Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-14
FIRST EDITION.
OUR I.EGINLATORa.
preparations For tho lnausur"i-
Charger Against w. Risk Town
sewd Clerk Of the Peace Of Sussex \
Counsy 10 bc Investigatcd-Peti
lions TO Uniis tho Matrimonial
Knot.
Special correspondence Of the Republican.
THE SENATE.

Special correspondence Of the Republican.
THE SENATE.
Dover, DEL Jan. 18th, '79.
Al 8 o'clock the Senate was called to
order by speaker Harrington. Mem
bsrs present, Senators shsrpley. Pen
newell, Dsnnsy, Rust, Conway, Me
whorter and and Coocb.
The clerk Of the House being admit
tad stated that hs had been instructed
by the House that that body had adop'
ted the following joint resolutions:
Resolred That a committee of two on
the part II the House and two on tht
pert Of tha Senate be appointed on
Joipt Rssss ssovs.n,ng tb.h bodies ir
their business intercourse.
House Committee--Msssrs. Collins and
Conway.
Rssolred That a joint committees Of
three from the Senate and five from tn.
House BE- appointed to make suitable ar
rangemeDts for the Inauguration Of J
W. Hall, Esq, Governor elect.
House Con. n.mittes-Messrs. Conway,
Ware, Sharp, Doran and Fooks.
Tho resolutions were concurrsd in by
the Senate and the following commit
tees were appointed:
On Joint Rules.--Messrs. Sharpl-y
and Rust.
On Inauguration.--Messrs. Sharp
ley, Pannewell and Conway.
The senate Committee on Joint Rules
wsre read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Denney, 500 copies
OF the report Of superintendent OF Free
Schools we're ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Rust presented a petition from
citizeus of school district, No. III, Sea
ford Hundred, Sussex county, asking
for the passage Of an act to prevent
cattle from running at large in that
district. Referred to Committee on
Agriculture.
The Clerk Of the House being admit
ted stated that that body had passed
n ioint resolution to investigate certain
charges against William Fisk Town
send, Clerk of the Peace, Sussex Coun'
ty which was read and concurred in.
Committee,-Honse, Campbell, Hal
and Cochran.
Mr.. Rust presented petition from
citizens Of Sussex County, School Dis
trict IA and part Of lis, il N W. Fork
Hundred, to prevent cattle from run
ming at large. Referred to Committee
on Agriculture.
Mr.. P+nnewell presented petition
for divorce, 10 William g. ladeaux o
Dover from his wife, Emily Ladsaux.
Bad treatment.
The petition Of w. g. Ladaeux iol
divorce W a. referred to special Commit
tee. Messrs. Pennswell, Denney and
Conway.
Mr.. McWhorter presented a series o
Resolutions passed at the Teachers In
stitute at New Castle County held a
Newport recently. The resolutions
protested against imposing the tax OF
school teachers certificates, and t
amend the law to make il. six years the
minimum age for tn. admission Of schol
ars to the Public Schools.
On motion Of Mr.. Denney so much o.
the Governor message rs referred tt
the conversion OF state Bonds aud rail
road arrears was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
The chair announced tho Committ-.
in the affair concerning the SUSSEX
County clerk Of the Peace, Messrs
Rust and Hopkins.
At AS O'Clock Senate adjourned un
Ill tuesday morning at | o'clock.
HOUsE or REPRESENTATIVES.
At 3 O'Clock the House was called I,
order.
After tn. reading Of the minutes o
the proceeding session, Mr.. Conoway
offered n Joint resolution that a joint
committee consisting OF thros from til,
senate and five from the House be ap
pointed to make suitable preparation;
Ior tho Inauguration Of Hon. John W
Hall Governor elect. Adopted.
Messrs. Conoway, Ware, Short, Fook'
and Doran were appointed the com
mittee.
Mr.. Cannon offered Joint resolution
appointing committee of two from the
Senate and three from ths House to in
vestigate certain charges of immortality
against VIM. Fisk Townsend Clerk
Of tho Peace for Sussex county. 1t was
adopted and Messrs. Cannon, Hall and
Cochran were appointed the committee
on the part of the House.
DR.. Sharp offered resolution appoin-
ting comhittee Of to three bs known as
the printing committee. 1t was adop.
ted and Messrs. Lambson and Webb
were appointed.
DR.. Sharp presented a petition from
Andrew W. Rodgers asking for a d.
vorce from his wife Ella Rodgers. Re.
ferred to the committee on divorce.
Mr.. Ware presented petition from
Lima Long asking for a divorce from
her husband Edward Long. Referred
10 the committee on divorce.
Mr.. Ware gave notice of the presen
taton of bill to incorporate the Viii
mington Navigation Company.
That portion Of the Governors mes
sage alluding to the School systenfw was
On motion Of DR.. Sharp referred to
the Committee on Education.
In pursuance to notices from Mr..
Ware the bills to incorporate the Wee
oacoe Hose Company, No. 2; the An
"IentiOrder of lIibernians and the pusey
Jones Company, Of Wilmington, were