The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special 10 the Gazette.
DovBR, Mar. 10. 1881.
sENATE-MoRNINGs SESSION.

senate met at 10 q. m.
The act Incorporating the Diamond
State Gas Company was reported favor.
aoly by the Committee on Corporations,
with an Amendments requiring that
permission of town authorizes shall ibe
obiainedlsefore any works are erected OF
pipes laid Ia those towns.
Mr.. McWhorter moved that consid.
Grafton of the bill be postponed until
o clock this afternoon.
An extended discussi on ensued on the
question, " bich on the roll call being
taken was carried.
House hill to incorporate the Toma.
hawk BraDch Ditch Company was pass.
cd.
MIR. Cooch gave notice of the follow.
ing bills: To amend section 81, chapter
y, Revised Statutes; to amend sections G
and q, chapte z, Revised Statutes; amend
chapter l76, volume IL, Laws of Della.
ware, auJOrlzihg the Lazy Court of New
Castle county to fund the hoa.iuR debt
in regard to the assessment Of real estate
In Now Castle couuty.
petition to appropriate money for
improving the streets of Delmar was
read.
Mr. Cooch introduced bill in relatio on
10 tho Newark and Delaware City rail-
road (authorlZ, ,ne the p, W. &. TO pur.
chase part of the hue) On Mr.. Coooh's
motion, the rules were suspended and
the bill Iead u second tlmo and re-
f"rred to the Committee on Corpora
tions.
The bill to divorce Sylvester q. Downs
was taken up, but upon motion was laid
on tie table.
The following bills were read by title:
To eede certain land for the erection
Of marine observatory. Referred TO a
tal ~. ~ HnNU ~
ter and Harrington.
House bil for the relief of the Heirs
0f james p. Walls, deceased. Referred
10 special Committee of Pennewi
Cooch and CoDaway.
MI Horsey Introduced a bill to amend
section l, chapter 70, Laws of Della.
ware.
The bill to unite school districts Nos.
~ and ll2, Kent county, was passed.
Mr.. McWhortsr moved that the bill
for the rehef of Laura q. Drake be
taken from the table. After dsbate the
motion was carried, anu the bill taken
up for consideration and the papers In
the Case read. Tue bill was then passed
by tho following vote:
Yeas NJ e>srs. Cooper, Couaway,
Horsey, McWhorter, Harrington and
Mr. Speaker.
Nays-Bstts, Cooch and Pennewill.
The ACT TO exempt wages from taxa
tion process was read a second time.
Adjourned. ...a...
sKNATE-EVBNING SESSION.
The gas bill was pos,nonrf sntll We'd
uesday week.
Tho following House bills were pass
ed:
In relation to arrests for civil actions;
20 arrests TOR debts no: due; to attach
msnts under mrsne process; live stock
law for district No. 107, Sussex county /;
reinoorporatin2 Kennebec Ice Company; I;
amending the charter of New Castle.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNIHG SESSION.
House met at 10 n. m.
The LonuUr divurce case was taken up
as the special order Of the hour.
Mr.. Bradford moved To lay the bill on
the table. Lost by IL vote oil ~ To 10.
Mr.. L. n. Williams moved TO postpone
until Wednesday morning ofnext week.
Carried by vote OF II To s.
The Senate Dill for the registration OF
deaths, births and marriages, In the city
o Wilmington, was read third tine
and passed.
Mr. Matthews introduced and ha ! read
stock law Tor school district No. 50, sus-
sex county.
The.b authorizing the Governor 10
appoint aJustice of the peace, and the
Levy CourL 10 appoint constable, both
To resiue at or near Hockessln, AwaB
passed.
Mr.. McNeal gave notice ofa bill TO In
corporate the Diamond State improve
ment Company.
The bill To authorize the execution of a
deed for certain real estate for henry
Lieberman, insane, was passed.
Mr.. Van Burkalow gave notice OF a bill
to authorize the sale and convey ance Of
certain real estate in the town OF Fel-
ton.
Ihe House bill relating to the genuine
ness of disputed writings Was passed.
This bill provides tuat authentic writ
Tags may be submitied In evidence for
comparison with disputed writiugs.I
Ihe SENATE bill supp iementary 10 the
arter OF the RehuDo Beach Camp
time and REFEREED
Tue DIlI to vacste piece OF road In In
dian River Hundred was passed.
Tue House blli To legallze tndentures
made by the Western Home and South
ern Home, of fhPennsylVanIa, WAS passed.
tors, admInistI ators, and trustees Was
passed.
The Wilmington City Council Fiscal
bill was called up, and, after discussion
passed by the following vote
Ayes-Cahall, Graham, Jones, Mat
lheWs. McNea Moore, Register, Robin
son, Staytou, Iomlinson, Van Burkalow,
A. @. MIillams, a. N. Williams, Speaker
Williams-H.
Nays-Bradford, Eastburn, Eliason,
Pilling, Swayne, Towusend-6.
AdJournei.
EVENING SESSION.
Biu amending the charter OF Dover.
Passed. one bill for the protection of fish,
nvAtpra and game WAB inuef1nsLely DOal-