The daily gazette., 1881-01-11
SECOND EDITION
THE LEGISLATURE.
s. scially reported for the Gazette.
SENATE.

DOVER, Jan. III, 1871.
The Senate met in pursuance of ad-
journmsnt at three o'clock. The Rev.
B. G. Parker opened with prayer.
The report Of the Adjutant- General
was read.
A petition from one Levinia Swayne
aud others PRAYING that the name of
Mary Hicheps, the daughter of Levinia
Swayne, be changed to Mary Riggin.
l.. N. Wright and others of North
west Fork Hundred offered petition
praying road from the Maryland line
to Bridgeville.
On motion Of Mr.. Harrington 1t was
referred to Committee on Highway.
A petitionwas read from Jacob Kinder
aud others for road commencing on
lands of Jacob Kinder to Bridgeyille.
Referred TO the Committee on Roads.
Mr.. Cooch gave notice that on to-
morrow or some future day he would
Introduce an Act entitled An Act con-
cerDing the Newark d Delaware City
Railroad Company.
Mr.. Pennewell gave notice that be
would on tomorrow or some future
day introduce an Act entitled An Act
to incorporate the Philadelphia, Will
mIngton and Baltimore Beneficial Asso-
ciatioD.
Mr.. Belts gave notice that he would
OH tomorrow or some future day intro
duce bill entitled A Supplement to an
Act entitled an Act TO Incorporate the
Purchasers of the w. g. w. K. r. Co.
On motion Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION,
Dover, Jan. 10, 1881.
House met at 3.15 p. m.
Mr.. Robinson called for the reading
OF the annual report OF the Breskwalei ei
& Frankford Railroad company for 1879.
The clerk read the report.
Mr.. Swayne offered resolution in
s.ructing The clerk to procure diction-
ary for the use of the House. Adopted.
Speaker Williams announced the
standing committees, as follows
On Enrolment t-Tomllnson, Stayton,
CahalI, A. q. Williams, Townsend, Brad
ford.
Clains-Jones, Moore, PiIIlng.
Accounts Register, Jones, Town
send.
Elections - Graham, Tomlinson,
Woodkeeper.
Experimentation, Matthews,
bradford, Register, Pllling.
Edueatlon-T. n. Williams, Robin
son, Cahall, A.. g. Williams, Swayne,
Eliason.
Ways and Means-van Burkalow,
Register, Matthews, Jones, Pilling.
Roads and Highways-Ellason, Ora
ham, Matthews.
Vacant Lands-Swayne, Moore, Nc
Neil.
burn. F"Ht-
Federal Relations - Cahall, Van
Burkalow, T. N. Williams, Tomlinson,
EaslbuIn.
Revised Statutes-Bradford, Town
send, Van Burkalow, I. N. Williams,
Stayton.
PrintIng-A. q. Williams, Mcneil,
Woodkeeper.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlinson, Rule
No. 20 was taken up and adopted as
Rule 20. 1t provides that the consider
alton of any resolution shall be laid
over until the day following its intro
duction upon the objection of any MEM
Der TO its present consideration.
Mr.. Swayne offered resolution pro-
vding Tor the appointment of standing
commitLee on crimes, vice and immor
Altv. Laid over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Bradford gave notice that he
will introduce the following bills : An
act entitled an act to re-incorporate the
Fame Hose Company; an act to in~
corporate st. PauPs Beneficial Society
of Wilmington an act to further
amend chap. 73 of the Revised Statutes;
an act to further amend an act enti-
tied an act to amend the charter of the
city of Wilmington ; an act in regard
to municipal liens of the city of Will
mington an act in relation TO rail-
way tracks in the city of Wilmington !;
AN act to authorize the city of Will
mington to sell out and convey the
City Hospi al property.
Mr.. 7. n. Williams offered reso-
luton providing for the printing of $50
additional copies of Superintendent
Groves annual report. Adopted.
The same member gave notice that
he will introduce an act to incorporate
the Laurel Union Company, of Laurel
Mr.. Bradford introduced bill enti-
tied ''an act to provide for the emu
meration of the militia for the organ
lzation of volunteer militia and for the
public defense.
Notice was given ofthe introduction
Of the following bills BY Mr.. Brad
ford, an act for the relief of Robert d..
and John s. Hoffecker an act to in
corporate Division No. 6 of the An
eient Order of Hibernians by Mr..
Townsend, an act providing for the re-
peal of so much of chap. 46, sec. 5,
Laws of 1879, as applies to the pay
ment to the county of SO by each
teacher of the State by Mr.. Jones, an
act 10 extend the time for recording
private acts.
Those parts of the Governors mes
sage referring to elections, roads and
educational matters were, on motion,
referred to the proper committees.
MIR. Matthews introduced and had
read bill extending the time for re-
cording deeds to Feb. 1st, 1888.
Mr.. Bradford introduced and ha6
read bill to incorporate the German
Library Association, of Wilmington
Adjourned.