The daily gazette., 1883-04-06
THE LEGISLATURES.
Detailed Report of Yesterdays Regular
Proceedings.

| to the new city charter and to give the
| Council of Wilmington an opportunity to
state their case on Tuesday next to which
time action upon the bill was deferred. Be
| fore this was done Speaker Bates stated that
he had written to Mr.. Beecher, chairman of
Councils Legislative Committee some time
| ago to the effect that the amendments to the
charter were perfected and he would be
pleased to have the Legislative Committee
examine them. There had been, Mr.. Bates
declared, no discourtesy. Mr.. Beecher had
replied simply expressing regret that
the charter had not been passed as Council
had sent 1t to Dover. This letter Mr.. Bates
had read. 1t makes no such complaint of
hasty action and want of courtesy as the
writer narrowed up the souls of Council
with last Tuesday night, at the mutual in
dignation meeting.
In the House yesterday bills were intro
duced as follows:
Bills introduced: By Mr. Wheatley, to in
crease the salary of the State Auditor to
$500 per annum, the increase to commence
| from from the time of the passage OF the act;
| by Mr.. Justis, to amend chapter At,
volume Is, laws of Delaware, (allowing
tenants or owners of lands TO mortgage
growing crops to secure payment of claims
for fertilizers, etc.; by Mr.. Sutton, to
amend the charter of the town of st.
to pay to the town council all road taxes
collected within the town limits); by Mr..
Barlow, to authorize the Levy Court of
New Castle County to build a bridge over
the Brandywne Creek at Washington street,
in the city of Wilmington, at cost not to
exceed $50, 900, the amount to be raised by
bonds payable in installments of 5000
each year. This bill was accompanied by a
petition praying its passage; by
Mr.. Justis, to amend chapter 81,
Revised Code in relation to division of
fences concerning the City of Wilmington
(being the Water Commission bilD. The
following Senate bills were introduced and
read To divorce Anna B. Everly from
her husband Edward F. Everly; to in
corporate the town OF Laurel to change
the course of a road in Sussex county to
create an additional Justice of the Peace for
Sussex county, to reside at HarbesOn I;
to amend chapter 13, volume 13, Laws Of
Delaware Increasing the compensation of
the collector of the oyster revenue); to
amend the act Incorporating the Perpetual
Savings and Loan Association of Whining
ton to incorporate the Brooks UDderound
Conduit Company and the Electrical Con-
struction and Maintenance Company {;
Cavender's uniform ballot bill incorpora-
ting the Enterprise Improvement Company
of Dover; Incorporating the Dover Land
Improvement Company; stock law for dis
trict 33, Sussex county.
Bills passed the House as follows Senate
bills, incorporating the Shipley Street Sewer
Company; supplement to the charter of the
Wilmington CITY Railway Company; House
bill for the relief OF Lydia A. Graves.
The Senate bill to amend Chapter 348,
Volume 16, Laws of Delaware (Cavender's
| fertilizer bill) was taken up, an amendment
submitted and the bill and amendment in
definitely postponed by unanimous vote. 1t
was then buried by laying on the table a
| motion to reconsider.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the proposed amendment to
| Article of the State Constitution, (being
the ''judiciary amendment'') Mr.. Justis in
the chair. An amendment was added
which provides for the establishment of a
municipal court, with civil and criminal
Jurisdiction, In Wilmington, and a supple
mentary section providing for the publica-
tion of the proposed amendment in due
form after its approval by the Governor
| The committee then rose and the bill was
| passed by the House.
Senate bill, amending the act authorizing
the Town Council of Dover to issue bonds
| (for the purpose of laying water mains,
planting hydrants, etc., was laid on the
table.
WORK IN THE SENATE.
The Senate passed the following bills !:
For stock law in District 80, Sussex
| county; to incorporate the Enterprise I'm
| provement Company of Dover; House bills,
| to establish Board of Education of the
| town of Bridgeville; Senate bill to incor
| porate the Dover Manufacturing Company.
Bills were introduced and read as follows:
House bills to amend Section l, Chapter
| 107, Volume 16, Laws of Delaware, relating
| to the collection of road taxes in New Castle
| county; concerning the payment of road
taxes in Red Lion hundred; to amend
Chapter 442, Volume l6, Laws of Delaware;
to amend Chapter 80, Volume IA, Laws of
Delaware, Concerning corporations); /; by Mr..
| Cooper an act in relation to crimes and
punishments. House bills introduced ::
Authorizing Joseph Vaughn to locate GER
tain lands in Broad and Little Creek hun
dreds; to lay out a public road in West
Dover hundred, to divorce Julia A. from
| George w. Morgan; for a stock
| law in united school districts Nos. so
and t52, and in district 126 Sussex;
in relation to the election of Road Commis-
sioners of New Castle county; for the relief
| of the heirs of Lydia Ann Graves, deceased.
| Senate bill for a stock law in district 81
| Sussex county was laid on the table.
Mr.. Cooper offered a joint resolution
authorizing c. s. Pennewill to make
alterations in the halls of the State House
| for the purpose of securing better veEtila-
| ton and to construct water closets, etc, on
the second floor OF the building. The reso-
luton was adopted.
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