The daily gazette., 1881-04-09

The House amendment TO the bill in
relation to the City Solicitor of the
city of Wilmington. This makes the
term of Office five years instead of
three years.]
The bill in relation to the Brow n
town schools.
The bill 10 amend section 10, chap
ter 104 OF the Revised Code.
HoUsE-MoRNINe SESSION.
House met at 8 a, m.
The Bombay Hook immt grafton bill
was passed BY vote of l3 to z, as fol-
lows:
Ayes--Bradford, Eastburn, EHason,
atthews, Piliing, Register, S~ayne,
a; Y. Williams, Woodkeeper, Speaker
Wtliiams-13:
Nsys-Oahsll, Graham, Jones, NC
Neal, Moore, Robinson, Stayton.-7.
The Senate bill authorizing the Town
Council of Dover to effect loan for the
establishment Of water and fire. depart
ments was read twice and referred.
Mr.s Bradiord's supplement to the
lquor Dill, amending the phraseOlogy
oI Indictments TO be drawn under 1t was
passed.
The Senate bill TO create new 9, hool
district from district No. 80 was read
twlce aud referred; also the Senate bill
IN relation to conyicia; the Senate sup.
plement 10 the bill for the education Of
the colored people with a remonstrance
and letters from the Delawaie Assocla-
ioDJ; theSenate Jill to repeal chapter
362, volume IA Laws OF Delaware.
The bill To divide school district No.
~, Kent county, was parsed; also the
bill authorizing the Levy Court to con
struct q bridge over the Brandy y inc
creek, below the railroad bridge; bill to
amend cha pter "a, Revised Cod; b. u re-
qutring the Farmers Bank and its
branch 8 10 make annual reports TO the
GoVernoF; bill repealing section l6 chap
ter 90 Revised Codr, which section
provides for the arrest of a person
caught crossing anolher's. land, without
permission, with dog and gun. /; bill lin.
lung terms OF imprisonment OF prison.
ers committed Tor uoD-pay yment of fines
aud costs.
The Senate bill requiring the ASSESS
ment OF improvements made between
general assessment year, WAS reported
upon unfavorably aud defeated.
Senator Bayard's letter regretiing that
national duties would not allow him to
visit the Legislature was read.
The Senate bill renewing the charter
twice and referred
The Senate bill to provide a uniform
ballot for elect on purposes was read
twice and referred to the Committee ou
| Elections.
Mr.. Filling offered joint reso olulIon
instructing the clerks TO omit the State
Auditors report from their jOuanals.-
Adopte ed.
The bill repeating that portion of the
lsun IN Eoia afn las Al.
| taxation OF bonds and mortgages held
by parties living outside the State was
passed.
The Senate bill reducing the taxes OF
| BrowntowDers to one.third of the tax
rate imposed for other portions of the
city for the next three aud one half OF
the same for the subsequent three years
was read twice.
The Senate bill prohibiting iRtimida
ton or bribery of employee at elections
Was read twice and referred.
| The beuare substitute for the dead ~
weapons bill framed by the Committet
| OF Conference, was read three times anC
conourred In.
[rha bill prohibits any ptrson from
@ TryiDg q concealed deadly weapon
other than an sordinary pocket knife
or from knJwiDRly selling such weapon
TO minor, penalty s25 to Sl00 fine oI
| NOu uhJu VI uOlu
provided this shall not apply
to the carrying of the usua
weapons by police and other peace OH
GERS. No person shall, except In Lawful
self defense discharge n fire arm 10
public road or place, penalty not exceed
ing $50 or imprisonment not exoeed ng
QUE month or both. No person sDal
point a fire arm at another except ii
lawful s-lf defense, penalty fine from
l II .NFA -.
accidentally or carelessly discharged
and kill any one, the offender stall b,
liable 10 conviction for manslaughter.
The bill to divorce "Charles Annie
and Ebenezer Dill was passed. tCause
abandonment and neglect TO support.-
Charles Annie is now residing In Dover
Mr.. Register's bill amendatdry of IN,
assessment law, with amendments, wa'
passed.
THE hill strikes out inconsistent por
tJoDs of chapter 81, volume IA. Laws o
Delaware, and substantlates the follow
Ing provisions: Requiring the Whining
ton assessors TO sil f1ve days of six hour
each to consider applications for assess
ment; each applicant to be voucbed fU
by q responsible freeholder and th,
assessor alone Is empo wered to admins
ter the necessary oaths. 1t shall not D.
lawful for levy court or any membe
the name OF any person legally appear
Ing thereon, nor add the name of an.
person unless he Is vouched for by SOM
responsible freeholder. The vouche
may be sworn before the Clerk of tn
Peace, twh0 alone has authority to ad
minister such oathsl, outside of th
court, but the applicant must be sworl
by the clerk OF the peace In the presenc
of the court, and the Court may pro
pound such questions as to the voueh
er,s know ledge of the applicant as
may deem proper. On the first day G
} March the Levy Courts shal n designat
the day for each hundred to conside
such applicants. Any persons failing I
+ appear on the day appointed for hi
hundred may be assessed on any othe
day during the sessions.
, The Senate bill Incorporating the Dii
mond state Gas Company was passed.
D [Opposition to this bill has been will
l drawn since its amendment for passag
, by the Senate, said amendments COZ
, sisting in the striking out of the name
. of the Elkins, of Philadelphia, and th
substitution Of Charles b. Lore and
p. johnson, and Testri citing the con
pany to the manufacture of coal gas.I
: Adjourned.
HoUsE-ABTERNooN sRssIoN.
. House reassembled at 3 p. m.
a The Senate bill in relation to col
= victs was passed, [provlding that col
!. victs sentenced for periods of 81
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