Daily Republican., 1881-02-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Tho TakinEa Place ut YsaterdnJ's
session Of Oar state SOiops.
Special Correspondence of the Republican.
uOUSR-VpRNIYg SuslIny

hpbSh-ADhNlAS bhsbluNs
r DoysR, Del, Feb. 4-Bills were read
=, & second time as follows and refsrred
! To smend chapter SO, Revised Code,
relating To C)uysyancers, in reference
10 the sale Of the Potter estate in Kent
county.
/, Amending the &C! relating to sdde
tional terms OF the New Castle courts,
= Amending chapter 1873, volume IA.
The Sussex county exemption bill.
The aot relating to protecting fish.
oysters and game.
The following bill1 were introduced:
BY Mr.. BradtOrd--Authorizing the City
CouGcil Of Wilmington to borrow SEQ.
600 for the benefit OF tss Board OF Edu-
cation.
by Dr.. Tomlinson-Providlng for a
State registration OF births, marriages
and deaths.
By Mr.. Townsend~-Relatiug to nego.
table notes. (Making notes &c, iaII
due on Saturday when dra"n for on
legal holiday which comes Oh Sunday }
Bills vera passed as follow:
Authorizing Gero8e 7. Wilson TO
straight8n road in Indian River Hun.
drod.
Authorizing tho toEn commissioners
OF SeRfori to sell market space"
The bill 80 amend chapter 60, Revised
Code, relating 70 roads was indefinitely
postponed.
DR.. Tomlipson presented petition
from citizens of Mil,Ord asking that
their town charter be amended.
sEEATE--NoRElsG SESSION.
The following bills we're read a sec
ond time and referred to the committees
named. House bill TO amend chapter
II Of volume 4 Of the laws Of Delaware
entitled an act to amend chapter 800
Of volume - OF the laws OF Delaware
committee on Revised Statutes; House
bill, supplement to an act relating
10 the incorporation act Of the town of
Odessa committee on corporations.
House bill entitled an act prohib-
iting live stock from running at large
III school district No. As. COMMITTEES on
Agriculture, House bill relating to the
bridge ogef Broadkiln creek q. Laurel,
oOmmittee on roads, &c.
Senate bill authorizing Rufus K.
Jacobs TO straighteu road IN North
West Fork Hundred, Sussex county,
committee on roads, &c.
The following petitions and rsmon-
strances were presented. read and re-
terred to proper committees.
by MIR. Horsey, a petition from Jones
Anderson snd others praying a stoct:
law in school district No. So, Sussex
county and remonstrance from Thom-
as Tomlinson and other-committeo on
agriculture.
BY Mr.. Pennewill two petitions to
straighten the road leading from Dover
to Smyrna, and from John Knight and
81 others; one from r. n. RauEhley
aud 50 others.
By Mr.. Coooh, four petitions, one
from W. A. Morrison aud II others;
one from W. B. ThornIy and 1876 others;
one from John Yasey and 42others; one
from Albert 0. Newton and 46 others
praying that the bill now pending to
annul the charter Of the Delaware
Western Railroad charter be renewed,
passed.
The act prohibiting live stock from
running at large in SeLool District No. |
~ Sussex county, passed.
The committee on claims reported |
that 1t was iuexpedient to lepislate on |
subjects contemplated by the T. B. |
Vance memorial. (TEi3 memorial sn2-
gested that the rehcts Of the 1872 be
pensionei by the State.)
Mr.. Harrington presented a Joint
resolution tha! DO business be received |
By the Legislature after the 28th Of
this month-!o5t by tie vote.
HoUsE--AFrgREojN sBssIox.
The Senate Joint resolution in ria.
tion to the collection OF communication
claims was read aud action postponed
until Wednesday next. To consider
Mr. Day s petition special committee
consisting of Cahall, Mathews end
El!ason ws5 appointed.
The act to amend chapter 93, o! the
Revised Code, was passed.
The chair appointed, in pursuance of
the Joint resolution passed yesterday,
the following COMMITTEES to cancel old
State bouds VanBurkalew, Tomlinson
and Jones.
hr. McNiol presented petition for
q rsmonotrance against the cousolida-
tion of school districts 80 and l52,
Sussex County.
The bill in relation to- the Stats !
Board of Health was reported upon ia.
vorably and postponed to Thursday
next on Mr.. Robiuson's motion.
Mr.. Register gave notice of an aot to
amend the act in relation to the ex.
penditures, &C., of the New Castle
County Lsvy Court. $
Mr.. VanBurkaIow offered resolu-
lion empowering the Divorce Commit
'ee to summon witnesses on divorce
,ases. Passed. d
The act incorporating the Valley
View Cemetery Company was passed.
The Senate live stock act for District
10 Sussex County was read first time
sBNATR-APrgRNooN SESSION.
Senate me. at 3 p. m.
The Committee on Roads and High r
Vays reported adversely upon the petit
Ion OF John W. Cullen and others, to
.uthorize T. II. Wilson to straightsn
he road leading from Dover to
imyrna.
The Act entitled An Act to amend
ne Act entitled An Act to incorporate
he town OF Dover was passed. (This k
lot provides that the county shall
wn and keep in repair the two bridges k
yer Jones Creek and that the town
'cuncil may raise an additional tax Of
We hundred dollars
HsrrIngton's joint resolution cres. &
ing a joint committee to settle with the
state Treasurer and receive the ac
jOuGt of the State Auditor on tho thi,aI