The daily gazette., 1881-03-31
THE LEGISLATURE
Correspondent of Gazette.
gENATE-MoRNTNa sEaarow

The following bills were introduced =
By MIR. Cooch, q supplement to the act /
authorize The American Protestan
Church TO raise fund for the support 4
bishop, etc.
By MIR. Conoway-To prevent live sLocl
from running at large In school dislric
63, Sussex county
By Mr.. Harrington-House bill I,
amend section J. chap. l, Revised Sta
tates, entitled pleadings and practice IL
civil actions.
BY Mr.. Betts-A further supplement t,
TO the act to Incorporate the New CAST,
Mutual Insurance Company.
BY Mr.. Betts-House bin for tire regis
tration of deaths, births and marriages
10 amend chap. "A, Revised Code; Houss
bill in relation TO competency of wit.
| nesses; House bill to Incorporate the
Brandywine Cornet Banu; "a bill in rela.
tion to oysters; House bill to incorporate
the Kent County Paper Manufacturing
Bills read a second time: AUTHORIZING
| The Levy Court of New Castle county u
borrow money; Incorporating the Capelle
Hardware Co., and the jackson Lime
Bills passed; Laying oat a new road in
| sussex county; authorizing the Sussex
county Levy Court TO appropriate money
| to repair the streets of DeImar: consolida-
ting the schools of Smyrna.
The House amendment to the act in
| cooperating Delaware state Grange were
non-eurred In. land Cooper and Horsey
on the part of the House.
Ihe Dill to divide school district So, New
Castle county was taken up, but on mo-
tion postponed until this. afternoon.
The local option sbill was taken nm and
substitute offered and adopted.
The divorce com mittee reported unfa-
vorably the following petitions: r, J..
Sing 'es, W. II. Tlce, VIM. Morr 8, L. ii.
Beckert.
Adjourned.
no
SENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
senate met at the usual hour
me vote by which the act to incorpo-
rate the Diamond State Gas Company
was i lost 9S was recon idered and postponed
Bills passed: House bills to incorpo-
rate the Farmers Market Company. to
exempt foreign Investments from iaxa-
Gregg q Bowe Carriage Company: House
BILL to divorce James a. Conner from
Clara b. Conner; House bill TO incerpo.
rate the Delaware Elevator Company;
House bill TO provide for the sale OF Ger
tain real es ate n FELTON,; House bill for
the relief of James Prices heirs House
live stock act for district IL, Sussex cour-
ty.
Cast county, was lost and subsequently
recons1dered and laid on the table,
Act for the relief of the Wilmington
savings Fund unfavorbaly reported upon
Mr. Cooch introduced bin to amend
an act to iamend chapter 125, Revised
Code, and bill 10 amend chapter 4s, Re-
vised Code.
[rhese acts contemplate giving the
trusi ees of the poor SO per day and three
cents mileage for every day in actual
service at their duty for not more thau
twelve days., The pay is now limited TO
40 per year..
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.
House met at 10 a. m.
An Invitation from the New Castle
county Levy Court Inviting the LegIsla-
ture to examine the new Court House on
their visit 10 Wilmington To- morrow was
presented and accepted.
Il. N. Williams favorably reported from
the comm tttee on education the act 20
aid in educating colored children. ann
after a long debate IL was passed by a vote
OF IL too.
Mr.. Robinson presented report from
committee appointed to consider the
charges against Derrick b. Morris, to the
effect that no further action be taken IN
The premises. Alter another debate IA.
report Was adopted.
The divorce committee reported a bill ia
divorce Samuel Otwell from .hia wife
Kead once. Ao.
On Mr.. Cahalrs motion the vote by
which the llppett divorce bill was LOST
was reeonsldered. Bin laid on liable.
Bills Introduced BY Mr.. Bradford IN
relation To preventing cruelty 10 anu
mails. by MIR. Cahall to prevent politi-
cal parades IN Wilmington By Mr.
bradford, To Incorporate the Delaware
LOGON olive Co. BY Mr.. Swayne, 10
make public to newspaper reporters the
looks OF the Levy Court containing the
proceedings.
Bills p ssed; To incorporate the snt
County Paper Manufacturing Co. To In.
corporate Brandywiue Cornet Band.
HoCSE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
House "A tflp tasuu1 h,,,n
Bills Introduced Prescrl Ding cartaIr
dutlts oI ffolnUnotaries; to amend chan
Ter 3sl, Notume ID. Laws OF Delaware,
2htts 1, "a ahe9 10 iay out new road In
TO Tue protection OF property from burn
| Ing biuaAi supplement 10 the Charter al
delaware cry, Salem and PhiladeIphia
| Steamboat Company: senate aInandiiai,9
! 20 Ihe Dlil regulating expenditures OF the
4 Levy court OF New Castle county, when
strikes out the clause requiring publlea-
| tloI Oh the accounts Ia the Newspapers
| was, after extended debate coucnrrad ~
| BY vote OF 10 To .; Senate resolntinns -.
daelhs the interest OF j, Il b. and h N n
mortgages laid over until Tomorrow,
Resolution concerning commuiat alton
Claims concurred IN,
| Mr. swayne introduced a foint rasot,,.
uohfaVorlhg the enactment ola consiI.
| tutiohai amendment giving to property
llolulhs w men tn right to vote al
scnool elections; la d over one dBY
III To divorce annie DAVIS wns raad
ne vote on The militia bill was recon-
| sldeftd and amend aaent offered annrn
| pr.atihg Sl,ZO1 PER year for the fuse al
inllltla mn, compsnIes; postponed unill to-
The SENATE bill with reference To a
| MldhletoWu Constable was read twice ana
| referred. =" w anu
M. Bradford presented a petition
signed by the Pusey & Jones COMPANY
beet bill. Wv susdi
Tue Holmes divorce bill was called M
anu postponed until Tomorrow after.
Adjourned.