The daily gazette., 1883-03-06
TIE LEGIsLArUR
Proceedings of Both Houses Yesterday
Afternoon.
Lspeelal correspondenee OF the Gazette.l

l AASoEnOOus
| Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, March 5.-Senate
/ convened at .. m. Petitions etc.
were read as follows: Petitions for the re-
peal Of the act Incorporating the Dutch
Creek Improvement Co.; from 73 citizens
OF New Castle for the passage of the billi
creasing the salary of the Coroner and Cor
oner's physician of New Castle county; from
40 residents Of the State OF Delaware for
some action relating to constitutional con
Yention; remonstrances from ownero of cot
| tages at Rehoboth against the passage of the
bill for the relief of John b. Marshall:
| against the passage of the bill regulating
weights and measures; against stock law
In district vs.; Sussex county; against the
passage OF the bill providing for the inspee-
tlon Of steam boilers.
A communication from Chief Justice
Comegys, relating to the State receiving
picture of Lord Delaware, from his brother,
Benjamin b. Comegys, who offered to
present 1t to the State. The communication
was referred to q special committee consist
| ing of Messrs. Cooper, Belts and Horsey, to
| make arrangements for the reception of the
same.
Mr.. Cooper presented claim of Samuel
Black, Mayor of New Castle, for serving a
requisitIon on the Governor of New Jersey,
| for one Elijah Crouch, "a fugitive from justice,
who was charged with murder, which was
/ referred without reading.
Notice was given of new bills as follows
By Mr.. Cooper, to amend Section 6, Chap
ter 81, Volume Is, Laws of Delaware, allow
| ing the Board of Education OF New Castle
to collect by taxes the sum of Sc, 900 instead
| of 81 900 as heretofore; by Mr.. Cooper, to
further amend the act Incorporating the
city OF New Castle; by Mr.. Cooper to repeal
Sections 2, and of Chapter $40, Volume
10, Laws Of Delaware, entitled an act to
| reduce the number of justices of the peace
In the city of Wilmington and for other pur-
poses; by Mr., Belts, for the relief of the
| heirs of James Price, deceased.
Read second time and referred i: To in
corporate the st. Johns School of Faulk-
land; House bills, to straighten and widen
the road leading from Camden to Dover; TO
incorporate the International Lumber Co.
introduced and read House bills-Divorc-
ing Sadie Fowler from her husband Percy
Fowler; for the relief of Martin E. Walkers
administrators; for stock law in school
district No. 4215, Sussex county; to amend
Chapter 3Sl, Volume 16, Laws of Delaware:
transferring the farm of William G.. Rust
from district 143 to district No. 90, Sussex
county: restricting owners of hotel proper
ties from procuring license for more than
| one house; for a stock law in district 1872,
Sussex county; to amend Section |, Chapter
| 80, Revised Statutes. relating to the iuris-
| diction of justices of the peace in action for
damages in civil cases
Passed Bill in reference to pleading in
civil and criminal cases, allowing demurrers
to plead over; to consolidate school districts
Nos. % and 161, Sussex county, to be
known as the Milton public schools.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
House met at 4.15. Mr. Frasher pre-
| sented a joint resolution directing the State
Librarian to have the State House insured
| for Sl5,0 ,0O0, the furniture for $4,000 and the
contents of the library for S25,000. The
insurance to be for thres years at premium
not exceeding $500. The resolution was
adopted.
Bills introduced: By Dr. Temple TO change
the course of public road in Kent county;
| by Dr. Watson to amend the charter of the
town of Milford Senate bills to authorize
the Town Council of Dover to borrow
80 900: 10 incorporate the Diamond State
Joint Stock Company.
Bills passed Amending chapter 106 Re.
vised Statutes Gin relation to interpleading
where two parties claim funds in the hands
of person summoned as garnishee); to en-
courage the destruction of crows In Sussex
county; changing the course of the Ross
road in Mlspillion hundred, Kent county.
Bills given notice of; By Mr.. Bates to
provide for a public park In the city of
Wilmington; by Mr.. Justis to repeal chapter
47S, volume 10, Laws of Delaware.
Bills read a second time To incorporate
| the jackson Il Sharp Company Beneficial
Association; stock law for districts and 16S
and 1855; to amend the charter of the tewn
of MiddletOwn; to incorporate the United
Daughters ofSOlomon. Senate joint resolu
tion for adjournment was amended by
striking out all reference to final adjourn
ment and fixing March 90 as the date after
which no new business OF private nature
] Will be received.