Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

House met at 10 a. IN.
The bull liking the terms of office of Levy
court commissioners, being the order of the
uay. was taken up and, ON motion of Mr.
ruling, recommitted to the Committee ON
kyeised Statutes for amendment.
MI bradford introduced and had read the
following bills '''0
An act relating to chapter Ios Re,,iua5
Code lreating to burglanes.l An act author
lzing the sale of real estate. Authorizing
the Court OF Chancery to sell some property
bequeathed by Thomas Potter, deceased. to
the poor OF Kent county, An act to amend
chapter s3, Revised Code. [Relating to the
recording OF conveyances.l An act to amend
section !, chapter l3i. Laws of Delaware. re-
lating to additional sessions of the New
Castle criminal court. STRIKES out the word
said and inserts ''for the.''l An act to
amend chapter 37S, volume IA. Laws of Della
ware. authorizing the Attorney General or
MS deputies to administer oaths and examine
witnesses elsewhere than i'll open court.
Mt. bradford gave notice Of the introduc-
tlon OF a blll supplementary to the act for the
oeheht of the public schools of Wilmington.
authorizing the mayor and Council to bor-
| row S6O, 900 to be expended in building and
furnishing additional school houses.
Inc following bills We're read a second time
and referred to the committee named
INC Senate bill reducing the salary of the
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mlttee on Education.
Senate bill Nacating IA portion of Water
street, Wilmington. Committee on Revised
Statutes.
Senate bill to amend chapter 50, Revised
! Code. Same committee.
senate bill authorizing the taxation of tele.
sI.Ph poies' IN Wilmington. same com
Bill prohibiting stock running ut large in
s'hool district, No. 4S. Committee on Roads
and Highways.
House bill to amend the State constitution
Mrs STUART woman suffrage bill. Com.
mlttee on Revised Statutes.
~ SENATE blil for the relief of Archibald
dlyeh. deferred to special committee
composed of Messrs. McNeal, Register and
Bradford. GIN
The Committee on Education renortef
adversely upon the bill to create a new school
district from districts No. g. G3, "a and So
| Sussex county.
MIR, Bradford introduced and had read q
bin to amend section /, chapter Al. youm,
IA, Laws OF Delaware. l'rhe bill inserts th,
WORDS husband or before the word ''wie'
III the twenty-sucond line of said section
tnaer the present law when wife dies mites
tate' her husband pays the State stax of
per cent: on the estate coming to him from
nur WINE, IN the case of the husband dyinl
illtestate' the wife has no tax to nav. Thi,
Dlii relieves the husband from the tax
Inc Dlll prohibiting fast driving over th,
Laurel bridge was read third time alit
passed. "''|
Mr. E@nBurkalow moved for the reconsider
atloh OF the motion by which tine unfavornbl,
report on the INDECENT insane bill, (as far Il,
oussoA county 10 coneerned) was adopted yes.
terday. f'o' '''
The motion was adopted, and after discus
SION the liIl was read and defeated by vot,
9I 10 TO q Five Sussex members. NIessrs
Matthew, McNeal, Robinson. Stayton nm,
l. n. williams voted for, and two Suisse,
members, Nlessrs, Tomlinson and Jones
against the bill, A Kent member Mr.. Regi,.
ter, also voted for the bin.
Inc Committee on Revised Statntes re
ported adversely upon the bill supplementar,
to chapter 70, Revised Code, "reLting to N,
sale oil real estate by trustees" On motor
OF MIR, bradford, the further consideration ol
me report was postponed untll Thursda,
murhing of next week.
Adjourned ...