The daily gazette., 1879-01-29
THIRD EDITION
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
SENATE.

tain incidental expenses incurred In pre-
paratiou for Governor Halls Inaugural
ton, the other au horizlng the appolut.
Inent of joint committee on all railroad |
legislation. They were both concurrei IN
aud Me ,srs. Rust aud ID .nney were ap-
pointed a. the Senate part of the rail-
read committee.
The Hou e clerk also presented num-
ber of House Joint resolutions Tor the
signature of the speaker OF the Senate
Mr.. Sharpley hal the at to re-e nact,
revive AMI continue the charter of The
Wilmington Navigation Company, read
a second time and referre 1 10 Committee
on corporations.
A bin OF the Miidleto,cn Tronscript for
printing 200 copies OF the Governors
Message. was presented by Sci nator Nc
Whorter and after being read was refer
red
ON 4notor Sharpley'> N ,tion the res
olntion proviaing that NJ divorce petit
tions be considered except those OF cases
which the courts could not settle was
taken up for consideration.
Mr. Denney on red an am esdment TO
the effect that no bills tor incorporat ohs.
coguiz able befo e the courts be taken
up.
Mr.. Sharpley sad that often when di
vorces were applied for 10 the Legisll
ture that BODY over-,teppcd its power. =
The causes for which divorces are gram
Ell are Adultery, de>e-tion for } years,
drunkenness, impoicncy, N'reme cruel
". marriage underage and wlltul neglect.
over all these the court has sole charge.
The Legis lature only has the right TO de
eide in cases wherein the cruelty has not
been eNttrmr or sonnet hing Ike that
The list which had lI~t been rceitei COW
cred all causes ny which husband and
wife could he sep tratei II seemed 10
the Senator thar the Legislature was GO
ing 100 far where those pet tion> were
granted when the courts were the proper
place for them. A. to the adoption of
tue amendment Mr.. Sharpley thought
that it should be prese nted IN separate
petition.
lost.
In speaking on the resolution, Mr..
Cooch said that the Legislature was not
prepared 10 hear the cases fully and FRO
p-rly
MIR. McWhorter-Tbere is strong
feeling in the courts o. justice that many
ofthe divorces grantei by the Legi>la-
ture are ii e.al and out Of this, many
questions con cerniug the iliegitimacy of
children and the settlement ot real estate
VII arise in after years and be decided in
the courts rhe courts have the sole
power OF granting divorces.
Mr. Sharpley-There is frequent ille-
ga.itv in the petitions for divorces in
there is no collusiou between him and
the other party,-that is, that there Is no
mutual agreement 10 that effect. In
neatly ev.ry case that comes before the
General Assembly there has been an un-
standing of this kind
The resolution was then adopted, all
the members vo'iug in TIL atfi rmatIve.
Mr.. Pennewill gave notice OF an act
entitled, "a further supplement 10 an
act entitled an act to Inc rpprate the
Gavelly Run Marsh d tch Co
MIR. Cooch gave notice Of au ac' to
amend chapter i'", vol 10 Delaware
Laws in relation TO ems on taxes.
Mr. Hopkins presented remon>trance
from {. II. W ahls, against the passage OF
n stock law in school district No y, Su>-
sex county Read and referred.
Mr McWhorter presented "a petition
from James Il. Henry asking that the
State of Delaware cede TO him that pari
OF the Island known as Reedy Island
that had not already been ceded to the
United States, consisting of about acre !.
Read and referred TO the Committee or
Vacant Lands
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate re-assemhled AT 8 clock
tn. Committee on Corporation. Ie
mort ii favorahly on thu House act 10 in
corporate the Pusey Jones Company OF
Wiimington. 1t was read third time
and passed.
Nj Cooch gave notice of ian act for
the b-netit OF married women, and Of
an ac' 10 exempt foreign attachments
IT 3m taxation.
Mr. PENN will introduced a bill euti-
f,-i "al act to reincorp rate the town OF
Dover" which was read
NJ McWho-ter introduced an act t.
render vahd the ackuowl .dEemeut o
certain deeds,
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Il 1use re-assem bled at the us al hour
M-. Cnuaway on the par Of the Com
In:t-ee ON ualCaral, presented bil
amourtnE - SIS A. expenses lncu-ret
Upan the oec Aston OF the late Inaugural
J. wa> received ant payment ordered
and sem to the Senat- for concurrence
Affidavit> in the divorce sui Of AT
crrw w Rudge-s from NJ, wife wer
prcsan--d ny Dir Sha~R, ami oriered
t,t- place Ia the hands OF tn Commute
on Divorce.
Thr biil to amend chap. 2i. sec. 50, G
thu revised >tA'utr>, IN relation TO r.
lgons >ocietle. was read third tim
ani passed The laS AT present give
the priv.l e - the church OF ele 2tin
trustees Tie discipline of the churc
an'horiz-> this election under the di,ciI
Inc. The p-tition-r- beg PERM ssion
elect sad trustees either way,
The senate bill 10 convey certa
Ian Is 10 AMI 10y II -nry Sweltzer, a
al N. was read third time and passed
DE- Sharp introduced bill amenda
tory Of ami sappleme ntary TO an act er
fitl-l an act TO incorporate the Oh
Fellows Cemetery of Kent county, nea
Camden, p-l.
The Senate hill authorizing the az
pointment OF an adiitioua Justice of III
peace Of New Castle county, was read.
Mr.. Ware presented petition frol
Lille p. Pyle, praying for a divort
from her husband William NJ PYLE. +
ferred to The Committee on ID vorce.
The bill TO revive the charter Of ii
Smyrna Coal Gas CO., was read secor
time.
The bill TO amend chap. g.. revis,
statutes, in relation 10 the sale and i
spectiou of bread Stuff> was intreduce
The Senate resolution in relation TO &
Office of Coroner, was read and reterr
TO Committee on Revised Statutes.
The bill 10 incorporate the Delawa
Wood aud Lumber Nulcanizing Co
pany was read a second time.
Mr.. Houston introduced a bill. 20 anne
chap. o5, of the Revised Star ties. en
tl4d. ..of the Orphans Court
Th4 bill entitled an act 10 lncorpor;
the Stasen' erg Foundry Co, WAS re
second time.
The senate bill 10 amend in relation
the payment TO and OF admi illustrators