The daily gazette., 1883-04-05
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.
THE CITY CHARTER READY
FOR PASSAGE.
AGAIN THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
Tho FOugeray Divorce Case-A Railroad
Fight-The Uniform Ballot Law-The
Republican Petitions.
tnnecInl eorrespondence OF the ,inrette. !

ton city charter. 1t was 1l.20 when the
House went into committee with Mr..
Frasher In the chair. The vote by which
Section 15, concerning the municipal court,
was adopted was reconsidered and the sec
ton was amended by striking out all pro-
visions comforting civil Jurisdiction on said
court and the adoption of a provision vest
ing In the judge OF the court full power as
committing magistrate. As amended the
section was adopted. The vote by which
Section 26 was adopted was reconsidered
and the section amended to conform with
Section Is, as amended. Section 26 was
then adopted. The vote by which Section
81 was adopted was recOnsidered and the
section amended by striking out in lines 255
TO 260 all provisions concerning the direc-
tlon, etc., of the water works and matters
connected Herewith. AS amended the sec
tion was adopted. The vote by which Sec
ton 43 Concerning the police) was
adopted was reconsidered and the
section amended by adding provision
for the physical examination OF policeman
the minimum height being put at 5 feet
inches, and the minimum weight at 1870
pounds; as amended the section was adopted
The vote by which Section 40 was adopted
was reconsidered, and the section amended
by extending Its provisions to high as well
as sub-constables and a clause was added
1
constable to stand within 80 feet of any poll
ing place ON election day except he go nearer
to deposit his vote or quell an actual dis
turbance of the peace and likewise unlawful
to influence any elector in the casting of his
| vote. AS amended the section was adopted.
The bill was amended by striking out Sec
tion 2 of schedul B. The committee then
rose and reported to the House that the bill
was now perfected and ON motion of Mr..
Cooch 1t was laid on the table.
The following bills were passed House
bills authorizing the Wilmington and
Northern Railroad Company to widen aud
improve its tracks; an act directing the Levy
| Court Of the various counties to publish de-
tailed statements of their expenditures; to
authorize the vacation of an old road and
the laying out of new one in Gumboro
hundred; to authorize the Dover Board of
Education to issue bonds; TO incorporate the
NanticOke Building and Loan Associations
| to incorporate the Wapello Manufac-
turing Company; Senate bill incorporating
the Diamond Milling Company; incorporaT-
ing the Treat Manufacturing Company; in
| cooperating the Diamond State Conserving
| and Pickling Company; Incorporating the
Atlantic Lodge, |. o. o. F., of Lewes;
House bills in relation to the collection of
road taxes In Red Lion hundred to make
New Castle county Ts,,id commissioners cleo
|
| relation to the collection of road taxes in
New Castle county; strengthening the road
/ from. Wrights cross roads to Hawking
| church, West Dover hundred; divorcing
Julia A. and George w. Morgan; Senate
bill regulating the stamping of weights and
measures In New Castle county; House bill
exemptinp j. Alexander Fulton's land from
taxation; Senate Militia bill; House bill
| amending chapter 442, volume IA, Laws of
1 r Mt hnr fvip ha
of oyster revenue to use certain funds to
construct road); amending section l.,
chapter 80, volume II, Laws of Delaware;
Senate stock law for Lewes and Rehoboth;
| House stock laws for united districts Nos
80 and 102, Sussex; for district No. 1876,
Sussex; authorizing Joseph Vaughn to To-
cate certain vacant land In Little Greek and
Bread Creek hundreds, Sussex. Senate bill
divorciBg Seth A. and Lydia Gibbons.
The Senate bill for the culture and pro-
lection of fish in Spring Mill pond was in
definitely postponed, and motion to re-
consider the same laid ON the table. Senate
bill repeating the tax on lawyers, physicians,
dentists and conveyancers was indefinitely
postponed, as was also the Seuate bill i'm
posing tax on billiard, bagatelle aud pool
tables. House bill for new road from
Hartley to Slaughter's was defeated by o
rising vote OF to ID.
l
ing William and Hester A. Noble; Senate
bill.for the protection of shippers of vege-
tables, fruit, eggs, oysters and other produce
The bill to authorize the laying out of a
new road in MispilliDn hundred was read a
first time. The bill to authorize the city OF
Wilmington to sell the sand lot property
was laid on the table. The bill to amend
Chapter AIS, Volume Il, (authorizing hotel
keepers to sell liquor in quantities less than
1 nna IN foE hs
was killed, the motion to read by paragraphs
being voted down.
IN THE SENATE.
The proceedings In the Senate yesterday
were full of interest. at the morning ses.
sion Messrs. Cooper, Roe, Houston and
Belts, the special committee to consider the
Republican petitions for district representa-
tion, reported as follows, and the report was
adopted
The committee upon increased represen-
tation for New Castle county, to whom was
referred numerous petitions, praying fol
such constitutional amendments as will pro-
vide for representation in the General
Assembly of the State according to popula-
tion under the district system, and also
numerous petitions praying for a division
of New Castle county, beg leave to report
that in view of the action already taken oy
the General Assembly in passing bill plo.
viding for such amendments to the Constl
tuition as will give to New Castle county al
unequal increase of representation in the
! House, they deem il ineXpedient and i'm.
practicable to do anything further at thit
time in reference to the matters referred tC
them.
Bills were introduced and read as follows
House bills, authorizing the Board of Edu.
cation of Dover to issue bonds to incorpo-
rate the Nanticoke Building and Loan Asso-
citation to incorporate the Gumboro Branch
Ditch Company to authorize the opening
of road from Smyrna to Spruance City
by Mr.. Belts to incorporate the Wilmington
, aud Brandywine Passenger Railway Com
pany House bill requiring Levy Court oi
each county to print detailed statement OF
all expenditures, in pamphlet form author
J izing the Wilmington Il Northern Railroad
/ to widen and improve its lines In this State
Bills were passed as follows; To amend
chapter 13, volume II, Laws of Delaware
relating to the pay of the oyster revenue
collector; to amend the charter of the Per
petual Savings and Loan Association. House
bills, incorporating the St. Georges Fruit
Packing Company; to amend chapters q
and 80, Revised Code entitled "of the State
e Treasurer and Trustees fthe School Fund, ;
and 'of Auditor of Accounts"
The Conference Committee appointed tc
consider the bill entitled IAN act for th,
encouragement of immigration and to fostei
= the agricultural interests of the State" re
8 spectfully reported that they had considered
the same, and recommended that the senat,