Smyrna times., 1885-03-18

N A9fOIluS an lnVeS-
tigation Of the relative bearing in tax
alton in this State upon corporations
aud real estate.
The bill to prohibit the sale of un-
wholesome milk and the manufacture
or sale Of oleomargarine, under penal
ties of from $50 10 $500 was taken up
for third reading and passed.
A petition of Peter c. Loose for a
divorce from Fanny Loose was pre-
sented and referred.
The following bills were passed
Senate bill to amend certain sections
OF the sheep law; House bills. to
authorize the Court of Kent Coun-
ty to change the drawbridge over Lit
tie Duck Creek; to divorce Anna
Iharp from Samuel Tharp; to incor-
porate the Sons and Daughters of Good
samaritans; to incorporate the Ferris
Reform School to divorce Marshall I.
Newton from Abbie E. Newton.
The bill increasing the Jurisdiction of
Justices Of the peace to cases involving
5000 was taken up for consideration
and on motion Of Mr.. Salisbury was
laid upon the table.
The Senate bills to Law out a new
public road in Kenton hundred. and to
establish the Kenton public schools
were passed.
Mr.. Cavender gave notice of the fol-
lowing bills: In relation to the distri-
button of school funds belonging to
Kent county restricting the frequent
changes in the the text books used in
the free schools; to prevent commits
sloncrs and clerks of school districts
from misappropriating funds belonging
to the school districts.
The following remonstrances were
presented AMI referred: From
$50 citizens Of Smyrna against the pas
sage Of the act authorizing the town
commissioners to issue bonds for 500
900; from 1885 citizens of Wilmington
against the passage Of the act author
lzmg the City Council to borrow $lO0-
600.
Nir. Armstrong gave notice Of a bill
making an annual appropriation of
800 to the Teachers Institute of each
county.
\ joint resolution offered by Mr..
McWhorter providing ;hat no new
business be received after March 27tb
was adopted.
The following bills were introduced
and read: TO regulate the admission
OF foreign surety companies to do bust
ness in this State; to facilitate The .jv-
ing Of bonds required by law: toamca.!
the act establishing the State Board of
Health increasing the salary of the
secretary from $l0) to 5000. to iucor-
porate the Bridgeyille Conrlave. No
35 Imp o. H..
Bills passed: To amend the act for
the preservation of the public health;
to amend Chapter AZ, Volume II. Del.
aware laws (appropriating part Of the
annual school fund to repairs OH school
houses and furnishing the same.
Messrs. CaYender. Chandler aud Mus
tard voting nay to amend the ..c, In
relation to recognizances in the Or
ph&n's Court House bill in relation to
inns and taverns.
Mr.. Roe introduced a bill 10 repaal
and amend certain sections of theoyster
law shortening the time for catching
oystersl which was read.
Mr.. Cavender introduced the follow
lowing bills, which we're read: Re
stricting the frequent changes in text
books used in the free schools; to pre-
vent commissioners and clerks Of school
districts from nisapproprialing funds
Mr.. Johnson moved that rule - be
suspended and the bill to divorce Rene
j. FOugeray from Sarah F. Fouger,v
be read second and third time The
motion was carried by the following
vote: Aye-Messrs. Adams. Atkins.
Cannon, How, Johnson, McCabe
Moore, salisbury, Schabinger, Tatman.
Truitt. Wilson, Mr.. Speaker-l3:
Noes-Messrs. Brown. Burnett, Fergu-
son, Palmer, Virden-5. A motion
made by Mr.. Brown to lay the bill on
the table was lost by about the same
vote. The bill was then read a third
time and the vote on its final passage
was IS to 3. Messrs. Armstrong.
Brown and Virlen voting No.
On motion of Mr.. Salisbury the bill /
for the protection Of game and game /
fish was made a special order for
Thursday afternoon.
a joint resolution offered by Mr..
New horter, providing that the Gen.
eraI Assembly should be increased bv /
the addition of three Senators and four
Representatives; a fourteen twenty
h!ths majority should be necessary to
pass an incorporation act was adopted. I
Another effort is to be made to get a
portion of the Potter estate for the
schools. Mr.. Bennett introduced bill
IN the House on Tuesday Of last week
which, i it becomes law, will author
ize the Chancellor to pay one-half Of
the monies now in his hands to the
schools of Kent County. The same /
thing in different form was tried two
years ago and failed.
F0T the smyrna Tines
Letter from Kenton.