Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-11
fUuR TIL ED!TsG.Ss.
LEuasLATU AZ PRUCEEDiNGs.
what was d0nain both Houses
Yesterday Afternoon.
Special reported tor the REPUBLICAN,.

what was d0naiu both Houses
Yesterday Afternoon.
Special reported tor the REPUBLICAN,.
sENAys-AFEzRSooS SESSION.
Senate met at 3p. m.
The following House bills we're on
their frst reading.
The bill in relation to the buying Of
railways in the city of Wilmington.
The bill repeating the act relating to
the Jurisdiction Of the justices OF the
Peace of the city Of Wilmington.
The bill to incorporate she Wharton
Branch Canal Company.
The bill repeating ohspter l34 o.
volume IL Of the laws OF Delaware, re
la,irg 70 the jurisdiction Of Justices o
the Peace of the city OF Wilmington.
The Committee on the case Of Sylves
Ter @. Downs petition for divorces
from his wife Clara, reported a bill
which was read. The bill makes pro
vision for a divorce . vinCulS matri
moni and that Sylvester shall haTeth'
sole custody Of the children.
The act Incorporating the Cathedral
Cemetery was passed.
Mr.. McWhorter gave notice OF bill
to amend chapter is Of volume Ii Laws
Of Delaware.
(Ths amendment will condne thu
Notary Public OF the Wilmington
Savings Pund to lsbors within thu
bank.) Adjourned.
HoUsE--AFTERECoS sEasIoE.
House met at 3 o'clock.
The special ORDER was the action ii
relation to the regulation of the affair:
Of the New Castle County Lsvy Court
Mr.. Pilling offered an amendment re
curing an itemizsd statement OF the
expenditures to be published in the
month Of February. The amendment
was opposed by Messrs. vanBurkalow
and Register and ably advocated BY
Mr.. Pnling. II was adopted by thu
folloSipg vote
Ayes Bradford. Rastburn, RIiason
|Pilling, Robinson, Townsend, A. c
Williams, Woodkeeper and the Speak
er--9.
Nays-Cahall, Graham, McNiel
Moore, Tomlipsoa, VanBarkAlow, T
N. Willians-S.
The bill then passed, the vote bein
as follows:
Bradford, Graham, Rsstburn
Jones, Hliason, Pilling, Robinson
Townsend, A. c. Williams, Wood
keeper, r. N. Williams, ahd the Speak
er-12.
Navs-Cahall. McNiel, Moore, Robin
son, Tomlinson, and VanBurkalov-S
The act for the relief OF the helIs Y
James T. Wallis was passed.
The act in relation 70 State Norma
School was reported unfavorsbly.
Mr.. Bradford offered the following
Join, resolution, which was laid owe
for one day on the objection of 7. N
Williams:
WHsRnAs, The representation in tn,
General Assembly of the several cOun
ties of this State has been tor many
years grossly unjust and unequal; ana
whereas such Inequality has been reu-
dered more glazing by the last genera
census, and whereas a spirit of justice
demands that representation should b
placed upon such basis as will aforc
at least an approximation to equality
of representation for the people of al
lportious Of this State. Therefore
Be IL Resolved by the Senate an
Rouse Of Representatives OF Delaware
lin General Assembly met: That suoI
legislation ought to be promptly enact
ed as will most speedily and fGirl
lcrush the inequality ari injustice {
1.-THE present system, and provide 70
suoh representation of the people 70
isll portions Of this State in the Genera
Assembly as will BE- fair and equit'
ble."
The Militia bill was fsvora bly, RI
ported and laid upon the table.
Mr.. Bradford presented the petitio
Of Robert Baxter, Jr., for divorce.
MIR. Graham presented The bill Of tn
Delaware Gazette for Sass.
The Senate amendments to ii
Sussex canal bill was taken mp for COL
siderasion and postponed until to.mo'
row at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. VanBurkalow gave notice OF
act for the suppression Of policy gam
ling ard lottery dealings.
Adjourned until $50 O'Clock te'nol