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

county; for the relief Of the building COM
mittee OF the New Castle county poor
trustees.
An adverse report was made upon the bill
authorizing the appointment OF an addi-
tional notary public for Wilmington and to
repeal chapter 81, volume II, Delaware
Laws, relating to fishing, and their further
consideration was indefinitely postponed.
The bill authorizing the Judge OF the NUM-
cipal court OF Wilmington to direct the issu-
ing OF liquor licenses was tabled. The vote
by which the bill WIS passed vacatlng u
portion of Sixteenth street In Wilmington
was reconsidered, and the bill was recon-
mitted.
DOVER, April lO,-Thc Senate met at 10
O'Clock.
The chair appointed Messrs. Roe and
Cooper on the part of the Senate upon the
special Joint committee to have the spots
occupied by tho Delaware troops ut tho
battle Of Gettysburg marked.
The committee appointed to confer with
the governor in regard to the Jump pro-
perry recommended that the Office and
building be rented by the state treasurer
The House Joint resolution Increasing this
salary Of the state librarian was amended
by liking the salary at $500 instead of $3.50
and concurred in.
The following House bills were read twice
and referred: 70 amend chapter25 Revised
Code; TO provide for passing titles to insane
persons; in relation to convict labor; appro-
prlating money for the teachers institutes
to exempt certain lands In Wilmington from
taxation; to amend the act providing for n
sinking fund for Wilmington; to incor-
porate the Brandywine Granite Company
| to amend the charter OF the town of Odessa
to amend the act incorporating the Enoch
| Moore, Jr., Ship and Car-Building Com
| pany; TO incorporate the Sussex Manufac-
turing Company; relative to Justices of the
| peace and constables; to amend the act ia
/ revise and consolidate the statutes relating
i to the city Of Wilmington; 10 incorporate
the Wilmington Steam Heating Company
| relating to costs In civil actions; In relation
to the taxation Of the Wilmington Institute
An adverse report was made upon tn,
| Senate bill Tor the benefit Of married womel
and minor children and its further cOnsld
| GRAFTON was indefinitely postponed.
| The following Senate bills were passed
Authorizing school district No. "a, New
| Castle county to expend certain money; re
ating to the trustees of New Castle com
mons to amend the act providing 70
idiotic children; allowing married womel
when separated from their husbands to su
and be sued in their own names.
The following House bills were passed
supplement to the act providing for
public park in the city OF Wilmington; I
extend the boundaries Of school district Nc
II in Kent county; to straighten u publ
road in Milford hundred; to provide againi
accident at highway crossings of railroads
authorizing the Camden public schools
borrow money; to divorce Leonard W. an
Riley Il. Elliott; ceding to the United State
government jurisdiction of certain lands
Wilmington; to lay out a public road
Little Creek hundred Sussex county to ID
out public road in Kent county; to wide
public road leading from Leipsic to Moo
ton in relation to administering oaths
school commissioners.
!, | The House joint resolution providing I,
an adjournment sine die on Friday, the III
inst, was taken up for consideration. ID
Mustard offered two amendments; the fir
, changing the time to Wednesday, the Isl
! inst, and the second providing that !
1 new bills (even If notice had been given)
| received nfter to-day. The first amendme
| was adopted by the following vote; Yeas
Messrs. Lavender, Chandler, Houston, MI
! tard and Roe; Nays-Messrs. Coopt
McWhortcr and the speaker. The sccOi
= negative.
. The resolution as amended was then co
/ CURED in and recess was taken until 2.
v O'Clock.
= AFTERNOON SESSION.
d The House bill appropriating 800 q
4 nually to defray expenses of the teache
4 institute In each county, was lost by I
q following vote: Yeas, Messrs. Cayend
y Chandler and Mustard nays, Messrs. Hol
y ton, Martin and McWhorter.
II A joint resolution to reimburse the st,
II militia for expenses to Washington on Mar
y 18th, the amount being S40s.3g, was lost
v House bills read; TO revoke the char
a of the Wesleyan Female College to provi
for uniform ballot; II supplement TO |
pilOtage bill to amend section s, chap
y 49, Revised Code; TO amend the
is regulating the practice of phi
N macy; to amend the charter of I
lie Brooks Underground Conduit Company
/. authorize the erection of draw-brid
over Murderkill creek
House bills passed: To divide East Do
hundred into two election districts: to
es corporate the Wilmington Conference
nestle Missionary Society; to extend
boundaries of Wilmington; to vacate Il p
tion of Sixteenth street, in Wilmington;
10 creasing the salary Of the New Castle cou
treasurer: to amend the charters Of
te Enoch Moore, Jr., Ship and Car-Build
he Company and the Fame Hose Company
Mt supplement to tho act incorporating
ic | wilmington Navigation Company.
The Senate rcceded from its Imendm
IL to the House joint resolution in relation
r. adjournment,
Sn Adjourned until 3 O'Clock, Monday.
50 |
he DovRR, April I3.-The Senate met a
ri O'clock -
he A joint resolution was adopted autho
AZ ing the State treasurer TO take charge
x; and rent the Jump property and, II ne,
he slry, to increase the insurance on the sa
ze House bills read: To amend chapter
ty volume l6. to amend chaper 1871 volume
rglu &c l..l.
I'M Kent county; to amend chapter AIS, volu
ON IA; relating to the assessment of Wilmi
ri ton; to incorporate the Mutual Loan
to Investment company; to incorporate
In Milford Illuminating and Water SUI
to Company; for the relief of the cold
of schools; for the relief of sci
ne district No, ~, Sussex county; incr
ing the jurisdiction of Justices of
m pence; to change II road in White {
ng Creek hundred; to amend nm act to re
re-. and consolidate the statutes relating to
city of Wilmington; to incorporate the
ne aware Avenue Sewer Company; relating
the study Of physiology and hygiene;
M the relief Of school districts No. l7g
v. SUSSEX county, and Nos. 81, 80 and 4
nd New Castle county: to reopen Il road
Pencader hundred.
Senate bills passed: Concerning the
shssment of personal property in New Ca
county; to amend the phosphate bill.
A., House bills passed: TO divorce Beulal
Nv and David II. Watson; relating to the du
,n- of the Wilmington street commissioner
;;o ~ straighten road in Nanticoke hundred
nv Nv enable j. Alexander Fulton, Esq, to 10,
~ certain salt marsh.
lrh DR.. Cooper introduced bill in relatio
fn. assertions, which was read twice and
,r lerred.
~ Adjourned until morning.
mr. DOVER, April lathe Senate met a
To-. o'clock. . ~
10 The following House bills were pus,
MI 10 change the course Of public roa
to White Clay Creek hundred; to autho
IN school district No. 179, Sussex count,
rai raise additional tax; to authorize sci
.he district No. 81, New Castle county, to Dor
I'd money; for the relief Of school district
ON III, Sussex county; to authorizes un
hool districts No. 80 and Al Now On
10 county, to straighten the line Of the
,av tricts.
Ks The Senate bill allowing fishermen to
,~k within one quarter Of II mile Of the
he shore was passed.
Il 4 The House bill to authorize the trIs
To under the will of David g. Wilson, decetp
ny, 20 sell and convey certain real estate
u. Hcw Castle county was laid upon the Ia
rye The bill TO authorize the appointment
rn- Two additional cOnstablcs for the cit,
Wilmington was taken up forconsdcrat
Mr. McWhorter oft red an amendn
striking out all after the enacting ella
10 and inserting in lieu thereof the follow
Tint the levy court of New Castle COZ
the may and it is hereby empowered II in
hill discretion deemed necessary, to appoint
in additional constalles for New Castle cor
who shall he appointed rs other consta
sh- are appointed in said county, for am
for reside in the city of Wilmington, and
lon terms Of office and qualifications Of the I
Ing stables hereby authorized to be appoil
ter shall be the samc rs other constablls in
7ed for New Castle county" The amendn
nv was adopted and the bill was laid upon
ter tuble.