Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-17
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, Special correspondence Of the KfUBLIcAs.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 49, 1883.
As is usual on Fridays, but little in
: terest Is taken In the subject Of law
! tmaking by thesmajorityo of the members
, of the House who think their week
labOrs finished at that time, and only
/. care 10 be present at roll call, after
which the Sussex and Kent members
take their departure, and this morning
!, the House was left without a quorum,
consequently no business was transact
ed and they adjourned to meet on Mon
day at 4. 80 o'clock, p. IN. This state OF
? affairs, however, did not exist on the
| part Of the Senate. Every member was
in his accustomed place, and consider
able work was accomplished in two
hours The following are the
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL:
7 Senate convened at 10 o'clock. After
| prayer and roll call, the journal was
| read and approved.
| Bills introduced BY Mr.. Cooper, to
incorporate New Castle Lodge, No. 3,
American Protestant Association Of
Delaware act requiring the issuing OF
, sirea facia mortgages to be entered
on the records. House bills Toprevent
live stock from running at large in
school districts 81 and 6S, Sussex C0un-
ty by Mr.. Houston, to amend chap.
4S, sec. 3, Revised Code, (giving Trus-
tees of the Poor power TO swear mem
bers) by Mr.. Mustard to amend the
act authorizing the Governor Ia ap-
point an additional Justice of the Peace
I,,l Ip,,l, .,fS 4 D.,
reside in Indian River Hundred, (chang-
ing the place of reSidcnce); House
bills, relating TO school district No. 81,
New Castle County, (providing for the
erection Of u new school house) act
regulating the sale Of olcomargarine ;
rr-incorporating the Agricultural Canal
Company of Baltimore Hundred, Sus-
sex County; to incorporate the Enoch
Moore, Jr., Ship and Car Building Com
pany to incorporate the Guardian Saw
ings and Loan Association; I" estab-
lish a Board of Education in the town
of Harrington and for other purposes ;
by Mr.. Roe Senate bill TO promote the
Agricultural interests Of the State of
| Delaware.
Read second time and referred: Sen
ate bills: To amend the charter Of the
Black Swamp Ditch Company; to pre-
| vent live stock from running at large in
district 80, Sussex County; Incorporating
Delaware Lodge, No. 30, German Or
der Harugari, of Wilmington to eX-
tend the time for recording the act in
cooperating the Delaware Avenue Club
Stables forbiddng the publication of
lottery advertisements in newspapers
to amend chapter 3s4, volume 10, Laws
Of Delaware, relating to fish, oysters,
and game House bills: To amend the
act incorporating the purchasers Of the
| Wilmington 4 Northern Railroad, and
"A supplement to the act incorporating
the purchasers of the Wilmington Il
Western Railroad,
Mr. Roe gave notice Of bill to lay
out Il public road in South Murderkill
Hundred ; also to lay out "A public road
and vacatc an old road in South Muir
derkill Hundred, Kent County.
A petition from Jackson Hastings,
praving for divorce from his wife jus
tiana Hastings, was read and referred
Adjourned until Monday afternoon
at o'clock.
MIR. SUTTON s BILL.
The only thing worthy ofn"tr that has
not been noticed i'll these columns Is th"
bill introduced ~ Mr.. sutton, Tor the
maintenance of tn" ""Iorcd schools III
this State, and which is designed To
meet with considerable opposition from |
that portion Of the Legislative body
known aS Bourbon Democrats, as III
their opinion the bill will seriously at- !
feet the party II IS W'ul'ar feature
Of the members Of the present L"gisla-
tufr that they handle with great care
anything mat t"nrh'S party primer
pies, and are 10th to say much about
such things, not considering the good
it will do to members of both parties.
Mr.. Sutton'S bill provides that the
Levy Court of each county shall lay and
collect Il ''tax of sixty cents on the 500
upon the assessments of the real and
prrsonal prOprrtv and poll of colored