Daily Republican., 1879-03-13

Company.
In regard to School District No.
New Castle county.
live stock act for district No. IS
New Castle county.
To amend chapter 80, volume Ia Del
aware Laws.
The following bills were read sec
Ond time and referred
In regard to the Panama transien
Steamship Company.
To transfer Samuel Kinney & Son il
Sussex county.
To enable Jane Burton to enclose
Millsboro' Hundred Road.
To open road in Little Creek Hun
dred, Kent County.
To consolidate the school districts IL
Georgetown.
The following bills were passed
To incorporate Oceola Ledge, No. Al
Of Newark.
To straighten road in Sussex county
To incorporate the Perpetual Savings
and Loan Association Of Wilmington.
To incorporate the Provident Society
Of Wilmington. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON session.
Senate met at 3 o'clock.
The act in relation to the registration
of vital statistics was int reduced aud
read.
The bill in relation to roads and high
ways in Appoquinimink Hundred, was
taken up and recommitted to the Com
mittee on Roads and Highways.
The special committee reported ia
vorably on the bill for the planting of
posts on Mahon' river, for the protec-
tion of oyster boats, and 1t was passed.
The bills in relation to horses and
other animals, in Wilmington; to con-
solidate districts Nos. 56 and l62 Sus
sex county, and in relation to recording
deeds and mortgages were also passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met at the usual hour.
On motion Of Mr.. Collins the bill ex-
tending the time for recording of deeds
was read u second time; also the stock
bill Tor school district No. 80 Sussex
county.
On motion Of Mr.. Sharp the bill pro-
viding for the removal of the seat of
justice OF New Castle county from New
Castle to Wilmington was read q second
time and referred to a special commit
tee OF five consisting Of Msssrs. Ware,
Doran and Lambson of New Castle Co.
Mr.. Collins Of Kent, and Mr.. Cannon of
Sussex.
The clerk was instructed to ask the
Senate to return the bill in relation to
settling upon the Trustees Of the Poor
the sum of % per day while in the
performance OF duty, (for the purpose
of re-considering the vote.)
The bill authorizing the sheritfs of
The different counties to make records in
certain cases, was read the second
time.
Mr.. Laws presented petitions from
colored people of Sussex county praying
for aid for their district schools, and
also petitions relating to the repeal of
the exemption law, which were
read and referred.
Mr., Needles reported from the com.
mittee on divorce, favorably to the pc
titops of Edith NJ. Suith and Isaac
smitk, and Edward Banty and Margaret
Banty which were read.
The bill to divorce Jeffry THOMPSON
from his wife Mary A. Thompson was
passed.
The bill to divorce Virginia r. Gale
from her husband George Gale was .
read the second time; also the Senate
bill to divorces Katie u. Lyle from her
husband Frank B. Lyle; also the bill ,
to protect farmers, fruit growers and
truckers; also the bill to relieve ped ..
dsrs of fish aud oysters was r-ado the +,
second time; also to incorporate the =
society st. Vincent de Paul of Whining
ton.
Mr.. Short called up the Senate bill !,
to divorce w. Rodgers from his. wife =
Ruth Rodgers which was read.
On motion of Mr.. Webb the live stock '
bill for district No. Sussex county, Y
was read the first time. :.
The bill in relation to general and :.
special elections was on motion of Mr.. =,
Lambson, read the second time and VI
referred to committee on Revised Stat
utes. This bill provides for the pay
ment of those officials chosen to hold
elections II
Mr.. Webb from the committee on e'
roads and highways reported unfavor- q
ably upon the petition for stock law
n school district No. 49, Sussex toun- G
y. h
The bill to form an additional dis
rict out of school districts Nos. d. 5 p'
no and 1l2, Sussex county, was read IL
he second time. pt
Mr. Lambson presented petition 10
earring upon reduction of freight ca
harges on the p. w. & B. Company. 1t ga
vas referred. tn
The bill to relieve physicians from ce
pecial tax was introduced by Mr..
ochran. [The bill asks that phys- stl
Ians be relieved from paying the $40 "a
rovided by the statute in the pursuit y
their profession.
Pending the explanation of the bill
lr. Houston stated that he intended to
mend the bill so as toinclude dentists. ).
The bill to transfer the land of Levin XII
. Hitch from school district No. l5l to spt
lStrict No AZ SusseY county was read fri