The daily gazette., 1881-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
specially reported for the Gazette.
skRATR TR-MoRNINo SESSION.
DoVKR, Feb. 8, 1881

hmHAEh -MOHNIN1 bE6btON.
DOVES, Feb. 8, 1881.
Senate met at 10 O'Clock.
The following bills were read second
time and referred 10 the committees
named:
House bill TO amend chapter 2l OF
volume IL Of the Laws Of Delaware,
entitled an Act 10 amend chapter 800 oil
volume 10 Of The Laws OF Delaware.
COMMITTEE on Revised Statutes.
House bill, . supplement TO an Act
relating to the Incorporation of the town
of Odessa. Committee on Corporation.
House kill entitled an Act prohibiting
live stock from running ct large In
School District No. 40. Committee on
Agriculture.
House bill relating to the bridge over
Broadkiln sreek at Laurel. COMMITTEES
on Roads, &c.
Senate bill authorizing Rufus X. Ja.
eobs ~ straiRhLen road In Northwest
Fork Hundred, Sussex county. Com
,litteo ON ko4da, &s.
The following petitions aud remon-
stranees we're presented, read aud re-
fei red 10 the proper committees
By DIR. horsay, Q petition from James
Anderson aud others praying q stock
law 10 Scho i District No. so, Sussex
EQUITY, aud = reIiunstrance from Thos.
Tomlinson aud Others. Committee on
Agriculture.
by Mr.. Pennewill two petitions to
straighten the roads leading from Dover
to Smyrna one from John Knight anu
81 others; one from X. N. Raughiey
and so ctlers.
By Mr.. Cooch, four petitions, one
from w. A. Morrison and II Others
one from w. b. Thornly and 1876
olhers one from John Massey aud AZ
others; one from Albert o. Newton aud
40 others, praying that the bill now
pending TO ampiIiy the charter OF The
Delaware Western Railroad charter be
passed.
The Act prohibiting live stock from
running 1T large III School District No.
~, Sussex county, was passed.
The Committee on Claims reported
that IL vas inexpediest TO legislate on
subjects contemplated by the 4. B.
VHuce memorial. (rhis memorial sus-
gested that the relicts OF the war of 1912
oe pensioned by the State.)
Mr.. Harrington presented q joint res
olution that no business be received by
Ihe Legislature after the 2Sih OF this
month. Lost BY q tie vote.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNIN0 SESSION.
Bills were read second time as fol.
lows and properly referred:
To amend chapter 83, Revised Code
relating 10 couveyanceIs.
10 reference TO th1 sale OF the Potter
estate In Kent county.
Atnen,ii.g the act relating to addition.
al terms 0f the New Uastla courts.
Amending chapter 378, Volume IA,
Laws Of Deiawarc-the Sussex exemp
oil
The act RELAXING 10 the pro eclion OF
hsh, oyster, aud game.
The following Dllls wers introduced:
By Mr.. Bradf the
tdts Council OF Wilmington TO borrow
eO,OOO for the bensnt os the Board OF
Education.
Ry DIR. omlinson-ProvldInK for 0
State registration OF births, marriage.
aud deaths.
Relating TO negotiable notes tmakinR
notrs, etc, fall due IN Saturday when
iras for legal holiday which comes
on Sunday.)
Tho bill authorizing George II. Wilson
o straighien q public road In Long Neck
Indian River hundred, Sussex county.
was read third tilDs aud passed.
fhe House bill author slug the rsap.
pointmnut OF the keDLon constable,
aavtng been amended by the Sapat,
and returned for concurrence In In,
smenduseut, waa taken up aud tbt
AmsDdnIent coucusTod IN.
The bill to amend Chapter 90, Revised
Code, was taken up tor q third read.
log.
rhe bill provided that, when new
roads are applet Tor, II the cotnmisslor
ftport "no roah," the ex oensus of the
comut.-ion shall bn paid BY the peti.
touers for the road
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment
.x1mptibR Kent and Sussex counties
from tho provisions of the bill.
Tue amendment waa adopted, after
which the bull was indie nit-ly posl
poned.
The bill authorix ng the Town Com.
tnissioners OF SeaioId TO sell q 10. kuowI
Market Space" was read third
time and passed.
Mr.. Tomhnson presented a petition
from citlEsns vi Milton, praying for esi-
ain amendments to their town charter
sThs amendments asked tor are tho re-
iucL on of the Board OF Town Commis
dons m from nine mem mbars to six, aDd
the expenditure OF the taxes collected 10
be portions of the town lying on oppo.
ats Sides OF the creek In the portlop
sbere collected.
Adjourned.