Smyrna times., 1889-02-20

| fassed: House bills diVOTcing Lem
uel d. and Mahala c. Tinele; divor-
eing Jacob B. c. w. and Mary II. G.
Maxwell for the relief of School dis.
trict No. 9S, New Castle county di-
vorcing Mary Frances and James
Hogan for the appointment of an ad
dtonal notary public for White CLAW
Creek.
Passed: House bills to incorporate
the Gray's Prong Ditch Companv Of
Gum0urough; divOrcng Sarah NJ. and
James B. Hopkins; for the protection
of muskrats.
SENATE.
DOVER, Feb. 13th.-Passed House
bills to reincorporate the Milford
Building and Loan Association to re-
peal the tax on drummers.
Passed Act to incorporate Crystal
Fount lodge, 1. o. 0. F.; act amenda-
tory Of the city of Wilmington lin
crease the salary of the clerk of the
municipal COURT
SENATE,
DOVER, Feb. 14th.-Passed Act 70
incorporate the Gray's Prong Branch
Dltch Company; to reincorporate JEFF
ierson Lodge, |. 0. o. T.; to divorce
Lemuel D. and Mahala G. Tingle: to
divorce Hannah r. and w. II. Becker
Joint resolutions nOn-concurred i'm
Appointing w. II. Cooper State treas
urer and B. 7. Wagamon State audi.
tor.
Passed, House bill to INCORPORATE
Eden Lodge, !. o. 0. F.; acts to divorce
John W. and Henrietta Harris and
Mary L. Madigan and William Madi.
gan.
Adjourned to Il A. NJ, Monday.
HOUSE.
DOVER, Feb. 14th.-Passed Senat4
Dill divorcing Frederick c. and Caro-.
line Werle; House bill divorcing VIII
liam and Sallie A. Rasiner.
Il. A, Davis offered resolutions an
pointing DR.. William II. Cooner state
treasurer and Benjamin Wagamon
state auditor. Messrs. Biggs and
hekles offered amendments substitu.
Jlng the names of Herbert and Bovca
Amendment lost and original motion
adopted.
The secretary of state brought in the
annual report of the State Board of
Agriculture, which was read and re.
terred to the committee on agriculture
and 500 copies ordered printed.
Passed: House bills for the recording
| OF the charter of the White Marsh
Branch Ditch Company; to authorize
lisIricC NO. 10y, Kent county, to dis
charge its Indebtedness to divide
south Murderkill into two election dis
Jricts.
Introduced: By Mr.. Lingo. for the
protection of fish in the waters of In
liam River and Rehoboth bays and
their tributaries 900 copies ordered
printed
Mr.. Lingo offered joint resolutions
appointing John NJ. Houston State
treasurer, and John II. Jones State
Auditor. Biggs and Eckles offered the
usual amendments. which were lost
and the resolutions adopted.
Adjourned to II A. NJ, Monday.
DIR. Richardson's Muskrat bill has
passed both houses, and is now a law
The doctor is also authority for The
statement that muskrat hides have
gone up to % cents.
representative Armstrong has given
hotlee OF rather important measure.
~ Ollls TO amend chapters 10 and II.
Revised Code. The object is to sub
'tltute an annual assessment of per-
sonal property, for the existing quad
rennial system. Some of the Gener- !
ais agricultural constituents think |
hey would have less tax to pay, on |
the average, if the assessor came round |
every year.
Murderkill aud Mispillion creeks |
were made rivers in the House Mon |
day. When the bill to make Nispil- |
lion creek a river was before the
House, Representative Hynson claimed /
that the difference between his creek
and the rest was that his was a river
and the others were not.
The Republicans held a caucus Mon
day night, and among other things con
sIdered was the state treasurer and /
state auditor. They will now stop
trlting and have come to the concln.
sion to accept the names of Herbert
and Boyce.
Representative Wallace introduced
resolution in the House appointing
committee of three to look after the
arrangements necessary to attend the
Harrison inauguration. Representa-
tlves Wallace, Richardson, and GRAY
We're appointed the committee The
Senate promptly concurred in the res
olution, and Senators Richardson. and
Moore were appointed on behalf of
that body.
Most of the Republican members
prefer the Eckles constitutional con-
vention bill to the Bradford bill chiefly
because the Eckles bill regards the au-
tOnomy of the hundreds throughout.
Mr.. Whiteman is after vulgar and
obscene advertisements and the van
dal who deiaces rocks and fences with
out regard to the rights of individual
owners or any one else. He intro
duced ia the House an act making il a
misdemeanOr punishable with zine and
Imprisonment, for any person himself.
or through another, 10 post or print I
any obscene or vulgar poster or adver-
tisement within the border of the
State. The second section makes r. n
fine with the same penalties for anv
one TO disligure rocks, fences. trees and
buildings unless the owner or tenant
gives consent. {
Representative Richardson has com.
meneed war on lands that are now {
held under grants from the State. His
lolnt committee on Kent Island has en-
gagged George V. Massey. ESQ. and he
s preparing The papers and making in |
E,,esstigauons as to the States f;tla q
! ne doctor says that he is not half
zone with this matter yet, and he does
lOt propose TO stop until he has every
lere oiiand rightfully due the State Hs
says at present there are at leoet q 600