Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-31

Western Railroad Company to construct
new road down the State, with the
amendments agreed upon by the Commit
tee on Corporations, was taken up aud
passed by the following vote
Ayes-Betts, Conaway, Cooch, llorsey,
McWhorter, Speaker Rust-6.
Nays-Cooper, Harrington, Pennewill
3.
The resolution reducing the rate of in
terest on the J. & b. and b. & y. rail
road mortgages from to A per cent. was
passed by vote of s to /, Mr.. Pennewill
voting in the negative.
Adjourned
House OF Representatives.
| House met at 10 a. III.
Mr.. Tomlinson offered resolution
authorizing the Derrick B. Morris Com
mittee to employ clerk and require the
attendance of witnesses.
Mr.. Bradford presented a resolution
directing George II. Bates, Esq, to COM
plete the preparation of the chancery
cases adjudicated but unpublished by his
father, the late Chancellor Bates, and
providing a compensation therefor.
Adopted
The Senate bill consolidating the school
districts of Georgetown was passed.
The House bill incorporating the Della
ware Heat, Light and Water Company,
with amendments, was passed. The
bill names William jerks Fell, Charles
NJ. Morris and William Il. Taylor
authorizes the company to do everything
necessary for the supplying of water and
heating and illuminating gas in any town
or city of the State, consent of the author
tiles of said town being obtained the
capital stock is limited to $500, 900, in
shares of $50 each.
Mr.. Bradford introduced bill to
furnish facilities for the transfer of
freights. [This is the new ship canal
bill, more fully reported elsewhere.
Mr.. VanBurkalow presented memorial
from the State Treasurer, asking speedy
action upon the House supplementary bill
to the funding bill, so as to relieve him
from embarrassment with respect to
advertising the loan.
The senate supplementary bill to the
funding bill (proyding for the invest
ment of the proceeds of the sale of the
States F., w. < b. stock) was at once
taken up and passed.
The bill to divorce James A. and Clara
V. Conner, reconsdered yesterday, was
passed by vote of II to 3, Messrs Brad
ford, Townsend and A.C. Williams voting
in the negative.
MIR. Swayne introduced a bill amends
tory Of section II, chapter IL, Revised
Code, relating to school assessments in
country districts.
MIR. Pilling offered resolution fixing
the hours of meeting for the balance of
the session at ARMAND = pm. Adopted.
The bill uniting the smyrna school dis
tricts was passed.
The Senate bill To amend section %,
chapter ., Revised Code, was read. .
The Revised Statutes Committee re-
ported adversely upon the House (Alr.
Rcgistcr's) bill supplementary to the
Funding bill. Adopted.
The bill to prohibit stock running at
large in district No. 81, SUSSEX county,
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, the Ship
Canal hill was read a second time, under
a suspension of the rules, and referred Ia
the Committee on Corporations.
The Senate bill Incorporating the
William Lea X Sons Company was read
n second time and referred
Adjourned. .....
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House reasscmbled at > p. NJ.
The bill for the improvement of the
streets OF newark WAS passed.
senate mlls To repeal chapter l2t,
volume ~ Laws OF Delaware; to incor-
porate the Delaware Manufacturing Com
pany Bellah, Quigl"y COL TO incor-
porate the ShlpleN street Drain Company
oil wilmington to rrincorpurate the
Sisters OF charity oi st. Peters school,
Wilmington an act in relation to fines
and foriritnrrs, were read.
Mr. Bradford presented two petitions
Tor the passage "t the bill reimbursing b..
Frank Townsend and others for building
Third street bridge.
The bill for the registration of births,
, marriages and deaths was passed by a
vote of II to e..
The bill to amend chapter 80, Revised
Code, was taken up. The bill prohibits
hunting or shooting on Sunday, penalty
$40; makes the close season for rabbits,
partridg"s, quail, phcasants aud ruillcd
grouse date from January 18th to Novrm-
her 10Th except in New Castle county,
where the close season will begin ON Jan
uary LIST, &c.
The bill was laid on the table.
The House bill to encourage the propa-
CATION of fish was defeated.
The bill to incorpnrate fine town III
FEukiord was lost by a vote of II to !.
y The Senate Joint resolution for the ptb.
: LEGATION of Commissioner MrFrr's annual
report and other documents was conrurrrd
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