The daily gazette., 1883-02-08
LEaIsLATIvE BUsINHss.a
isousine ~ Yestsruay's work In Both
Houses.

DOVER, Feb. S.-The following bills were
introduced into the House yesterday For
the benefit of the free schools of Kent
county; TO straighten, widen and improve
the tracks oil the p, w. d B. railroad: to
authorize the p, w. & B. railroad to build a
branch line from State road station to
shellpot creek and to allow the B. & o. rail-
road to run its line through the town OF
Newark, ETC.; concerning the vaccination of
children In the public schools; regulating
the manufacture or sale of oleomargarine
porate the Young Mems Republican Club
Of Wilmington; authorizing the Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington TO sell the sand lot
property, and authorizing the erection of a
new school building ia district 81, New
Castle county.
Senate bill increasing the appropriation
for the State Board of Health from S100 to
$3.50 was passed.
The bills read second time were to
amend Section 2, Chapter 354, Volume 16,
Laws Of Delaware authorizing Thomas w.
Wilson to straighten the road between
Smyrna and Dover Senate bill for the
preservation Of peace and good order !;
In relation to the Delaware City
wearing of the convict's jacket; to amend
Section 16, Chapter 1, Revised Code; au-
thorizing the copying Of certain Judgment
index by the Prothonotary Of New Castle
county; amending the act Incorporating the
Capelle Hardware Company; authorizing
the Mayor and Council of Wilmington to
borrow $50, 900, and TO allow the Trustees
Of the Poor $3 a day for visiting the new
Almshouse.
The Committee on Claims presented q
joint resolution recommending the payment
Of 5000 to Kirk & Sons for printing the
index to 300 copies of Volume 16, Laws of
Delaware; OF $3.50 to the same firm for bind
ing and attending to the delivery of the said
300 volumes, and Of $500 to ex-Secretary
W0lcott for preparing said index aud super
intending its production.
The following bills were passed in the
afternoon Consolidating Smyrna public
schools; Incorporating the Philadelphia &
Smyrna Transportation Company; incorpo-
rating the johnson Forge Company. Notice
was given Of bill to pay B. F. Townsend
for repairs to Third street bridge.
Late In the afternoon the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Immi-
grafton bill. After very extended debate
amendments were adopted substituting for
one commissioner board of three, who
shall serve without salary except expenses,
and $1,000 per year was appropriated for
expenses to be used after consultation with
the Governor. The time of operation was
limited to two years. The committee then
rose, reported the bill to the House and the
amendments were adopted. The bill was
laid on the table and $50 copies were ordered
to be printed.
The bill to increase the tax rate in Dover
was reported by the Committee on Munict-
pal Corporations this morning with an
amendment fixing the rate at 25 cents on
the hundred dollars.
In the morning In the Senate the following
bills were read: An act supplementary to
chapter IS, Revised Code, relating to the
sale of intestate real estate. House bills:
Incorporating the Young Mems Democratic
Club of Wilmington; the j. M. Pusey Com
pany; limiting the amount of road tax TO be
collected in Christian hundred: dividing
North Christiana hundred into tw election
districts; amending section 5, chapter 81,
Revised Code (authorizing re election Of a
Red Lion constable); relating TO the publi-
cation of legislative journals; converting
part Of the Newport turnpike into a street.
The House joint resolution in reference to
the purchase of the Moore House and Tenn
pie farm at Yorktown was concurred in.
Mr.. Belts gave notice ofa bill incorporating
the American Insurance Company. A bill !
Incorporating the Laurel Grange Co
OD1IdbsNt 6tOiC AsbOClhblun WAS paobCQs
The bills to re-ineorporate the Riddleberger
Marsh Company and regulating weights
and measureswere read a second time and
referred.
Mr.. Belts had presented and read local
option petitions from New Castle, Kent and
Sussex counties, with the name of 142
voters and and 102 others, which were re-
ferred with other of the same kind to a
special committee composed of Messrs.
Belts, Roe and Horsey.
In the Senate In the afternoon notices of
bills were given to amend an act for the
suppression of intemperance, and authoriz-
ing the City Council of Wilmington to
borrow $1S0,000 for the purpose of increas-
ing the water supply, enlarging the reser-
voir, purchase water rights and lay new
pipes.
A bill was read providing for the appoint
ment of State chemist.
Petitions were read from o number of
voters in Sussex county praying for the con-
solidation of School districts Nos. 16 and
124, aud 1t was referred to the Committe on
Education.
House bill to amend Chapter 391, Volume
10, Laws of Delaware, changing the time of
fishing in the Nanticoke river was laid on
the table.
Notice was given of a bill to amend
Chapter 5S4, Volume 4, Laws of Delaware.
Bills were passed for the benefit OF Robert
Jones and to secure manufacturers in roll
ing stock in title, etc.
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