The daily gazette., 1881-02-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
SENATE.
DOVER, Feb, rs, 1881


Senate met at 10 a. IN,
The report which may be found else
where oil the Insurance Commissioner
was read and referred to a special COM
mittee 0f three consisting of Messrs.
Cooch, -enDewill and Connaway.
The House joint resolution appointing
William r. ownes to be purchaser of
| the necessaries for the next general As
| sembly was concurrt d In.
The following bills were given notice
| Of:
By Mr., Betts-An Act to establish q
| road In Brandywine Hundred This Act
provides for q public road from Edge
moor Station, over the marshes on the
| east side of Tue railroad TO the city line
| Of the city of Wiimington also:
An Act to incorporate tie Marshall Iron
| Company OF Newport also
An Act to vacate road In the city of
| Wilmington. (Thls road Is known as the
snuff Mil Road.
the following persons named prayithat
an Act may be passed to transfer their
| property from school district, ~
| of sussex county To school district l22
OF the same county, Mary Fooks, Daniel
| short, George Scout and Cornelius Pretty
| man. Their prayer is concurred In by 20
| tax payers OF thool district AZ.
| Mr.. Cooch introduced he bill to incor
porate ihe New Castle Cemetery Compa-
ny of New Castle.
House bIlI concerning offenscs against
| the persons of individuals was passed.
| (rhe bill provides that or any person
| shall lewdiy and lascivlously, play or
/ toy with any female c4itd under the age
| OF twelve years he shall be deemed guilty
/ o misdemeanor aud upon conviction
| thereof shall be fined not exceeding i've
| huudred dollars and shall be imprisoned
for a Term not exceeding three years,
| Senate bill incorporating the Front and
| Union street railway was passed.
| Adjourned to 10 a. IN, on Wednesday,
HOUSE.
/ nj o n
| Bills from Governor Hall, Auditor
| Staats and John Hunter were presented
and referred To the Committee OIL
| Claims.
| bill to continue In office q Little Creek
| constable,
Mr.. Robinson presented petition ,foI
the vacating of a certain part OF the road
| IN Indiau River Hundred Sussex coun-
Mr.. Moore preseat ted remonstrance
signed by ID. f. Burton and 10 others, o
Dover, against the passage of the Della
Mr.. Robingon presented petition fol
| the passage of the bill providing for the
estab lishment of a special school by tnt
alleged indians ofIndian River Hundr red
sussex county.
The senate bill providing for change
OF the boundary line of District No. ei
was read a second time and referred to
the Comm LJee on Education.
| Mr., Van Burkatow introdu ced and had
read bill TO incorporate the Dover
River Improvement Gompa ny; also Q
| petition Tor the passage OF ie same.
1.-The capital stock OF the company IL
| limited TO $4,000, In shares of SI0 each
| John G. Durborougn, Thomas Pickering
George IL. Glldersleeve and others, arr
| named as corporators, and.the charter is
| to go INTO operation wnen ls9 shares o
stock have been subscribed. The com.
| pany ID authorized TO do everything ne
cessary to improve the navigation ol
jones' creek.
appoint IA Justice OF the Peace for Hook
essin, New Castle couney.
| Mr. McNeaI gave notice of q bill to In
corporal Q the Derrlckson mill pond and
st. Georges Branch Ditch Improvement
The House bill incorporating the Hol-
| lywood Gem etery Company, OF Hafring
ton, was taken up, and the Senate
amendments TO the bill eoneurred in.
| Mr.. Tomlln on preaented a petition FOL
new road. intersecting the road from
| Milford TO the beach the road asked fol
being about IA miles In length,
The pi / authorizing the construction o
draw bridge over MuTderkill Creek, IL
Milford Hundred, was read a second tirn'
| snd referred to the Committee on Roadi
| and Highways.
passage of stock law for District No. 81
| sussex county.
The bill To consolidate School District
O.. y
second time aud referred to the Commit
tee on Educaton.
Mr.. Cahall presented petition for
road in MispiliIon Hundred; length o
. | road asked for about miles.
MIR. Toni son gave notice OF Dill II
prevent stock running at large in Distrie
No. III, Sussex county.
Mr.. 4. N, Williams presented petition
, for the r peal OF the special tax on ply
sicians. kefe red to the Committee OF
Revised stat tes,
The same NUMBER presented petition
for additional Legislation to prohl bit Ash
ing with seines or nets, alter 2Oth -
of each year IN Delaware waters. Refer
, red to theCommiltee on Fish. oysters ant
Game.
Tne bill providing for the sstab ishmen
of a school by the reputed Indians {
sussex county, was read second tim
I and referred to the CommfGtee oa Cor
Adjourned until Wednesday at TO-;
| o. m.