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

| few minor amendments It was then |
| passed by the close vote of 10 TO 0, as |
will be seen by the detailed proceedings. |
The min provisions of the bill in relation |
t. Analysing phosphates are as follows:
That the person occupying tho chair Of |
| Professor OF Chemistry In Delaware Col |
lege, at Newark, Delaware, be, and he is |
| hereby declared, ex-ofiicio State chemist; |
that II shall be the duty Of the State chemist |
annually to analyze samples of all fertilizers |
1 which may be offered for sale within this |
State; and for this purpose he is authorized
and directed to take from not less than five
| packages OF said fertilizers which may be in
| the possession OF any manufacturer, dealer,
or persons using the same a sample not ex-
| ceeding one pound In weight; that every
bag, barrel or other package of commercial
| fertilizer manufactured or sold In this State
shall have plainly stamped thereon the
| number OF net pounds OF fertilizer I'm the
| package; the name, brand, or trademark
under which the fertilizer IL sold the name
| and address Of the manufacturer; the place
OF manufacture; and chemical analysis,
stating the percentage of ammonia, of
i potash soluble In water, of available phos-
| phOrlc acid, and OF insoluble phosphoric
acid and any manufacturer or dealer who
| shall miareprasent tho proportions OF am
monia, phosphOric acid, and potash, or
either of them, contained In such fertilizer,
shall be guilty Of n misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, ON indictment, shall be
fined $500 for the llrst offense, and $500 for
each subsequent offense.
The bill also requires the State chemist,
during the latter part of every month, to
| publish results of analyses made by him
in two papers of each county, and imposes
a fine for making false analyses Of 800
for each offense.
THE MILTON RAILROAD.
Mr.. Atkins again called up his charter
for the Milton Il Delaware Bay Railroad,
Plank Road and Turnpike Company this
afternoon, and ii was passed by vote of
IA TO 8, Mr.. Palmer, who voted against il
before, giving it his favor this time. The
vote was as follows: Ayes, Messrs.
Adams, Armstrong, Atkins, Bennett,
Brown, Cannon, Ferguson, Howe, Palmer,
Moore, Salisbury, yirden, Schnbinger and
Wilson-14 nnys, Messrs. Barlow, John
son and the Speaker-3; not voting,
Messrs. McCabe, Truitt and Tatman.
GENERAL NOTES.
Representative Saulsbury's bill to au-
thorize the Trustees of the Poor of Kent
county to care for their insane poor Mt the
New Castle county insane asylum, ut n
rate not exceeding $3.50 per year for each
person, was lost to-day, by the following
vote Ayes-A1essrs. Adams, Bennett,
Howe, Johnson, salisbury, Schabinger
/ and Tatmnn-7. Nays-Measrs. Arm
strong, Barlow, Brown, Ferguson, Moore,
e Palmer, Virden, Wilson and the
l Speakers.
y Among the bills passed to-day was the
e bill to incorporate the Christiana Rail
n road Company. ..
! The bill to divorce Isaac Turner,
b colored, from his wife Priscilla Turner,
e passed the House this afternoon. II is
the first divorce law for colored people
:. ever acted upon by the Delaware Legisla.
II ture. Turner is an elderly negro, whose
Il wife deserted him several years ago, and
e he now desires to he free to take another
II helpmeet
Ii DETAILED PROCEEDINGS.
The detailed proceedings of both houses
are AS follows:
re The Senate.
ID DOVER. April 1.-The Senate met at II
ne O'clock.
"a The consideration of the bill authorizin,
"A the appointment of two additional consta
:" bles for the city of Wilmington was re
lie sumed, and on motion of Speaker Cooper
IL the bill was laid upon the table.
nj Mr.. Cavnndar introduced Il bill to max
IL valid Il deed conveying property of NJ. +
in Walker To Amos Bell which was read twic
in and referred.
~ House hills read To incorporate tn
~ Dover Brick Manufacturing Company; III
~ creasing the amount 10 be raised by tn
- Mi1dletown public schools; to incorporat
its st. Patrick's Beneficial Society; to incorpo
ly rate the j. A. Cranston Company.
he Bills passed Senate bill to lay out a publ
pe road in Lewes and Rehoboth and India
Re River hundreds; House bills: To change th
30 name of Walter Townsend to Walter join
!" son; to incorporate the Kirkman Coac
ne and Livery Company.
ty Adjourned until O'Clock.
as AFTERNOON SESSION.
" The Senate met at 3 o'clock.
OF The House bill to incorporate We
ar Brandywine Grange, No. 10, Patrons
as Husbandry, was read.
lis House bills passed: To amend chapter i
ill volume IA, Delaware laws; to. incorporat
Fer the Board of Education of South Milford
80 in relation to the keepers Of livery IN
W boarding stables (amended) by the follow
~, ing vote: Ayes-Messrs. Chandler Houston
Tor Martin and McWhorter A; nays-Messr
he Lavender and Mustard-2; for the relief
4 Francis A. Finley and Sarah A. Mansflel,
he In relation to the longing of oysters to Ii
corporate Morning Star Lodge No. 10, f.
A. NJ; to incorporate DUPONT Post No. 2,
10 A. II; to incorporate the Riverside Lumb
~. Company; to amend the road law In Viii
. Clay Creek hundred.
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