on, going to the Levy Court, was also
read the second time.
A remoustrance against stock loan
for school district No. l52, Sussex Co.,
was read and referred to the Committee
on Roads and Highways.
A Till to amend the incorporation act
Of Junction and Breakwater Railroad
Company, was introduced and read the
first and second time. 1t pro7ides
that the fences along the line of said
railroad shall he kept in repair by this
Company.
The bill to consolidate districts Nos
G7, 9G, 100 and lo7, [Georgetown, ]
Sussex County, was introduced by Mr..
FoCks, and read the first and second
time.
The Senate amendment to the House
bill providing for 'hr union Of Ger
tain school districts under the title o.
: Lebanon public school was coucurred
III.
The bill to incorporate the Whining
ton ice and coal company was read the
second time.
Mr.. Conoway introduced bill to
raise the revenue of the State which
was read.
The bill to divorce Isaac II. Thomp
son from his wife Maggie Thompson
was takoA up and passed; also the bill
to divorce Martha W. Ellis from her
husband John A. Ellis.
Mr.. Conoway from the committee on
Education reported unfavorably upon
the bill for the benefit of color-d educa-
tion.
The bill to change the place of .lec.
tions in Gumboro Hd., was taken up
and passed.
The hill to extend the area of Gum
boTo Hd., was on motion of Mr.. FOoks
taken up and indefinitely postpon-
ed also the bill to prohibit live stock
running at large in school district No.
40 Sussex Co.
The Senate bill in relation to keep
ing a record Of foreign attachments Is was
called up by Mr.. Ware and read the
first time.
The bill in relation to roads and
bridges OF New Castle county giving
the road commissioner power to extend
the width OF rOads) was taken up and
passed: also the Senate bill in relation
to insurance companies (Which estab-
fishes the Office OF an insurance commits
sioner.)
The senate bill to amend chapter 80
of the revised code to provide for the
free passage OF surveyors and others
over property subject to damage and
other public improvement was passed.
The Senate bill in relation to arrest
for debt, was indefinitely postponed &;
also the bill in relation to pensions un-
der Maine process ; also the bill in rela-
tion to arrest under civil action.
The bill to authorize the Superior
Court Of New Castle County to make
certain rules was read and passed. ct
gives power to the Court to have
brought up during any part Of the
term such business as is now required
to be done during the latter part OF the
term.)
AT ). Is House adjourned.