The daily gazette., 1879-02-11
THIRD EDITION
TIE LEGISLATURES.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 10, 1879.

THE SENATE.
The Senate met at $3.50 o'clock.
On Mr.. Hopkins motion, the act to re-
peal chapter 1888, vol Is, Delaware Laws
wa, read with an amendment, by which
Section chapter 125 of the Revised Sta
tutes was to be re-enacted.
Mr.. Denney said that the original act
was TO reduce the salary of the Secretary
of State and the amendment was to make
the reduction somewhat less. He said he
did not know how great the reduction
would be and neither did any of the
members. He moved that it he referred
to a committee ofthree. Prevailed. Com
mittee, NJ essrs. Deuney, Cooch aud Con-
way.
A remonstrance against the act in rela-
ton to the Gravelly Run Marsh aud
Ditch Co., was read and referred.
A petition for general stock law was
presented and read.
The incorporation act of the Working
mems Loan Association was read a sec
ond time.
Two petitions asking for stock laws
for school districts - and II were read
and referred.
Mr.. Couaway presented apetitionfro
Geo. II. Draper and seven others, asking
Treasurer of Sus eA county salaried one
be repealed and that an act allowing him
a percentage on all sums collected be
p assed.
A petition asking that Mrs. A. q.
Woodruff be transferred from district
No. 70 to district No. 81 was read and re-
felred.
Mr.. Denney presented petition ask
ing that the bed of a road in Mispillion
Hundred be changed, which was read
and referred.
Mr.. Hopkins called up for considcra-
ton the JOINT resolution pro eiding for
the appointment of joint commltte of
to frame "A bill to reduce the salaries ofall
State officers to the rates prevailing pre-
vious TO March 4th 1860. He then moved
its a ioptien.
Mr.. Sharpley objected, saying that the
poy of the State officers was too low at
present.
The resolution was voted down.
A petition from about $50 citizens of
Dover was presented by Mr.. Pennewlll.
The petition asked that the town be given
permission to issue per cent loans in or
der to secure funds to purchase steam
fire apparatus, and that they also be
given permission to impose an additional
tax of 500 to pay the interest upon the
bonds and liquidate the debt. 1t was
referred to special committee consist
ing of Messrs Pennewill, Denney and
Cooch.
Mr. Pennewill introduced an act to in
corporate the Dover Building x Loan
Association
Mr.. Cooch introduced Joint resolu.
ton increasing the amount Of money ap
propriated for the Library from $50 10
$500.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at $50 in the afternoon.
Mr.. Collins called up and had read a
second time the bill authorizing the issll-
ing of 5000 worth of bonds by Smyrna.
Also the bill preventing live stock from
running AT large in School District No.
&c, New Castle county.
Mr.. Short called up the bill prohibiting
hive stock from running al large in School
District No. 76 Sussex county, and upon
his motion it passed the House.
Mr. Houston introduced a bill prohibit
ing stock from running at large OF
the Rehoboth Beach Association ground
SnsseX county.
Ir. Sharp introduced bill provdi M
for the registration of deaths, births ant
marriages which was read.
Mr.. Ware gave notice of the followi NJ
bills: To amend the charter of the Viii
mington Coal Gas Company an ac
amending the act N relation to the viii
Mr.. Short introduced bill prohi ibitinl
1--we stock from running at large in Schoo
Districts % and Is, Sussex county, whicl
was read.
Mr.. Cochran called up the bill amend
ing chap. Ill, Revised Code, lin relation
To advertising Sheriff sales,) and II wa
read a second time and referred to th,
committee on Revised Statutes
He also called up the bill providing 70
the creating of an additional school dis
trict In New Castle county, which wa
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Lambson gave notice of the intro
ducuon of bill TO prevent encroachmen
upon the Presbyterian cemetery in Ne,
Castle
Mr.. Collins reported from committe
on Revised Statutes the bill for the relic
of the Wilmington Savings Fund Societ
which was read third time and passed
Mr.. Lambson called up the bill dvor,
ing Retec"a p. Morton from her husban
l.. II. Moro |, which was pass ed
Mr.. Needles called up the bill reducin
the dog tax in FELTON,, which was read
third time aud passed.
Mr.. Dean introduced petition askin
for the making of New Castle county o
tice,'saar ed ones Referred to the ION
committee.
Mr. Dean moved that his resolution i
reference to taxes due from Kent AN
-'''1' =, l'H w iiit 'illfi bt TAKE n II
from the table, but recalled the motion
Mr. Ware called up the bill incorpo
ating the Fell Manufacturing Compan
IL was read second time ana referred
the Committee on Corporations
Also the bill incorporating the Acreli
Improvement Company was called u
read a second time and referred
y so the bill amending the bill inco
poratlng the State Grange Fire Insu
ance Company.
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