The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-11

Mf. Jones introduced and had read
bill to amend Chap. Q, Vol. 16, Laws
of Delaware.
(The bill requires each Levy Court
Commissioner TO make out in April Of
each year an itemized account of his
expenditures for the year previously
Mr.. Bradford gave notice of bill
to authorize The appointment of "a Gas
Inspector for Wilmington.
MIR. Bradford introduced and had
read bill to incorporate the jackson
Lime and Marble Company.
Mr.. Eliason introduced and had
Iead a stock bill for part of District
No. "a, Sussex county.
The bill relating to the proof of
genuiness of disputed writing was
read second time and referred to
committee ON Rev. Statutes.
Senate bill for refunding the State
debt was read nrst time.
Bill Incorporating The Whorton
Branch Canal improvement Company
was passed.
Bill incorporating the Tomahawk
Branch Ditch Company was passed.
The following bills we're read sec
ond time and referred to the commits
tees named
A bill to prevent live stock from run
ming at large in School District No.
151, Sussex county-committee on
roads and highways.
A bill vacating portion of the old
Snuff Mill Lane, Wilmington-same
committee.
A bill in relation to the collection of
school taxes-committee on Educa-
ti0n.
A bill to lay out new road in Duck
Creek Hundred, Kent county, was
passed.
A bill to lay out a new road in
MispiIlion Hundred, Kent county, was
Dassed.
Mr. Bradford gave notice of bill to
incorporate the New Castle and Della
ware Elevator Company.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
House reassembled at p. m.
The House bill to regulate the ex-
penditures of the New Castle Levy
Court was taken up.
Mr.. Pllling offered an amendment
requiring the publication, in pamphlet
form and for public distribution, 1000
copies of an annual statement, in Feb
ruary of each year, of all monies ex-
pended by authority of the Levy Court
or on orders to all members thereof;
setting for all the particulars of each
item of expenditure.
The amendment was adopted by a
vote of Q to s.
The bill as amended was then passed
by the following vote !:
Ayes-Bradford, Eastburn. Eliason,
Graham, Jones, Pilling, Robinson,
Townsend, A. G. Williams, T. N.
Williams, Woodkeeper, Speaker-12.
Noes-Cahall, McNeal, Moore, Reg
ister, Tomlinson, Van Burkalow-6.
The Committee on Revised Statutes
then reported second bill with sub
stantially the same time, adversely
the above bill covering the same
ground.
The bill authorizing William ]. Car
Isle to straighten road in Nantiooke
Hundred, Sussex county, was passed.
The bill for the relief of the heirs of
James F. Walls, deceased, was passed.
Mr.. Graham presented the bill of G.
P. johnson, of S369.48, for State ad-
vertising. Referred to the Committee
on CLAIMS.
Mr.. Bradford presented the petition
of Robert Baxter, Jr., asking divorce
from Mary M. Baxter. Referred to
the Divorce Committee.
The "militia bill" with amend
ments, was reported upon favorably by
the Committee on Revised Statutes,
and laid on the table for future con-
sideralion.
The main features of the bill, as
amended are : 1st. The number of
militia companies shall not exceed 8
in time of peace in New Castle
county, Q in Kent, in Sussex. 2.
staff of the Governor shall consist OF
an Adjutant General, a Quartermastsr
General, an Inspector General, a Com
missary General in each county and
three aids with the rank of Colonel.
3. Appropriates SIS apiece annually
to each equipped, active and effective
man to help him to pay for his uni
forn and 500 to each company for
the rent of its armery. A. Auth oriEes
the Adjutant General to sell unser-
viceable and unnecessary arms and
and distribute the pro-
ceeds pro rata.
The Dill to vacate a portion OF road
in Indian River hundred was read a first
time.
Mr.. Pilling gave notice Of bill for the
better regulation Of the streets Of Now
ark.
TIE Senate amendments to sx-Judge
Sussex County Shlp Canal bill
were read aud postponed until to-mOr.
row morning.
The bill taxing telegraph and tee-
phone psies in the city of Wilmington,
after having passed the Senate, been |
in the House, sent back to the |
Senate, aud the House amendments non
Cured in, was taken up and settled by |
the II ouse receding fron its action in |
regard to the amendments. -
Mr.. VanBurkalow gave notice of a |
bill for the suppression Of lottery policy |
dealing.
[This bill is not yet prepared.
Mr.. Bradford offered the following |
resolution, which on objection of Mr..
T. N. Williams was laid over for Rthe |
present:
WHEREAS, The representation in the |
Gen raj Assembly OF the several ceun.
lies of the State has been for many |
years grossly unjust and unequal; ana |
WHEREAS, Such inequality has been |
more glaring by tn > last gener- |
al census, aud
WHEREAS, A spirit of fairness and
Justice demands that representation |
should he placed upon such a basis as