The daily gazette., 1883-02-28
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.
RECORD or A BUSY DAY Ar
DOVER
THE BRIBERY BILL PASSED.
Al'", the D'n Authorizing the r.. w. &
y Il n: 90. TO Widen and Improve IL.
Tsaoss-1e Legislative Business
repeeial corresnon1epce ~ ,na Co.

! -, tSpeeaAL cofrespondenceo OF the Gazetre.l
DovEB, Feb. 2s.-The House Yesterday
had busy DAY and passed sixteen bills.
rney are mostly Of an unimportant nature.
80 iar as the general public Is concerned
and are as follows: To extend the time 70,
the recording of private acts; stock law for
district lob Sussex county; to ineorporsta ta
the Hapauno Chemical Works; to tucor
porate the Hercules Powder Company: To
incorporate the Delaware S@ngerbund OF
Wilmington; to exempt foreign investments
taxed 10 other STATES, from taxation in This
State; to amend the act providing revenue
for this State (this bill corrects q
clerical error); Senate bill to prevent
the desecration Of burial grounds and the
robbery Of graves; Senate bills to allow
Trustees of the Poor to administer oaths to
eacn other; Senate bill to allow non resi-
dents TO apply for liquor licenses without
appearing In court; to allow railroads to an
point special constables; Senate bill incor-
porating the American Union Insurance
Company, (with unimportant tamendmentsl
house bills incorporating the Cow Marsh
Ditch Company, (of Kent county,; incor
porating the Stanton Manufacturing Com
pany; Incorporating the Newark Exchange
Building Association; Incorporating the In
ternationaI Lumber Company.
The bill to abolish the Little Election. y
OF which Mr.. Cooch gave notice Yesterday.
and about which Itelegraphed the GAzRTTE,
Is a good move. 1t viii do away with that
election altogether and there is no reason
why the assessors and election inspectors
ehonld not be elected at the State election.
as all other officers are. Other bills were
given notice OF In the House Yesterday a.
follows by Mr.. Comegys for the relief of
Martin E. Walkers administrators, and
BY Mr.. Lewis to revoke the charter of the
Kehoboth Beach Association. It is stated
that this last named bill is prompted bv
John d. Marshal, who has been refused the
privilege of building stables on the associa-
tion's grounds.
Speaker Bates yesterday afternoon intro
duced the Wilmington charter which has
been here for some time. Among the bills
introduced to-day were the following By
Mr. BARLOW, to incorporate the Wawasett
Ice Company; by Mr.. Williams, to straighten
public road leading from Dover to Cam
den; by Mr.. Messick, to transfer the farm
Of W. G. Rust from District 143 to District
w, in Sussex county; by Mr.. Watson, to
change the course OF a public road in Mil
ford hundred; by Mr.. Comegys, to increase
the duties of the Clerk of the Market in
Wilmington as inspector of weights and
measures; to amend Chapter 1O6, Revised
Code, in relation to practices and pleadings
In civil cases; stock law for District 14S,
Sussex county; to place youthful criminals
in the House Of Refuge in Philadelp ia.
The bill introduced by DIR. Crawford to
amend the bribery law came up as a special
order at O'Clock. The amendment
adopted by the Committee of the Whole,
providing that the vote of any party sus-
pected Of having sold his vote should be
CHALLENGED and that Re might be sworn was
voted down, and the bill passed In It's origi
nal shape by the following vote Ayes
Barlow, Comegys, COoch Crawford, Dukes.
Frasher, Jacobs, Justis, Lowe, Messick,
Perry, Rawlins, Sutton, Speaker Bates-14,
Noes-Temple, Watson, Willlams-3. The
bill as passed amends Section 12, Chapter 16
OF the Revised Statutes by adding the fol-
lowing "And If any person shall
accept or receive anything so given,
with the intent, purpose and object IN tbis
section specified, sucn person shall also be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall, for the period of
four years from such conviction, forfeit all
the rights and privileges of an elector, and
In case of a second or any subseqent con-
viction for like offense, shall forfeit all
the rights and privileges of an elector for
the period of eight years from the date of
any such conviction, and shall also, during
the period of disfra1chisement, be incompe-
tent to serve as juror; Provided however,
that when any person, party to such pro-
hibited transactions, shall inform against
the party thereto, and shall give evidence
against such other party upon trial, the
person so testifying shall not be indicted
for that offeuce.'
The House bill amending the charter OF
Dover was taken up, discussed for over an
hour and recommitted. The discussion was
rather lively, and while it was in progress.
Mr.. Day and Mr.. Dyer, the former being
president Of the Town Council, got into an
alteration in the lobby and the latter called
the former liar.
Petitions were presented for county divi-
sion, for the changing of a road In Milford
hundred, for stock laws in districts 130 and
156 Sussex county. A petition was also
presented asking that the Clerk of the Mar
ket be made the regulator of weights and
measures In Wilmington OF all wholesale
and retail dealers, including coal dealers.
WHAT THE SENATE DID.
In the Senate the following bills were In
troduced: Extending the time for record
ing private acts; to prevent live stock from
running at large in district 53 Sussex county:
TO amend an act for the raising of revenue
for the State; Incorporating the Delaware
sangerbund Of Wilmington; the Rapauno
Chemical Co.; the Hercules Powder Co:
Senate bill TO incorporate the town of
Laurel; to prevent live stock running at
large in district IS, Sussex county; repeal.
ing the law preventing live stock from run
ming at large in district 81, Sussex county.
concerning the acknowledgment Of deeds;
Senate bills, BY Mr.. Horsey, toamend Chap.
AUS, Vol. Is, Laws of Delaware, relating TO
bridges over mill dams; by Mr.. Belts,
Senate bill to amend the charter of the Re
hohoth Beach Association.
The bill authorizing the collection of GER
tain money to be used for new school house
in district 81, New Castle county, was taken
up for consideration, and on motion of Mr..
Roe was postponed until tomorrow after
noon.
Bills passed Authorizing the p, w. a.
B. Railroad Company to construct branch
road from State road station; authorizing
the r., w. q B. Railroad Company to widen
and improve its lines within this State; to
amend the charter of the Delaware Fire In
surance Company; Incorporating the John
bloir & Son Company: Incorporating the
Delaware River Dry Dock and Constrtlction
Company; the bill reVoking the charter of
the Wesleyan Female College was reported
back to the Senate without any recon-
mendation aad on motion was laid on the
table.
Notice was given 81 new bills by Mr..
Belts to incorporate the Diamond State
Joint Stock Company, Of Wilmington and
BY Mr.. Houston to amend the charter of the
town OF Lcwes. The House Joint resolution
approprtating $500 to Edward Ridgeley,
Chancellor ad liteaa, was read aud referref
TO Committee on Claims,
Mr.. Beta offered a Joint resolution To