The daily gazette., 1881-03-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special TO the Gazette.
sENATE--MoRNING SESSION.
DOVER, March IL, 1881,

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The following bills were read by IT,
tie and referred to the committees
named:
An act to app )int a Railroad Com
missioner - committee on Revised
Statutes.
The Downs divorce bill.
A bill to incorporate the Peninsula
Transportation Co.-committee on
corporations.
A bill to incorporate the Tomahawk
Ditch Oompany-committee on cor
porations.
An act to INCORPORATE the VIM. Lee
" Son Company-committee on cor
porations.
A bill authorizing some free holders
to lay ont road in Duck Creek Hd.,
Kent county-committee on roads and
highways.
A bill to lay out road in Mispillion
Hd., Kent eounty-committee ON ~ ad
and highways.
A bill to incorporate the Newcastle
Gas Company-committeeo on corpe-
rations.
A bill to incorporate the Kennebec
Ice Company-committ on corpora
tions.
A bill TO incorporate the Whorton
Canal Company-committee on corpo-
rations.
An act in relation to railway stocks
in Wilmington-committee on Revised
Statutes.
A bill in relation to the Justices Of
the Peace, Of Wilmington-eommit-
tee on Rev. Statutes.
House bill providing for road in
Cedar Creek Hundred was read list
time.
1he House amendment touching the
resolution regulating the p. w. & B.
X. X. Company was now concurred in
and a committee OF conference asked
for.
An act to au hOrize A. Corbn and
othels 8 to lay out road through their
ow lands Vas passed.
Senate bill in relation to negro
schools was passed.
(rhis bill provides thai So, 400 be
appropriated to the Association for the
education of negroes, $500 to be given
TO each county.)
Mr.. Horsey gave notice of a bill to
cede certain lands to the Philadelphia
Marine Exchange.
(This bill authorizes the Governor
to cede about five acres of land at
Cape Henlopen upon which there shall
be erected an observatory and report
ing station.)
A bill to incorporate the News Pub
lishing Company was passed.
A bill in relation TO the Wilmington
and Great Valley Turnpike Company
was taken up and passed..
Mr.. Pennewill gave notice of q bill
In relation to free elections.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.
House met at $50 "A. IN,
The Sussex County Ship Canal bill
was called up aud again laid on the
table.
Mr.. Graham introduced and had read
a bill for new public road In KentoD
hundred.
The Senate joint resolution authoriz-
ing the State Treasurer to either sell the
certificates of z. w. q q, stock held by
the State or convert the same into stock
and sell the stock to :he highest bidder
was called up.
Mr.. Van Burkalow moved to amend
by adding land that the proceeds of the
sale contemplated by. this resolution
shall be Invested by the State Treasurer
for the benefit of the free schools"
The resolution as amended was con-
CURED in.
The Duck Creek road bill was laid on
table for the present.
The bill to Incorporate the New Castle
on Delaware Elevator Company was
read first time.
The Senate refundiug bill was read
| second time and referred to a speoia
committee composed of NJ essrS. Jones
PIlllUg and Register.
Mr.. Van uIkalow introduced and
had read bill f,r the more etf-ctual
suppression of lottery and policy deal.
ing.
Tue bill prescri bes penalty of from
500 TO $500 hne and from one to six
months imprisonment upon any person
| engaged directly or indirectly In the
sale OF any kind of lottery tickets; $500
to 81 900 fine and three to six months
for publishing or importing such tick
| cts; the same penalty upon the owueI
of any house who knowingly permits
the same 10 be useG for the sale OF
such tickets, and the forfeiture and sale
of all the material of any establishment
engaged In The printing of lottery tick
cts.
The bill supplementary to the act ex-
| empting wages from execution attach
ment process was passed.
The following bills were read a second
| time and referred:
An act for the relief of executors, ad-
uni nIs.rators or rustees-Oonmltte Oh
Revised Statutes.
An act to incorporate the Culbreth
Marsh Ditch Company-Committee Oh
| Corporations.
An act to prohibit stock from running
at large in District No. "a, Sussex county
-Committee on Roads and Highways.
An act TO incorporate the Jackson
Lime and Marble CompanY-Committee
on Corporations.
The Senate having non.concurred In
the House amendment to the sale oil
railroad stock resolution, committee oi
conference was appointed, which re-
ported In favor OF receding from the
amendment, which was agreed to
This was done to avoid legal informal
lty, and with the understanding that the
substance OF the amendment will be en-
bodied in bill.
Adjourned.