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

menu relating to drafted men, was con-
Cured in.
The following bills were passed An act to
incorporate the German Library Association
OF Wilmington ; an act for the relief of R. d.
and j. \. Hoffacker.
The report of the Farrner' Bank was
read. "-'
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The act extending the time for recording
private acts was passed.
The act supplementary to the act for the
removal OF the seat of Justice in New Castle
county was read a first time and under a sus-
pendlon OF the rules, was read a second and
third time and finally passed. (This il to
allow the present Building Committee of the
Levy Court to go ON and finish the work on
the New Court House, some doubt existing az,
to the right of the members to hold Office
after the election.)
House adjourned to meet Tomorrow morn
ing at 3 O'Clock.
DovHn, Jan. 14.-Senate met at o'clock.
ne bill In respect TO road in North Wes.
Fork hundred was read by paragraphs and
passed.
Mr. Conway introduced bill to amend
chapter 1873 Revised Code
Mr. Belts introduced his bill In relation to
the Artisans Savings Bank OF Wilmington.
The act extending the time of recording
private acts was read.
The act touching notary public of the
Delaware City National Bank was read q
second time and referred to tho Committee
on Revised Statutes.
Mr. Horsey introduced another ill relating
to road i'll North West Fork hundred.
Adjourned till Monday at $50 p. IN.
housc III isepreaen,atsvcs.
House met at . a. IN.
The bill repeating the tax of 20 for
teachers certificates was reported favorably
by the Committee on Education, with an
amendment annulling anything in the original
act conflicting herewith After discussion,
the amendment was adopted by a vote of IA
to and the bill referred back TO the COM
mlttee for the correction of an informally in
the enacting clause. The informally was
corrected the bill reported back again, and
It's final consideration postponed until next
Wednesday.
The Levy Court committee having been
enrolled and signed by the Speaker OF the
Senate, was presented and signed by the
speaker of the House.
Adjourned until Monday at 3.15 p. m.
Dover, Jan. i7.-Senate met at $3.50 D. M
MIR. McWhorter gave notice of the INTRO
duction of a bill "to constitute and regulate
the State Library"
1T appears that the State Library has
hitherto had no legal existence, but is simply
collection of books maps, charts and docu-
ments that has grown up in an informal way
and has for the past few years been under the
care of a custodian, called the State Librarian,
although that office was unknown to the law.
Mr.. McWhorter's bill legalizes the library and
the librarian and contemplates tine creation OF
IL Board of Directors, consisting of tho Chief
Justice, Secretary Of State and librarian, the
latter to be the secretary of the board.
MIR, Conway gave notice Of tho introduc.
ton of n bll &c exempt Sussex county from
the provisions of chapter IA, Revised Code.
This bill relates to insane PERSONS Hitherto,
under the law cited the insane of Sussex
have been sent to asylums elsewhere. Within
the past two years an insane department has
been added To the Sussex county Almshouse
and this class will hereafter be treated at
home.
Mr.. Cooch's bill to encourage immigration
was read a first time. 1t exempts from tax
Tor III years all unimproyed lands purchased
and occupied by colonies of not less than 10
families.
MIR. Belts bill, renewing the charter Of the
Artisans Savings Bank, of Wilmington. was
read second time and referred to the Com
niittGe on Corporations.
Mr.. Cunaway's bill, providing that the resi-
dent judge may discharge short-term crimi-
mails whose time of imprisonment expires
DtlWtNu Hcbhlpus VI court, WIS Ttuu Il sttOilu
time and referred 10 the Committee on
Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Belts bill, extending the time for
recording private acts, was reported from the
Committee on Revised Statutes, with an
amendment. The bill, az amended, was then
passed and sent to the House for concur
renee. Its provisions will be found in the
report of House proceedings.
The House bill, covering the same subject.
was reported upon Adversely by the same COM
mittee and indefinitely postponed. Tor the
simple reason that the Senate bill was COP
sdered the most complete Of the two.
A petition for stock Law III School district
No. igl9 was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Highways
A petition for public road from Farming
ton to the division line of Albert Carry's lands
was read and referred to the same committee
A bill Incorporating the Marsh Hope I'M
provement Company was read and referred to
the Committee on Corporations. The marsh
land in question begins near Harrington and
extends TO fredericksburg, Md.
Ihe House bill for the protection Of game
was read twice and referred to special com
mittee composed of Messrs. Cooper, Cooch
and Conway.
The House bill incorporating the German
Library Association, OF Wilmington, was read
Il first time.
Adjourned.