Milford chronicle., 1885-03-20
LEG!sLATEEE NOTES.


ig On Thursday, March 1sih, 3 bill was introduce
n and read in the House in relation to the publ
s. schools Of Kent county, making II lawful for Il
=, commissioners OF any district which has raised
taxation the sum Of 500 and kept the school op,
for nine months in the year to use the surplus of
share Of its school fund towards the construction
alteration and repairs ofits school building: u
Is Dill in relation to the study Of physiology and h.
!, giene in the public schools was taken up for COZ
d sideration and laid upon the table.
The Senate bin laying out a new public road
p. kenton hundred was passed
Air. johnson moved that rule II be snspende
and the bill to divorce Rene J. Fougeray from Sara
F. Fougeray, be read a secosd ana third time. Tn
' motion was carried by the following vote: Ave
j. Messrs Adams, Atkins Cannon, Howe. } ohpson. Nc
Cabe, Moore Salisbury Schabinger TatnaD. .Trnitt
: Wilson, Mr.. Spcaker--13; Nos-Messis. brown
Burnett, Ferguson, Palmer. Virden-5. A motto,
made by Mr.. Brown to lay the bill on the tabl.
was lost by about the same vote The bill ,ya,
then read third time aud the vote on its final ms
sage was 10 to 3. Messrs. Armstrong. Brown and
Virden voting No.
On motion OF Mr.. Salisbury the bl!l for the pro.
lection Of game and game fish was made a spe,s. 3,
order for Thursday afternoon next at oclg.g-
Col Moore introduced another increck,a a -
seniation amendment in the House gs 4, ,r.s ra,,
first time. Il provides for 80 So. ',u
the pending amendment-to ED, IAN ra,,,..,
Tor New Castle county and onr so,,,-
Of the couhtes-but alsQ6roviIes tbot ,lo o,,, 80
wilmington shall be &yi1ed i,,,, ,,... -,
ana representative stricts. with Sixth strc,t sor
.ng ul'iuinS hne',2ch district to elect one Senator
htatiyes. It is claimed for this
will be more satisfactory to the
''.s 9trad lmington than the Grnbb amend
"'ei' az MN. the Democrats sne-half Of the civ
i Ietge- oa'R, instead of giving all to the Reppb.
7od forn.d be the practical result OF the other
5f Al eg. ,I
IS the Se4Hate the ho1seshsi6e OF ~oEce Sof New
d,astle COUNTY, TT,"if meeting to the objections
ID tced by those men who wanted to deteGt th.ii
The cure,a and to say that the DemNwas read. a6h
'nle aif,slle county are not in fains bills which
utter a Ia,senood. ~ Any person @rent changes in
text books used in the free ( ools; to prevent
commissioners and clerks OF school districts from
msappropriating funds.
The Legislature adjourned about 1870 a. m, to
meet at II a. m. Monday, instead Of 4.15 o'clock,
| p m, as has heretofore been the custom. From
this time forth steady worl; will be the rule ,as the
members recognize the necessity of more activity
in order to clear away the business now on hand
and to come in order to reach an adjournment by
a reasonable date in April.
On Monday bill was introduced by Mr. Sauls
bury. to provide for the payment Of part of the
State debt 1t authorizes the State Treasurer 10
advertise for bids for a loan Of S13j,C0l, to pay
State bonds to a like amount falling due during
1856 The bonds will he in denominations Of
$1,000, and bear interest at the rate Of per cent
per annum, and will be made redeemabe at the
option Of the State after the lst day OF june 1895.
The bill was read twice, under suspension Of the
rules, and referred 70 the Committee on Ways aud
Means.
The two Houses went into caucus al O'Clock p.
and Senator ChanGa was made ChaiTWy29iis tina
...one wayol 1icu among Their feIG-0r
the meetings integrity and p""-
George Gray was placed in nomination by "A.
Comegys and seconded by A. B. Cooper.
Charles b. Lore was named by c. Gundy Brown,
and seconded by Charles II. Mcwhorter.
Edward L. Martin was presented by John f.
Salisbury. and seconded by DR.. Hugh Martin
The first ballot resulted as follows: Gray, 13;
Lore, o; Martin, 3; blank, ?.
The second ballot resulted as follows Gray, 10;
Lore, 0; Martin, ..
Representative Hearn was detained at his home
by sicknessand Mr.. Gray having received the votes
Of majority OF the members present. his nomi-
nation, on motion OF Senator Houston, WAS made
unanimous.
Geo Gray was born in New Castle Del, May ith,
1870 He entered Princeton College in 1861, and
graduated in 1859. He read law Tor three years
with his father and Wm. Spruance, Esq studied
one year in the Harvard Law School and was ad-
mtted to the bar in 1863, and entered upon the
practice Of law at New Castle In 1881 Gov. Hall
appointed Mr.. Gray Attorney-General Of the State,
and he removed to Wilmington W here he has since
lived In 1884 Gov Stocklcy re-GpDoiuted Mr..
Gray as Attorney General Mr.. Gray a dele
gate to the Democratic National Convention Of
1876 in ST. Louis the Of 1850 in Cincinnati,and
the one in Chicago last year. At Cincinnati and
Chicago he nominated The Hon. Thomas f Bay
ard for the Presidency. He has been married
twice first in 1870 to Harriet daughter Of The late
Dr. Charles H. Black, Of New Castle, by whom he
had five children, three boys and two girls aud sec
ond in 1882, to Margaret j. Black, his first wife's
sister.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock on Tuesday, a pc
tition from Dr. j. J Black and forty-one other
physicians and druggists. Praylng for the passage
Of the bill regulating the practice OF pharmacy in
this State, was read and referred.
A vote for United States Senator was taken.Geo.
Gray receiving votes Dr. Martin was absent
The House met at 10 O'Clock. Mr.. schabinger
presented remonstrance against the bill for the
protection OF fish oysters and game,which was read
and referred.
on motion Of Mr. McCabe, the House proceeded.
by viva yoce vote, to elect United States Sena-
tor to MI the vacancy caused by The resignation Of
the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard George Gray re-
ceived nineteen votes. Messrs. Hearn and How
were absent Mr.. Gray was declared the choice OF
the House.
The House bill nppropriating 5000 for the i'm
movement ard reIaii Of Delaware College build
ings, was passed by the following vote Ayes
Messrs. Adams, Armstrong Atkins, Barlow Brown
Cannon, Ferguson, How, johnson, Moore, Palmer,
Salisbury, ,Tatman and WilsoR-14. Nays Messrs
Bennett, schabinger, Virden and the speeker-4.
Not voting-Mr. Truitt. Mi. Howe,who was absent
when The vote for United States SeRaTor rwas taken
asked and obtained leave to have his vote recorded
for Mr.. Gray.
Atthe afternoon session the Senate hill to amend
section H. chap:er ls7reyised CODE increasing the
penalty for persons convicted Of r.oting from six
months to two years, s,was indefinitely postponed.
The Senate joint resolution declaring that no
new business viii be received after March e5th
concnned in
The Senate joint resolution providing for joint
committee to consider The proOiety Of purchasing
the New Castle county insane asylum, was con-
CURED ia.
The bill to incorporate the Board Of Education
OF the South Milford public schools was read.
The bill to authorize the Dover School Board to
raise the limit Of school taxation from $500 to
$4,000, was passed