Daily Republican., 1885-04-17
delaware Les,s,a,ure.

- ONN~@Soht N-ASsN"1 COAN II
200.
Delaware Legislature.
DOVER, April 16-The sessions of the
egisla,ure to-day have been busy, but
act particularly interesting. a num-
,er Of bills were passed and other wise
disposed of, and everything Las been
ut in readiness for an adjournment to-
morrow morning. A session was held
his evening by both houses, being the
irss time this has been doue since the
,reuing of the session in January.
Judge Cummirs has been here for
-be last few days, trying to WORK d
scheme to keep from attending the
Court IN the evening, and to |
hold sutj ects Of arrest in the cells al
the City Hall from Saturday night
until Monday morning. However, his
bill was partly settled in the Sena e
this afternoon by being laid on the ia
Die. County Treasurer Herbert wac
laid out in the House to-day; the bill
increasing his salary from 500 to LOCO
was lost cy a vote OF three 20 Thirteen.
The General Assembly is preparing
TO take active steps against the bdArs
which have refused " pay the STAR
tax on bank shares. a joint resolution
was adopted requesting the ATTORNEY
General to institute proc cdlngs sgaiu st
these banks ard upon The hon mpil
ance of this officer, directing tie STATE
Treasurer 10 employ counsel 70 attend
| TO the matter. At the evening e@is!un
! the Senate passed bill sutp adiaS she
fishing Law passed IL 1871, and a.
amendments thereto during the pen
Gency OF the suit bctweeE lie States OF
New Jersey and Delaware IL the Uni
ted States Supreme Court. The bill
was read and referred IL III. House.
1.-THE proceedings follow
SENATE.
The Senate met at 70 a. II. House
bills passed In relation TO the taxa
tion Of the Wilmirgti IrstituJe. The
bill 70 Increase The ciriiatiou assess
nGnt for Wilmington WAS lost.
The Till appropriat!ng money TO tlt
) Teachers Institute WAS passed by 9
vote Of to 3. The Hcuse amendment.
to the Wilmington Board of Education
BIZ! ard the State chemist bill wer'
concu!red in the House BIZ. to ameLo
the act providing ior i sinking fund ici
| " i,iniu Gtcn was passed. Adjourn q
dn.l y. m,
Tbs Senate met at ?. IT. Hous,
bills passed: 10 incorporate the Tras
tees of the " ilmington Arnory; 80 III
corporate St. Patrick's Beneficial. So
ciety; 10 Incorporate TIE Wiaingto:
Railway Supplies Company; - Givpre.
the io!l1NinE persons;
| Georgiana ard William c. Stevenson
Mary c. and Nathaniel p. S:owar:
Willard S. and Charlotte A. Hudson
| Annie +. and Pct,t M9mfo-i, Amt,
and B. Z. Carson, Isaiah and Sarah Z
; ral!ey. Emma ii. and George Cal
bert
The House bill Providing To-
tie re printing Of tic Wilmington
charter as amended at the present ses
sion Was made i. special order l3c Mon
day, April %. The House Ill relatinl
was READ a third time ard laid upoi
! The table. The joint resolution appre
lpriating $500 to the Delaware Soc ct
Tor die Prevention Of Cruelty TO ca!
= dren " Is adopted.
a recess was taken uu.il 5 o'c.ccL !
II Upon re-assembiing at s p. IN. IL
House bill amending the militia Ia
. was read twice and referred. The ) u
: ATE hi!l increasing the jurisdiction {
: TIE superior Court in divorce ca~t
: was lost. The vote Oh the divorce bi.
h - 49, iS!lefeu acu the bl!I "aS pass
, eh. ihe olll 10 amend the mechanic
Z iien Ia" was read ana referred. ~
o J"d'ae'i uAtii > =. IN. tc-morro"'
ola@ OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
II The House met ut 10 o'clock a. Il
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