The daily gazette., 1883-04-11
THE LEarsLAruy IRE.
Regular Proceedings of the Senate and
House Yesterday.
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Especial correspondence OF The Gazette.1
DOVER, April 1O.-Houae met at 10
O'Clock. A petition signed by the members
of the Sussex county bar asking the passage
of the bill to authorize the making OF
Campbell indices for the prothonotary's
office Of that county, was presented and laid
on the table. The following bills were in
troduced By Mr.. Sutton, 10 amend Chap
ter 100, Revised Code, entitled of landlord
and tenant (allowing the tenant to plead
the cost of authorized repairs as a set-of
against landlords warranD; Senate bill
for q new road in Duck Creek hundred.
The following bills were Indefinitely post
poned Making live stock dealers take out
license; increasing the salary of the audi
tor of accounts; authorizing the prothOna-
tary and recorder of Sussex county to make
certain indices.
The bills in relation to the Court of Chan
Gerry were first laid on the table but subse-
quently taken up and passed
The following bills were passed For al
additional Justice of the Peace in SUSSEX
county; amending article 2 of the Constitu
ton (giving the Governor the veto power
abolishing the little election with amend.
ments intended to include all existing laws
on the same subject under this bilD. The
following is the vote on the latter bill
Ayes-Barlow, Cooch, Comegys, Crawford
Denny, Frasher, Justis, Lewis, Lowe, Perry
Wheatley, Temple, Rawlina, Risler, Sutton
Nays-Dukes, Jacobs, Messick and Watson.
Senate bill in relation to insane prisoners
was read twice and referred to the Com
mittee on Grimes and Punishment.
Senate amendments to the bills for the
election of Road Commissioners In New
Castle county and amending the charter
of the town Of Newport were concurred in.
A raenlIfi m In Of " TX m tO-6aV
and granting the use of The House for a
conference on the Wilmington charter was
adopted.
Adjourned uLtil 3.15 p. rn.
AFTERNOON sEasIoS.
House reasembled at 3 As p. m. The vote
by which the Senate bill repeating the
special tax on lawyers, physicians, dentists
and conveyancers was killed was reconsid
cred, after a variety of hostile motions had
been voted down by an average vote OF u
5, and recommitted for amendment.
The Wilmington charter was then taker
up and the amendments adopted by the
Committee of the Whole last week adopted
by the House with the following exceptions
Striking out the freehold qualification TO
melnbers of Council; making section q
more explicit as to the payment Of fees re
ceived by the city court into the city trea
BuT1s bLIlhlDk Oub bhdb pdAb VI bhO hhNhN
ment TO section Al, which makes member
of Council voting to overrule the decision
of the city solicitor individually liable TO
any damage thereby accruing; prescribing {
tWo-thirds vote to overrule the city solici
tors decision; striking out the amendmen
| relating to fees, ETC., of the Registrar o
Births, Deaths, etc, leaving this matter t
be regulated by ordinance; changing thu
RECRUITMENT of city council to raise S2O, ,OO'
| for building school houses, etc, and $500
| for fire escapes to the schools from man
date to a recommendation; extending tn
| limits of marsh land exempted from taxatio
| so as to include the Moir & Sons canner
site and the unoccupied piece of marsh {
the northern end of the Z :, W. u b. X.
bridge over the BrandyWine adjoining tn
| Piekels Foundry and the jackson ~ Shar
| Company's works. The charter was the
recommitted with instructions to report th
same for passage tomorrow morning.
Bills passed: Senate bill incorporating
| the Wilmington 81 Brandywine Passenge
Railway Company.
| Adjourned.
| sENATE-MoRNING SESSION.
| Senate met at 10 O'Clock. Bills intro
| duced and read: House bills, to amen
chapter 81, Revised Code, relating to div
sion fences; to divorce William from Heste
A. Noble: to divorce Hannah L. from job
Danley; claims against the State. Rea
second time and referre Z: To incorporat
the Eureka Manufacturing Company;
incorporate the Wilmington Trust Safe D
posit and Insurance Company. Bills passet
House bills for stock law in district II
and parts of districts 81 and 81, SUISSE
county; for stock law in district 81 SUISSE.
Senate bill: Relating 10 insane prisoner
Adjourned.
Senate re-assembled al 3.45 p. m. Hou
bill for stock law in districts 80 and
was laid on the table. The 1mmigratic
bill, which was recomnitted to the Con
mittee on Vacant Lands, was reported bac
without recommendation and withol
amendments. On motion of Mr.. Roe Il
Senate concurred in the House amendmen
to the bill by the following vote: Yeas
Horsey, Houston, Mustard, Roe an
Sneaker Cooper. Nays Belts, Cavendel
Chandler and Cooper. House bills for Il
relief of certain heirs OF Lydia Ann Grave
deceased, was reported un avorable and IL
definitely postponed.
Introduced and read By MIR. Cooper,
relation to the recording of deeds and 9th
conveyances; a supplement- to the charter
the Pocomoke River Improvement Compan
House bill in relation to the election OF asst
sors and inspectors Ga resolution from t
T | Levy Court OF Sussex county against u
t passage of the latter bill was read and +
( ferred); concerning Courts OF Chancer
t changing the time Of holding Courts
Chancery; an amendment to Article Sta
Constitution.
: Senate bill to divorce Charlotte A. frC
: John Scott Burton was read second TIL
q and referred.
l Bills passed: To incorporate the Bell
r Iron Company; to divorce Sarah 9. fro
: William A. Evans; HDuse bills, to inc'
: porate the Gum Branch Ditch CompaI
authorizing the Dover Board OF Educati
to issue bonds; to enahle Joseph Vaughn
d locate certain vacant lands; exempting
v Alexander Fulton's land from taxatl
Is (vote, 7 to -
l. Adjourned.
IF I,ids for Government Work.
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