Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-24
against stock law for school district No. IS,

was read second time and referred to the
Committee on Revised Statutes.
The bill to prohibit stock from running at
large in district No. 1885, Sussex county. was
read second Sime and passed.
MIR. Bradford gave notice of a bill to amend
section 5, chapter 81, volume IA, Laws of Del
aware, entitled, OF the INDECENT insane. The
bill provides that reports to the Legislature
concerning the INDECENT insane sent to Phila-
delphia for treatment shall be prepared by the
Governor instead of the Chancellor.]
Mr.. McNeal introduced and had read bill
| to incorporate the Batson Branch Ditch Com
pany of Baltimore hundred.
Mr.. VanBurkalow gave notice of bill to
amend chapter So, Revised Code [This is the
fish bill reported yesterday.
| The same member introduced and had read
bill for the construction of a drawbridge
over Murderkill creek at Coles landing.
MIR. Jones presented petition from Levy
| Court commissioners of Sussex county, asking
| for the repeal of portion of section l.
| chapter 4S0, Revised Code, 10 as to make the
county treasurer feed instead of salaried
| officer.
| Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| House reassembled at p. m.
| The special order OF the afternoon, the
| joint resolution regarding the collection of
Communication claims, was taken up, and, after
| being amended by Mr.. Robinson 80 as to
require the Secretary Of State to give receipts
| for papers left in the Executive Department
| for the use of Commissioner @. II. b. Day in
| the prosecution of said claims, was adopted.
MIR. Van Burkalow gave notice of a bill to
Incorporate the Dover River Improvement
| Company.
Mr.. Townsend offered resolution prohibit
| ing the sitting of House committees while the
| House is in session.
Mr.. Tomlinson urged that the Rules of the
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think that they would be violated again, since
the attention Of members has been directed
| to the matter
| Tho resolution was lost by vote of Ii
| to 0.
| Mr.. Cahall gave notice Of bill to incorpor-
ate the Tomehawk Branch Ditch Company.
| Mr.. Eliason presented remonstrance
against the Delaware Western bill, signed by
| Il. Z. Smith and II other citizens of Pencader
| hundred.
Mr.. Register presented petition of citizens
| of Duck Creek, in relation to the shooting of
| woodcock
Mr.. Robinson presented remonstrance
| against the bill entitled, "a supplement to the
Duck Creek Improvement Company"
The bill prohibiting stock from running at
| large in districts Nos. 81 and 10 and
united districts Nos. 23 and rs, New Castle
| county, were read second time and referred
Mr.. Bradford introduced and had
toau ppi W incorporate lHe Easton
d Mcl1ahon Transportation Company.
1.-THE bill charters the company, which
| takes its name from its two leading corpora
tions to run boats and barges on the Della
ware Il Chesapeake canal and the waters of
the Delaware with capital stock limited to
$1,000,000 in shares of 800 each.l
The bill supplementary to the act for the
proper maintenance OF public roads in st.
Georges and Led Lion hundreds was read a
second time and referred.
Mr.. McNeal introduced and had read bill
for the consolidation of school districts No.
~ and lOS, Sussex county, under the name OF
the Selbyville public schools.
MIR. Moore presented petition of citizens
of Little Creek hundred Kent county, asking
that the Levy Court be authorized to reap
point constable whose, term has expired. ~
Local option petitions were presented as
follows:
By Mr.. Tomlinson-29 citizens of Milford.
BY MIR. Woodkeeper-l4 citizens OF Black
bird hundred.
By Mr., Matthews-15O citizens of Little
| Creek hundred, Sussex county.
MIR. Stayton presented a petition for the
general reformation and reconstruction of
several pieces of public road in Nanticoke
| hundred.
Mr.. Swayne, from the committee to which
| was referred the letter of Il. B. Vance, with
relation to pensioning alleged survivors of
| the war OF 1872, reported that such was not q
| proper subject for State legislature and
suggested that the application be forwarded
| to the proper department at Washington.
Mr.. A. O. Williams presented remon-
| STRANGE against the Delaware Western bill
signed by 30 citizens of Kenton hundred.
Mr.. Robinson gave notice of the intro
| duction of bill to exempt certain persons
| (of Indian River hundred) from the operation
of chapter As, volume 10, Laws of Delaware,
and to enable them to establish schools for
their children.
Mr.. VanBurkalow presented two more
North Nlurderkill hundred remonstrances
against the Delaware Western bill, one with
100 and the other with 40 signatures.
Mr.. A. O. Williams presented three petitions
| for the passage of the Delaware Western bill,
one of them signed by about 200 citizens OF
| Dover.
The bill creating State Normal School was
read second time and referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
| The bill repeating sections Is and 16, chapter
| 55, Revised Code, was read second time and
referred to the Committee on Revised Stat
| utes.
Mr.. Register gave notice of bill to repeal
section 27, chapter g. Revised Code. This
section directs the Clerk of the Peace to make
out and hang up on or before February Goth,
| lists of persons arrested during the preceding
| year. The reason urged for the repeal
of this section is first, that it is dead letter
duplicates of the lists hung up by the asses
sors in January.
Adjourned.
Dover, Feb. 17.-senate met at 10 u. m.
| Mr. Belts gave notice of a bill to incorpo
| rate the Front and Union Street Railway Com
pany.
| Mr.. Harrington offered joint resolution
| touching upon that portion of the Governors
message relating to the fees of officers, (which
was adopted, and Messrs. Harrington and
| Cooch We're appointed as committee on the
| part of the Senate.
The bill to incorporate the George p.
| Whitaker company was read q second time
| and referred to the Committee on Corpora
| ton.
| The House bill concerning negotiable in
vestments was read second time and re-
| ferred to the Committee on Revised Statutes
The bill to change the course of publ C
| road in Dagsboro hundred was passed.
The House bill relating to the holding of
| the Courts of General Sessions and Jail
Delivery of New Castle county was read. Il
second time and referred to the Committee
on Revised Statutes.
The bill to prohibit live stock from running
at large in school district No. 1853, was read u
| second time and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
The House bill relating to offenses against
private property was read second time and
referred to the Committee on Revised
Statutes.
The House bill relating to the Levy Court
was read and referred to the same committee
The bill to change the boundary line of
school district No. 81, New Castle county, was
| passed.
The House bill relating to the security of
| life and limb in case of fires i'll hotels &C.
| was read a second time and referred to a
| special committee, consisting of Messrs
| Pennewill, Belts and Conaway.
The House bill for the divorce of Laura C.
| @. Drake was read and referred to the COM
mittee on Divorces.
The bill relating to chapter 37S, volume IL.
Laws OF Delaware, was passed.
The House bill i'll relation to the Potter
estate was passed; as also the House bill
| authorizing the recorder of New Castle
county to copy certain indices.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Senate met at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Harrington gave notice of a bill making
| provision for the drainage of the swamp and
| low grounds on the main branch OF the Nam
| ticoke river.
| The committee, TO which the series of the
| New Hampshire resolution regarding the
making up of deficiency connected with the
| Centennial Exhibition of 1876 was consigu cd,
reported that legislation on the subject was
expedient.
| A bill vacating portion of Riddles road of
| the city of Wilmington, was passed AZ also
an act to amend section 45, chapter III, Re-
| yised Code.
The bill relating to the agricultural interests
| of the State of Delaware, was read second
| time and Mr. pennaWill nresented foDr nati-