The daily gazette., 1881-02-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-MoRNING SESSION.
DovER, Feb. %, 1881.
Senate met at 10 n. m,

DovER, Feb. %, 1881.
Senate met at 10 q. m.
The foilo wing bills were intr 1duced:
BY Mr.. BetIs--A bill stating to pub
lie road in Brandy wine Hundred. (This
road is known as the Cherry Island
Marsh Roah) Also
By Mr.. BeIts-A bill TO incorporate the
Marshall Iron Company OF Newport
also
The bill to incorporate tho New Castle
Cemetery Company was Read by title
and referred TO the Committee on Cor.
porations.
A c'aim from Ex-Sberiff F. N. Dunn
OF Kent county, for SOL was presented
and referred TO the Committee on Claims
MI. Connaway gave notice that he
would INTRODUCES bill TO incorporate she
Union M. Il. Church, Of Georgetown
HuUdred, Sussex county.
Mr.. Harrington presented q rem on.
strauce against the laying out Of q new
public road In MispillIon Hundred sign.
cd by 20 persons.
The bill in relation to telegraph and
telephone poles whloh was ut to the
House with amendments strikinR out
telephone pslee and sept back to ths
Senate with amendments restoring the
word "telephope," and deprivlnR the
City Council OF the p0wsr TO remove the
poles, was taken up for consideration
amended and passed. lThe amendments
strike out telephone poles and the pow
or of the City Couuoll 10 reDovn tsle-
graph poles for the non payment OF
taxes.
Mr.. Cooch presented q petition from
kebecca j. Singles praying divorce
from David r. SIp5les, which was re-
ferred To che Committee on Divorce.
The bill providing a 81, ck law for
school district 1853 Sussex county was
passed.
A petition from r. NJ Collins and 9th
trs for a new pubic road IN Aispilllon
Hundred, Kent county, was read and re.
terred to the Committee on Roads and
Highways.
The bill for live stock act IN school
districts Nos q, 10 aud ~, was read.
The Commute on Education reported
bill for the relief Of Mary Foeks and
Others OF Sussex county.
The eommttes appointed TO examine
the heaters III the Capitol building re-
ported that they had made them safe
from ire The committee " a. discharged
The bll amendatory 10 chapter 5 OF
Revised Statules, relating 10 the Levy
Court was passed.
(This act relates to the beginning OF
'no Ioi mo VI oLhOoJ thhb III 'uhb Lney snalI
begin on the tirst day OF February.
Adjourned,
sEAArE-AB TEREooN SESSION.
senate met At 8 p. M.
The following House bills were read:
An ac. TO transfer certain real estate
from Que school district To another in
New Castle County.
An act 10 amend chapter IL OF the Re-
Vised s Latutes.
An act to Incorporate tho Eastman and
MeMahon transportation Company.
An aOt 10 renew the act incorporating
the Water Witch Fire COMPANY.
An act renewing the act Incorporating
the kiamensI WOollen Company.
fbe House amendments To the Senate
Joint resolution relating TO Communication
money we're concurred in.
The bill for tho relief of Laura G.
Drake was reported favorably and laid
upon tho table, as also an act TO increase
ths Deputy Attorney Generals SAiary.
The following bills were passed:
An amendAtOry act reating to the
holding OF the Court OF General Sessions
and jan Delivery. This amendment
CORE cts clerical srror.)
The following bills were introduced.
BY MIR. Belts, bill relating TO the
0SttOA Va tho btACot5 VI Oold-
ware City. Also bill to vacate The
S0uff Mill road,
A petition from W. s. Pride and about
sixty citizens OF Georgetown TO raise
tho Levy Court appropriation as provId-
cd by the charter, wi I.read aud referred
10 the committee ON corporations.
MIR. Harrington introduced bill in re.
lahon 10 theawanps OF the Nanticoke,in
ID Dslaware and presented remonstrance
to the same.
The bill relating to the pleadiuRs in
qua TONI actions was pass bd.
The House bill TO Incorporate the Liu-
coin Cemetery Company, Of Lincoln,
was passed.
Tho petition OF Samuel 1. M. Smith
and others for road in Mispillion Hun
dred was reported npUn unfavCrably by
he Committee ou Roads and Highways
Mr.. McWhortsr gavu notice of bill
70 incorporate the Delaware, PennsyL
Vania aud Maryland Railroad.
Adjourned.