Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-24
THE LEGISL4TURE.


by the HOuse-Militia BiiI-KesOl-
utiOn Favoring the ChOptanK Route
Specially reported for the state Journal.
DOVER, March 16.-Senate met at 10
a. III.
The following bills were passed The
act concerning the Newark x Delaware
City Railway Company-[t this bill enable-
the purchasers to sell the road to the r.,
w. x b. X. r. Co. the amendments to
the law touching insurance; the bill
ceding lands to the Philadelphia Marine
Exchange, with an amendment making
it one acre instead of five acres the bill
incorporating the New Castle Gas Com
pany; the bill for the relief OF the heirs
Of James p. Walls.
The following bills were read u first
time House bill for the relief Of eXccu
tors, trustees and administrators. House
bill to appoint an additional constable and
justice of the peace in Mill Creek hun
dred New Castle county. The bill i'll
relation to disease of cattle. House bill
concerning the genuineness of certain
writings. House bill to enable William
w. Dashell to locate certain lands. The
bill to incorporate the Atlantic X Carb-
bean Steam Navigation Company.
The following bills We're read and re-
ferred: House bill to incorporate the
Batson's Branch Ditch Company the bill
authorizing w. j. Carlisle to straightcn
public road in Nanticoke hundred the
bill to consolidate school districts Nos.
20 and ll2, Sussex county the act for
the relief of the Wilmington Savings
Fund the bill concerning the eXpendi-
lures of the Levy Court Of New Castle
county the bill to amend section chap
ter 43, volume IA, Laws of Delaware.
The following bills We're given notice of
By Mr.. McWhorter-A bill to incorpor-
ate the Dry Dock Company.
| BY Mr.. Betts-A bill to incorporate the
Delaware Manufacturing Company.
The Joint resolution concerning the
Choptank Canal, instructing our repre-
sentatives in Congress to vote for the bill
now pending, was laid over until Monday.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report of the sugar beet commission
| was read.
The House joint resolution concerning
the investment of the proceeds of the
States p. ,W.& B.stock was cOncurrcd in.
The joint resolution in relation to
criminals was laid on the table for further
consideration. The resolution is reported
elsewhere.
The act to authorize the Governor to
appoint u fish commissioner was read.
House bill concerning the indenturing
of children of the Western Home for Poor
Children and the Southern Home fol
d estitute Children was read.
The bill of the Delaware M9uirer fol
S235 was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The bill for stock law in district No
l5l, Sussex county, was passed.
Mr.. Cooch gave notice of bills to amend
chapters IS and 35 Revised Code.
Mr.. Conaway gave notice of bill Il
make more perfect certain indices %
Sussex county.
The Downs Divorce bill was passed by
the following vote:
ieas-Conaway, harrington, horsey
McWhorter, Cooper and Speaker Rust.
Nays-Cooch, Pennewill, Belts.
The House bill to vacate a certain pub
lie road in Indian River hundred, SUISSE,
county, was read.
The bill in relation to the treasurer u
Sussex county was called up and passed
[rhis bill makes the salary dependen
upon fees, the amount of which is to b.
: regulated by the Levy Court
The bill to avoid special acts OF tn
Legislature in relation to deeds wa
passed.
With u slight amendment the bill t
= lay out road in Nantieuke hundred wa
:. passed.
The bill in relation to the Low ) eros
: roads school district was passed.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
House met at 10 n. IN.
: The bill to divorce William 4. an,
h Irene Burton was passed by II vote of |
f to s. ..-.
= The bill repeating the act for tn
r exemption from execution of persona
: property was passed. The object of thi
, bill is to place Sussex county on the sam
footing with the other counties in retcrcnc
e to the exemption laws.
The Senate bill for the refunding of til
: State debt was taken up for final consider
n alton.
r Mr.. Jones offered substitute bill ,whic
q was read Mr.. Jones' bill authorize
. the State Treasurer to issue per cent
n bonds to the amount of 544l 900 divide
v into 300 bonds of $500 each and 29l bond
;. of 81 900 each; which, after 10 days
-. notice in Delaware. Philadelphia. Ne,
n York. Boston and Baltimore papers. are
- he sold at public sale. to the hiahes
. Li1l, -, b;Jd.rs in tba ,.it,. nf wi
e Di..''o' .. VI .';I1i ~. ~ ~ ,.'
e ihihStoh, pro'iueu thtt nv ooii's "t'
- be sold at less than par the proceeds {
/. this sale to be devoted to the redemptio
,s of the bonds January lst, 1865, under a
N act to provide relief from the draft. Sui
7 saorantlv III. STAT. Tr4asurnr
10 siti,;..l ,,t of H. sur,I,,s r.,..,n,,..
IL authoii"e"' ou' VI t'io 'u. p'u' io' -
II the olate, 10 fe'eeih tle 'u,io'iVn
d Breakwater and Breakwater Frankior
IA bonds. The bonds issued under this a.
are uayable on July lst. 1892. and n
5aamoLla at tba ontiou of the State an an
ie - - t,.(.,,. L., lsSe1
ct "iter 'aiiu,y 80 ioooI ,.,.i
III Mr. NahburkaioW moved that tIe su
is stitute be indefinitely postponed. tarflt
;. by vote of IA to i; Cahall, Jone
- Matthews. McNeal, Register and rululii
w son votinr in thr nrgatiy,,.
II M. H., Elm u;,Lant o..tfu,,.,,, n
y Nv ,1',1 rt,i 'e
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House reassembled at 3 u. M. and Il
consideration Of the Funding bill W:
u resumed. .s
Mr.. Cahall offered resolution, viii,
il, was adopted, as follows:
wuruy,s ,rhe stat, Treasurer bas he
- directed by a Joint resolution recently pass
n to sell the certificates of the State loan to Ii