The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-09

fraud OF '76 was indefinitely postpon-
ed.
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Senate met at Sp. m.
The following bills were passed
The act to sraighten a road in Nan
ticoke Hundred.
The act TO prohibit live stock from
running at large in District SO, New
Castle county.
The following bills were read a first
time:
House bill to straighlen a road in
Sussex county.
House bill in relation TO the public
health.
The bill in relation TO the streets of
Georgetown.
House bill in relation to arrests for
debs not due.
Senate bill in relation to negro
schools.
This bill provides that the sum of
", 400 be appropriated and that it be
distributed among the three coaLties,
$500 to eacb.)
House bill in relation to the act re-
lating to tho act touching arrests in
civil acions.
House bill TO incorporate George
town Cemetery Company.
Three petitions from w. q. Grenell
and othe.s i'll relation to the public
schools.
CIhese petitions pray that real es-
tate may be taxed according to the
assessed Value and not according to
srental value.
The rcfnnding bill with the amend
ments was passed.
(fhe amendments, the advertise
ments of the bonds To two daily pa
ers in New York aud Philadelphia; !;
makes the bonds of the denominations
of $1,000 aud leave the compensa ion
of the several officers in charge Of the
bonds to the Legislative Committee
Adjourned.
noUsE-MoREINe sEseI6N.
House met at 10 a. IN.
The bill to amend the charter of
Dover, being the special order of thu
morning, was taken up aud again
postponed until Tuesday afternoon
nexl.
Mr.. Bradford presented the petition
OF Chancellor Salisbury and other
members of the Bench and Bar, ask
ing for the passage of the bill regulat-
ing tie purchase of law books for the
use Of the Courts of New Castle coun-
~.
The Senate joint resolution in rela-
tion TO tho Cowpeus memorial WAS
concurred in.
(Ihe resolution states that the pro-
position to erect memorial column
un The site of the battle of ow pens,
South Carolina meets the hearty con.
currence of Delawareans; that the
blood of Delaware men shed there is
the cement which binds her people "
those of south Carolina; and thatS250
be appropriated towards tho erection
Of the monument.)
he Senate bill to incorporate the
Wilmington Real Estate Company
was read first time.
Mr.. Nanburkalo@ gave notice of
bill for the collection of school taxes
and for school purposes.
The bill for the preservation of the
public health was read Third time ani
passed.
(rhis bill was prepared by DR.. L.
Z. bush and provides for the appoint
.ment of local boards of helath in the
various towns OF the State AMI speci-
lies their duties and powers.
The bill supplementary to the char
ter of Milford was read.a second lime
r. a
tions.
Tho bill ohibiting stock from run.
ming at large in District No. 6s, Nav
Castle county, was read third time
aud passed.
Mr.. Bradford introduced and had
read bill to incorporate the Della
ware Steam Appliance Company.
(The bill names John X. Finn, VIM
w. Pusey aud Horace W. Cause as
corporators; limits the capital to
800, 900, in shares of Sl00 each; and
defines the business of the company
To the manufacture aud sale of steam
appliances and machinery
The bill to consolidate school dis
tricts No. 152 and so, Sussex county,
was rea third time and passed.
Mr.. Bradford introduced and had
read bill to amend chap. 81, Revised
Code.
This is what is known as "Consta-
BILE Pritcnett's bill" IL authorizes the
Governor to appoint two additional
constables for Wilmington, whose
term of office shall be four years.
The same member introduced and
| had read n bill to incorporate the
James q Webb Printing and Stationery
Company, of Wilmington.
The bill to incorporate the Cathedral
Cemetery Company, of Wilmington,
WAS read third Time and passed, with
an amendment restricting the property