Daily Republican., 1881-02-10


to consider the Rsgan intel
commerce bill, peCdinG in Congress
PiIipg, Register and Matthews.
sRNATE-NoRNIEG SESSION.
Senate met at 10 3. N.
Tie following biits were read by
title and referred to the committed
named:
An act to compensate the Attorney
General for extra service, committee
on Revised Statutes.
An act increasing the salary Of th'
Attorney Generals deputy, committee
or Revised Statutes.
The following petitions were read:
Que from Samuel 7. NJ. Smith, anG
others praying a road act providing 1
new public road in Mispillion Hundred
Kent county to run from Prettyman's
corner to Prospect NJ \. church, re-
ferred to committee on roads, &c.
One from the business men Of Viii
mington containing $50 names.
One from Bridgeville and community
containing Sc names.
The petitions were not referred be-
cause the Delaware Western bill, the
passage OF which they pray, is out o
the hands OF the committee.
A petition from K. Caldwell and
others in relation to the analy zing o
fertilizers was read and referred it
COMMITTEES on Agriculture.
(This petition prays that the Stat'
Chemist shall make tour analysis, on,
from sample furnished by maker
the other to be takeA from trade pack
ages on sale, and one in respect to Eht
disease of pieuro pneumonia)
Mi. Cooper offered a Joint resolution
providing q committee to ascertain thu
duty of ths L'gislatur in respect tt
the Reagan State Inter Commerce bill
now pending in Congress which wal
adopted, and Mes8rs. Cooper anC
Cooch appointed as the committee OF
the part of the Senate.
sENATE--AFTBENoON SBsSloH.
The following petitions, praying tina
the Delaware Western bill be passed
we're read:
One from the cit!ssns OF Misplllior
Hundred.
One from the business men of Will
mingtOu containing ll4l names.
Two petitions, one from Kenton Hun
dred, Kent county, with So names; ont
from Duck Creek Hundred, Ken
county, containing l2G names.
The bill, exemptjng certain property
from taxation, with the Smeudmen
was pas sed.
The amendment provides that thu
words "DOt exceeding four acres in ex
tent" be stricken out and in iisy
thereof the words THE said exemption
to apply only to lands occupied by sucl
manufacturing or industrial improve
ments necessary to their operation
In case OF a question the City Counci
has the power OF decision.
The message of the Governor wa
Rad as reported below.
The following papers we're read re
lating to the subject matter of the Gov
ernor's message:
Resolution adopted by the Legisla
ture of New Hampshire in relation t.
the closing of tue Centennial Exhibi
tion of 1876 in Philadelphia.
On motion of Mr.. Cooch the Della
ware Western bill was taken up an
the following amendments adopted:
/, The road to run within one hal
mile of Newark.
2, 1t shall enter Delaware at som
point on the line dividing White Cla.
Creek Hundred from Maryland.
3, Freight charges shall not be NOR
than 5 cents per mile per ton.
4, Three of the directors shall liv
In Delaware.
5, Nothing in the bill shall preven
the Legislature from varying the rat
of taxation from time to time.
The bill was then referred back t
the committee on corporations to hav
new draft OF the bill made as am 81
ded,
Mr.. McWhorter gave notice Of o
act to incorporate the Diamond Stat
Gas Company.
The report of the New Castle benc
of the Farmers Bank was read.
An act to incorporate the Dover Ga
Light Company was introduced by MI
Pepnewill.
The House bill authorizing the tow
council to sell the LOT called Ms-ke
space in Sssford, was read for FRS
time.
Mr.. Harrington offered q joint resC
luton consigning the Governors mes
sage to special committee. Ssnat
members Harrington and Belts.
HoUsE--APTEREOoB SESSION.
The joint resolution authorizing tn
Divorce Committee TO summon witnesse
at their own expense and examin
,hem under oath, being the rsguls
order was taken mp and adopted.