Daily Republican., 1879-01-09

PpssssAinEs Of th~ EeeoDa lsay-
GoVesa0P Hall vls1ss tbe Beass
Both Houses Adjosrn Over Un
III Monday Afternoon.


III Monday Anernoon.
Special Reported for the Republican.
DOVER, DEL, Jan. Sth, 10.
THE sRSArg.
Ths Senate met at 10 o'clock and wa,
opened with prayer by the Chaplain
Rev. l.. W. Gibson Of Dover.
! Mr.. sharpley presented an "act to in
corporate New Castle Iron and Stee
company" On motion of DR.. Hopkin.
the act was introduced and read for tn,
first time.
On motion of Mr.. Dsnney the resolu
tion directing that the clerk have 50t
copies Of the Governors Message print
ed for the use Of the Senat. was takeI
up for consideration.
DR.. Hopkins moved to amend by
making the number 100.
On further motion of Mr.. D-nney thu
amendment was amended by making il
200.
Resolutions rs amended was adopted
Senator Pennewell gave notice that
he would Introduce an "act in relation
to payments made to or by Executors OF
Administrators Of persons presumed t.
be dead.
| Senator Hopkins gave notice that lie
would present a bill to repeal, Chapter
lsS, Vol. IS, Delaware Laws.
Senator Pennewell had introduced
and read for the first time an ac: in Re
lation to the Estate Of Aliens"
Senator Hopkins gave notice Of the
introduction Of bill To repeal chap.
Ala, vol. Il, in relation to certain gates
across certain public roads in Sussex
county.
On motion of Senator Denney tn.
clerk was instructed to request from the
House for the use of the Senate, the re.
port of the State Treasurer and report oi
the Superintendent Of free schools
Representative Hall of the House be,
lug admitted, by request of the Speaker
Of the House he presented to the Senate
the report Of the State Treasurer and
of the Superintendent of the public
schools.
Senator Denney moved that 800
copies OF the State.rrsasurer' report be
printed.
On motion Of Senator Cooch it was
amended to 200 copies which was adopt
ed with the original motion.
Senator Rust's motion that commit
tee of three be- appointed to draft ruI Ies
for the government of this session of the
Senate, was adopted with Senator
Sharpsey's amendment to select man
ual of parliamentary rules.
On motion of Senator Denney the re-
port Of the Superintendent Of the public
schools was read. 1t showed that there
We're Ala schools in the State, an in
crease OF Al since 1875. White pupils
in 1877, 23,S3O; in 1875, 2l,JS7, in
crease, 2, 243. Cost OF pupil for the
year, s7,72; for year 1875, 1898, de-
crease 81 ceLts. 1877, nal. teachers,
243; females, l69. total 402 Valv' ot
school propsrty, $4S4, ,G07,7j.
| The report also showed mari"
provement in every way in edu", g..
The report being lengthy. a.'' 10
reading of the greater part, H.. m ing
was dispensed with.
Senator Denny's resolution, that a
| joint committee Of two on the part OF
the Senate and tare. on the part OF the
House, bs appointed to examine the
State Treasnrer's report, was adopted.
Senator Sharpl-y's motion that a
| ri M ,f t,v, frn,,, Ca.
and three from the House be appointed
to draft joint rules to regulate business
proceedings between both bodies, was
adopted.
On motion Of Senator ShArplsy the
Seargent-at arms was instructed to raise
the national flag on the State House
during the session of the General As
sembly
The chair announced the following
committee to prepare rules: Messrs.
Rust, Conaway and Sharpley.
AT II o'clock the senate adjourned to
, p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met at 3 o'clock, p. IN.
Senator Hopkins presented resolu-
ton that when they adjourn, they
adjourn to meet on Monday next at
3 clock, p. H.. -.,...
The Clerk of the House being admit
ed, stated that the House had concur
red with the Senator's joint resolution to
adjourn until Monday next.
Senator Cooch gave notice that he
would introduce an act to enable the
Governor to appointed anadditional JUS
tice of the Peace in New Castle County.
The Chair appoint Messrs. Denney
and Coock, committee to settle with
the State Treasurer, and Messrs. Sharp
ley and Rust committee on Joint
Rulcs.
The Clerk of the llous- being admit
ted stated that the House had adopted
u Joint resolution that both bodies as
s-mble at II A. m. ,on Wednesday next,
to at the opening and reading of the
returns of the thu November elections,
and that joint committee of two, one
from the Senate and on. from the
House he appointed to make list of
votes. The House appointed Eli d.
Sharp. On motion of Mr.. Sharply, the
resolution was cOncurred in.
Mr.. Hopkins gave notice that he
would introduce an "Act to extend
the time for Recording Of Deeds.
The speaker then announced the fol-
lowing committees:
On Corporations-J, Frank Dcnney,
c. +. Rust and J. wilkins Cooch.
On enrollment-CalebS S. Pennewell,
J. Wilkins Cooch and Isaac Conaway.
On Eections-Isaac Conaway, J.
Frank Denny and Chas. II. McWhorter.
On Accounts-J. A. Hopkins, Caleb S.
Pennewell and Harry Sharpley.