The daily gazette., 1881-03-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special TO the Gazette.
DOVER, Mar. IL, 1881
sENATE-MoRNINGs SESSION.

bENATE-MOhNlHo ShsSlON.
Senate met at 10 a. m.
The bell to incorporate the Wharton
Branch Improvement Compay was pass
ed.
The act uniting the school districts of
Georgetown was reported by the Com
mit.ee on Educatiou, and under IA sus-
pension OF the rules "a read a second
time.
The "Fi.cal Year BilP of tie city OF
Wilmington was reported by the com
mittee, taken up ami passed, Mr.. Bets
alone voting in the negative.
Mr.. Harrington gave notice of bill
to authorize Alexander Simpson to
locate and take up certain lands In Sus-
sex county.
Mr.. Belts Introduced bill to incor.
poIate the Delaware Manufacturing
Company.
Tue House bill authorizing the Gov
ernor TO Vpdoint a Fish Commissioner
was read by title nd referred to the
Comnittee on Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Mcwborter gave noAce Ct an act
to amend chapter 80 Of Ihe Revised
Code.
House bill concerning an additional
Justice of the Peace, Constable, and
n otary Public Of New Castle County
was read a second tune and referred TO
the Committee on Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Cooch had read joint resolution
allowing the Insurance Commissioner
10 PRINT his own report.
The bill authorizing William Carlisle
to straighten a road N NantcOke hun
dred was passed.
Mr.. Cooper gave notice of a bill TO
amend chapter 81, volume IA, Laws of
Delaware.
House bill concerning the proof OF
"a. ft.,fr xnraa rao hxr nd
referred tn The Committee on REVISED
Statutes.
The nil In relation to free schools was
introduced and under suspension of rule
Ia read by title and 400 copies ordered
To be printed.
ibis bill provides for the annual APP
polntment 1t a Superintendent of Free
Schools for each county-&i salary of
500 each; that the Secretary of State,
President OF Delaware College, State
Auditor aud County Superntendents
shall constitute the Stat5 Board of Edu-
cation; that the Supeinteudents shah
purchase all books at first cost from the
publishers.
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNoo SESSION.
Senate met at 3 p. IN.
The tollowiu bulls were read by title
and referred TO the committees named:
The bill to prevent the spread among
cattle OF the disease of pleuro-pneu-
munla.
Tho act for the relief Of executors
Committee on Revised Statutes.
House HI TO vaeate a public road in
Indian River hundred-Committee on
roads, etc
The following resolutions were con-
CURED ia or adopted:
The House joint resolution. .concerning
the public schools of Wilmington, and
NJ essrs. Cooch aud Harrlng on the part
OF the Senate appointed TO notify the
The Board of Education.
Mr.. McWhotter's ioiEt resolution
Inyt,isg General Postles and Colonel
MacCallister to address the Legislature
next Wednesday night upon the "Nl'
htia"
Que touching upon the Ship Canal,
and requesting our representatives To
favor the project.
| The.tollowing bills were given notceot
Mr.. Cooch-A bill IN relatlonto fines
| and tcrteltures.
Mr.. Pennewill-A bill to amend chap.
ter 327 of the Revised Code.
Mr.. McWhorter-A bill to permit
parties to testify in courts in their owl
| behalf
The following bills were passed:
The act for the rehef OF William
| Dashiel.
The act in relation to the Wilmington
| railway tracks.
Mr.. Co5ch introduced bill TO repea
chapter la9, volume l3 Laws of Della
ware.
An act to amend chapter IL of the Re
yised Code was introduced.
The Committee on Agriculture re
ported hawk and owl bill for Ken
county.
The Committee on Education reporte'
"A b,ll to consolidate districts No. an
127, Sussex couu'y.
MIR. Cooch introduced bill to amen
section %, chapter 9 of the Revise
Code. This places the expense OF th
publication OF lieeLces in New Castl
county upon the State, as IL IS In th
other counties.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.