The daily gazette., 1879-02-12
THIRD EDITION
TIE LEGISLATU 0E.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
DovER, Feb, II, 1879.

following House bills for the Senate's
consideration "An act creating an ad-
ditional School District in New Castle
county;n IAN act for the relief OF the
Wilmington Loan and Savings Fund.-"
"Au act TO divorce Rebecca Norden aud
Edward II. Norden;" "An act to amend
chapter 473, Delaware Laws"
All the above bills were read first
time.
The Live Stock Law for School Dis
trict No. At, Sussex county, which was
presented by the House Clerk on Satur-
day, was introduced.
The Committee on Revised S atutes
reported favorably on the act 1T relation
to Justices of the Peace and Constables.
The bill was theu read by paragraphs
and passed the Senate.
The joi t reso uti II increasing the ap-
propri ,tion for the Law Library from
$l5u to 500 was reported favorably by
the c mmittee on Revised Statutes.
In explatlon OF the resolution, Senator
Cooch SAID that the Judges expressed
thems Ives unanimously III favor OF hav-
ing a. Increased appropriation, because
the present sum lnadequate to keep
up The supply OF books. The resolution
was ,dopted by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Conoway, Cooch, Nc
Whorier, Rust and Sharpley-5.
Nays-Alessrs. Denney, Pennewill and
the SpeakrI-3.
The Committee on Corporations re-
ported favorably un the inco poration act
of the ototsenburg Foundry Co., and it
was passed.
The Committee on Agriculture report
ed bill eut tied "An act TO repeal 20
much Of the stock law as applies to that
pa OF ) Ii ,ol District No. " lying i'll
NantcOke Hundred, Sussex county,"
The Committee on Agriculture report
"a uutav raUly Oh the petition asking for
IA general stock law.
The incorporation act of the Dover
Building and Loan Association was read
IA seconi Time and referred.
Mr.. PennewiIl ptesenied petition
from aboIt IS oyster Dire ig-rs asking that
the Oyster law b. amended'
The House act to aneud chapter 81 OF
the revised statutes was read first time.
The act TO INCORPORATE the Delaware
Wool q Lumber Nulcanizlug Company
was ieported upon favorably aud passed
the S nate.
A pc ition was presented from citizens
OF school district No. l2l Keut coun'y
which wa cut OH from districts Nos. ~
AZ ami IS ask ng that the district be di
v'ded up / to It's former proportion.
The Live Stock bill tor school district
No 6l New Castle county and a remor
STRANGE against the same was referred tC
the committee ON agriculture.
Speaker Harrington gave notice of an
act to NupplehIrn the Incorporation aci
CT the town # Harrington.
MI Shdrpl y called up for its third
reading al dct TO amend Sect Ii 30 chap
ter 81 ut tne Revised Statutes.
In xpana ION u the bl.l, the Senator
said that II was to allow the Levy Cour,
OF New { iStle county the power to ap
point a constable tor Brandywine Hun
dred for Il period of m1Ie than 5 year
not more tha u 1t was ueces ,ary, h,
said, from the fact that il was very diff
cult 10 Il person to ill the office an,
according to the crescent law no perso
coul hpid his terms IN succession. TIL
bill lssed tie Senate.
The lucOi poratIon acts of the Odd Fe
lows Cemetery Company near CandeI
aud of ho Jefferson Club passed the Sci
ate.
A Live Stock bill for school district
Sussex county was presented and rea
once.
AT Has the Senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reassemb bled at the usua
hour.
Mr.. Rust presented a petition fror
Charity Lodge No. n, /. o. o. +. of Lat
rel, asking for renewal of their char
Referred.
The Incorporation act of the Gener;
Steamship Company was passed.
The blll to amend chapter 176 of til
Revised Statutes in relation to the New
port Grammar School, having been r.
ported upon tavorably by the Commit,
ON Revised Statutes was taken up al
passed. The act is to confirm tue boaI
OF direcio of tibet insttulion.)
Mr.. Sharpley gave notice Of an act
amend chapter 53l, vol. IA Laws of ID Il
ware IN reldt ON to the protection of bir
aud OF an act to amend chapter422 san
volume for the protection Of fish, oyste
and game.
a bill was introduced to give the ci
zens o. ID 'v-r PERMISSION TO issue bon,
To an amount not exceeding $1,000 Il
the purpose OF purchasing a steam ii
engine.
Tn committee on education report,
adversely on the petition Of Robert NJ o.
~ cOlorru man of Sussex county ,aski
TO be rcli we'd from taxation.
The Incorporation act OF the Trun
Bros. MaChlhe co. was passed
On motion of Mr.. New horter the /
TO divorce Isaac Jester from his wife "
referred to the special joint commit e
divorces, ami the lAcorp pJration act of 4,
SJrLr Kill and l. lng Island Marsh Co
papy OF ) Georges was referred to [
committee ON vacaht land-.
A bill was introduced to transfer [
property f A. q. Woodruff from sch,
district 70 TO school district 81 Suss
county
The Committee on Revised Statutes s
ported adversely upon the petition
citizens Of school district No. 5 Brau
wine Hundred asking to have cert
changes in the manner of conduct
their puhlic school that would Incre
the taxes of the hundred SuJ
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsESTATIyFs
House met at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Doran presented petition fir
Casey Morris, praying for dive
from her husband, which was read.
A pe.ltion from Edith NJ. Smith III
ing for divorce from her husband l.
Smi b, Of Wilmington, was introdu
by MIR. Ware and read.
The following bills were read the
time
The Senate bill for the relief of l
ried women.
To Incorporate the Delaware Soc
for tue Prevention of Cruelty to {
dren.
The bill to divide school district
2l, New Castle county.
The bill in relation to the sale of q,
by pubuC auctlOD.
The following bills were read the