Daily Republican., 1881-02-03
LEGISLATIVE PROcEEDINas.
What the GsnerAI Assembiy rsd
IN Both Houses Yesterday.
Specially Hopolted for the Republican.
Down, Feb. 2.
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Specially Hopolted lOf tho noPa"
DovRR, Feb. 2.
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The bill in relation 70 New Castle
County Levy COurtnen was recommi'-
t5d to the Committee ON ReVisea
Statute without discussion.
Mr.. Bradford introduced the follow
Ing bills: ,oo r,
Code, concerning protection OF private
property. .,
Authorizing the sale Of certain real
estate, bequeathed by Thomas Potter 10
the poor Of Kent County.
TO amend Chapter 81, Revised Cade,
relating to the recording Of convey
auces.
Relating TO additional terms OF Court
in New Castle County, that is amend,
ing by striking ont the word "sa'o y
and inserting the words "ior the"
Amending Chapter 37S, Volume IL
La#s Of Delaware, which authorizes VIZ
Attorney General to examine witnesses
under onth elsewhere than IN Court.
To amend Section ] Of Chapter II
Volume "A. (Thi3 last bill Inserts tu,
words "huabsnd or" before the wore
wife in the 22l limo OF Section
Under the present law when wI''
dies intestate, her husband pays tn
State o tax of per cent. on the esta''
coming to him from her; while IN IN
casa OF the husband dying intestate
the wife has no tax to pay. The bil
relieves the husband from the tai
also,)
! Bills we're read a second time and re
f.rrea as foiloVp: Seuats bill, redI
cling State Superintendent OF School
lssIary; Senate bin vacating porto
of Water street in Wilmington; Senat
| bill amending Chapter SO Revised Code
IS,nats bill taxing telegraph polls
Wilmington; Senate bill live stock az
for district 4S, Sussex county; Houa
bill amending the constitution to alIo
females TO vote. Senate bill for the
lief Of Archibald Given. This lsi
lb,ll vaa referred 10 the following sp'
ioial comraittee: MoNiel. Register an
Bradford. ,
Tho bill % create new school distri
lover districts e., 50, "a and Sc, SnsGe
comfy, reported adversely. Adoptet
The bill prohibiting tast driving oV'
Tho "oid wading place" bridge at Lat
rel was passed. >,
| Oa Mr.. Van Burkalow's motion tn
'i7ois by which the upfayorable repO
of the Committee on Revised Statute
on the bl!l TO amend Chapter 55 Rsvi
ed Codo lin relation to the SUISSE
counsy iussrs) was adopted, was r.
considered. The bill was then lost /
q vote of to 6, FIVE Sussex count
members faVOring 1t.
The Revised Statutes Committee r
ported adversely on the bill to smss
Chapter 85, Revised Code, corcernir
the sale Of real estate by Trustees. II
> further consideration OF the report W
postponed until Thursday ofnext wee
|, ssSATB-NoRsING SESSION.
A claim of John +. Stats, Auditor
: ACCOUNTS to the amount OF Sl55.7l Il
, sundriea incident to h!9 Office was res
= aud then referred 10 the COMMITTEES {
C.aims.
Mr.. Conway presented petite
, from Wm. Y. Burton and Al othe
0 praying ro2d RcS authorizing Shepa
: Moore to strsighten ROAD ia DsgsbO
Id, Sussex Co.
Tho following acts were read by tit
and referred:
An act to amend an act eDtitlad 2
u act to rsincorporate the town of DoV
to Committee on Corpora tiOns.
An act to prohibit live stock fro
J. rnnniDy at largo in school district 4
Sussex unty-Committee on Agricu
y ture.
;, An aot encouraging immigration W
passed. (Tho oTigiDal ill pr)Vid
that when uninproved lands with
the State we're settled upon by coloai
Of immigrants OF ten or more famili
they shal be exempt from State a
It county taxes and that section II Ola
n ter Is, Revised Code be repealed. 7
d smendmen restricts the operation
II the bill to lands adjacent TO the wGtf
) of Delaware Bay aud Its tributari'
q and not nov aaSessed at more than
q per acre.
IL Tue Ssn.te Joint resolution appoiI
=, ipr a ceInnitt.e TO destroy old unsign
S.atD bouds in the custody OF tho Far
ers Bauk at Dover was cOnourred in,
Mr.. Graham presented aud had r9
q q reno astrance from Samuel Townse
}, aSains! the Immigration bill. Laid
- tie table.
w sHEATK-APTBRNOCR SESSION.
- The following bills was read the II
time:
House bill preventing live stock fr
in running at large In School DistgIc.
r. Sussex County.
,e House bill prohibiting persons fr
,. driving faster than walk ever
Breadkiln Bridge at Laurel.
House bill entitled supplement
An Act entitled An Act to incorpor
- the town Of Odessa.
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The Committee on Roads and Hi
N ways reported stock law for disss
81, New Castle County.
a, DR.. TOmlioson FROM the special o.
;" ;" mittee appointed 10 consider the %
Is tion OF ex judge Layton upon the 81
J.. % Jet Of ship canal, reported and /
~ resd bill TO renew the charter OF
old Sussex County Ship Canal Ca
6" pany. (Bill given in. substance el
a' Where.)
b, The bill to amend Section II, Ch
ter 4S, Devised Statutes concern
ID aims. house, &C., was passed.
ID Honas bin entitled an Act TO anne
Is. Chapter q OF Volume IA Of the La
H. of Delaware. Entit.ed an Act
n amend Chapter 800 Volume IS Laws
!. Delaware. Tho committee on roads, 4
~ reported By bills upon the petition