Daily Republican., 1883-04-12
the GENERAL AssE MBLY.
Passage Ofthe whining ton Charter
The Several Sew Amend me nts-
Proceed ings In Defail.

Passage Ofthe whining ton Chnrte
The Several Sew Amend d me nts
Proceed ings In Dessil.
, Special Correspondence OF the REruBLIoAs
DOVER, Del, April ll.-Nearly tn
entire day was occupied by the Hous
in amending the Wilmington charte
and reading it by sections in order b
pass the same. A few additiona
amendments were added to the bill, al
of which were adopted and the docu
ment, which has caused SO much un
easiness in this body, has at last beer
disposed of.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
House met at ten o'clock.
The foil owing bills were introduced
and read: House bill 10 amend chapte
ITO, Revised Code compelling partia
satisfaction of a judgment to be entered
on the record thereof }. Senate bills t.
consolidate the Milsboropub schools
stock law for district 81, Sussex County
to incorporate the Bellah Iron Company
to divorce Sarah G. from William A
Evans. House bills: Relating to bridges
over public highways substitute fol
the colored school bill reported by Com
mittee on Education. Under suspen
sion of the rules these bills were read 4
second time and referred.
Bills passed: House bills: To amend
section ., chapter l23, Revised Code,
| Cextending the time for limitation OF
actions on bonds and specialties under
seal to ten years. to divorce John C..
from Annie j. Wilson. Senate bills:
To incorporate the United States Gas
and Water Company; to change the
course of public road in Sussex Coun-
ty stock law for District 3S, Sussex
County.
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Shortly before noon to-day, DR.. Craw-
ford from the Committee on Municipal
Corporations, reported the Wilmington
charter with . favorable recommends
tiOn, and it was taken up for considera-
tiOn.
Mr.. Baker offered the following addi-
tiona amendments which were adopted:
Amend section l4'by adding thereto
provision that in case of the absence or
illness of The Judge of the Municipal
Court the Associate Judge of the Su-
periOr Court shall hold the Court him
self, or appoint some suitable person to
hold it
Amend section II by making the fee
for the appearance of the City Solicitor
81 to be turned into the City Treasury;
amend section 27 by inserting in line
4 provision that the fee for the attend
ance of the City Solicitor shall be in
cluded in the taxed costs, to be collected
by the clerk and turned into the City
Treasury.
Amend section II by striking out all
down to the end of the second line, and
insert in lieu thereof a provision that
the funded debt of the city shall not
exceed the sum now provided by law
except as provided by an act Of the
General Assembly.
Amend section 95 by striking ort the
provision for the payment of the sala-
ries of the members of the Board of
Revision.
Amend section 81 by adding at the
end thereof provision that Council
shall not have power to exempt (by
special ordinance or otherwise) any
person from the provisions of any gene
raj ordinance of the city.
SECTION Al was amended by fixing
the following salaries, Mr.. Bates stating
that the amounts had been determined |
on after consultation with Messrs
Paynter and Talley, of the City Coun-
Gil : Mayor, per year, 81, 500 :; Judge of
the Municipal Court, s., 800 City Solic-
itor, 81, 200 F.; City Auditor, 81, 200 City
Treasurer, 81, 200 Clerk of Council, ST.
800 President of Council, 5000 mem
bers of Council, 81 for each meeting
Chief Engineer Of the Water Depart
ment, $1,000 Clerk Of the Municipal
Court, 800 !; members of the Boa rd of
Health, 500 each Secretary of the
Board of Health, $500 each executive
officer Of the Board of Health, $500
Registrar of births, deaths. ETC., $500
of the Board of Assessment
aud Revision, $500 each Chief of Police
81 200 constables, $3.50.
After adopting the first AZ sections,
he House at one o'clock adjourned.
AFTERNOON Sc SSION.
At3p. N. the House re-assembled
md completed the final reading and
passage of the Wilmington charter at
J. 80 p. IN. The members present and
voting for its adoption were: Barlow,
Crawford, Dukes, Frasher, Jacobs, JUS
is, Lewis, Lowe, Messick, Perry, Raw
ins, Risler, Sutton, Temple, Wheatley,
Williams, Speaker Bates-17.
House bill supplementary to an act
o straighten road in Mispillon Hun
lred was passed. Adjourned.
sENATE-MoRHING SESSION.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
The Senate concurred in the House
to the Senate bill incorpo-
ating the Wilmington Il Brandywinel
PASSENGER Railway Co., Shortening the
ime for completing the road). l.
Bills passed : Incorporating the Mills
'oro public schools; to incorporate the
Universal Manufacturing Company
House bill, requiring the Levy Courts
0 publish itemized accounts of all ex-
enditures.
A number of bills were read second
ime and referred
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate reassembled at 3p. IN.
House bill relating to the printing and
inding of the journals Of both Houses
'as indefinitely postponed. House bill
ohcoiuAuS ehc pay uIthI vi iobl btNtS
n Red Lion Hundred was reported 4
and laid Oh the table.
House bill for n ferry across the Nan Y
coke river at Woodland, Sussex 7
'ounty, was laid on the table. f
Mr.. Cooper introduced bill relating
} Life Insurance Companies Excluding f
ompanies insuring lives on the assess a
,ent plan from paying the 2l3 per cent d
II premiums or dues received or assess n
lents collected). q
Mr.. Belts introduced the substitute to
ne Port Wardcn's bill, which was read
vice and referred. !.
Bills passed: House bills regulating .,
ne practice of medicine and surgery ~
l this State; to amend chapter II y
.evised Code, entitled "OfPhysicianss q,
} straighten u public road in West b
lover Hundred, relating to the collec- " ~
on of road taxes in New Castle County. "
House bills to amend chapter l23, T.
eyiSed Code (extenIiny tlp time for u