Milford chronicle., 1883-03-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Friday March 2.-The sspaIe convened at


70 lay out a new rvad in Mispi1on hundred Kent
county.
Bills passed House bill, to lay ont new road
in Mspllion hundred, Kent county Senate bills
authorizing the town council OF Dover to Dor
row $4,000 for the benefit Of the Water Works
to incorporate the town Of Lewes.
The bill to lay out new road in South Nnr-
derkl hundred. Kent county, was reported un-
favorably, and on motion the future coasideTa-
ton Of the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned until Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
The House met at 10 a. m.
Speaker tics, who was absent yesterday
when the vote was taken on the Townsend bridge
bill, recorded his vote in the negative.
A petition for local option lazy was read from
citizens Of Kent county.
Bills Introduced: To incorporate the United
Daughters Of Solomon OF Mfordi stock law for
districts and l53, Sussex county; stock law for
district l56, Sussex county Senate bill amend
ing the charter Of Lewes; to amend the charter
of Middletown.
Bills passed: For the relief Of Martin E. Wal.
ker's administrators doing way with the adyer.
Using Of Registrar Frazer's weekly reports; to
divorce Sadie Fowler from Percy Fowler; stock
law Tor district 80, Sussex county, House bill 20
prevent owners OF hotel properties from licensing
more than one saloon; stock law for district 421s
Sussex county.
Mr.. Cooch presented petitions signed by Fl.
Dickson and others for constitutional conven-
tion and for a law paying the New Castle Levy
Court a salary instead Of by the day.
The Judiciary committee iavorably reported
the bill to increase the jurisdiction OF Justices OF
the Peace in civil actions from cases revolving
500 tocsses involving 5000 Igwas passed with
ont dissenting vote. Adjour ied.
Rondav. March 5-The Senate passed the fol-
lowing bills Bills IN reiereacs to pleading in
civil and criminal cases, allowing dcmurrers to
plead over; to consolidate seholl districts Nos.
% and Ill. Sussex county, to he known as the
Milton public schools
The House met at IS p. m.
Mr.. Frazier presented joint resolution direct
Ing the State Librarian TO have the State House
Insured for SIS ,OOO the furniture for 50 600 and
the contents of the library for t?5 ,0Oo The in
surance to be for three years at premium not
exceeding $500. Tao resolution WAS adopted.
The following hills we've passed;
Amending charter 1O6 Revised Statutes; to en-
courage the destruction ofcrows in Sussex coun-
ty; changing the course Of the Ross road in Mis-
pilion hundred. Kent county.
Adjourned.
Tuesday, March THE Senate called to order
at 10 a. ni
The following resolution was read and adoptedl
T1...1..9 rrlat tIa 0ou,n,itfaa mn FfiueatiOu
be requested to irquife into and report upon the
expediency OF making the duty imposed upon
School Commissioners blythe 81. section OF chap
er 42 of the Revised Co ie obligatory instead Of
iscreqary, at l,st with resp ct to eerlaincl4sses
of districts
Bills were passed as follows
In reference to contested elections, with sever
al amendments, most important of which, re-
qnires all enestants to give security for all costs
that may be Incurred in case the result should
be determined against such cOntes ant, Mr.. Belts
voted against it; creating O stock law in district
69 Sussex county.
In the House the following bills were passed
To divorce William A. VIughn from his wi
Martha Vaughn; to prevent live stock from run
ming at large in district 1853 in Sussex county
House bill incorporating the Benevolent Daugh-
ters of Solomon ol Milford; supplement TO the
charter of the Delaware Fire Insurance Compa
nv amend the charter Of the town Of Harrihg-
ton. House bills prohibiting live stock from
"wilfuly" running at large in districts 17S, 100
and 49, Sussex county, abolislilg whipping
and piilory ior murder in the second degree; re-
quirrg the erection nt safety gates at certain
railroad crossings in Brandywine Hundred for
the protection Of game,
Mr.. Messick presented petitions, signed by 275
Sussex countans, for the appropriation OF $4,000
annually Of State surplus revenue to the school
fund, and for enlarging and Incorporating school
district No. 30.
Adjourned.
Wednesday March THE following bills
passed the Senate.
supplement- to the act Incorporating the Del |
aware railroad tauthoizing the construction of
line from BaclSbir1 Station through Smyrna and
striking the main track again near Brenford); |
Senate bills for a stock law in school district No |
40. Sussex couaty House bill in relation to re-
QUESTION for fugtives from jus ice, with amend |
ments.
House bills concerning acknowledgment Of
deeds; TO amend Sec. H. chap. 1G, Revised Stat
utes; to prevent bribery at elections; to incOrpo-
rate the Milton Library Association Senate bill,
the time Of dredging for oysters stock
law for district 81.
IL the House, under a suspension Of the rules
the Tatman ard Gibbons divorce bills were
passed. Bills were also passed incorporating the
Diamond State Joint Stock Company amend
ing the charter Of Middletown; for the vnccina-
lion Of children in the public schools.
Thursday March S.-The House passed the
following bills; Live stock law for District 14O,
Sussex county. Mr., Bates gave notice Of an
amendment to Article Of the Constitution, con.
iemplating change in the judiciary considera-
ion Of the Genate amendment Of the adjourn
nent resolution was indefinitely postponed. Bills
we're passed allowing pleading over in demurrer;
providing for a perk IN Wilmington and for
stock law in District No. 6S.
In the Senate numbero Of New Castle county
bills were passed and a host Of bills read a first
lime. Bills for the rehei Of John D. Marshall
md for destruction Of crows were reported ad-
'ersely and indefinitely postponed. The bill
ibolshing tax on lawyers aud physicians was
made a special order for Tuesday afternoon.
Friday March s.--In the. House bills were
,assed as lolloWs Authorizing tile Levy Court
# Sussex county to keep certain road in Cedar
yreek hnadred in repair; stock law for District
9, Sussex county consolidating the Millsboro
ublic schools; amending the charter of the Del
ware railroad (authorizing the building Of
ne through the town Of smyrna); authorizing
he Prothonotary Of New Castle county to copy