Smyrna times., 1881-02-16
Doings of the Legislature.

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ware Western Railroad Bill. Petitions are
going in for it from all parts of the State
and while it has passed the Senate with
only two votes in the negative it is not so
certain in the House; two-thirds vote is
required for its passage but the preponder-
ance of opinion is that a public pressure
will push it through. The P. W. & B. is
fighting it desperately; it has been read
second time and will have to be further
amended probably before it can pass.
WEDNESDAY.
,Senate.-Following bills read and referred: |
Act conpsnsating the attorney general for |
extra services. Act increasing salary oil
deputy attorney general. The following |
petitions were read, one from S02 business |
men of Wilmington praying the passage Of
the D. w. bill; from E. S. Caldwell in rela. |
tion to the analysis of phosphate; one in
relation to the disease Of pleuro pneumonia
among cattle. Mr.. Cooper offered joint
resolution to the Reagan inter state COM
merce bill. Mr.. Cooper gave notice of
bill to prevent the spread of pleuro pneu'
mania among cattle.
The amendment Of the Delaware Wes.
Cooch's motion. They are, that the road
shall run within half mile of Newark
enter Maryland at some point in White
Clay Creek hundred; that freight charges
shall not be more than five cents per mile
that three directors shall be residents oi
Delaware; nothing in the act shall prevent
variation of taxes at the will OF the Legisla.
| ture, and several others rectifying clerical
| errors. The amendments were all adopted
without debate.
| Special committee on temperance ap-
pointed, consisting of Messrs. Townsend,
! Bradford, Tomlinson, Register and Graham;
the local option bill was introduced by Mr..
| Van Burkalow and the Senate bill exempt
ing certain property in Wilmington passed
with amendment.
| House-The following bills were read
first time: Exemption from taxation GER
tain lands Of immigrants. Incorporating
| Union Cemetery Company, OF Georgetown.
Bills passed: acts Incorporating Holly
wood Cemetery Company; Star Club
Stables, Wilmington; The Sand Blast File
Sharpening Company; the Athenian Liter.
AIRY Society Of Delaware College; act
amending section s, chapter LOG, Revised
Code; act amending section As, chapter
Ill, Revised Code.
The Senate Joint resolution in relation to
Reagan Interstate Commerce bill concurr'
ed in, and Pilling. Register and Matthews
appointed a special committee; a remon.
STRANGE against the game bill from citizens
of St. Georges hundred was presented.
Resolution authorizing Divorce Committee
to summon witnesses at the expenses of
the applicants was adopted without debate !;
the divorce petition of James A. Conner.
was referred. Several petitions, asking for
L Al n. 4
was presented. memorial Of w. c.
Spruance and other lawyers, recommend.
ing the passage of the bill amending chap.
ter IS. K. c.. lin relation to sales OF real
estate by trustees was presented.
THURSDAY.
ISenatc-Petitions fer changes, already
published in Elkton and Middletown rail
road introduced; Mr.. Belts gave notice OF
: a charter of New Castle Loan Association
J House amendments to the Given bill con.
: cured in; the special committee on the
Reagan Inter Commerce bill reported a
| joint resolution recommending Delaware
! Representatives in Congress to vote for it.
House.-Committee on Revised Statutes
reported the Militia bill unfavorably, and
I introduced a much shorter bill as a substi
? tute.
| The committee on Divorce reported un'
J favorably, upon the petition Of Mary A
, Virtue. The report was adopted.
3 Upon the petition of Laura C. Drake, the
| committee reported favorably, accompany
ing the report with a bill granting divorce
5 a rinculo naatrimonii from her husband
Thomas E. Drake, and changing the name
A Of the petitioner to Laura c. Wilds.
, The Levy Court bill was amended
, making terms commence on first day in
February, and passed. The Delaware Yves
tern railroad bill, introduced 10y Mr.. PIlling
e and three hundred copies ordered printed
8 Senate bill taxing telegraph poles amended
r to include telephone poles, and passed.
FRIDAY.
Senate. The Joint Committee on that
4 portion Of the Governors message relating
. to funding the State debt. The rules were
q suspended and the bill read a second time
and 500 copies ordered printed. The fol
lowing bills were passed: Act incorpora
ting the Athen@n Literary Society. An
7 act authorizing the town commissioners o
J, Seaford to sell certain ground.
} H0uSe-A memorial OF the Joseph Tea:
Company and 200 others, against the pas
;, sage Of the Delaware Western bill was read
!, Mr.. Registers bill regulating the expendi
lures of the New Castle County Levy Court
3 was referred to the Committee on Revised
e Statutes, Mr.. Register asked that it bC
referred to q special committee of New
. Castle members.
TUESDAY.
, Senate.-The Committee on Corporionats
i reported that it was inexpedient TO gran
D the prayer of the petitioners of the Elktor
J, & Middletown railroad the bill authoriz
0 ing the Levy Court of New Castle count,
r to pay q certain sum (about 4,000l towards
= maintaining and building certain reads il
: St. Georges and Red Lion hundreds wal
passed; act concerning negotiable inslru
" ments, passed, provides for payment o
r notes and other instruments which fall du,
= on legal holiday; act concerning offense
q against private property, passed. Remon
4 STRANGE against Cochran divorce petjtier
. presented petition OF Sylvester Downs
i divorce presented; joint resolution adoptet
providing Divorce Committee of boil
J. Houses act together; act amending Reho
e both charter read. They strike out al
IF things relating to Methodist discipline.
A Housc.-The Senate jeint resolution favor
- ing the passage by Congress Of the Reagal
9 inter-commercs bill was called up by MI
y Pilling, and concurred in.
Y, Bills were introduced AS follows. B
ID Mr.. Bradford, authorizing Superior Cour
~ to deposit or invest money paid into sal
to court; amending section IL. Revised Code
W by Mr.. Graham. act relative TO weights an
- measures; by De. Tomlinson, bill creatin
III a State normal school; by T. N. William
incorporating Triple Link Lodge, /. {
o. F., of Frederica; by Mr.. Swayne, liv
IL stock act for district "a, New Castle count
re Mr.. Swayne presented the memorial froI
n. the colored people in reference to educ
nm ton, together with long petition, askin