Daily Republican., 1879-01-30
FIRST EDITION
OUR LEGlsLATORa.
Specially Reported Tor the Republican.
Dover, Jan. 29th, 1879.

Specially Reported Tor the Republican.
Dover, Jan. 29th, 1879.
THE sEEArR.
The Senate met at the usual houl
and after devotional exercises by the
chaplain the Clerk Of the House was
admitted and presented tho following
House bills.
"An act authorizing the transfr o'
Real Estate owned by Robert Lanlbden
from school districts Nos. 45 and S3 in
Sussex county to districts Nos. "A and
$50 in the same county" .....
"To incorporate tha Belts Machine
Company"
ITO change the name Of the Mt. Zion
Cemetery Company TO the MI. 2icn
Csmstsry Association"
"To incorporate the Windsor Lodge
80, B. o. :. st George"
"To divorce Mary c. Spencer from
Vim. +. SPENCER" ...... ...
The House clerk also reported that
the House had eprcurrsd in the act
authorizing the convey ance Of certain
lands Of Henry Switzer, an alien"
On Mr.. Prnnewells motion the act
to amend Chapter l76, Vol. 4, Della.
ware Laws" was read a second time
and referred.
Mr.. Rust had read and referred Pc
tition from % citizens Of school district
No. 10 Sussex county, asking for q
Stay law. .- .-. .
The House bills previously presented
by the c. erk OF the House, were read a
first time.
Mr.. Sharpiey presented memorials
from ths Society Of Friends Of Philadel-
phia in reference to intsmperancs.
Mr.. Hopkins PRESENTED a petition
from C. NJ. Douglass and others asking
to be enabled 70 lay out a certain road
in Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex County.
Referred 70 the Road and Highway CON-
mttee.
Mr. Peunewell introduced an action
relating TO 10 the Gravelly run marth
ditch company. Read once.
MIR. Hopkins gave notice Of an act 10
amend Chapter l3, vol. II, Delaware
laws, in relation to an act concerning
oysters.
Mr.. MoWhorter Of the COmmittss on
Roads and Highways reported an "act
to provide for the rebuilding and pro-
per maintenance of certain public roads
in st. Georges and Red Lion Hundreds
IN New Cssti. County"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 3O7 the Senate e.assembled.
Senator Rust chairman Of the Joint
ommittse ~ investigate the charges
against w. Fisk Townsend handed to
the Senate til. minutes, etc, and joint
'esol ution providing for the payment
Of witnesses aud clerk, counsel, and
Srgeant.st-srms for services rendered.
There were seventeen witnesses sum
moned, each received from 1886 10
% 81. The Serge at arms for sum
noning witnesses, &l7.23; clerk, ESQ;
0unsei, tl00.
The report was accepted and the com.
nittee discharged.
The resolution was accepted on mo-
ton of Senator Pennewell by cutting
own the derk's fee from $50 to $25;
and the couDsel's fec from el00 to $50;
md with the amendment IL WAS adop-
.ei and sent to the House for concur
Fsncs.
On motion of Senator Pennswell the
c. to re incar porats the town Of Dover |
ras read second time by title aud
W copies ordered to be printed.
The act divorcing WIN. L. Ladoux
rom his wife was passed.
The Clerk of the House being admit
vi stated that the Senate Joint reso.u-
Won providing for the payment OF wit
irSs fees, ETC., had been cOncurred In,
'i:h an amendment, and asked the
Senate's concurrence in the amend
bent.
The vote on the amendment stood,
y-s-Messrs. Conaway, Rust and Har-
ngton--3. Eays-Messrs. Hopkins,
acWhorter, Pennewell and Sharpley-4.
uanimsn, ost;n, for tha nno;n,msnt
A commit,.s of co,far.nrs was "a.
prn.J 70 ,hs u lave. 9th tbs NON .con
,ran,. W ~ 81 ,I,', can.,. ~ ' avn wa
A. n,o,oer ,ha S.n.to .dio,rr.d
WYNN ''
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at the usual hour.
Mr.. Conoway eaye notice OF A bin to
[ult tn. tim. v hen debts not of record
|tal be liens against the real estate q f
s-as.d persons.
Mr.. Dean presented A petition signed
2oO names asking for l.pislation