The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
FIRST EDITION.
THE LEGISLATURE.
specially reported for the Gazette.
sENATE-MoRNINe SESSION.
D0vRR Ian oR 1891

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DovER, JAM, 20, 1881.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Belts gave notice that he would
introduce the following bill /:
An Act for the relief of the Artisans
Savings Bank, (providing for the ap-
pointment Of notary public for that
lnstitution.)
An Act for the relief Of Archibald
Given.
Also an act to amend chapter 73, Re-
vised Code, entitled "Of the city OF
Wilmington relating TO the registration
Of births, deaths and marriages.
The following bills were read q asec
ond time and referred:
Aa Act relating to q constable In
Kenton hundred, TO Committee on Cor
porations.
An Act Incorporating the Star Club
Stable Company, TO Committee on Cor.
porations.
An Act TO lay out public road partly
iE Mispillion hundred, Kent county and
partly In Northwest Fork hundred, Sus-
sex county, TO Committee on Roads and
Highways.
An Act relating 10 Newark Union, to
Committee on Corporations.
An Act relating 70 the Sand Blast
File Sharpening Company, to Commit
tee on Corporations.
Mr.. McWhorter introduced q Joint
resolution, constituting II. X. Kenney,
State Librarian. Adopted.
Johh ID. Burton presented claim for
services rendered IN Superior Court as
Clerk. Referred TO Committee Oh
Claims.
The following bills were called up
and passed:
An Act Incorporating st. Paul's Ben
efcial Society.
An Act Incorporating the Star Club
Stable Company.
A memorial from X. r. Kenney touch
Ing the Insurance of the State House
and property therein, was read and re-
ferred TO g special committee, composed
Of Cooper, Belts aud Horsey.
Adjourned.
skNATE-AFrERNooE sEssIo1.
Senate met al 8 O'Clock.
Pennewell gave notice that be would
Introduce q bill to amend SECTIONAL
chapter 81, volume Is, Delaware Laws,
in relation 10 the salary Of the State Su.
perintendent OF Public Schools. (Ths
bill contemplates The reduction Of said
salary from $500 70 Sl20O.)
The following bills we've passed:
An Act relating To telegraph aud teie-
phone poles, with sundry amendments.
The amendments conhne she bill to
telegraph poles.)
An Act relating TO the exemption OF
corporation mortgages from taxation.
The House joint resolution relating
70 the State Temperance Alliance was
laid over until to- morrow.
The House bill relating to bitches was
favorably reported but considera-
tion postponed until Friday.
A bill relating TO stock Law In School
District, No. As, Sussex county, was in
troduced and read.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AoREISG SESSION.
House met at 10 a. m.
The bill Incorporating Division No.
2, Ancient Order OF Hibernians, Bran
dywine Banks, was read q third time
and passed.
The Senate bill to amend Section 10
Chapter 1873, Rev. Code, read a third
time aud passed.
This empowers the resident Judge
70 discharge a prisoner whose term Of
imprisonment expires during ion
Of Court
Mr.. Bradford gave notice of the In.
trodaction of bill TO further amend
Chap. 73, Rev. Code.
This is the City Council bill with
reference to the fiscal and appropria-
tion year.)
The following bills were introduced
by Mr.. Bradford. and read first
time:
A further supplement to an act en-
titled an act to incorporate the Will
mington City Railway Company.
(This authorizes the company to
borrow, upon mortgage or by sale of
bonds, not exceeding $50, 1000, for the
purpose of constructing branch lines
OF extension of the road.)
An act to amend Chap. 400, Vol. IS
Laws of Delaware.
This provides that the Wilmington
City Council may condemn and pur-
shase water courses and water rights,
whenever it shall be necessary for the
enlargement of the Water Department
go TO do, and, If the cost of the same
shall be greater than can be paid out
Of the water appropriation for the year
then current, the Mayor, upon a two.
thirds vote of Council. is authorized
to issue promisory notes or certificates
Of Indebtedness, in payment of the
same, which are 10 be redeemable IN
one, Two, three and four years respec.
lively and to bear interest at rate not
exceeding per cent?
On mo ion of Mr.. Bradford, the fol.
lowing bills were read second time
and then referred to the committees
named:
The House bill Incorporating the
Butchers Hide aud Tallow Associa-
ton OF Wilmington--committee OH
corporations.
An act supplement to Chapter IS,
Revised Code, relating TO sales of real
estate by trustees mittee on Rev.
Statutes.
An act TO amend Chap. 8, Revised
Code, authorizing the Governor To
temporarily nll vacancies In the Levy
Courts-committee on Revised Stat
utes.
Mr.. Vanburkalow introduced and
had read bill repeating the act con-
solidAting School Districts Nos. so and
1O8, under the title Of the Magnolia
Public Schools.