Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-22

the use Of the Senate and to have 100 copies
bound in muslin for the use Of the superin- |
tendent for the purpose OF exchange.
DR.. Cooper, from the committee appointed |
TO purchase new State flag, reported that |
the nag had been purchased at cost OF $50, |
and would be ready In about 10 days.
Mr.. MoWhorter gave notice Of bill to |
incorporate the Wilmington Turngemeinde. |
A bill introduced BY Mr.. Houston to |
amend and re- enact the act Incorporating The |
Q. II. Treat Manufacturing Company was |
read first time.
DR.. Chandler gave notice Of an act to |
amend an act incorporating The Pussy |
Jones Company. |
at ll.45 the Senate adjourned until 8 p. m. |
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dover, Jan. 20.-At the opening OF the |
afternoon session the House Joint resolutions |
appointing a state treasurer and a state |
auditor were read and laid upon the table. |
No business Of any kind was transacted for |
an hour, at the end Of which time the reBo- /
buttons were taken from the table and con- |
Cured in.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Mcwhorter, to |
repeal chapter 1874, volume &c. Laws Of Della
ware, was read,
A petition from Sallie G. Walls, for a
divorce from John H. Walls, was read and |
referred, after which the Senate adjourned |
until 10 a. m. to morrow.
House OF Representatives.
DOVER, Jan. 15.-rhe House met at 10 |
o'clock a. M.
Mr.. Truitt offered joint resolution for |
Joint committee to consider and report upon |
the propriety Of furnishing the legislative |
parlor and the rooms occupied by the clerks, |
and Of refurnishing the governors room.
Adopted. Committee-Messrs Moore, Scha- |
binger and Truitt
Mr.. Moore gave notice Of bill to incor-
porate Division No 6, Ancient Order OF Hiber-
nians Of Wilmington.
The bill to incorporate Nanticoke Tribe, No.
2. l. D. II. NJ of Georgetown, Sussex county,
was read also, the supplement to the act in
cooperating the Dover Glass Works Company;
the supplement exempts the company from
school and county taxes for five years.
Mr.. Schabinger's bill to define the lines Of
Dis ricts "a and 80, Kent county, in order to
locate property in dispute, was introduced
| and reau.
Petitions were read, as follows For further
legislation in regard TO fishing by nom
residents in Delaware waters from Anna
Perry for divorce from her husband, Joseph
| T. Perry; for the relief of school district
45, Kent county, and enable the erection of
/ new school in lieu of the one burned down
| last spring
Notices OF bills were given, as follows By
Mr., salisbury, to facilitate the counting OF
| votes at general elections and to divide East
Dover hundred into two election districts by
Mr.. Gruitt, to divorce Mary O. Stewart from
Nathaniel j. Stewart !; by Mr.. Atkins, to ap
point commissioners to lay out new public
road in Broadkiln hundred by Mr. McCabe,
for the relief OF the Gum Branch Ditch Com.
pany, Sussex county.
The Senate joint resolution in relation to
pleuro' pneumonia was concurred in, and
Messrs. Salisbury, Ferguson and Palmer APP
pointed as the COMMITTEES on the part Of the
House.
Adjourned until 8 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DOVER, Jan. 15.-The House reassembled
at 8 o'clock p. m.
A Senate Joint resolution authorizing the
chairman, or in his absence any member of
the divorce committee, to administer oaths or
affirpations to witnesses appearing before
the committees, was received, read and con-
Cured in.
The resolutions citing the ineligibility of
Representative Watson OF Milford hundred,
and declaring his seat vacant, was taken from
the table and adopted by vote OF 10 to 5,
the Kent mSibers voting in the negative.
MIR. Brown introduced a bill to create a
State board Of agriculture which was read.
Senate joint resolution appointing a
joint committee TO consider what repairs are
needed in the state house and consider the
furnishing of the parlor, governors and
The bill to incorporate Nanticoke Tribe, l.
o. H. III. OF Georgetown was read second
time aud referred.
The Senate bill to incorporate The Charles
Warner Company Of Wilmington was read.
; Messrs rTuitt, Moore and Schabinger were
, appointed for the House on the Joint com
mittee on repairs to the state house and
furnishing the parlor and other rooms. MIR
Schabinger gave notice OF a bill entitled al
act to legalize the acts OF the schoo
commissioners Of school districts Nos. 81
! and 108
, Mr.. Salisbury offered a resolution direct
ing the state treasurer to report to the Houst
what amount Of money is due to the STATE
fund from railroads on account OF capitatioI
tax, which resolution was adopted.
DOVER, Jan. l6.-The House met at II
, O'Clock q. m.
The report Of the state superintendent Of
free schools was received from the Senate
referred to the committee on education ant
200 copies ordered to be printed
!, The Senate bill incorporating The Charlie
! Warner Company WAS read second time an(
! referred to the committee on private corpora
tons.
n The act creating state board OF agricul
1 tnre was read u second time ard referred Il
Y the committee on agriculture.
= The resolutions OF the faculty of Delawar
: College in favor of an experimental farm
I were read and referred to the committee Of
: agriculture
i MIR, Armstrong gave notice of an act to pre-
q vent the spread OF contagious and infection
: diseases among cattle.
Mr.. Moore moved TO reconsider the vote b
q which the resolution declaring the seat o
Representative Watson vacant was adopted
The Chair stated that, in pursuance OF In
action OF the House in declaring the sea
vacant he had issued writ for specis
e election, which WAS now in the hands OF tn
: sheriff He deemed the matter beyond tn
s control OF the House, and declared the me
e ton to reconsider out Of order.
d Mr. Salisbury appealed from the decisio
o OF the chair, and the question "Shall tn
" decision of the chair be sustained 2" wa
decided in the negative by the following vote
r Ayes-Messrs Brown, Ferguson, Truitt
n Wilson and Mr. Speaker-5.
10 Nays-Messrs. Adams, Armstrong, Atkins
n Howe, johnson, Moore, Palmer Salisbury
g Schabinger, ratman and Virden-ll.
e Mr.. Brown moved to lay the motion to re
5 consider on the table. Lost, by the sam
N vote. except that Mr. Wilson voted nay.
The motion to reconsider prevailed and til
e resolution was again laid on the table
l Mes RI Salisbury, Moore aud Adams were
II on the formers motion. appointed a CON
ID mttee to notify the sheriff OF the action Q
" the House. They did so and reported ths
he had taken no action in the matter
d Mr. johnson offered resolution O
d adjournment until Monday afternoon at 4. l
ID o'clock. adopted.
ID The act to incorporate Nanticoke Tribe Q
81 lied Men of Georgetown, was passed.
The act defining the lines OF districts 2
r and 80, Kent county, was read second tim
ID aud referred.
y Adjourned until AIS o'clock Monday aftei
noon.
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