Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-14

The act for the improvement of Cherry
Island marsh was read twice and referred.
The vote by which one of the supplements
to the act for the suppression of tntemper-
ance was passed was reeOnsidured, the bill
AGAIN taken up. amended and passed. lThc
amendment makes the payment OF the builif
- per diem when doing active work.
The act to amend chapter 81 of the Revised
Code was passed. This authorizes the Gov
ornor to appoint two additional constnbles
in Wilmington for the term Of two years.
The further consideration Of the bill in
relation to the Dissertation Of the sabbath
was indefinitely postponed.
The bill to amend section u, chapter 81. In
relation to free schools, was passed. his
bill requires that the school assessment shall
tax persons i'll the district III which their
homes are irrespective of the extent of land
in the adjoining district.
The stock law for school district No. T. New
Castle county, was passed.
The bill to decrease the number of Justices
OF the peace in the city Of Wilmington was
passed.
The act to prevent live stock from running
at large in school district No. l6D, SUSSEX
county, was passed
The act to prevent live stock from running
ut large in School districts Nos. and l2j.
was indefinitely postponed.
The act for the improvement OF Cherry
| Island marsh was passed.
House amendment TO the bill for the
encouragement of immigration was con
| Cured i'll.
House amendment to section 5, chapter q
| Revised Code, was concur cd in.
! The bill in relation to increasing the pay OF
members was taken up An amendment pro-
yiding that the pay should not be allowed ioi
| d longer period than to days of actual session
was adopted. The bill. as amended, was
| passed.
The Revised Statutes Committee reported
II substitute for the bill i'll relation to rallrOuC
passcs. which was lost,
House joint resolution in relation to thu
| Auditors report WIS cuncnrred in.
House bill to repeal sections 10 and 10
chapter %, Revised statutes, was reportul
mfavornbiv.
lfonsc bill to amend chapter 37l, yOlrlm'
II. Laws OF Delaware, war passed.
House bill in relation 10 Imprisonment fo
fines was passed, 5-...
Bill to divorce w. 7. Burton. from his wife
irene burton. was passed.
a substitute was reported for House bill 1,
amend section !, chapter n. and further con
siduration was indefinitely postponed
House bill to prevent political palades il
the night time was read twirc.
Recess until I.3O p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
Senate met at 7,3o o'clock.
| Julil resolution ltldllFt u lnf fftAl
Capitol was lost
ihe following bills were passed \ bill t
prevent torch hight professions the StrNel
son Divorce bill.
The House amendment to the hill iu relu
tl1n to the City solicitor of the city of Wi
mingtun was cOucurreu III. ....
The bill to amend section 10. chapter lDl
Of the REVISED Code was passed.
The bill abolshlng the BrnWntown srhu'
district was passed
Adjourned, .--.
ss0usc OF Representative
DoyEl.. April $. House met at . Il. M
The bombay Hook immigration hill IS;
pp-sed hv veto of Is to Z. MS follows
Ayes Bradford, iiastburn. Eliasnl
Matthews, rlling, Register, Swayne Ton
lirsun, Townsend, Nanlurkaluw, \. q. Wi
ltums Wcodkeepcr. Speaker Williams -l3.
Nays Cahall, Graham, Jones, MtNca
M0Ore Robinson, Staytun I.
The Senate hil authorizing the Tow
Council of Dover TO effect loan for II
establishment OF water and tire department
, was read twice and referred.
. Mr. Bradfords supplement to the ne
liquor bill, amending the pMaScol"Sy
indictments to be- dawn under it, WAS passe,
The Senate bill to create new school di
trict from district No. 3D. Kent county, vi
| read twice and referred also the Senate h
| :
/, ment to the bill for the education Of Il
/ colored people with u remonstrance aI
letters from the Delaware Association for til
Education of Colored Pcoplel; the Senat
l bill to repeal chapter 1862, volume Ii, Laws {
Delaware. Vs.
g The bill to divide school district No. 3
Kent county, was passed; also the b
a authorizing the Levy Court to construct
bridge over tile Brandywine creek, below Il
railroad bridge bill to amend chapter 3
D Revised Code: bill requiring the Farmer
L Bank and its branches to make annual I
$ ports to the Governor bill repeating sectit
h is, chapter 80, Revised Code (which sectiC
v provides for the arrest of a person caug
crossing another's land, without permissio
with dog and gunl bill limiting terms OF il
U prisonment of prisoners committed for no
payInento of fines and costs.
| The Senate bill requiring the assessment
improvements made between general asst
II ment years was reported upon unfavorat
l. and defeated.
Senator Bayard's letter regretting I'll
National duties would not allow him to vi
the Legislature was read.
II The Senate bill renewing the charter of t
d Academy of Visitation was read twice a
l. referred.
ii The Senate bill to provide a uniform bal
~ for election purposes was read twice and
'o ferred to the Committee on Elections.
, Mr.. Pilling offered joint resolution
Is structing the clerk to omit the State Audito
N report from their journals. Adopted.
Is The bill repeating that portion OF the