Daily Republican., 1881-03-25
LEGISLATIVE exoCEE oISGs.
what was DOus In both Houses
Yesterday.

Hcnse met a. ~ c. M.
The bill divor,ing James A. and
Clara V. Conner was lost by a vote o
3 tot.
Mes.rs. Robinson and Rsgiste,
asked 10 be excused from acting on the
Derrick B. Morris impeachment eom
mittee, which was grsntsd and Aessrs.
Tomlinson and Cahsll appointed III
their stead.
A remoAstraucs against the sddi'
ti,nal constsbles bill, signed by ~
names, was presented by Mr.. Bradford
Mr.. E!iason, from the committee on
county Division, reported that thii
measure could only be- carried out by
constitutional amendment, and REQ.
commended action providing for the
calling OF q constitutional convention.
Mr.. Bradford introdu uoed bill In 70
lation 70 the marshes near Newport;
a bill relative to prisoners committed
for non-payment Of hnes and oosts; q
bill in relation to plsadinRs In civil
actions; q bill in relation TO marriages,
dispensing with the present license
and bond).
The Senate bill 70 prevent the spread
OF pleuro pneumonia Was read.
The House bill for the keeping in re.
pair Of q Bombay Hook road, was
passed.
III authorizes the Levy Court 10 pay
one-third Of the expenses attendant
upon replacing the stoppings in the
creek bank at the upper part Of the in
land.
The bill to incorporate the Peninsu-
lar Transportation esmpAny was
passed.
The bill names rs corporators, K. T.
Warner, A. D. Warner, Francis Barry
and others, with power to run boats Of
any kind and build elevators and
wharves. capital stock $50. 900, in
shares of 800 each, with power W in.
crease the same TO $500, ,0O0.]
The Senate bill supplementary TO
the funding bill (providing for the in
vestment Of the proceeds Of the sale oi
the Stated P. W. K B. stock) was read
twice, under q suspension OF the rules,
and referred to the special committee
on Funding bill.
The following bills were read q second
time and referred:
House bills An aot to incorporate
the Diamond State wheel company an
act to incorporate the Roman Catholic
Pro.sctory, Of Wilmington; an act Il
incorporate the Arlington Mills Manu-
featuring Company an act to encour-
age the cultivation Of sugar bsets and
other sugar producing plants; an act
to incorporate the Brandywins Cornet
Band an act supplementary to the act
for the collection Of taxes.
Senate bills An act for the better
security Of life and limb in case Of FIRE,
Mr.. Cahsll presented a petition fol
the passage OF the sugar beet bill.
Adjourned.
sESATB-LoRKIkG SESSION.
Senate met at ten 3. m.
Mr.. Belts moved that the considers,
tion of the act Incorporating the Dia,
mond State Gas Company bs resumed.
Mr.. MoWhorter to amend by laying
the bill on the table uutil Tuesday
next in order to allow the prof sotors
time to amend it TO meet Objsstions. -
The motion WAS carried by vote Of
Eve TO four and the bill was laid over.
The following bills were introduced :
By Mr.. Belts to incorporate the Far
mers Market Company OF Wilmington
(nsming W. H. Gregg, VIM. Bowe and
John Il. Dandy as commissioners to re-
cieve subscriptions and fixing capital
stock at $50, 0,000.)
House bills.
By Mr.. Belts to incorporate the
Gregg Il Bowe carriage company with
names and capital stock as above.
BY Mr.. Coooh, TO incorporate the
New Castle and Delaware Elevator
Company.
By Mr.. Belts House bill concerning
the purchase Of Law books for the Court
of New Castle County.
By Mr.. Bstts, the supplement to the
act to incorporate the purchasers OF the
Wilmington and Western Railroad
Company. The rules we're suspended
and the bill read second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations
with instructions to have 500 copies
printed. Bills passed: Incorporating
the Atlantic and Caribbean navigation
Co. The Shipley Street Drain Co. and
the Delaware Steam Appliance Co.
The bill to incorporate the Delaware
Elevator Company was read 8 second
time. Adjourned.
sMAyB-.AFTBRIooS SESSION.
Senate met at 8 p. N.
The following bills we're passed:
The bill in relation to fines and for
FIXTURES bill to amend section q
chapter . Of the Revised Statutes (Thi'
bill provides that the State shall pay
the expenses Of publication Of license.
in New Castle County,
The OIL 70 appropriate $l,oUu 10 tn'
Delaware State Fair was lost.
The resolutions concerning the J 4
B. r. r. with an amendment was called
up and postponed until Tuesday as wa
the resolution concerning the B. b +
r R.
The Dill Divorce case was referred Il
the Committee on Divore. Adjourned
uoUsE--A1TBRNooE sBssI0A.
House met at 8 O'Clock.
The act in relation TO conveyance
was passed.
T. N. Williams introduced an act /,
regulate the sales Of medicines ant
poisons in the State of Delaware.
Mr.. Register introduced q supple
ment 70 the funding bill.
The act to incorporate the Jackson
Lime and Marble Company was passed
DR.. Tomlinson, as the new chairman
of the Derrick B. Morris committee
asked for information as to the dutie,
OF the committee. The committee wa,
- -fo.,ool kh at 10 mar too dutv g. 80 -