The daily gazette., 1881-04-05
THE LEGISLATURES.
Special 10 the Gazette.
SENATE.

eENATE.
The Senate met al 1.30 p. m.
Mr.. Joha Z. Pennewill was sworn In
as assistant to the clerk.
Tho Davis divorce bill was read; the
act 10 incorporate the Delaware Heat
Light and Water Company was read by
Title ana referred TO the Committee OIL
Corporations; the bill in relation to the
wilmington Turnpike Company q.
amended by the House was passed; the
bill in relation TO the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Turnpike Company, nc
amended by the House, was passed.; Mr..
Harrington introduced bill to create a
new school district in Kent county. (This
merely divides district 3o.) The rules
were suspended and the bill read a
second time and referred; the &C. to in
corporate the Exchange Building Com
Pany was read a second time; the bill to
amend section II, chapter ~, Revised
Code,title, "Free Schools" was read; the
act Incorporating the Brandywine Cornet
Band was passed; the act to further
amend the charter of The citv of Will
mington was read by title and referred;
live stock bill tor school district 81,
Sussex county, was read by title and re =
ierred; the bill In relation 10 the
MispillIon Navigation Company; the act
supplementary 10 the act for the en-
couragement of eiucation, was read by
title and referred; bill in relation to q
new road In Little Greek hundred, Kent
county, read by title aud referred; House
Dill amendatory TO the charter OF the
Camden Union Camp Ground, was read
oy title and referred; the act to repeal
chapter Sl,sf volume IL, Delaware Laws,
read by title and referred; the act to re.
peal chapter 1862, volume IA, of the Laws
ot Delaware, was read by title and re-
tsrred; the act TO incorporate the Kent
County Paper Manufacturing Company,
was passed; the act 10 incorporate the
Roman Catholic Male ProLectory, of
Wilmington, was read; the act amenda-
tory TO the oyster law was passed; the
act amending chapter 81, title of con-
veyances, was passed.
Bills passed: Live stock law, for dis
lriet No. 50, Sessex county; relating 10
town OF Dover; supplementary char
ter OF New Castle insurance company.
Read: In relation TO INDECENT witnesses;
ainsndInent to the acc providing for a
State chemist; In relation 10 the Della
ware and Salem Steamboat Company.
HoUsE-AFTERRooN SESSION.
House met at p. m.
BIZ wore introduced 90 follows:
By A. e. Williams, To incorporate the
FarmeIs' Loan and Improvement Asso-
citation.
BY Mr.. RegiSier; To vacAte a private
rhad In Duck Creek hundred; 10 Incor
porate the Delaware Land Company.
resolution was read from the Dela
ware Historical Society calling attention
10 the sale Of documents of great histor-
leal value TO this stale by the late Wm.
Kent Gilbert, M. D., of Philadelphia.
who had secured possession of some of
whioh were records VI The STATE without
authority, to the Congressional Library
at Warrington, and urging such action
to be taKen as will secure the return Of
the said records.
In pursuance OF this Mr.. Bradford
offered a joint resolution req questinR our
Senators and Representatives In Con-
gress TO eDdeaVor to recover possession
of the records and sscnra their return
to the proper offices. II was adopted.
A conference committee upon the
Senate's Engagement to the Granger
bull was appointed.
A, u. Williams presented resolution
passed by the New Castle county Levy
Court demonstrating against the pay
ment to b. f Townsend and Others Of
the 3lS 900 expended on Third street
bridge.
The act to smend chapter 3s1, voluns
10, Laws Of Delaware, making liquor
hoense peilons TO oe signed by substan.
tial freeho lders, was passed.
The Senate substitute to the Free
School ACT was oonourred In after long
debate, with Robinson, Van BurkaloW
and the Speaker voting ia the Negative.
The House at 230 look recess to
o'clock
Mr.. Van Burkolow's game bill, with
amendments, was passed. BY = vote OF 10
too.
(The bill lIprohibis the shooting OF reed
aud rail birds between June LIST ami
september LIST, and the killing OF prairie
5hlcken for i've years; also provides
penalties for hunting on Sunday.
The bill prescribing certain duties o.
Prothonotaries and Clerks Of the Peace
was passed
The supplement to Mr.. Roblnson's
indian schools was passed; also the
stock bl for district 179 Sussex cozniy;
he bill relating to the keeping In repair
of the m arsh banks near Newport.
The Revised Statutes COMMITTEE re-
ported substitute for the bill providing
for the stamping of TAX receipts as fol-
ows: "a ny person offering 10 vote on
the ground Of having paid his tax shall
produce receipt for such tax" 9Th,
existing law provides for tho stamping
Of such receipt a. soSn as the vote is
accepted) The substitute was passed
Oy a vote Of IL to 8.
The Revised Statutes Committee re-
ported without recommendation the bill
dispensing with marriage licenses, bonds
and publication of banns. The bill was
defeated by q vote of II to 3.
The bill Incorporating the Capelle
Hardware Company, OF Wilmington,
was read twice aud referred.
The bill laying out road In Milford
hundred passed,
The bill to divorce Frank Hadley was
read second time, also the bill to di-
voroe Mary T. and Geo. Mccoy.
Adjourned.