The daily gazette., 1881-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
specially reported for the Gazette.
sENATR-MoRNuN SESSION.
DOVER, Feb. 2. 1881

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$l55.7l for sundrles incident to his
office, was read and referred TO the
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. ConoAay presented a petition
from VIM. 4. Burton and forty four
others praying road act, authori-
eing Sheppard Moore to a.raighten
a road in Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex
county.
The following acts were read by
title and referred to proper com
mittees.
An Act to amend an act entitled
an act to reincorporate the town of
Dover; to Committee on Corpora
tions.
An act 10 prohibit live stock from
running at large in school district
40, Sussex county; Committee on
Agriculture.
An act to prohibit live stock from
running at large in school district
l26 Sussex county; Committee on
agriculture.
The act encouraging immigration
with an amendment, was passed.
[The original bill provided that
when unimproved lands, within the
State, were settled upon of colonies
of immigrants OF ten or more fami-
lies they shall be exempt from State
and county taxes, and that section
II, chapter 4S, Revised Code, be
repealed.
The amendment restric q the
operation of the bill to lands, ad-
jacent to the waters OF Delaware
Bay and its tributaries, and not now
assessed at more than $l.00 per
acre.
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Senate met at 3 o'clock.
The following bills were read first
time and referred to proper COM
m.ttees:
House bill promoting live stock
from running at large in school dis
trict 45, Sussex county.
House bill prohibiting persons from
driving faster than a walk over the
Broadkiln bridge at Laurel.
House bill entitled q supplement to
an act entitled an act to incorporate
the town of Odessa.
House bill entitled an act to amend
Chapter 81 ofVolume IA Of the Laws
of Delaware, entitled an act to amend
Chapter coo, Volume 1S, Laws of Del
aware.
The Committee On roads, de-, re-
ported on bill upon the petition of L.
Curtis and others praying road act,
and authorized l.. Curtis 10 straight
en- q road in Northwest Fork Hundred
Sussex county; two remonstrances, one
from q. Brown and about four hun
dred others and one from John Bewlz
and about two hundred and fifty 9th
ers, against strengthening the road
leading from Dover to Smyrna were
read and referred to committee on
roads, 90.
Mi. Harrington presented a petition
from Annie L. Davis pray ing a divorce
from Robert Dayis-referred to spe--
cial committee of Messrs. Cooch, Belts
and Horsey.
The special committee appointed to
take into consideration, the memorial
r. X. Kenny, IN relation to insurance
of the State property, reported by
joint resolution, authorizing II. X.
Kenny to have the property insured
to the amount of twenty thousand dol
lars. The resolution was acted upon
and lost by vote of 6to2.
Adjourned.
HoUSE-AoRSIEG sEssIoN.
House met a. 10 u. m.
The bill fixing the terms OF Office Of
Levy Court Commissioners, being the
order Of the day, was taken up aud on
motion OF Mr.. Pilling, reeommit.ed TO
the Committee on Revised Statutes for
amendment.
Mr.. Bradford introduced and had read
The folling bills:
AA Act relating to chap. 11S, Revised
Code, Lrelating 70 burgiAries.l
An Act authorizing the sale OF certain
real estate.
fAuthorlzing the Court OF Chancery
to sell some property bequeathed by
Thomas Potter, deceased, 10 the poor
of Kent county.1
An Act to amend chap. SO, Revised
Code.
[Reiating to the recording Of convey
Ancea.l
An Act to amend section l, chap. 1874,
Laws uf Delaware, relating to addition
al sessions of the New Castle criminal
court.
TStrlkes out the word "said" aud in
serts "for the."l
An Act to amend chap. 37s, vol. IA,
Laws of Delaware.
Authorizing the Attorney General or
his deputies TO administer oaths and ex-
anime witnesses elsewhere than in open
court.
Mr.. Bradford gave notice Of the intro
duction Of q bill supplementary 10 the
Act for the benefit of the public schools
OF Wilmington.
[Authorizing the Mayor andCouncil To
borrow S60,0 900 to he expended In build
ing ana furnishing additional school
houses.
The following bills we're read SEQ
ond time aud referred 10 the eonmittees
named:
The Senate bill reducing the salary OF
the State Superintendent Of Public
Schools. Committee on Education.
Senate bill vacating portion OF Wa
ter street, Wilmington. COMMITTEES OIL
Revised Statutes.
Senate bill to amend chap. 80, Reyis-
ed Code. Same committee.
Senate bill authorizing the taxation
of telegraph poles, In Wilmington.
same committee.
Bill prohibiting stock running At
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