Daily Republican., 1881-03-30
House met at 10 q. IN.

(This is the new ship canal bill more
fully reported elsew where).
Mr. VsnBurkalOw presented a me-
mortal from the State Treasurer, ask
ipg speedy action upon the House sup
Elementary bill to the pending bill, 30
as to relieve embarrassment with re-
spect to advertising the loan.
The Senate supplementary bill to the
funding bill (providing for the invest
ment OF the proceeds OF the sale OF the
STATES p. W. 4 B. stock was taken up
and passed.
The bill to divorce James A. Conner
and Clara V. Conner, reconsidefed yes
terday, and passed bya vot' OF ! TO 3.
Messrs. Bradford, Townsend and A. G..
Williams voting in the negative.
Mr.. Pilling offered resolution liking
the hours of meeting tor the balance Of
the session al a. m. and 2 p. IN.
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford the new
ship canal bill was read a second
time under q suspension of the rules,
and referred to the Committee on Cor.
pOratons.
The Senate bill incorporating the
William Lea & Sons company was
read a second time aud referred.
Adjourned.
The act in relation to free schools
was called mp and substitute offered
which vas adopted. Consideration
was then postponed to Thursday ne2t,
(The substitute provides instead o:
three county superintendents otschoO!s
that there shall be State superintend.
ant, az at present, whose salary shall
be 81 500 per year, and an assistant
VINO shall receive $500 per year.
sEYATE-MoRNING SESSION.
Senate met at g O'Clock.
House bill to incorporate the New
Castle on Delaware Elevator Company y
was passed.
House bill to regulate the eEpsndi.
lures o. the New Castle Levy Court
was passed, after having beer amended
by striking out the clause requiring
the printing of a. annual statement OF
monies expended.
The further supplement TO the act
to incorporate the purchasers of the
Wilmington and Western Railroad was
favorably reported by the Committee
on Corpor atoms with amendments re-
specting the roads to be built, one
it to start within half mile Of
Newark, and requiring that it shall be
within years and compile
ted in S years.
The House amendment to the Front
and Union Street Railway was concur
red in.
sENATE-AFTRREooN sRssio..
Introduced, Bills authorizing the
Levy Court of New Castle county to
borrow money; dividing school district
SO, New Castle county; to amend chap.
ter S3 of the Revised Code, entitled
ConveyanceS; House bill for the divorce
Of James A. Conner; the resolutions
concerning interest on the J. & B. and
b. 4 +. Mortgages We're passed
HoUsE-MoRNINs SESSION.
The Senate joint resolution for the
of commissioner McFee' g
aGnual report and other documents
was concurred in.
The Committee on Agriculture re.
ported adversely upon the sugar best
bill. On motion of Mr.. Bradford the
bill was recommitted, to give the
friends of the measure an opportunity
to appear before the committee.
Mr.. Bradford introduced bill gu pie
mentary to the law with reference TO
cruelty to children. Empowering the
superior court to award the custody of
minor children, Of estrsnged parents,
to the motEer, for such time and under
such restrictions as may be advisable.
Mr., Cahall presented two petitions
for the passage of the Eleventh ward
bill one from Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr
Frank L. Brown, and about rs others;
The other signed by IS Of the 1875 who
had previously signed remonstrancs.
The latter petition stipulated hat Ger.
ain properties Of H. G. Banning, Wm.
Bush and 0. J. Mccullough shall be
Moulded in the proposed extension of
he city limits.
Mr.. MeNesl introduced a bill to
'ivorce Samuel q. and Hannah 4.
ytwe]l.
The vote by wAiCh the Samuel Tip
,ht divroce bpll was defeated was re- |
Considered aud the bill laid on the
able.
Nc. Cahill introduced the bill pro-
libiupg political (tofckligbtb parades
n the city OF Wilmington. Read twice
nd referred to the Committee on Re-
ised Statutes.
The hill to incorporate the Brandy.
'ine Cornet Band was passed.
Mr. Bradford introduced bill to In
1rporste the Delaware Locomotive
laufao,uring Company.
[The bill names Cesar A. Rodney, H.
d. Robinson, eorge W. Stone and Jas.
radford as oorportors with @ capital
'ock Of $500,00O.] II
Mr.. Swayne introduced . bill to
low newspaper men 10 inspect the Y