Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-12
Adjourned until 1O q. m.

Adjourned until III q. m.
Dover, March 10.-The House met at 10
O'clock a. m.
Mr.. Barlow presented from the levy court
and trustees OF the poor Of New Castle
county an invitation to visit the new insans
asylum at Hare's Corner. It was accepted
and March 10th fixed as the time.
MIR. Armstrong presented series Of reso.
lutions from Pomona Grange Of New Castle
county favoring constitutional convention,
State board of agriculture, law to compel
railroad companies to protect all highways
crossed by their roads, and Representative
Browns bill in relation to the collection OF
taxes; also, indOrsing Governor Stockleys
views on railroad discrimination, aud favor.
ing an investigation Ct the relative bearing
IN taxation in this State upon corporations
and real estate. The paper was referred to
the committee on private corporations
MIR. Adams presented petition for law
authorizing the commissioners of district No.
AZ Sussex county, to levy an additional tax
OF s5l, for the purpose OF finishing a new
school house. Referred to the committee on
education.
Mr. Cannon presented a petition for a new
road in Broad Creek hundred, Sussex county,
and one for a law authorizing him to
strai2hten part OF public road running
through his land
Mr. McCabe presented a remonstranoe
against stock law in district &C. Sussex
county, and several circumstances against
the bill for the protection Of terrapins.
Bills read To re enact the charter OF the
Beaver Dam Ditch Company to incorporate
Admiral 3 +. dupont Post, No. 2, G. A. r :,
OF Wilmington TO incorporate the Riverside
Lumber Company OF Wilmington to incor.
por-te the Associated Charities OF Whining.
ton to amend the act authorizing the town
Of Dover to issue bonds for water works,
allowing the proceeds to be applied to laying
mains and putting up fire hydrants TO
amend the act Incorporating the town Of
Dover, extending the town limits to
authorize a bridge over Broad Creek at
Bethel, Sussex county; transferring Elizabeth
richards farm from district I79 to dis riot
49, Sussex county to amend the charter OF
the Fame Hose Company Of Wilmington. by
inserting No l" after the word company
to repeal an amendment to the charter OF the
town OF Dover, in relation to the collection
Of taxes.
Bills passed To restrict the elections for
stock laws authorized to be held in Sussex
county 70 one election per year in any one
year. and authorizing only such persons as
are qualiheu 10 vote at general elections to
vote at these elections to amend cbapter 10
volume IL, 30 ~ to restore the time for oyster
dredging on natural beds to the old period
the months OF April, May and June; 10 repeal
chapter So, volume i6, requiring the repair Of
roads in White Clay Creek hundred 10 be
given out annually by contract to amend
chapter 60, revised code, by requiring the
general repairs to roads in White Clay Greek
hundred to be made between MAY lat and
July LIST, annually to amend the act for the
protection and Improvement Of the Whining.
ton harbor; to enable district No. 90, Brandy
wine hundred to use funds now in hand to
hquldate debt Of $3.50 against the school OF
the district.
The bill to prohibit the sale Of unwhole.
some milk and the manufacture or sale OF
oleomargarine under penalties of from $50
TO S5OO, was taken up for third reading
and recommitted, in order to be amended 40
nocently.
Adjourned until O'Clock D. m,
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The House met at 8 O'Clock.
Inc bill to prohibit the sale or manufacture
or oleomargArine was amended so as TO make
the penalty apply only to persons who shall
knowingly or wllfully violate il provisions. p"
after which it was read third time and
passed.
An act to change and straighten a public
road in Mlspillion hundred was read
MT. Salisbury presented petition from
citizens Of Harrington, for law exemptino
I'VE stock and personal property used FOR
farming purposes within the limits Of the
town from taxation.
MIR. Bennett introduced bill recurring the
chancellor to pay one half OF the funds Of the
Potter estate in his possession to the school
fuAd OF Kent county, and the other half tn
the trustees Of the poor for said county.
which was read
The Senate bill to change the name Of
Albertina Grant Spencer to Albertina Grant
was passed.
The connnnittaa IN 5iuoroo ,,.z..I, IA,
q favorable report, bill to divorce Laura E.
QulnterEo from Raphael Quinterro, which was
A bill for the relief of Francis A. and
SaIah A. FINLEY was read, and the House
bill for the relief OF the road Commissioners
OF Christiana hundred was passed.
a resolution presented by Mr.. Atkins re |
CURING the committee on private corporations |
70 report the bill incorporating the Milton q |
Bay Shore Plank Road and Turnpike Com.
pany was laid on the table.
The bill increasing the Jurisdiction of ips-
tlces OF the peace to cases involving Soon |
was taken up for consideration and on motion
OF Mr.. salisbury was laid upon the table
The following Senate bills were read To
lay out new public road in Kenton hundred. /
70 incorporate the Georgetown Building and |
Loan Association to amend section i. Chan.
ter l92, volume II, Delaware Laws.
The Senate bill to establish the Kenton
public schools was passed.
Inc House bill to repeal chapter IA, volume
10, Laws Of Delaware, and the Senate bill a
supplement to the act authorizing the w. 4
hallroad Company to widen and improve
lts lines were read.
Adjourned until 10 a. m tn.morrov,