Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
The Legislature.

DOVER, Jan. 9.-Senate met at 1890
A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Donahoe COM
mittee on fish, oysters and game, com
prising Messrs. OonahOe, Moore and
Bacon, was appointed.
At Ills the Senate joined the House
in joint session.
After the adjournment of the Joint
session, the Senate adjourned to 10 A.
NJ. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
DOVER; Jan. 9.-HOuse met at 10 A.
NJ. with prayer.
The report of the State Librarian
was read, referred to the ways and
means committee and 800 copies or
dered printed.
Read by title and referred An act
to re-incorpOrate Delaware College; an
act to renew the charter of the Star
Loan Association.
At Ills the two houses convened in
joint session, Speaker Lewis of the
Senate presiding.
IN JOINT SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong, the
Joint resolution convOking the session
was read.
On motion Of Mr.. DOwnham the
chair appointed Senator Crossan and
Representative Downham tellers.
The tellers ascertained and the chair
reported that on November 1st. 1887.
I4,45O votes were cast for and 467
against a convention.
Mr.. Downham offered a resolution
declaring the vote sufficient under the
constitution.
Mr.. DOnahoe offered substitute
resolution declaring the vote of Novem-
Der lst, 1887, cOnstitutionally and stat
utorially insufficient.
Pending an effort of the tellers to
procure the official returns of the cleo
tiOns Of 1882, 1884 and 1886, the Joint
session, on motion of Mr.. Biggs, took
recess until 3 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The joint session reassembled at 3
P. NJ.
Mr.. Crossan reported that the tellers
mad failed to procure official records of
the legislative votes of 1892 1884 and
1886, and had only been able to pro-
cure newspaper figures, which figures,
at Mr.. DonahOe's request, were insert
ed in the substitute resolution.
Mr.. DonaEoe then moved the adop-
ton of the substitute. Lost by ris-
ing vote of 10 to -.
Mr.. Downham called up the original
resolution.
Mr.. Armstrong offered another sub
stitute resolution, declaring that the
power of the joint session did not 20
beyond the counting of the vote. Lost
by rising vote of II to 16.
After discussion the original resolu-
ton Mr.. DOwnham's) was adopted by
a rising vote of Is to IL.
The two Houses then, at AS. on
motion of Mr.. Biggs, separated.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
SENATE.
DOVER, Jan. 10.-The Senate assem-
bled at 10 o'clock. On motion of Mr..
Bacon an act to unite the school dis
tricts Of Laurel and vicinity was read
the first time. A claim of $137,S9 Of
tue Journal Printing Company of
Wilmington was read and referred.
On motion of Senator Collins, that
part Of the governors message relating
to bribery, was referred to special
committee Of three. Collins, Moore
and Crossan were appointed the COM
mittee.
Bills introduced by Senator Bacon
to transfer certain lands of w. J. Hor-
say from District 46 to 81, Sussex
county; by Senator Donahoe, an act to
require the registry in chancery in
New Castle county to record trustees
accounts and settlements; an act to
incorporate the Homeopathic Hospital
Association; an act to incorporate the
Washington Steam Fire Engine and
Hook and Ladder Company; an act to
amend chapter rs Revised Code; an
act to incorporate the Builders Ex-
change of Wilmington; an act to
amend the charter of the Rehoboth
Beach Camp Meeting Association an
act to incorporate the st. Benedict
Beneficial Society.