Daily Republican., 1883-03-06
THIRD EDITION.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST EDITION.
legislative Procedure.
TOWN ELECTION.

llItt HIGH "tlt dlpli'l lHt l''lin anu
only 81 votes were polled. Politics are
not brought TO bear in an election of
this kind, hence the peace and harmony
that prevailed The following is the re-
suit:
President of Council, G. II. h. Day,
reelected for two years. Members, II.
A. Richardson, reelected DIR. j. +.
Register, Thomas Foreakers and John
ID. Burton, new members elected TO sue
coed respectively J. A. Nicholson,
David Bice and James l.. Wolcott,
whose terms expired
The Council as re or ganized I his even
ing, is as follows.
G. II. b. Day, President Hiram
Reedy, stephen Slaughter, James Wise,
Capt. Thomas Draper (holding over
members, and H. A. Richardson, DIR.
j. f. Register, John ID. Burton and
Thomas Foreakers, (new members).
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Below will be found the afternoons
proceeding of both Houses of the Legis-
lature in detail:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SESSION.
Senate convened at 4 p. IN.
tIllluIiS, tI't, "tlC lttttl lollpNS .
Petitions for the repeal of the act incor-
pora'ing the Duck Creek Improvement
Co; from 70 citizens of New Castle for
the passage Of the bill increasing the
salary of the Coroner and Coroner S
physician of New Castle County; from
40 residents of the State of Delaware for
some action relating to a Constitutional
Convention; circumstances from owners
of cottages at Rehoboth against the
passage Of the bill for the relief of John
Is. Marshall against the passage Of the
bill regulating the weights and inca
sures; against a stock law in District 9S,
Sussex County against the passage Of
the bill providing for the inspection of
steam boilers.
A communication from Chief JUS
tice Colnegys, relating to the State re-
ceivinga picture of Lord Delaware,
from his brother BENZ. b. Comegys, who
offered to present it to the State. The
communication was referred to Especial
committee, consisting of Messrs. Coop
er, Belts and Horsey, TO make arrange
ments for the reception of the same.
Mr.. Cooper presented claim ofWm
j. Black, Mayor of New Castle, for
sci Wig a VII 'ilF NoNVl llti VI
New Jersey, for one Elijah Crouch,
fugitive from justice, who was charg-
ed with murder, which was referred
without reading.
Notice was given Of new bills as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Cooper, to amend section 6,
chap. "a, vol. Is, Laws Of Delaware, al
lowing the Board of Education Of New
Castle to collect by taxes the, sum of 81,
600 instead of 81 900 rs heretofore by
Mr., Cooper, to further amend the act
incorporating the city of New Castle !;
by Mr., Cooper, to repeal sections .. 3
and 4 Of chapter $40, volume Is, Laws
of Delaware, entitled an act to reduce
the number of Justices of the Peace in
the City of Wilmington and for other
purposes ; by Mr.. Belts, for the relief of
the heirs Of James Price, deceased.
Read second time and referred: To
incorporate the St. Johns School, of
Falkland; House bills, to straighten
and widen the road leading from Cam
den to Dover; to incorporate the Inter
national Lumber Company.
introduced and read: House bills
divorcing Sadie Fowler from her hus-
band Perry Fowler; for the relief OF
Martin f. Walkers administrators; for
stock law in in School District No.
42l5, Sussex County; to amend chapter
3Sl. volume Ii, Laws Of Delaware;
transferring the farm Of Will am G.
Rust from District l43 to District No,
80, Sussex County; restricting owners of
hotel properties from procuring license
for more than one house; for stock law
in District No. 1872, Sussex County: To-
amend Section |, chapter 90, Revised
Statutes, relating to the jurisdiction of
Justices of the Peace in action for dam
ages in civil cases.
Passed bill in reference to pleading
in civil and criminal cases, allowing
demurers to plead over; to consolidate
school districts Nos. % and 16l, Sussex
County, to be- known as the Milton
Public Schools.
Adjourned.
H0USE--AFTERSUOS SESSION.
House met al l5
Mr.. FraSher presented Joint reSolu
ton directing the State Librarian II
have the State House insured for SD,
900, the furniture for s. 600, and tn,
contents Of the Library for $50, 900, The
insurance to he for three years at IA pre-
miu,n ma, .ycaod;n, s2oo ri. r.,iIu
tion was adnnt,d
Rills intr,,lur.d Nv Dr T.,nr1e +,
chance tha course Of - ruhiir rnad i,
kant ,orntv.Lr Dr u. it.nn ,n nu,ond
the charter If rho lawn If NiifnrL Sen,
ota iii, t,,or,h,r;,nt ha tn,rn r,,,,;
of Dover IN horrnw b ooo. tm incnrnnrat,
the Diamond State .Ipiut Stock Com
pahy.
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