Daily Republican., 1879-03-20
nl) EDliiD
THE LEGISLATURES
specially Reported tor the Republican,
Dover, DBL, March 10Th, 1879.

DOVER, DEL, March l8th, 1919.
TnE SENATE.
The Neualc met at 10 O'Clock.
The following bills were read first
time
An act incorporating the Harrington
Canning Co.
An act authorizing the Prothonatory
of New Castle county to keep an indi
rect index Of foreign and domestic at
tachmsnts.
A remonstrance to live stock law il
School District No. IS, Sussex county
TO divorce George X. Smelling and
Mary Il. Snsliing.
To divorce Virginia Gale and Gr"rst
Gale.
Bill for the r.iIet of Edith Smith.
The following bills were read and ~
ferred
Authorizing Road Commissioners oI
Sussex county 10 cuauge the direction
OF road.
To divorce Mar Wolf and 7 o,aas
Wolf.
To prevent live stock from running
a, large in School Distric, No. g, Sns-
sex county.
An act in relation 20 free school, il,
this State.
To vacats public road over Murphy $
null dam, at Duck Greek.
TO encourage the cultivation OF su
gar beets.
To regulate the expenditure of the
funds of New Castle couuty by the Levy
Court.
To divorce George K. Smelling and
Mary 4. Smelling.
To divorce Virginia X. Gale and Geo.
Gale.
To appoint X. L. commissioner for
the relief Of Edith Smith.
The following bills were passed
In relation to consolidating School
Districts Nos. q and l25, Kent county,
known 5 the Lebanon public schools.
70 divorce Kate Boyd and Samuel
Boyd.
To amend Chapter 53l, Volume II i,
Laws of Delaware.
To divorce jeffrey Thompson and
Mary A. Thompson.
Mr.. Co0ch, from the committe on ag-
riculture, reported adversely on the
live stock law in School District No. Is,
Sussex county.
Mr.. Sharpley introduced bill in
reference to embellishments and defal
cations by public and other Office
Postponed until to morrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Senate adjourned at II NJ, to meet
tonorrow at 10 A. M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House met at 10 A. NJ.
The bill to change the voting place
in Gumboro Hundred, Sussex County,
was introduced.
A bill to divorce Ruth A. and John J 9.
Lodge, was also read the first time.
The following bills were read and re-
f-rred: To incorporate the Ca; tail
Marsh Ditch Company, to Incorporate
the Wilmington Commercial Improve
ment Company, to divorce Marion and
Edward w. Taylor, to Incorporate the
Diamond State Beet Sugar Manufactory,
to divorce Henry C. and Elizabeth Long.
the divorce Martha and John Ellis, to
incorporate the purchasers of the vii
mpgton and Reading Railroad.
The following bills were passed: TO
amend chap. lS8 vol. Is Delaware laws
in regard to the 10 cent tax on licensp;
to authorize school district No. 81 Sus-
sex county to raise 500 yearly on
school purposes; to divorce Mary Il.
and Geo. K. Sculling; to amend the
act in relation to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. to amend chap. IA vol. Is
Delaware laws; to change the time of
taking bonds of the Orphans court; to
increase the fees of the New Castle
Sheriff in case of elections t. dissolve
Dist. III Kent county.
The following bills were postpon-i;
A live stock act for district Is Sussex
county; to transfer Jno. Waller in Sus-
sex county; to incorporate the purchas-
ers of the Deawar- and Pennsylvania
K. r. THE cause Of the po'tpoupmeut
Of this last act was an Amendment in.
troduced by Mr.. Dean, to the effect that
the act should not so into effect until
the present company had paid all its
debts.
Messrs. Dean, LambSon, Sharp and
Cannon introduced divers petitions
asking for aid for the color-d .chools.
Mr.. Fooks introduced Joint "-solu-
tion that til. clerks of the Senate and
House be instructed not 10 have the
Auditors report printed in their journ
ais.
Adjournd at y o'clock TO meet t.
morrow morning at 10 A. NJ.