Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-16

locate certain salt marsh; to change the
name of Mary Morrison 10 Mabel Hudson;
a supplement to the pilotage law.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
House OF Representatives.
DOVER, April s.--The House met at 10 |
O'Clock.
| The special committee to settle with the |
Delaware, Maryland 4 Virginia Railroad |
Company for capitation tax due the State |
since 1876, presented bill proposing set |
Element on the basis of the payment, by the
$3.50 annually hereafter. The bill was read |
| three times and passed. The committee |
also reported bill authorizing a settlement
with the Wilmington 4 Northern railroad
on the basis of the payment of 81 ,20O
within 80 days, and $3.50 annually, which
was also read three times and passed. On
motion of MIR. Schabinger, the vote by
which the phosphate analyZing bill was
passed yesterday was RECONSTRUCTED, after
which the bill was killed by vote of 4
yeas to 10 nays, afr. sehabnger voting In
| the negative.
The Senate bill authorizing the pilot COM
niissoners TO issue licenses to pilots Low
acting under Pennsylvania licenses, was
| concurred In with IN amendment giving
the secretary the authority of II justice Of
the peace and notary public.
| Bills passed; 10 regulate the street
|
the charter of the Fame Hose Company Of
Wilmington. by adding No. 1 after the
| word company. Senate bills passed: To
amend chapter AZ, volume II, so us to
authorize school committees to use surplus
funds for repairs to amend section chapter
80, Revised Code, In relation to dispOsing of
the proceeds Of orphans court sales topre-
vent clerks and commissioners OF school
districts from misappropriating funds; in
relation to the distribution of school funds
in Kent count; amending the act In rela-
tion to the state registration of births,
marriages and deaths. House bills in
relation to the employment Of con-
Wet labor, with an amendment leav-
ing II discretionary with the levy courts
whether the convicts are put to work or
not; amendment to chapter $3.50, volume IA,
prohibiting Justices Of the peace from col
Letting costs from parties bound over to
| appear ut court.
The following bills were defeated To
protect timber lands from fire; in relation
to school districts in Kent county; to relieve
millers from tax on grain taken as tolls; to
change the time for holding school cleo
tons; to repeal part of section 3, chapters 80,
Revised Statutes.
Adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 8 O'Clock.
Bills passed; To extend the limits of the
city OF Wilmington; concerning costs in
civil actions; to amend chapter 418, volume
, | IA, by requiring that the 10 per cent tax to
!. be paid by hotel keepers on the rental value
y Of hotels, shall only be eXacted when tho
rental value exceeds $500; to amend the
I; Wilmington Sinking Fund act, by allowing
9 bonds to be funded at II lower rate
i Of interest than six per cent; to divorce
: Beulah N. Watson from David IL. Watson
TO revive chapter 6S3, volume l6; to amend
n section 8, chapter 4S, Revised Code; to
y amend chapter 25, Revised Code; limiting
II the sessions Of the General Assembly to 75
! days and fixing the compensation OF mem
% beers at IS per day; dividing East Dover
hundred into two election districts; to eX-
y tend the tax exemption limits In Wilmington
u to the marsh land bounded by Fourteenth
:. and Bowers streets, the p, W. 4 b. railroad
y and Brandywine river; to place the vii.
u mington Institute under half rates Of
70 taxation for city and school purposes; tC
20 authorize the council of Wilmington &c
NJ issue Il loan of $150,000, for the purpose o.
buying land for u public park to provide
= for the passing Of titles to property owned
y; by insane persons; authorizing Morris
III Mosely to change the course of public
40 road In Milford hundred to amend tn,
charter of Wilmington by striking GU
" the clause giving the Board o
'u Revision salary of $500 per annum; 70
relief of districts Is and ~, Kent county: I,
incorporate the Brandywine Quarry Com
|
n turing Company; TO incorporate the Feltoi
RS n Frederick Telephone u Telegraph Com
he pany; to amend chapter ISL, volume II
,r Senate bill 10 divorce Robert G. Morris iron
~ Annie L. Morris.
Bills read : To establish board of educa
te ton for districts 80 and 100, Kent county
ch to impose three years more Imprisonment
on prisoners attempting to escape; Senat
er bill to change the laws relating to the Wi
dc mingtOn school board.
he The Senate joint resolution appropriatin
er 5000 for contingent expenses for the secrt
,ct tary of state, and tho Senate amendment
lr- to the charter of Townsend and the act
he relation to inns and taverns were col
Ia Cured in.
90 The House receded from its amendmer
TO the pilot bill.
,er Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
10 DOVER, April 9.-The House met Mt !
ba O'Clock.
,r. The joint committee on delinquent tran
in portation companies presented Joint res,
lty luton authorizing the State treasurer
he proceed within 80 days against all railroa
NO or canal companies VINO have failed to pI
n the State capitation tax. Adopted
'bc Dr. Howe introduced bin authorizir
school commissioners to furnish scho
ant books which was read twice.
Ia The Senate bill to divorce John Chnrl
Jacob Spoerl from Christiana Martha Spoe
was read three times and passed.
MIR. McCabe from the committee on r
q vised statutes, reported an amendment
the militia law. II provided for n sta
riz- national guard OF eight companies Of /
of fantry-tour from New Castle, two fro
es- Kent and two from SusseX-and two troo
ne. Of cavalry; each company to consist Of ii
100. usual officers, and not less than 20 or mo
II; | than lOO enlisted mon, and provides for
in annual encampment at the expense Of h
me State Reud twice.
nr- Mr. Moore introduced Il bill ceding to d
md United States, when purchased by the ge
the eral government, jurisdiction over one
ply more pieces of land in the city of Wilmin
red ton, not exceeding three acres, to he us
DOL in the erection of IA building for post Off
ms and other government purposes. The b
the WINS read three times and passed.
Inv Mr.. Wilson introduced Il bill authorizi
,ise the commissioners OF st. Georges hundr
the to spend in the town of Odessa 5000
Del road purposes, which was passed.
, to Bills read: 10 authorize district L
for Sussex county, to raise an extra tax of 81
in to straighten n road In Nanticoke hundre
in to amend the charter of the Enoch Moo
in Jr., Shipbuilding Company by striking q
the word "Jr." (pasaed) ; to authorize ro
AS missiOncrs OF district 81, Sussex county.
stle issue bonds to the amount of II 500.
Bills pissed: To incorporate the Popul
NJ Savings and Loan Association, to diyi
ties district ~, New Castle county; to inct
to porate the Delaware Avenue Sewer Co
:; to pany, Wilmington; authorizing the scht
ate commissioners of Townsend to bore
Sl,400.
n to Bills lost For railroad gates in Christia
re- hundred to extend the time for constru
ing the Sussex Midland railroad three ven
Adjourned until 8 O'Clock.
lFor some unascertained reason the
IN port OF the afternoon proceedings has I
Az been received.
ed AFTERNOON SESSION.
l III The lIous" met at 3 o'clock.
~ Is ia pissed Amending the charter
~ vii nington 10y increasing the limit of ca
looi tuti "a assessment from $4,000 to SO Oi
,NVgW Incorporating til" Milford Illuminating n
n.o; Wat supply Company; Incorporating I
t .h Nut ii Loan anl Investment Company
sue vii nington; TO authorize District "a Suss
MS county to borrow 5000 to incorporate
nh vii ington Steam Heating Compan
~, , Senate bill TO supplement chapter
nay volu ne ID; to divorce William Morgan FRI
E,iz tbeth Morgan; to amend the net in RI
iecs ton TO weights and measures; House hill
'ed, appropriate 200 annually to teachers ins
in tutesi 10 incorporate the Millsborou
Bile. public schools; to prevent stock from rl
I of ming at large In Sussex county; to anne
I Of the act to revise and consolidate the stntut
on. relating to the city of Wilmington;
ent authorize the commissioners of districts
use and II to straightGn the line between I
ng two districts.
nty Bills defeated: To relieve the CantW
its Insurance Company from taxation; 10 d
TWO thorize district o. Sussex county, to built
mtg now school.
Dles Mr. Brown offered IA ioint rnsoIntin,, 1