Smyrna times., 1885-01-28
Legislative Proceedings.


Legislative Proceedings.
The Legislature still seems to be in |
a vain pursuit Of business without be- |
ing able to find enough to make the |
time drag along other than YEARLY. |
In the Senate Thursday the House |
bill authorizing the school cOmmissinu- |
ers Of districts Nos. 80 and IL in New /
Castle county, to increase the amount
of money to be borrowed for the pur-
pose Of building a new school house
from $4,000 to s. 600 was read a third
time and passed.
Mr.. McWhorter introduced the fol-
lowing bills, which were read: An
amendatory act providing for the reg
ulatiOn of weights and measures in
New Castle county and an act to re-
vive and extend the time for recording
private acts.
The House bill incorporating Nanti-
coke Tribe, No. 81, Imp. Q. Il. II, was
read a third time and passed; also the
Senate bill incorporating The c. II.
Treat Manufacturing Company.
The bill incorporating The Frederica
and FELTON, Telephone and Telegraph
Company was taken from the table aud
on motion of Mr.. Cavender a reconsid-
Grafton was taken of the vote upon the
different sections and the bill recon-
mitted to the committee on corpora
tons
The report of the State chemist was
presented by the clerk of the House
and read. The bill providing addi-
tional safeguard against injuries from
explosives was taken from the table
and passed. Mr. Cayender gave no.
tice of Il bill providing for the reappoint-
ment of State chemist. \ bill in
troduced by DR.. Cooper to repeal an
act supplementary to section chap
ter 10 of the Revised Statutes relating
to sales of real estate by executors and
administrators was read. A Joint resO-
luton offered by Mr. McWhorter pro-
/ viding that no new business be re-
ceived after February Goth was adOp-
1 ted.
In the House of Representatives the
| following bills were read: An act to
incorporate the Delaware State Dental
| Society; a supplement to the charter
of the Duck Creek improvement Com
| pany to incorporate the Rescue Hook
and Ladder Company of Camden; to
amend the charter of the Delaware
! Fruit Exchange, changing the annual
meeting from May to February; to re-
| enact and amend the charter of the {.
II. Treat Company, of Georgetown.
Bills passed: To authorize the reg
lister in Chancery for Kent county to
repair his official seal; authorizing the
laying out of a new road from Milton
to Lewes, in Sussex county.
a bill appointing commissioners to
lay out a new road in Baltimore hun
dred, Sussex county was read.
The amendment to the pleurO-pneu-
monia bill was taken from the table
and passed also the bill legalizing
the acts of the commissioners of school
districts Nos. S and ia, Kent county.
An act for the relief of several school
districts in Sussex county, which failed
to raise enough school tax to entitle
them to the State appropriation, and
authorizing them to receive the usual
amount if they keep their schools open
the usual time was read.
On reassembling this week the ses-
sions have been more business like.
In the Senate DIR. Chandlerpresented
remonstrance signed by a number OF
the lawyers of Wilmington against the
repeal of the law allowing the transac
, ton of civil business before the Feb
, ruary and September terms of court in
that county.
, The following House bills were read
, a first time: To exempt wages in par
: from execution process in Kent county
) Il supplement to an act creating a new
school district in Kent county; t
) authorize the register in chancery fO
Kent county to repair his seal; to ap
point commissioners to lay out a new
public road in BrOadkiln hundred; t
incorporate WissahickOn Tribe, No
20, Imp. 0. r. NJ. +; to establish the lin,
; in part between school districts Nos
24 and 80, in Kent county; in relation
to the publication of official or publ,
notices, &c for the relief of shOol dis
trict No. As. Kent county, which wa
read n second time under suspension
: of the rules and referred.
d In the House: The Senate join
resolution declaring that no new busi
ness will be received after Februar!
, 2Oth, was read and laid on the table.
Mr.. Salisbury offered a resolution
|. ! pAONlhllS AO4 d opCSldl OouAhAlNbSO "
Il three to take into consideration tn
subject of the employment of cOnvic
. labor, and report by bill or otherwise
; Adopted.
A number of notices were given
among them one by Mr.. Salisbury c
q a bill to limit the time of the session
= of the General Assembly and establis
' the pay Ofthe members; by Mr.. Moore
of sundry amendments to the charte
10 of Wilmington, and of an act to incOr
porate the Security Trust and SAT
: Deposit Company of Wilmington
" Various other notices were also giver
A number of bills were read a secOn
. time by title and referred.
: The act to amend the charter of tn
;, Delaware Fruit Exchange (changin
. the time for holding the annual meet
ing from May to February, and maxim
= the shares of stock $40 each instead {
u !, $50, was read a third time and passed
THE WATSON CASE.
h The opinions of the judiciary in rC
l. gard to the duty of the House of Rel
# sentatives in connection with the va
n cancy caused by ineligibility of Nj
Il Watson, the epresentative-elect frOI
?. Milford, were read in the House Tue.
N day morning.
l. Chancellor Saulsbury's opinion
ys that the whole matter is in the hands
Of the House, and that its power to act 4
re it sees proper is absolute.
l. Chief Justice Comegys held that tn
Ie ineligibility of Mr.. Watson elected Oh