The daily gazette., 1881-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
specially reporter for the Gazette.
Dover, Jan. 81, 1881.
bKNATE
Senate met al $3.50 D. m.

SENATE met al 3:JO p. m.
The following bills were read Sec
Ond time and referred to Com. on Re-
vised Statutes:
An act TO amend sec. 20 chap. 80
Revised Code of '52 as amended in
Code of IA.
An act to sec. 40 chap. 50 Revised
! Code OF '62 as amended in Code of IA.
| An act to further amend chap. 73
Revised Code entitled of the city OF
Wilmington.
The following act and petition was
referred to-Com. on Corporations and
Roads
An act to incorporate Ancient Order
Of Hibernians, Division No. ..
A petition praying that Lutler b.
Jacobs be authorized to straighten a
road in North west Fork Hundred,
Sussex county.
MI. Pennewill presented a petition
by Jos. McGonigal aud others, pray
ing for a supplement- to the oyster
law.
cThe petition states that persons are
now dredging on natural oyster beds,
thereby betraying the sources of sup
ply u those who are licensed TO dredse
thereon, inasmuch as the law of New
Jersey and Maryland prohibit
oystermen In this State from pro-
curing oysters IN their waters
for planting purposes ; that the pres
ent law is defective, Sc. And they
pray that the present law be 81 amend
ed that the owners of boats shall not
be allowed to take up less than fifteen
acres nor more than sixty acres aud
that fifty cents per acre and three dol
ars per ton be charged each boat own
| er, thus computing the license.)
Tho act vacating portion OF Water
street was passed.
A petition to amend the charter of
the Elkton aud Middletown Railroad,
IRON persons named III said charter,
was presented, read and referred to
Com. on Corporations. The chief
amendment proposed is that it may
cross the State line above the canal in.
stead Of below it,
A petition s. II. Parsons and IL
others praying stock law in school
dist. No. 1876, Sussex county, and a
petition from A. Kenney and IA others
praying a stock Law in school dist. 40,
Sussex county, were read and referred
to Com. on Agriculture.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
House met at 3 p. IN.
Mr.. Eliason presented the petition
of Rene ]. Funger for divore from
his wife, Sarah +. Funger-Divo CO
committee.
On mo ion Of Mr.. Bradford, the fol-
lowing bills were read second time
aud then referred to the committees
named:
Act Incorporating the Valieyview
Cemetery Company - committee ON
corporations.
Act TO further amend Chapter 73,
Laws of Delaware-'he Wilmington
fiscal bill-to committee on Revised
Statutes.
An act providing for road to be
laid out partly i'll Mispillion Hundred,
Kent county, and partly in Northwest
Fork Hundred, Sussex county, was
read second time and referred TO
he committee on roads and high
ways.
Mr. Robinson called up and had read
the Senate bill to renew the charter OF
Newark Union.
Mr.. Moore called up and had read
the Senate bill repeating the tax ON
corporations.
Mr.. Pilling introduced and had read
a bill incorporating the Athenaeum
Literary Society of the Delaware Col
lege.
rhe House joint resolution provid.
ing for the assemblage of the Legisla-
ture next Wednesday evening to hear
the speakers of the State Temperance
Alliance, was reported back from the
Senate with an amendment aud con
CURED in.
(fhe original resolution provided
that the Speaker of tho Senate should
pres ide at the meeting. The Senate
amendment strikes out this provi.
sion)
On motion of Mr.. Tomiinson the
bill for the preservation Of the public
health was read a second lime aud re-
ferred to the special committee on the
bill for the registration of bir his, mar
riages and deaths.
On motion Of Mr.. Townsend the bill
to provide d new charter for the town
Of Odessa was read second time and
referred 10 the committee on corpora
tions.
On motion of Mr.. Pilling the bill |
providing for the analysis of fertilizers |
was read second time and referred
to c1mmi ttee on agriculture.
On motion of Mr.. Register the bill |
supplementary to the charter OF the |
Duck Creek improvement Company |
was read second time and referred
to clmmittes on corporations.
Mr.. Cahall introduced and had read |
bill to incorporate the Hollywood |
Cemetery Company of Harrington.
Mr.. Matthews presented two petitions
Tor and remoDstrance against a stock |
law in School District No. So Broad
Creek Hundred, Sussex county.
On motion OF Mr.. Register, the bill
providing for the proper maintenance
Of certain roads In Duck Greek hundred,
was read a second time, referred TO The
Committee on Roads and Highways, and
$50 copies ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Cahall introduced aud had read
bill repeating an act exemptng GER
rain articles from execution process.
The act which this bill is ints nded
10 repeal is construed by some As an
nulllng the pre-existing exemption Law,
as far as 1t related TO Sussex County.
The object in view is 20 place Sussev