Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-20

Chairman Robinson of the Committee on
Corporations, reported favorably the follow
ing bills
An act incorporating the Laurel Union
Company of Laurel, Del. Read third time
and passed, with slight amendments.
lIhis IL a private act, incorporating COM
pany to do u general merchandise business
William Elliott and others are named as cor
porators the capital stock il limited to
$4,000, and the number Of stockholders is
limited to 40. ...
Acts renewing the charters OF st. AlaIy's
and St Alicnaels Beneficial Societies. of
Wilmington. Head third time, with verbal
amendments, and passed.
Alr T. n. Williams called up and amended
his resolution offered yesterday, and il passed
the House in this shape;
Rssoirsd, That all bills of private character
before Dr ng present shall be drawn by the Der
son or persons directly Interested in the passage
Ut such bills.
On motion of Mr.. Swayne, the bill TO incor-
porato Division No. 2 Ancient Order of
iibcrnians of Brandywino Banks, was read a
second time, and referred to the Committee
on Corr orations.
MIR. Registers bill, to amend section 40, of
chapter III, Revised Code, was read second
time, and referred to the Committee on Revised
Statutut.
The Senate bill extending the time for
0
Mr.. Register introduced and had read bill
to amend section 5, chapter l0G, Revised
| Code.
slr. Mcneil gave notice of the introduction
Of an act In relation to the Marsh Hope
Improvement Company.
The bill providing for stock law in district
| No. ~ was reported adversely.
MI. Mcneil gave notice of the introduction
| of bill to amend the charter of the Fenwick
| Island Improvement Company.
| On motion of Mr.. Robinson, the House
| then proceeded to the election of United States
Senator. The vote resulted:
| For Thomas +. Bayard- Calall, Graham,
| Jones, Moore, Matthews, McNeal. Register,
| Robinson, Stayton, Tomlinson, NauBurkalow,
! A. q. Williams, t. n. Williams, Speaker vii
! iiams--l4.
For Anthony Higgins Bradford, Eastburn,
Fliastn, Filling, Swagne, Townsend. Wood
keeper.
Adjournad.
AFTERNOON SESSION
House reassembled at 3 p. M.
MIR Pillincs divorce resolution being the
regular order of the day, was taken mp. IL
provides that the Legislature snail not con-
slider petitons for divorce ior causef
cognzable by tine courts.
Mr.. Tumlinson moved to amend by adding
Except where the circumstances oil the case
demand more speedy telehht' d,
On motion If MIR. Bradford, the further
consideration of the resolution and amend
ment was postponed until 4 o'clock, III order
10 allow tho Committee on Revised Statutet
to first report upon the proposed amendment
TO the divorce law.
Mr.. Bradford. from that committed then
reported adversely upon the amendment. IL
doing this, he said that he hoped some snch
MEASURE could have been m6tured, but AFTER
considerable reflection had come 20 the con-
cusion that this was impracticable.
| The report of the committee was then
adopted
Mr.. Bradford presented a memorial from
the Delaware Association for the Nora
| Improvement and Education Of Colored Peo
ME of the State, signed by Albert II. Lee
president and Howard L. Chandler, secretary.
IThe memorial sets forth that the colored
| people as a class are the poorest in the com
| nunity class receiving no aid from int
general funds or from taxes assessed on thu
property of more wealthy citizens that II
does not appear reasonable that the poores
| class should be excluded from the benefit o.
assistance from the general fund which other
enjoy that so far as known this is not thu
case in any other state that the coloret
| men are voters and should be gwen chanc'
to qualify themselves to discharge the dutiei
| of citizens; that the association reconizet
many difficulties in making any suitable
arrangement for their assistance, and tina
while it deserves some better and more per
manent way of doing this should be found, i
would BIO willing and good for the Legislature
to superintend the distribution of such fund
az NAV be- appropriated for the purpos
among the colored people, as with respect t.
those derived from their own taxes and iron
the investments of the African School Societ
of Wilmington.
The petitioners further state that durini
the last school year there We're so school
under the care of the association. open a.
average of AZ months each. The creates
number of scholars attending WAS 2,254
This does not include the school under tn
charge of the Wilmington Board of Ednca