Daily Republican., 1881-02-01
THIRD EDITION.
LEGasLArIvE PROCEEDINGS.
DOAugs In Both Houses ON MON.
aay Afternoon.
SpeciaI CorYesponnence ofthe Republican.
HOUSE, on REPRESENTATIVES,.

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HOUSE, on REPRESENTATIVES.
DOVER, Jan. 3l.-Mr. Bliason pre-
sented = petition from Rene J.Fougeray
for q divorce from his wife Sarah. Re-.
fsrred.
Bills read q second time as follows !;
to incorporate the Valley View Gene
terry Company; In relation to the fiscal
year in Wilmington; providing for a
new road in Mispillion and Northwest
Fork Hundreds; In relation TO the
Newark Union; for the preservation OF
the public health; amending an act for
the appointment OF State chemist;
Amending the charter Of tae town OF
Odessa; re-incorpcratip9 the Duck
Creek improvement Company; in rla-
tion to tae Duck Creek Hundrei public
roads.
The Senate amendment to the joint
resolution granting o hearing to the
State Temperance Alliance on Wedaes.
day evening was ooncurred in.
Mr.. Cahall intro iuced an act to in
corporate the Hollywood Csmetery Co,
an act amending the act in relation 10
sxempting certain personal property
from execution process.
The Senate bill taking of the tax on
corporation mortgages was read hrst
time.
Mr.. Matthews presented a petition
for and remembrance against State
law for District 80 Sussex county.
sENATR.
The following bills were rsad second
time and referred to the Committee on
Revised Statutes.
An act to amend Section % Chapter
SO Revised Code of52 as amended in
Code Of "a.
An act to Ssciion 4G Chapter 50 Re
vissd Codeyof 50 as amended in Code
Of "A. =
An act 10 further amend Chapter 73
Revised Code entitled Of the city OF
Wilmington.
The following act and petition was
referred to Committee on Corporations
and roads.
An Act TO incorporate Ancient oder
OF Hiberians, Division No. 2.
A petition praying that Luther b.
Jacobs be authorized to straighten q
road in North West Fork Hundred,
Sussex County.
Mr.. Pennewill presented a petition
by Jos. McGonigal and others praying a
supplement to the oyster law.
tFte petition states that pelsons are
now dredging on natural oyster beds,
thereby destroying the sources OF sup,
ply OF those who are licensed to dredge
thereon, as the Law OF New Jersey and
Maryland stop men in this State from
procuring oysters in their waters for
planting purposes; that the present
law is defective &c. And they pray
that the present law be 80 amended
that the owners of boats shall not be
allowed to take up less than fifteen
acres nor more than sixty acres and
that fifty cents per acre and three dol
lara per ton be charged. Each boat
owner, thus computing the license.
The act vaca,iug portion OF Water
street vas passed.
A petition TO amend the Charter Of
the Elkton 4 Middletown Railroad,
from persOns named in said charter
was presented, read and referred TO
Committee on Corporations. The
chief amendment proposed iS that it
may CROSS the state line above the ca,
nal instead OF below it.
A petition from 8. Il. Par5on and II
others praying stock law in School
District No. l"G Sussex County; ana
petition from A. Ksnney and IA others
praying stock law in School District
49 Sussex County, were read aud re-
terred to Committee on Agriculture.