Daily Republican., 1885-04-14
7 HIRD EDITION,
Delaware Legislature.


DOVER, April 13.-Ths last week of
the Legislature opened this afternoon.
A large number of House bills were
read and referred in the Senate, and a
half dozen bills were passed. A lot Of
routine work was done in tho House,
but the afternoon session in both bran.
ches was far less active than the open
ing of last week.
Mr.. Barlow introduced bill regu
lating the taxation OF telegraph and
telephone companies, the full provi.
sions OF which are given in the de-
tailed proceedings below. Among the
bills killed in the House to-day was the
one increasing the Jurisdiction of Jus
tices Of the Peace IN Wilmington tc
criminal cases where the penalty i'm
posed does not exceed fine of $40.
Quite number of Wilmingtonisn,
and citizens Of other parts OF New
Castle County are here to night. Senator
Gray, E. r. Cochran, j. b. Foard and
other personal friends of the recently
elected Senator arrived here this after.
noon. To days proceedings follow
SENATE.
The Senate met at p. m. A joint
resolution was adopted authorizing the
State treasurer TO take charge of and
rent the Jump property, and if necessa-
~ to increase the Insurance on the same
House bills read: To amend chapter 800,
volume Is TO amend chapter 1871, vol
ume II /; relating to the assessment of
Wilmington to incorporate the Motu-
al Loan and Investment Company To
incorporate the Milford Illuminating
and water supply Company; increasing
the jurisdiction of justices OF the peace !;
to amend an act TO revise AMI consoli'
date the statutes relating TO the city of
Wilmington.
Senate bills passed: Concerning the
assessment OF personal property in New
Castle County; TO amend the phosphate
bill House bills passed: To divorce
Beulah y. and David IL. Watson; re-
lating 10 the duties of the Wilmington
Street Commissioner TO straighten a
road in Nanticoke Hundred; TO enable
j. Alexander Fulton, ESD, TO locate
certain salt marsh. DR.. Cooper intro
duced bill in relation t. desertions,
which was read twice and referred.
Adjourned until morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at 3 O'Clock p. 70.
Mr.. Barlow introduced bill 10 tax
telegraph anu telephone companies az
follows:
Telegraph companies running five
wires, 81 900 per year;for each wire over
i've and less than ten, 500 per year;
each wire over ten, $50 per year; tele-
companies $1,000 per year. Read twice
and referred.
Bills passed: To lay out new road
in Dagsboro Hundred; amending the
free school law, by placing all the
schools of the State incorp 5ra.ed and
otherwise under the control of the
State Superintendent, except those Of
Dover and Wilmington, and reqpir
ing the Superintendents of those
schools ID make annual reports o.
school statistics to the State Superin.
tendents.
Bills lost To authorize the road com
missioners of s.. Georges Hundred tc
borrow SS,G00 to assess property fol
school taxation az its real instead of il.
rental value to transfer the farm o
William Lea & Sons, in New CAST
county, from one school district to an
other =; to extend the jurisdiction G
justices Of tie Peace in Wilmington t
criminal cases where the penalty is no
in excess of fine OF $40; 10 incorporat
the Pen insu,a Land Exchange 10 puI
ish prisoners for attempting to escape
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to MORO
morning.