Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-13

oinmittees Appointed and Resoiu-
lions Presented--Heferrln the
Governors MessaEe-The Divorce
Question and Other Matters-HilIs

lions Presented-Heferrin the
Governors MessaEe-The Divorce
Question and Other uatfers-HilIs
introduced.
specillly Reported for State journal.
DOVER, Jan. 5.-Senate met at 10 Il. IN.
MeBsrs. McWhorter, Cooper and Hersey,
were appointed committee to draft rules for
the government of the Senate.
Mr.. Belts presented resolution instructing
the clerk to provide each member and himself
with copy of the Revised Code.
Mr.. Harrington presented resolution
referring to that part of the Governor ines
sage relating to the farmers Bank and its
branches to JOINT committee, the Senate
members of which are MesSrs Harrington
and Hersey.
Mr.. McWhorter presented resolution re-
ferring that part of the message referring to
the funding of the State debt to q joint com
mittee; Senate membors, hIcWhorter and
Pennewill.
By further resolutions that portion of the
message relating to National bank tax
arrearages was referred TO a joint committee
Senate members, Harrington and Cooch, and
a Joint committee was appointed to examine
the State Ireasurer's accounts Senate mem
bers Pennewill and Belts.
The reports of the State Librarian and the
State Board of Health were read. The latter
was referred to special committee of three:
Cooch, Belts and Pennewill.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MIR. Cooch presented a joint resolution pro-
viding for an adjournment until Monday
afternoon. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper, the rules of last
session governing the intercourse between the
two houses were adopted.
Speaker Rust announced the following
standing committees
Corporations-Betts, Cooper, McWhorter.
Observation-Disclosures, Cooper Penne-
will, Horsey.
Elections-Ho Harrington, AIcWhorter.
Accounts Cooch, Pennewill, Conway.
Claims-Pennewill, Horsey, Cooch.
Finance-Harrington Belts, Horsey.
Roads and Highways orsey, Cooper
Harrington.
Vacant lands - Harrington, Conway,
Cooch.
Revised Statutes Cooper, Beets, Cooch.
Agriculture--Cooper, Conway, McWhorter.
Education-C Cooper, Pennewill Horsey.
Printing-Conaway, Cooch, Pennewill.
The rules of the last Senate (after Rule IA
had been stricken out and Rule 2 amended 80
that the minutes might be corrected by
unanimous consent without q vote) were
adopted as the rules of the present Senate
and 20 copies each of these rules, the same
numbers of those governing the intercourse
between the two houses, and of the list of
standing committees ordered to be printed
MIR. McWhorter gave notice that he would
introduce bill authorizing the School Com
missioners of District No. So, New Castle
county, to provide books stationery, &c.
Adjourned.
Rouse of Representative.
House met at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Pilling
offered n resolution providing that no petit
ton for divorce shall be favorably acted upon
by the House, for any cause cognizable by the
Superior Court under the provisions Of
charter rs of the Revised Code rs amended
and published in 1879.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson, it was post
poned until Tuesday next, at 3 O'Clock, by a
vote of IL to ..
The Committee on Rules reported rules for
the government of the House almost similar
to those in force last year 1t was adopted
unanimously, with the exception of that por-
ton creating standing committee on
divorces
Notice was given of the following bills:
BY MIR. Townsend-An act providing for
the purchase OF school books by the State
for the benefit of poor children.
By Mr.. Bradford-An act to provide for the
enrolment of the militia, for the organization
of the volunteer militia, and for the public
defense; an act to amend section 20 of
chapter SO of the Revised Code of 1852, as
hillCuutu III lOit III dCt w
incorporate the German Library Association
of Wilmington, DEL; an act TO renew and
continue ill force an act Incorporating the st.
harys Beneficial Society of Wilmington an
act to amend section II of chapter 40 of the
Revised Code an act to amend section 4G OF
chapter 80 of the Revised Code, as amended
l In 1874; an act to amend chapter 81 OF
\ volume IA of the Laws of Delaware, entitled,
an act to amend chapter 30 of volume 10 OF
the Laws of Delaware
The Senate joint resolution, appointing n
committee to consider the Governors recon-
inendation with reference to State bonds, was
concurred in. Committee on part of the
| House Messrs. Bradford, VanBurkalow and
| Jones.
| The Senate Joint resolution, appointing a
| joint committee to draft joint rules was con
| cured in. Committee on part of the House
Mesrs. Robinson. Stayton and McNeal
| Adjourned.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| HOUSE reassembled at 3 o'clock.
MIR. Register offered resolution authorlz
| ing the clerk to procure five copies of eacl
| daily paper published in the State. Adopted
The Joint Committee on Rules reported tn
rules of last session for the government o
the intercourse between the two houses.
The following joint-resolutions were con
| cured in
That joint committee be appointed tt
| consider that part of the Governors message
relating to the Farmers Bank Committee oil
part of the House Cahall, Jones and Town
| send.
That joint committee be appointed t.
| consider the Governors message relating t
National Banks. Committee on part of tn
Houses Tomlinson, Bradford and Va
| Bnrkalow.
That Joint committee be appointed +
l ax prniDp tho State TrauaIrnr'g accounts
Committee on part of the House Stayton
| Register, Eliason.
That joint committee be appointed t
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of funding the Stat
debt Committee on part of the House
Messrs Bradford, VanBurkalow and Jones.
The State Treasurer's report was read, an
500 copies ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Robinson presented and had read
petition asking for clerk law for school dis
triet No. 80, Sussex county.
Two Thousand copies of the report of tn
Superintendent of State Schools were ordere
to be printed.
The House then adjourned to meet at
O'Clock tomorrow.
Dover, Jan. 6.-Senate met at 10 a. IN.
On motion, that portion Of the Governor
| message relating to free schools and schoC
books was referred to the Committee o
Education that portion relating to publ
officers to the committee on Revised Statutes
that portion relating TO roads and highway
to the Committee on Roads and Highway
and that portion relating to fertilizers to til
Committee on Agriculture.
The Honse resolution, requesting person
who have business to present it by Februar
2lst, known as the adjournment sine die resC
luton, was, on motion of Mr.. Belts, pos
poned until Tuesday next.
Adjourned until 8 p. IN. Monday.
House OF Representative.
House met at . II. IN.