Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-25


ed at 3. 80 O'Clock this afternoon, and o |
number of the members left for Will |
mington at O'Clock, TO meet the citi- |
Eens' COMMITTEES In the evening. Very |
little was done in the Senate IL t-.a
afternoon. The sessions in the morn |
ing, however, were more interesting,
and considerable business WAS trans |
acted.
Quite number Of the public men of
the State have been present ut the State |
Capitol during the week in fact, seve- |
raj we'll known Democrats OF Whining |
ton have almost taken mp residence |
here. The representatio amendment
Is disc ussed freely, and 1t Is expected |
that the subject will be taken up for
consideration in the House to-mor-
row morning.
This amendment together with the
inauguration on March and the COM
ing Senatorial contest are the all-ab-
sorbing topics Of conversation. The ad.
vance guards Of the several aspirants TO
Mr.. Bayard's position are here already,
and speculation Ia In order as to the
| result of the contest. To.day's proceed
ings follow
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at 10
a. NJ. to-day. The House amendment
10 the Senate bill incorporating the
Wilmington Turngencinde Cimiting
succession TO twenty years) was con
CURED in. The House joint resolution
authorizing the State Treasurer TO pay
certain claims was concurred in. The
chair appointed Messrs. Whorter
and Cooper upon the committee of con-
ference IN regard 10 the disagreement of
i lata 10 trts. Ia.
tiOu concerning fuel and stationery.
br. Cooper presented the petition Of
Lizzie Patterson for n divorce from
David Patterson, and DIR. Mustard pre-
sented the petition Of Ar James for
a divorce from Benjamin james, which
wee referred to the Committee on
/ Divorce.
| DR.. Chandler Introduced bills to in.
corporate the United States Gas aud
Water Company, and TO amend tho act
concerning constables, which provides
for the appointment of two additional
consta bles for the city of Wilmington.
A joint resolution, offered by MIR. Mo
Whorter, providing for the appoint
ment of joint committee to consider
and report upon the propriety and OK
pense of furnishing transportation for
the State militia to Washington on
March 4th, was adopted ; committee,
McWhorter and Martin. The House
bill to repeal chapter SO, volume II,
Laws Of Delaware, was read. The
y Senate bill TO change the name of
: Aubertiue Grant Spencer to Aubertine
' IGrant was passed. A bill introduced
b by Mr. Cavender to incorporate the
ICitizcns' Savings and Safe Deposit
q Company of Smyrna was read, also O
J., bin introduced by MIR. McWhorter t..
Z incorporate st. Georges castle, No. 8
4 X. q. 4. Adjourned.
The Senate met at 3p. m. The fol
4 lowing House bills were read frs
A time To divorce Marshall |. New tor
i from Eva f. Newton to divorce Jan
A ette NJ. Chambers from Harry Wilson
Chambers 10 incorporate the FeltoI
i. Board Of Education. At 8 o'clock al
=, al journment was taken until this morn
ing.
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 o'clock. A peti
=, tion for the repeal of the stock law II
, district No. 80, Sussex county, and
= remonstrance against the same ; also
- . a petition for stock law in district
" 1i6 and 147, Sussex county, and peti
:, ton for a bill authorizing the Governo
to appoint an additional justice OF tn
l. peace, for Sussex county, TO reside Ii
lGumboro, were read and referred.
,r Mr.McCabe presented remonstranc C
r from 125 citizens OF Georgetown
a Sussex county, against the ratification
of the representation amendment.
vi Mr.. Moore gave notice of an amend
le ment TO the constitution, limiting til
debts of counties, cities, towns an
school districts.
Bills read To incorporate the Chris
tiana Railroad Company ; to authoriz
the opening OF Eleventh street, froI
III Madison TO Adams and Monroe street
from Tenth to Eleventh, in the city G
Wilmington repeal chapter 407, vo
10, which limits the amount of road ia
ID in New Castle Hundred to $4,000 pc
is year to promote the public health (rt
q, quiring all dead animals to be burie
r. by their owners within ii hours afte
ID death, under a penalty of not more tha
r. $3.50:
leI A number of bills were read secon
he time by title and referred TO the appr'
3 pirate committees.
cd The Senate joint resolution for con
30 mittee TO consider the propriety an
~ cost of taking the State militia to Wasl
ingtonIon Inauguration day was read an
III Aiohoo AsAsooA
y Moore, SchabiDger and Atkins.
be Bills passed To authorize the Georg
81 town school commissioners to make
a loan of $1,000 to divorce Marshal
80 New ton from Eva Il. Newton Sena
10 bills to vacate Dock street, Whining
Is ton TO create new school district
Dy Kent county to change the farm I
Nv John Il. Jacobs from district No. Il
10 to district No. 90 Sussex county. Al
journed until 3 O'Clock p. IN.
The House met at 3 o'clock. Tw
hundred copies of the act regulatingttf
~, sale of liquor were ordered TO be printe
nut A petition asking that the counti'
TO- be authorized to take charge of mil
a dams connecting public highways an
~ repair the same, was read and refe
me red.
iss Mr.. Armstrong offered resolutio
tie declaring that the House will not T.
es. ceive any divorce petitions that al
lal without the jurisdiction of the Supe
ing lior Court, which was laid over until
Ivy morrow morning.
lve| Mr.. Wilson presented a Temonstran'
ley against creating new school distri
sh- lin ST. Georges Hundred, which W
the referred to the Committee on Educ
ton.
Mr.. Brown presented remonstran
apainst the Incorporation amendmer
AT which was read end referred.
Try Mr.. Ferguson Introduced bill a
ect thorizing the Levy Court of New "a
Dnc tie countyto make an appropriation II
iat. to exceed $1,000. for repairing 7
les, hraaks in the banks OF the Delawa
ca river.
LET Bills passed: To authorize the Scht
ats sIconn,issioners of Milford 10 use surIl
'Ose - w.s an,l horrow $1,000. for the pl