The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special 10 the GAZETTE.
DOVER, Feb. 90, 1881.

House bill amendatory to the char
ter of tho Wilmington and Kennel
Turnpike Company, Committee on
Corporations.
A further supplement to the charter
of the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany, Committee on Corporations. .
The Layton canal bill, COMMITTEES
on Corporations.
Mr.. Horsey presented Joint resolu-
ton providing that copies Of the code
of IA should be sold for 81 so, and
that each member Of the Levy Court
of the several counties should be fur,
nished with eoly of the same-laid
on the table.
The act amendatory to the charter
of the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Turnpike Company was introduced by
Mr.. Belts and read.
House bill providing a new public
road in Milford Hundred was put on
its first reading.
The Layton canal bill was read a
second time aud referred to the Com
mittee on Corporations.
Adjourned.
HoUsR-AFTERNooN SESSION.
House met at $50 p. m.
The bill supplementary to the charter
of the ". Geoags's ami App0Quinimink
Insurance Company was read a second
time and referred to the Conn ittes on
Corporations.
The bill Incorporating Triple Link
lodge OF Odd Fellows. OF brederica, was
also read asecond time and referred to
the same committee.
Mr.. RObinaOn Java uofiaa 0f hill
experimenting the act to incorporate the
Town of Milton. ~.
Mr. Bradford introduced aud had read
a bill in relation to tho purchase OF law
books for the use OF tho Courts OF New
Castle County
trhe bill authorizes the Levy Court
TO appropriate $500, and upwards for
this purpose.
Tho bill repealIpg chapter 139, Revised
Code, entitled "Of tho jurisdictIon OF
Jusuoes Of the Peace In Wilmington"
vas read second time and referred to
the Committee on Revised Statutes.
The Senate bill vacating that part of
Riddles road lying between Della ware
aud Gilpin avenues, Wilmington, ex-
ceptiDg 80 much OF the same as hes on
Dupontstreetl was read q third time
and parsed.
Mr.. Bradford gave notice OF q bill 10,
the relief OF executors, admi nisLrators
aud trustees.
Mr.. Robinson's bill, TO enable the al
legged Indians OF Indian River hundred
to build Two school HOUSES of their own |
and exsmpting them from the payment
Ut the colored school tax wss read . |
third time and passed.
On the petition OF Minos r. Conway,
asking for u change OF tha boundary
liues OF schooi districts Nos. 122, a and
100 Of Sussex county, the committee re- i
ported unfavorably. Tho report was
adopted.
Mr.. McNeal intro ddced and had read |
a bill to incorporate the Derrickson's |
Mil Pond aud 81. Georges Branch I'm
proyement Company, OF Baltimore hun
drsd, Sussex county.
The Til incorporating the Delaware
Heat. Light and Water COMPANY was
read second time and referred to the |
Commute on Corporations.
The bill supplementary to the act ex
emping wages from execution attach
ment process was read "A second time and
referred TO The Committee on revised |
st, tutes; as also were the bill in relation
to attachment OF property under mesne |
process; the bill In relation to arrests for |
debts not due, and the bill supplement
tary to arrests In civil action.
Mr.. Matthews presented a petition for
ard remonstrance against a stock law In
District No. 49l3. sussex county. |
The Senate bill to compensate the At
torney. General for ex ira services-in the |
referred to the Committee on Revised /
Statutes.
The bill TO renew the charter OF the /
Kennebec Ice Company OF Wilmington,
and to change the name thereof was read /
II second time aud referred To the Com
mItLee on Corporations.
MIR. Van Burkalow gave notice OF the |
following bills:
An Act authorizing the Governor to sp
oiuL IA Fish Commissioner and provide |
or the salary of said officer,
An act 10 amend chap t5. Revised Code
" relating to fish, oysters and game
The bill To enable the Diamond Match
Company TO nold real estate, was read
third time and passed.
The bill to renew the charter OF the
new Castle Gas Company was read
second time aud referred to the Conn
lee on Corporations.
The bill 10 lay out new road In South /
MuTderkill Hundred. was read n asecond |
time and referred to the Committee on l
Roads and Highways.
Mr. Cahail introduced and had read .
bill to incorporate the Tomahawk Branch
Improvement Company.
The bill providing for Notary ublic |
for the Artisans Savings Bank, or Will
nington, was read second time and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Revised Sta
Mr.. Eastburn introduced and read a bill /
to incorporate the Marshall Iron Com
pany.
The eorporators named in the bill are /
John Marshall, Edward Mendenhall.
Henry Mendinhall and Joseph W. ID. Will
son. The capital stock IL limited to $3.50
900, In shares Of SlUO each.
The bill TO lay out new road In Nanti-
coke Hundred, bu sex county, was read
Aecond time and referred TO the Commit
tee on Roads and Highways.
The bill to amend section /, chap. $50,
volume l5, Laws of Delaware, was read
third time and passed.
[rhe bill provides that the County
Treasurer of Sus OK, who now receives al
ant uAl salary OF 1900, shall hereafter be
by fees
The Sc ate bill prohibiting stock from
running at large IN district NO. l5S, SuE
sex county, was read q second time and
referred to the Committed on Roads and
Highways.
Mr.. Jones called up hls resolution, of
tered last Friday, contem plating the ap-
polnlment of n committee to consider
the advisability or enacting general
Mr., Bradford objected that the resolu
tion contemplated an unconstitution-
ality.
MIR, T. n. Williams offered the follow
ing as an amendment;
Resolved, That a com mitteo OF three be
app uinted to inquire what constitutional
a amendments are necessary to provide for |
the enac ment ofa general railroad law, |
unn repor, the same TO the House.
The resolution AZ amended was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Bradford gave notice OF bin to |
amend chapter 49, Revised Code, entitled
"of the city of Wilmington, ETC."
This bill authorizes the City Council
of Wi min. ton to effect temp rary loan