Daily Republican., 1881-01-19
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

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Special y Reported Tor the Republican
DOVER, Jan. ls.
HOUSE. MORNING SESSION.
The following bills were passed tol
incorporate the Laurel Union Co.; tol
incorporate St. Mary's Beneficial So
cisty Of Wilmington; to incorporate 81.
Nichssl's Beneficial Society Of Will
mington.
Bills were read 3 second time, to in
corporate Division, No. 2, A. y b.; 70
amend section A. chapter Ill, Revised
Code; to extend the time for recording
private acts.
Bills were introduced IS follows: BY
Mr.. McNeal-for public ditch law In
Sussex county. By Mr.. Rsgister-to
amend section s, section JOG, OF the
Revised Code.
On motion Of T. w. Williams the
resolution, laid over from yesterday,
requiring all private acts to be drawn
and printed at the exponse OF the par
ties Interested, was amended not to In
cluds printing. Passed.
Mr.. McNsal gave notice OF an amend
ment to the charter Of the Fsnwick's
Improvement Company. :.
The petition for stock law IN ais
trict SO, Sussex county, was unfavor
ably reported upon.
| Atll.l5 on Mr.. Robinsou's motion
the House proceeded to election OF u
Is. Senator. The vote stood: I. r.
Bayard, IA; Anthony Higgins, 7.
SENATE.
Morning session:-Mr. Penniwill in-
|, tyoduced and had read an act TO incor-
, porate the P. W. 4 B. Beneficial Socie-
fifty. ,.,..
, The following bills were read the sec
, ond time and referred to proper oom-
D mittses'
al Bill to Incorporate theGerman Libra.
nv Association Com. Rev. Stat. reported
favorably upon the bill relating to No
tary Public for Delaware City National
/; Bank. but recommended that 1t be
! postponed until Monday afternoon for
consideration.
McWhorter's bill touching the en-
ploymsnt of Counsel for certain men
o Indicted in the U. s. District Court was
taken up and passed. Yeas, McWhor'
:, ter, Cooch, Harrington, Cooper Pen
. niwill, Horssy, Mr.. Speaker, Coma
way. Nays, Belts.
K On motion OF McWhorter, the Coch
% ran petition for divorce was referred Il
y q special Gommittse, McWhorter, Har
1t rlngton and Conway.
The bill relating to Marsh Hope I'm
,e provemsnt Company was passed.
a. On motion Of Harrington the Senate
r. proceeded to vote viva voce for Senate
A Betts-Anthony Higgins. For Thoma
|F. Bayard, McWhortsr, Cooch, Horsey
Cooper, Penniwill, Harrington, Con
away, Mr.. Speaker.
% RousE-APrRRNooN sRssIos.
The order for this time was the re
IA solution, introduced by Mr.. PilliDg, re
al fusing to decide any divorce casss ex
cept those for causes not oognizAble il
the courts, but the consideration of tn
,. matter was postponed for one hour Il
y allow the COMMITTEES on Revised Statute
to make report upon the bill to amen
to Chapter rs Of the Revised Code, emit
u tied, "Of Divorces" which was to o.
Ilow indegint persons 10 be divorced bt
as fore the Coarts: at the public exepnse
The committee reported unfavorablJ
as upon the bill sit was unconstitutiona
and the report was adopted.
When the resolution was taken u
DR.. Tomlinson introduced an amend
ment providing that case shouldbe hear
when 1t was considered that speedy n
in dress was needed.
Ia, Tho amendment was adopted by th
ak following vote
ng Ayes-Cahill, Graham, Jones, Ma
oe' thsws, Mcneil, Moore, Register, Robii
o. SOD, Stay ton, Tomlinson, VanburksloV
'h' MIR. Speaker-l2.
Nays-Bradford, Eastburn, Eliasol
Pilhng, Swayne, Townsend, A. c. Wi
AZ lisms, +. N. Williams, Woodkeeper-'
ut, Mr.. Cahill offered a substitute for II
u. amended resolution to the effect thi
we deprecate the number Of divor'
petitions and desire to discourage then
but We do not think II advisable
w ~ deny the people the right to petition
" Lost by vote Of to IL.
The original resolution was adopte
by the following vote:
,s,, Ayes-Bradford, Eastburn, Blliasol
Graham, Pilling, Tomlinson, Townsen
Van Burkalow, r. N. Williams, Woo
NJ GpaoHar--1D
ok. Nays s-Cahill, Jones, Matthews, M
ap- Neil, Moore, Register, Robinson, Sta
its. ton, Swayne-9.
nr Mr.. Bradford presented memorl
~ from the Delaware Association askil
'ar for aid for the education Of colort
3Oa c hildren.
" On Mr.. Pilling's motion It was refe
= ted to the committee on education.
90 The act incorporating the Fame Ho
Vi company was passed.
'cco On motion Of Mr.. Robinson Nathan
eh Holmes petition for divorce, was
ferred to the committee on divorces.
cad Senate bills we're read first time
bill follows Amending chapter 1873, \
18TH vised Code; in 'elatio4 to the Mar
Hope Improvement company.
Zoe. Mr.. Graham presented a petition trt
ug- citizens OF Keuton asking au extensi
Of time for the term Of county constat
In their town. Referred.
and iN-'-'0''
,ess. Mr.. Cooch had presented and read
send net;tion of fdivore es from XVilm.y War,
coy. The bill relating to Chapter
rioa. Revise Code was passed.
tGy: t The act encouraging immigrant
"A was read aud referred TO Committee
Vacant Lands.
A remopstrance from Samuel Tow
day send and others to the passage of
said Act Was referred to same conn
ock, tee.