Daily Republican., 1879-01-15
OUR LEGISLATORS

The W. Fisk Townsend Matter-A
Fair Hearing u he given Hin
The vote for she t!Over,Or.
Special Correspondence OF the Republican.
THE SENATE.
DOVER, Jan. l4th, 1879.
The Senate was called to order at III
O'Clock by Speaker Harrington. Prayer
by Chaplain.
The clerk Of the House being Init
ted stated that the House had concurred
in the following joint resolutions.
In the appointment of a joint com
mittee to settle with the State Tr-asur-
or and had appointed MessrS. Cochran,
Sharp and Houston, committees on the
part of the House, and in the resolution
instructing the Sergeant-at-ArmS to
raise the National collars on the State
House during the Session OF the General
Assembly, and in the resolutions in re
gard to opening and counting the votes
for Governor at the last general elec
ti0n.
The Clerk CT the House being ad
mit,ed, stated that the House would he
ready to meet the Senate in joint Ses-
sion promptly at II O'Clock.
Mr.. McWhorter gave notice of the
introduction Of an act to revise Chap
ter 6l0, llth Vol. Laws OF Delaware,
entitled ali "Act to incorporate the
Delaware City, Salem, and Philadel-
phia, Steamboat Navigation Co."
On motion of Mr.. Sharpley the "Act
to incorporate the New Castle Iron and
Steel Co., was read s.coni time by
title and referred TO the Committee OH
Corporation.
On motion OF Mr.. Pennew-lI the "act
in relation to tn. estates Of aliens" was
read second time by title aud re-
fsrred to .lIe committee on Revised Stat
ut-s.
The members of the Senate at II
O'Clock repaired to the House Of Repre-
Joint session to count the votes for Gov
crnor at the late election.
AT II o'clock the Senate returned to
their chamber.
The Clerk of the House being admit
ted stated that the House had adopted
4 Joint resolution in relation to the
Sussex County tirkship affair, which
was read and on DR.. Hopkins asking for
Inlol nation on the subject, it was laid
on the table one day.
On motion, m act introduced by Mr..
pennewell entitled IAN act IN relation
to the payment, to or by executors or
administrators Of persons supposed to
be dead was read tGr' first t,m".
The act 10 repeal Chapter Ala, Vol,
Is, Laws Of Delaware, authorizing. the
placing Of gates across certain public
roads in Sussex County.
Adjourned at y IL o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 3 o'clock p. n., the Senate reas
sem hled.
On motion Of Mr.. Conaway the reso.
lutions presented in the morning. ftom
the House in reference to the Tow nsend
investigation case were taken ~.
A further motion by Mr.. iopkins to
lay the matter over was lost.
The resolution was then read.
Mr.. SharpI-y was in fllor OF concur
ring in the RESOLUTION at once.
The resolution was conculrcl in on
motion OF Mr.. P"nnew-ll.
Tire clerk OF the House being admit
ted stated that the II usr had adopted
a joint resolution directing the joint
committee in the same cas-" not to Sulr-
mon any .itlnss"S until Mr.. Townsend
had been notified of the charge again.
him.
A motion Of Mr.. Cooch to lay the re-
solution on tine abl. WAS l. st.
Mr.. McWhorler's motion that the
SENATE do not concur the resolution was
carried, The gentleman stated that the
liist resolution covered all, and if the
latter was passed it would Only make
the case more complicat d. The reso-
lItion was rrturHrd u The Il"nor.
On motion % DR.. Hopkins the act to
repeal chap. loS, vel. II, Iaw: of DEL,
III reference to the ten cent tax ON Ii
cclsrs issued by the Secretary of STATE
was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. D.nney so much nt
the Governor ; message as refers TO th,.
Levy Court was referred to a special
c iunittr- If the three members from
New Castle county.
On motion Of DR.. Hopkins the part
referring to Free Schools wasreferred to
the Committee on Education.
The motion of Mr.. Denny that so
much of the message AZ refers to County
division bs ref rred to the Committee
on vacant lands was lost.
Ayes, Denny, Hopkins.
Nays, Conaway, C"0cn, McWhorter
Prnnew-ll, Sharpley and Harrington.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met at 10 o'clock.
After opening exrrc s"s Dr.. sharp |
informed the members that in the
Governors Message it was stated that
in 1873 an act wa passed requiring
notari"s OF public to use certain seals.
This act had been violated and His Tx
cell. ncy feared serious consequences
unless its spirit was complied with
10 cover the matter he offered rrso.
luton referring that portion of th"l
TO the committee ON Revised
Statutes, which vas adopted.