Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-22
OUR LEGISLATORS.
A Short SessiOn-The Report Of the
Adjusant GsnesaI-What he sag
gests-GOvernOr Halls Inaugu-

gests-GOvernOr Halls Inaugu.
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Specially Reported for the REPUBLICAN.
DOVER, DEL, Jan. Dist, 1878.
THB SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock.
communication was received from
the Secretary of State containing tn.
Adjustant Generals report and list OF
all appointments made by Gov. Coch
ran during his term.
The committee ON claims reported
favorahly on the bills for printing, fill
ing and binding vol. Is Delaware laws
and presented joint resolution, which
was read.
Mr.. Sharpley presented resolution
directing the Clerk Of the Senate to
have 300 copies of the tabular list OF
appointments made by Mr.. Cochran
100 for the use of the general Assem-.
bly,, and 100 for the use of the Execu.
tive department. The resolution was
adopted and referred to the committee
on Printing.
Mr.. Sharpley called up for a third
reading the act to incorporate the New
Castle Iron and Steel Co. 1t was read
a third time and passed the Senate.
The Senate then took recess till
ll.35, after which time the members
re assembled and proceeded to the Court
House, with the Governor where a
Joint session was held.
After the inaugural ceremonies were
over the Senate returned to their rooms
when an adjournment was made until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House assembled at 10 O'Clock.
Soon after devotional exercises had
been offered the Secretary Of State en-
tered with messages from the Cover
nor including the adjutant journals
report and the final report of thn Sec
retary of State.
On motion of Mr.. Ware the bill to
prefer wages of employees in case of
exemption or assignment was read a
second time, and referred to Committee
on Statutes.
On motion ofMr. Fooks the report of
the adjutant journal was read. In re-
gard to our State militia it embodied
the following: "These two companies
(meaning Cos. A. and c. form the
First Battalion, Delaware volunteer
Militia, under command of Major Sam
url A. Macallistrr, having total
strength of seven commissioned officers
and lO1 non-cOmmissiOned officers, mu-
slcians and privates. am happy to
be able to report these companies to be
in very creoitablc condition as to dis.
cipline and drill.
They are fully armed and equipped
with improved arms in good service
able condition. think the officers and
men Of these companies are entitled to
great credit in maintaining their organ
izations on attaining to their present
state of drill and discipline without any
aid or assistance from the State, but At
their own expense by large expendl-
ture of time and frequently at consider
able personal sacrifice
lie also offered the following: | would
suggest, there being in the State Treas
ury the sum of $40, GOO or more which
was received from the United States for
arms, &c, taken from citizens Of the
State during the war, (the said arms
having been previously issued to the
Stat. by the United States,) which
sum was obtained from fund appropri-
atcd by the United States for the sup.
port of the militia of several States,
that the State of Delaware has no moral
right to appropriate this sum or any
portion thereof to any purpose except
for support of her militia.
would therefore suggest that ii
his sum of so, 900 or more were in
rested and the interest thereof set
lside as military fund it would doubt
ess be found to be a sufficient fund, for
he present at least to enable the State
% extend to her volunteers such aid as
you'd materially increase its unmeri-
:al strength as we'll as its efficiency,
without any present expense to the
;tate.'
On motion of Mr.. Houston the report
vas laid upon the,tabl- for the present.
The act to incorporate the Passaka-
i'm Tribe, |. 0. R. NJ, Of Laurel, was
cad a second time.
the bill to regulate the Levy Court
expenditures, was also read a second
ime, and Oh motion of Mr.. Dean 800 ,
opies of tn. act were ordered to be ,
printed for distribution.
Mr.. Sharp gave notice Of an amend
nent to chapter l76, vol. 4, Laws of !
Delaware, also to chapter lG5 of the ,
form of said laws.
At few minutes of II o'clock the :
louise adjourned to meet at 10 O'Clock |
morning, after which the i
lcmbprs Were taken charge of by 4
ne Committee on Inauguration and I
Dnducted to the Kent County Court !
ouse, where the ceremonies OF the a
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