The daily gazette., 1881-04-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special 10 the Gazette.
Dover, April 7th, 1881.
INNATE MaRMTna uuaarOn

| DoVEh, april ltn, 1901.
SENATE MORNING SESSION.
Senate met at y a. In.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with:
| The Act to incorporate the Delaware
Improvement Company was passed.
1he Act to vacate private road II
Duck Creek Hundred was passed.
| Bills Of ID. K. Jones for 1857 and
Andrew Smithers, p. M. for stamps &,.
Tor $3.50 % were referred to the Com
mittee OH Claims
The Act to enable the Levy Court o.
New Castle in connection with oLhel
persons 10 build bridge over the Chris
liana, in the city Of Wilmington was
passed.
The Act to incorporate the Academy
OF Visitation of Wilmington was passed
with slight amendment.
On Mr.. Belts motion the considera
ton OF the Act to incorporate the Dia
mond state Gas Company was re-
sumed.
Mr. McWhorter intrOd iced several
amendments The first making the Ii
Tie Diamond State Coal Gas Company,
naming Chas. B. Lore and G.. p. Juhn-
son, as ihcorporators In place of two
Withdrawn, and providing that works
shall not be erected III any town, (ex-
cept WilmingtonD where gas works are
now in operation.
Mr.. Pennewill moved to strike out
the last amendment Adopted.
An extended discussion OH the adop-
llon Of The amendments ensucd but
they were all finally adopted.
The bill was fina ly passed by the fol-
lowing vote.
1eas-Uooch, Cooper, Harrington,
Jersey, McWhorte:, Pennewill, Nays,
Belts, Conaway aud Speaker Rust.
lhe OIL In relation 10 coDvicls was
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Pvnne~ill introduced a bill to
allow the town Council Of Dover to is
sue ponds Tor certain purposes, [author-
lIpg the issue of bonds for the supply
oi water for private aud public use aud
pioie-Iion from fire, which was read
twice aud referred.
The Delaware Heat Light and Water
Company Incorporation Act (passed
House) vas taken up for consideration
An amendment restricting operation u
shch town as are not now supplied with
gas works Excepted Wimington) was
Adopted fhe bill was then passed.
House supplement To the Iutemper-
anee Dill was read twice aud referred To
| 10 special committee of Harrington
McWhorter and Cenaway.
The Eleventh Ward bill was passed,
Alr. Belts voting the negative.
Messrs. Cooper and Horsey we're ap
pointeJ on the part of the Senate on the
conference on the deadly weapons bill
was passed.
Adjourned.
okNATE-AFTERNooN sEs-IoN
Senate met at 2 p. M.
The Dover town bill was called up
for consideration but upon motiun OF
MIR. Harrington postponed until to-mor-
| row morning at y O'clock.
The following bills were passed.
The Philips Ditch Improvement
Act.
The Act TO incorporate the Delaware
Trust an Safe Deposit Company.
The vote by which the Dl7l vesting the
public buildings of New Castle was con-
sidered and then passed.
The Act in relation TO the Mispillion
Navigation Company.
The Atwel divorce bill the bills di-
Vorcing Mccoy and wife and Tibbill
and vile.
The bill to incorporate the Roman
Catholic Male Protectory of Whining.
ton.
he hill to incorporate the Delaware
City, Salem and Philadelphia Sleamsh 10
| Company.
The Baker divorce bill.
The Hadley divorce bill.
| The House Joint resolution increasing
The appropriation to buy books for the
State Library was nou- concuTIed IN.
The Act amendatory TO Chapter 65
Of the Revised Statutes.
| The Act to amend 45l of vol. 10 oil
the Laws OF Delaware was read twice
aud referred.
The Act TO incorporate the "StG Of
Bethlehem" Of the town of Milford was
read twice and referred.
The resolution authorizing the State
Libraries to place duplicate copies oiaall
books OF the State Library in the l. "
Library al Wilmington Was concur ed
| in.
The bill in relation TO the public
schools In Wilmington was read twice
aud referred.
The bill to incorporate the Whining
ton Malleable Iron Company was read
Lwlce aud referred.
The supplement TO the charter of the
City OF Wilmington providing that the
III Ward SHOULD pay only oue-thlrd 0i
The tax raIe for thee years and one
half for the succeeding three years was
read twice aud reiei I'D.
The Act making | penalty not to
stamp Lax receipts was passed.
The ball to enable j. A. Fulton TO To-
cate certain lands was passed.
The Act OF Incorporating the Mallea-
BILE Iron Company under suspension OF
rule Ia was passed.
The bill To Incorporate the Farmers
Loan and improvement Association
vas read twice and referred.
ID. +. Burton agent for the Adams
Express Company had presented q
clam of $5.6l which was referred to
the Committee on claims.
The Uill tU incorporate the Derrickson
Mill Pond and ST. Georges Ditch Com.
pany was read twice aud referred.
lhe Act 10 incorporate the Delaware
Locomotive Company was passed.
The bill To incorporate the Arlington
Mills Manufacturing Company was read
twice and referred.
The bill TO Incorporate the Delaware
Land Improvement Company was reaC
Lwiee aud referred.
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