The daily gazette., 1883-02-02
A EoNG LIST or BILLS.
BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION
OF THE LEGISLATURE.
OPINIONS ON REPRESENTATION.
Judge Wootten Heard From and judge
Wales to GIVE His VIews-PrOceedings
in the Senate and House Prosy.
.speclaI eorrespondence of me Gazette.

| lopeSiii correspondence OF tne Gazette.
DOVER, Feb. 2,-Judge Houston has
written his opinion on the representation
question and 1t will probably be sent in and
read to both Houses to-day It is positively
stated that the judge comedies with Cham
| cellor salisbury. A very elaborate opinion
from Judge Wales, to the effect that the7
Legislature can increase its members un-
equally, is expected soon.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Belts intro
duced and had read several local option
petitions; one from New Castle county with
the names of l,202 voters and 9OS non
voters; one from Sussex county, containing
9sS voters and 25S non-voters; and two from
hent county, containing the names of 55a
voters and 453 non-voters
Mr.. Belts offered joint resolution, which
was adopted, to the effect that all matterA
relating to temperance be referred to a joint
| committee of eight, three on the part OF tho
Senate and five on the part of the House.
| The Senate at the request of the,
State Temperance Alliance, decided to
give its representatives an audience on
February g. The bill providing uniform
ballot for election purposes, which was laid
over from Tuesday, was taken up for its
ilnal passage when, on motion of Mr..
| Cooper, 1t was recommitted to the COM
mitted on Revised Statutes. Bills were in
troduced as follows act regulating weights
and measures, reported by the committee.
and 500 copies of the bill ordeded printed
| by Mr.. Belts, for the relief of Robert ri.
Jones. House bills, incorporating the
Gazette and Star Publishing Companies
| and an act in relation to the George p.
Whitaker Company
The following bills passed the Senate
Act to prevent live stock from running at.
large In district Al, Sussex county; vote, 5
| to 4; House bill consolidating the Delaware
| and Chesapeake railroad with the p, w. &
b. X. r. Notice was given of the following
bills: by Mr.. Horsey, an act to amend the
charter Of the Laurel Grange Cooperation
Store Company; by Mr. Houston, act to in
corporate the town of Frankford for a new
road near Milford. Mr.. Cooper offered a
joint resolution to the effect that the opinion
| OF Judge Wootten, together with those OF
| other judges, be printed in pamphlet form,
which was adopted.
House bills were read first time as fol-
lows: Incorporating the Harrington Library
Association; the Hickory Grove Cemetery
Company; vaeating Lake avenue at Reho-
both; changing the fishing season on the
Nanticoke. The Senate will meet this morn
ing at s o'clock.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House the
opinion of the Hon. Edward Wootteu on
the questions submitted to the judiciary.
n Joihb ICoolubloH bJ OEs WATSON, pFOYlQlnR
that the opinions as they are received shall
be referred to the Committee of Representa-
| tion and 500 copies of each printed, was
| adopted.
The following bills were introduced and
read; To amend section 2, chapter 354,
volume 10, Laws of DeiawaHe, concerning
the collection of school taxes; TO amend tho
act Incorporating the Agricultural Canal
Company Of Baltimore hundred Sussex
IA fI,a
OF Immigration; to amend the act lncorpo-
rating the town of Newark; TO incorporate
the Young Mems Democratic Club OF vii
mington, Delaware; To incorDorate the
j. NJ Pusey Company
The following House bills passed: To
amend chapter 39l, volume l6, Laws OF
Delaware (relating to the time of fishing in
the Nantieoke river); TO incorporate the
Hickory Grove Cemetery Company; to va
cate Lake avenue in Relloboth.
Notice was given of the following bills:
By Mr.. Perry, to protect the health Of the
people; by Mr.. Lewis, In relation to the free
schools OF the town OF Harrineton by Mr..
Frazer, to amend chapter III, volume l3,
laws OF Delaware( (abolishing licenses for COM
mercial travellers; by Mr.. Comegys author
tzing the Prothonotary ofNew Castle county
to copy a certain Judgment index; TO amend
the charter of the New Castle County Mutual
Insurance Company.
The vote by which the bill amending the
charter of the town Of Dover was defeated
was recons1dereG and the bill reeommitted
to the Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions. The following bills were called up
and recommitted to the committees diyid-
ing North Christiana hundred into two
election districts, to incorporate the River
Front improvement Company amending
sections and 5, chapter 5, Revised Code,
providing for increasing the number OF
copies OF Journals to be printed from 800 to
ooo copies. petition was presented by Mr..
Dukes for oyster law for Indian River and
Rehoboth Bay.
Notice was given of the following bills:
BY Mr. Perry, to protect the health of the
people; by Mr. Lewis, in relation to the free
schools of the town of Harrington; by Mr.
Frazer, to amend Chapter III, volume 10,
Laws OF Delaware (abolishing licenses for
commercial Travellers; by Mr.. Comegys,
authorizing the Prothonotary of New Castle
county to copy a certain judgment index;
to amend the charter of the New Castle
County Mutual Insurance Company The
vote by which the bill amending the charter
OF the town of Dover was defeated
was reconsdered and the bill recon-
mitted to the Committee on Municipal Cor
porations.
At the afternoon session of the House Mr.
Denney offered resolution authorizing the
State Treasurer to pay John A. Nicholson
$500, "to be used, in his discretion, In the
way to best protect the State property from
loss by fire." After Mr.. Denney had ex-
planned, in answer to question from Mr.
Cooch, that this resolution conSemplates am
appropriation of $500 to the Dover Hose
Company, the resolution was referred to a
special committee. Mr. Barlow gave notice
of bill to regulate manufacture and sale
of oleomargarine and other kinds of artif-
eial butter. providing that bogus butter
must be conspieuously labeled as such,
under penalty of $50.
Bills introduced; Senate bill amending
the act incorporating the Smyrna public
schools; abolishing the wearing of con-
Yiet's jacket; for the preservation of peace
and good order; House bill (by Mr. Jnstisl
to amend section /, chapter l6, Revised
Code, requiring electors to reside Is days In
an election district; by Mr.. Crawford, to
amend the law relating to bribery at elee
tions.
Bills read a second time and referred: An
act IN relation to powers of the Levy Courts.
The Secretary of State presented the State
Chemists annual report, which was read. The
Senate resolution referring matters relating
to "intemperance' to special committee
was non-concurred In.
Bills passed House bill converting city
end OF Newport pike into a street; two hun
dred copies of Mr.. Grawford's Anti-Bribery
bill were ordered printed.
Adjourned to A. m tn dav