Daily Republican., 1881-03-23
LEGIsLATGyE PRVOKEDlNss.
Dsinss In BoEh Branches Of tne
Legislature.
sESAyR-MoRSIsG sKssloK.

Senate met at 10 q. m.
A communication was read from New
Levy Court requesting the Leg
islsturs to visit and inspect the court
House on Wednesday next. The in'i'
talon was accepted. .
A report OF the stats Treasurer con-
csrning the sAls OF ths +. W. " d.
bonds was accepted.
The Joint resolution concerning ad-
iourument - amended BY the heuse
WAS taken from the table and the
amendment concurred In.
(This dxes that no new bus.n ess
shall be received after noon to-day ND
that the Legislature adjourn sins die
on Aprils)
Bills introduced :,
An act in relation to weights and
measures.
An aot exsupting wages from e1ecu
ton process. -
Ths act incorporating the Delaware
Manufacturing Co.
Bills read
In relation 70 public bitches.
Incorporating the Delaware Elevator
Company.
BousE-XoRyIss sEssIoS.
In addition 10 action on Colored
school law. and the Derrick B. Morris
case, already telegraphsd, the following
WAS done.
The act to divorce r. A. Cochran
from his wife Was passed.
Bills introduced: By Mr.. hastsur n,
incorporating the Diamond State Wheel
Co., of Wilmington. BY Mr.. Bradford,
inoorp operating the BrandyWins corne'
band Incorporating the Arlington
Mill Company. BY Mr.. Register:
Notices Of bills BY Mr.. Swayne' In
relation to free school. By Mr.. Van
Burkalow, to build railroad bridge
across Murderkill Creek.
Bills read second time and referred
incorporating shipley Street Drair
Company; the Dover River Improve
ment Company; the st. Jones RVel
Improvement and Navigation Company
Jsmes & Webb Printing and Station
cry Company; Delaware steam applt
snoc. To amend the act for ratsire
revenue for State and county purposes
(rsmoviug tax on foreign invsstments)
Bills given notice OF: Authorizing
the Levy Court and other perrons u
build q bridge over the ChristiaHa II
Wilmington in place Of Third stree
bridge; authorizing the town Council o
Dover TO issue bonds for certain pur
poses; an aot TO divide Red Lion Hun
dred, in relation to the education o
the colorsd people OF the State.
HoUsE-AFrBREoaA sBssIoE.
House reasssmblsd at 3 p. m.
Mr.. T. N. Williams moved th1. The
vote by which the report Of the Derricl
B. Morris impeachment committee wa
adopted be rsconsidsred; agreed 70, anc
the re port recemmittsd to summon wit
nssses and investigate this case.
Mr.. Cahall introduced bill to amend
chapter 80, volume Is, Laws OF Della
ware, (requiring the production ant
stamping OF tax receipts at State elec
tions.)
The bill empowering the Bower Boart
Of Education to sell an old School houst
and build q new one was passed.
The Senate bill incorporating tn
New Castle on Delaware Elevator Com
pany was passed.
[George ". Morris, Preston Lee
William Herbert aud others are namet
corpora,ors The capital stock is limit
ed to 100000; the business erection o
an elevator or elevators Al New Castle
with power to build or acquire wharVes
boats, etc.
Mr.. VapBurkalow offered remon
STRANGE, signed by S. Spsskmsn anc
los others, against the bill for the ap
pointment OF two additional constable
In Wilmington.
The bill for the improvement Of tn
streets of Laurel was passed.
Mr.. Bradford introduced bill t.
encourage the cultivation OF sugar pro
ducing plants.
THIS bill offers q bounty OF 81 Pc
ton on such plants grown in the Stat
during the next years.
Mr.. Cshall introduced bill to amenc
the charter OF Wilmington.
TThis is the Eleventh ward bill.
Mr.. Pilling moved that the bill b.
printed in the Wilmington newspaper
one Of each political party for the nex
FIVE days, and that action on the bill
be suspended for that time.
Mr.. Cahall moved to amend by max
ing the publication one day only whicl
was carried.
The bill Incorporating the Culbretl
Ditch Co. was passed.
Mr.. Bradford presented q remon
stranos against the Wilmington con
stables bill signed by john Moore AM
10 others.
The Senate bill consolidating tn
Canterbury school district was mex
read.
Mr.. Townsend introduced bill t.
amend chap. IA Revised Gods, entitled
"Of marriages "
THE bill strikes ont section A there
by placing colored people on the sam
footing as whites vita respect to tn
requirements CT the marriage laws.
The House bill authorizing the Lsvy
Court OF New Castle County to appro
pirate $500 per year for purchase o
law books was passed.
The following bills were read secont
time and referred to the respectiv
committees
Houss bill to incorporate the Duol
Creek Improvement Co.
Senate bill to incer porate the PENN
sular transportation Co.
House bill 70 incorporate the Frank
ford Oyster Planting Co.
Senate hill supplementary to tn
charter of the Wilmington and Grea
Valley Turuprke Co,
House bill to amend chap, E5, Re
vired Cnd.-Committes on Fish, Oyster