The daily gazette., 1881-02-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
sENATE--AFTERNooN SESSION.
DOVER, Feb. 0, 1881.


the Delaware Western bill be passed
were read:
One from MispiIlion Hundred contln.
Ing 40 names.
Que from the business men Of Will
miDRton containing 114i names.
Two petitions, one from KsDton Hun
dred, Kent county, with 80 names; one
from Duck Greek Hundred, Kent coun-
ty, containing 126 numes.
Thes bill exempting certain property
from taxation with tho amendment was
passed.
The amendment provides that the
words mot exceeding four acres In ex-
tent be stricken out, and In lieu thereof,
the words 1.-THE said exemption TO apply
only t0lands occupied by such mannfac-
turing or industrial improvements nee
essary TO their operation" In case Of q
question the city conucii has tLe right OF
decision.l
The message of the Governor was read
as reported below.
The following papers were read touch.
Ing upon the subject matter Of the Gov
ernor's message.
Resolution adopted by the Legislature
OF New Hampshire In relation to the
CLOSING OF the Centennial Exhibition of
1876 in Philadelphia.
The concurrent resolution of the State
Of South Carolina authors ng the Gov
eTnor to extend an invitation, on behalf
OF the State, TO certain distinguished
guests to be present ~ she unvsilinR sof
ihe Cowpens Monument, was read with
letter 10 bis Excellency j ohm w. Hall,
and q great many papers touching oh
the celebration as Yorktown aud the
monument at CowDens'
The Delaware w esteIu bill was am end
cd as follows add an enrolled COPY Of
bill az amended ordered:
Ths road shall run within one half
mile Of Newark.
.. Il shall enter M airy land some W here
on the line dividing White Clay Greek
hundred, Delaware, from Maryland,
>. freight charges shall not be more
than five cents per mile per ton.
d Three directors shall reside In the
State OF Delaware.
The word "and" shall be stricken
out, Masking the road the Delaware
Western.
8. Certain repetitions were stricken
out
z. Nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the Legislature from varying the
rate OF taxation from time TO time.
All the amendments were passed with
out opposition and referred back 10 the
Comnittee oD Corporations.
An act to Incorporate the Dover Ca
Light Company was introduced by Ga
leo .. Pennewili. (The folio wing incor-
porators were named: A. b. Richardson,
Harry Richardson, Caleb s. Pennewill
and Geo. Massey.l
The American Association for the ad
vancement of Science presented a u Gun.
oriaL The memorial related to the waste
OF forest.
The House bill authorizing the town
council tn Ak4l thA lnf l..A
Space" In Seaford was read the frat
time.
Mr. Harrington offered joint resoiu-
Lion eonslgniDR the Governors n MessaRo
TO special Committee. Senate men,-
bers, Harrington aud Belts.
McWhorter gave notice Of an act to
Incorporate the Diamond State Gas
Company.
The New Hampshire join. resolution
touching the Centennial Exhibition was
referred to the Committee on Finance,
House bill to amend Chapter 83 of the
Revised Code ~ amended In "a was
read 6rt lime.
House bill 10 incorporate Valley View
Cemetery was read first time.
Adjourned.
HoUsR-AFTRRNOoN SESSION.
House re-assem bled at p. IN,
1he regular order Of the afternoon, the
resolution authorizing the Divorce Com
mittee 10 summon witnesses, the ex-
penses 10 be borne by the party In whose
behalf said witnesses are brought here 10
testify, WAS taken up and adopted, with
out discussion.
Mr.. Bradford presented the divorce p.-
tition OF James A. O. nuer, which was
referred To Ihe Divorce Commitlee He
also presented a number of affidavits
from alleged Witnesses In the case, which
ne Aaid he would Aove be referred TO the
Divorce Committee, but at the same time
declared he would vote against The mo-
lion. because the afIidavits were In the
nature OF e1-pITee testimony; whereas
the resolution above conte m plates the
and cros3-exam nation OF
witnesses produced before the committee,
The motion was lost by rising vote OF
to4.
Mr.. Matthews gave notice of a bill 10
amend section 0, chapter i, Revised Code,
entitled ..of the Levy Court"
frhe bill authorizes the calling OF spec
Ial sessions of the Levy Courts of the
state, whenever the necessity exists
The following petitions for the enact |
nent OF laws for the regulations of fish |
ing and the appointment of Fish Com |
LnissIoners were received and were re- /
Ierred 10 the Con mittee. on Fish, Game /
and oysters:
From William p. Cochran and some 30 |
others, OF New Castle county; from John /
Ponder and some ~ others of Sussex /
county; from b. Rey nolds Co. aud some |
" others, OF Sussex county.
The Committee on Divorce reported ]
lnfayorably upon the petition OF Mary /
y. Virtue. The report was adopted.
Upon the petition OF Laura u. Drake.
,ne committee reported favorably, ac- /
Ing the report With q bill a uin-
tLs ndtrtn0Bt from her husband, Thomas |
b. Drake, and changing the name of the /
petitioner 10 Laura Q. WiIds.
The bill was read, alter which Mr.. |
made the point of order that
he testimony taken In the divorce ca Ees |
must be reduced t0writing and p: esented
1y the com mittee at the time OF making "a
avorabls report. This was the first case |
gor able report made.
The point OF order was sustained and |
he SeEgeant-at-Arms was directed to
aunt up the divorce clerk and bring him
and the testimony before the House.
Mr.. Bradford presented memorials |
'rom members OF The bar of New Cast Q,
Kent and Sussex counties, praying for the
passage of the bill providing tnat the pur-
,haser OF the estate lof IAN iniestate may,
~ his or her e.ectiun, either enter Into
necogn lzance for or pay into Conrt the
proceeds OF the sale representing The life
estate Of the surviving husband or wife
Al tenant by the curtesy.
Th0 Dill prohibiting stock from run
aing At large in school district No. 40,
was read third time and passed i
MI: Bradford called up the House Joint
for insurins the State pro-
perty, and offered some amendments,
whloh were adopted.
THE resolution, as amended, provides |
for The placing OF policies. for the next
Two years. OF $1,000, ON the state Capitol
b25O00 ON tie State Libr-ry,l provided
mat the annual late shall not exceed
$780,.
Alter some discussion The further con-