The daily gazette., 1881-01-21
FIRST EDITION.
THE LEGISLATURE.

specially reported for the Gazette.
sENATE-MoRNINa SESSION.
DOVER. Jan. 20, 1881.
The joint committee appointed to
settle with the Treasurer ANA Auditor
reported and was discharged.
Mr.. Pennewill offered resolution
that the printing committee be author
lied to print 500 copies Of the Auditors
report. Adopted.
The following bills were passed an
act Incorporating St. Mary's Beneficial
Society an act TO reincorporate st.
MichaePs Beneficial Association ; an
act to incorporate the German Library
AssQciation OF the city Of Wilmington;
an actto reincorporate the Fame Hose
Company an act to reincorporate the
Artisans Savings Bank.
Notice OF the following bills was
| given:
BY Mr.. Nc Whorter, an act to ex-
empt sewing machines of seamstress's s
and private families from execution
process and distress. (This 10 an act
adding sewing machines to articles
now exempted by law, but does not
apply to persons who keep sewing ma
chimes for sale or hire.)
l BY Mr.. Pennewill, an act in relation
TO the estates OF aliens.
Mr. Belts introduced the following
bills:
An act relating to tax on telegraph
or telephone poles in the city Of Will
mington.
An act to exempt certain real estate
from taxation in the city of Whining
ton.
An act vacating q portion Of Water
street in the city of Wilmington.
An invitation from Mrs. Stewart to
give her hearing on next Tuesday
night was presented by Mr.. Cooch and
upon his motion was accepted.
| The joint resolution al pointing State
Treasurer was concurred in.
MIR. Cooper offered q joint resolution
directing the clerks not to embody in
their Journals the Auditors report.
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTRRNoON SESSION.
Senate met at 8 o'clock.
The House JOINT resolution appoint.
ing John Staats was concurred in.
Mr.. Belts moved that when the SEN
ate adjourn it be to $50 tomorrow.
The following bills were read and re-
ferred to proper committees
House bill to amend sec. 8 chap. 48
vol. l6, Laws Of Delaware, to incor-
porate the Laurel Union Company
House bill for the relief Of Robert b.
and John 8. Hoffecker.
The following bills were passed
bill to amend sec. II, chap. 48, Re-
vised Statutes an act to exempt 6us-
sex county from the provisions Of chap.
81 vol. IA Laws Of Delaware.
| Adjourned.
HoUsR-MoRNINa SESSION.
House met At 10 q. nj.
Mr.. ElIason. from the committee on
tnat portion of the Governors message
relating to roads and highways, re-
ported that sin view of the circum-
stances We deem it our duty to report
no bill" The report was accepted.
Mr.. Matthews, from the committee
to whom the subject was referred, in
troduced and hadread bill prohibiting
stock from running at large in school
l
On motion Of Mr.. Van Burkalow 200
copies of Adjutant-G General Postles'
report was ordered to be printed.
The bill authorizing the reappoint-
ment of constable In Kenton was
read second time.
The act TO amend SEQ. As, chap. Ill
Revised Code, was read second lime
and referred to the Committee on Re-
vised Statutes.
1he act to amend sec. 8, chap. 100,
Revised Code, was also read and refer
red. 1..h..t3# 3##.t..
On motion Of Mr.. Eliason, the bill
to prevent stock running at large in
district No. e1, New Castle county,
was read third time and passed.
Mr.. McNeal presented q commune
cation signed by Henry A. Houston
and others. recommending thai VIM.
I. Bur.on be divorced from his wife,
Irene Burton. The communication
merely stated that the signers unhesi-
tatingly declared the grounds for a di-
vorce to be sufficient, but did not say
what those grounds were.
Mr.. Bradford moved that the petit
tion be laid upon the table.
MT. noDlnsOu supported Jno mOIlOn
and thought the House should pay no
attention to such a vague paper.
The motion was agreed to without o
dissenting vote.
On motion, committee Of five OF
agriculture was appointed, to which
that portion OF the Governors message
respecting agricultural topics was re-
ferred. EOommittee-Messrs. Register,
Graham, Stayton, McNeal, Wood
keeper.
Mr.. Robinson presented q petition
from Mrs. Mary A. Ste Wart, the Dels.
ware Vice President of the Woman rs
National Suffrage Association, stating
that "the undersigned, for herself and
those who are cooperating with her in
the work of promoting women's suf-
frage, respectfully requests hearing
before the Legislature, sitting as q
whole body, on Tuesday evening next
at O'Clock.
The petition was declared granted,