Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-09

the appointment OF hil huuitiohti iustieo VI /
the peace and notary for Concord, Sussex |
county; to incorporate the Pint Branch |
Ditch Company; Senate bill to limit the
price TO be paid for sheep killed by dogs, In
New Castle county, to Is for sheep and IS
for lambs; to fund 100000 OF tho State
debt falling due July l., 1886; Senate bill to
straighten a road In Nanticoke hundred,
Sussex county /; to divorce Annie Carson from
Benjamin +. Carson.
Bills read To authorize the trustees APP
pointed under the will of Robert Hodson to
sell certain real estate In Wilmington devised
by his will to enable the trustees under the
will OF David O. Wilson to sell certain real
estate.
public road In New Castle county was passed.
Adjourned until 8 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
DOVER, April s.--The House met ut 8
| o'clock n. m.
Bills introduced: by Mr.. salisbury, to
revive an net to enable j. Alexander Fulton
| TO locate certain marsh land, and to amend
section &, chapter AZ, Revised Code, by
| recurring the trustees of the poor OF
i elch county to annually make
public report, by printed pamphlet, Of their
receipts ana expenditures; by Mr.. Adams,
to amend chapter %, Revised Code, by in
creasing tho salary of the state Auditor
from 5000 to $500 by Mr.. Palmer, to create
| II new district out OF district n, New Castle
county; Senate bill amending the pilot law
Senate bill In relation TO the practice OF
pharmacy; by Mr.. Barlow, TO incorporate
the Brandywine Granite Company.
The Senate bill TO validate title to certain
property of Martin Walker, from which the
notarial seal had been omitted was passed.
Mr.. salisbury offered Joint resolution
| empowering Sergeant Rankin TO act Ms Il
law officer for tho purpose OF detecting the
perpetrators of recent numerous robberies
committed In the house. Adopted.
Adjourned until o'clock Monday.
DOVER, April G.-The House met ut 3
O'Clock.
Papers presented by MIR. Armstrong, a
remonstrance from William Co0ch and
others, against Il proposed change OF n road
In Pencader hundred; by Mr. Barlow, a
written argument, unsigned, In favor oil
giving charge of the New Castle county
court house to the crier of the court.
| Bills introduced: by Mr.. Barlow, to In
corporate the Mutual Loan and Investment
Company of Wilmington; by Mr.. salisbury
to limit the sessions of the General Assembly
| to GO days nnd fix the compensation Of tht
mcmberS to divide East Dover hundred
into two election districts; by MIR. Johnson
to divorce Ellen Duncan from Joshua J
| Johnson, (rnad three times and pnSScd) by
Mr.. Brown, to transfer the farm Of William
3. Caulk from district % to II, In Ken
county; by Mr.. Salisbury, to On
able tho commissioners OF districts 2
and 20, Kent county, to borrow 50 500
: by Mr.. McCabe TO enable the commissioner
OF district "a, Sussex county, to borrow
5000; Senate bill In relation TO tho distribu
{ button Of the School fund of Kent county
by Mr.. Moore, to locate Moirs cannery
t Wilmington, within the limit of land cxemp
5 from taxation for 10 years when used 70
l a.
3 Wilmington Institute from half the rate Q
0 taxation now imposed: by Mr.. Salisbury, +
, legalize deeds given by sheriffs in the sale q
! | lnnds under execution process by Mr.. Moore
/. to incorporate the Wilmington Steur
!, Heating Company; supplement to the Par
: Commission bill, authorizing the Council {
= | Wilmington to borrow yl50,0OO on tn
recommendation Of two-thirds of the con
missioncrs, for the purpose of buying land
for Il public park Senate bill amendin
chapter 1870, volume 10; by Mr.. Moore, I
), provide II mode for passing the titles {
- insane persons (when II wife Is insane, al
# thorizng the chancellor to appoint u tru.
, tee for the insane party, to join with tn
= husband In executing II deed or mortgage
= by Mr. Bennett, authorizing Morris Moslc
;, to straightrn n public road In Milford huI
~ dred, Kent county by MIR. Moore, to repe;
!. section 2, chapter 537, volume 10, In rontio
I. to the competency OF witnesses, which pr,
70 vided that the net should not affect sui
u, pending when the law WINS passed by NJ
T. Bennett, for the protection of fish and gam,
y, Senate bills in relation to Insurance. con
y, pnnies and to amend the revenue law of III
State; by Mr.. Moore, striking ont the secti0
Al Wilmington charter fixing a salary of 81
y, per year for members Of the board of n
" vision.
= Mr.. Truitt offered Joint resolution
a receive no new business after April ST
" Adopted.
= On motion of Mr.. Moore, Rule IL, whir
prohibits more than one reading of Il hill G
"A one day wns suspended for the balance
W the session.
y. The bill to authorize the levy court
y Sussex county to construct u draw bridJ
{, over Broud Creek Mt Bethel, was read
-. third time and passed.
+, Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morro
y, morning. ....
IN Down, April Z. The House met at
O'Clock.
" Bills passed: To lay out II new public rot
70 In North Murlerkill hundred, in Kp
~ county; amendment to the pharmacy hi
y, authorizing the governor to iii vacnncic
y. to incorporate the Christiana Railroad Col
* pany; TO authorize the Kent county le-
y court to build drawhridge over Murderk
" creek; to authorize the trustee under d
y Will OF Robert Hodgson To sell certain M
=" estate; To enable the commissioners
u MiddletOwn to raise II 800 tax for school
w. they having failed to raise II Mt their schO
~, election, when only - 200 was voted,
u" Ignorance that the law authorizing n levy
~ II 500 had been passed ut this session.
y The bill to repeal chapter "a, volume
IN and the hill to authorize the Kent coun
" poor trustees to board their insane Mt Il
-. New Castle county insane asylum, we
Nv lost.
Bills read: To extend the jurisdiction
Justices Of the peace In criminal casc
Senate bill to supplement the act Of conso
10 dating the MillsbOrO' public schools.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock.
ny AFTERNOON SESSION.
~, The House met at 3 o'clock.
,hu The order Of tho day--the bill proyidi
~ for tho appointment Of IL state chemist Al
co the analyzation Of phosphates -was tax
~ up, AMI the House went into committees
OK the whole, Mr. Brown in the chair. Il
", bill was reported back to the House n
niE passed by the following vote: Ayes Mess
~ Adams, Armstrong, Bennett, Cannon, How
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