The daily gazette., 1883-01-18
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
SUMMARY OF YESTERDAYS
PROCEEDINGS.
ENDING THE SENATORIAL VOTE.
Declaring MIR. salisbury EIected--The
business in Both Houses--The Repre-
sentat1on Question.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette. ]

DOVER, Jan. 16.-The members, when
they turned up almost too tardy for prayers
yesterday morning, looked tired and sleepy
after Tuesday nights inaugural ball, and
the work of both houses was transacted very
quietly. The only thing which attracted
attention, (and 1t was a cut and dried pro-
ceeding,) was the joint meeting to compare
Tuesdays vote for United States Senator
and declare Hon. Eli Salisbury elected.
The result showed votes for that gentle
man in the Senate and 20 in the House,
| Senator Belts having voted for n. B.
Smithers, Esq, and Representative Lewis
declining to vote. A certificate was made
out for Mr.. salisbury and he was declared
| elected.
In the House Mr.. Cooch gave notice Of
bill authorizing the trustees of school dis
tricts Nos. 80 and Al to sell the old school
house and build a new one Mr.. Justis of
an act to amend Section l6, Chapter go,
Revised Code, so as to prohibit the placing
OF earth or gravel on the public roads in
New Castle county from October to April
l Mr.. Temple of an act authorizing the
Delaware d Chesapeake railroad to consoli-
| date with the Philadelphia, Wilmington g.
Baltimore railroad, and Mr.. Lowe of an
act to re-enact the act Incorporating the
Kent County Mutual Insurance Company
Mr.. Cooch introduced a bill to provide for
at the Newark depot, and the bill of Mr.
Barlow, providing for safety gates at the
railroad In Brandywine hundred was read a
second time. 1t was decided to have 1000
copies Of the Governors inaugural address
printed. A resolution offered by Mr. Bar
low providing for private closets on the
main floor of the Slate House was adopted.
Mr.. Frazer introduced a bill 10 extend State
street across Shakespeare mill pond, and a
IN nm MnK 20
vey certain real estate in Dover was passed.
Mr.. Messick presented petition for a stock
law for school district 4215 Sussex county,
and the Senate bills incorporating the
Wesleyan College and the National Dredg-
ing Company were read a first time On
motion of DIR. Crawford the inaugural ad-
dress was referred to committee composed
OF Messrs. Crawford, Watson and Wheatley.
The bills Incorporating the j. A. Cranston
Company and the Delaware Baptist Union
were passed.
In the Senate, after some amendments
had been made, the Wesleyan College bill was
passed. Other bills passed were An act
Incorporating the National Dredging Com
pany, and bill to render valid the acknowl-
edgement of a certain deed. Messrs. Cooper
and Rowe were appointed a committee to
act with the House Committee on the State
Librarians report. Notices of bills were
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the procurement of abort on; by Mr..
Cavender to incorporate the Philadelphia
and Smyrna Transportation Company;
by Mr.. Belts to incorporate the Pusey &
Scott Co. The bills re-incorporating the
Trustees of the Home for Friendless and
Destitute children, to amend the charter of
the Delaware Beet Sugar Co., to amend
Chapter IL, Section 109, Revised Code, and
abolishing the wearing of convct's jackets,
were given second reading and properly re-
ferred.
INCREASED REPRESENTATION.
The recommendations contained in Cover
nor Stockley's inaugural address on the sub
ject of increased representation for New
Castle county are very iavorably received
here, aid the probabilities are that the GEN
eral Assembly will give satisfactory in
crease. The New Castle members say that
they will bring the matter up next week,
when bill will be introduced, probably in
the House, and general discussion will COM
mence.