Milford chronicle., 1889-03-22
Legislative Proceedings.

Legislative Proceedings.
On Wednesday Of last week, Mr. Down
ham introduced a bill to make the hundreds
one large school district with the various
subdivisions necessary.
W. E. Davis presented ? petition asking
for compulsory education.
The House bill to make on exemption law
for sussex county was killed in committee
Speaker Hofecker presented a COM
munication in advocacy Of Farmers
Institutes, from Cornelius P. Comegys Of
Cincinnati,
On Tuesday acts were passed to lay out
public roads in Nauticoke, Broadkiln and
Baltimore Hundreds in Sussex County; an
act to incorporate the Griggs Electric Signal
Company; an act to incorporate the Merriam
Land and Improvement Co; an act to allow
citizens of Wilmington to act as jurors in
cases against the city; supplement to the
act to unite the Laurel Schools; an act re-
quiring the Street and Sewer department to
pay the damages in suits arising out Of i'm.
perfect streets.
Acts divorcing George w and Mary r
Meredith, Ernest from Kate Heuderer. and
Charles W. from Mary A Galloway an act to
incorporate the Camden Benevolent Society;
an act to amend the act for collecting School
taxes.
On Thursday a bill was introduced which
changes the voting place Of Cedar Creek, and
one to build drawbridge over the Murder
kill
On Friday in the Senate acts were passed
to authorize the payment Of Colored school
taxes in the hands of William Herbert; act
for the burial of INDECENT soldiers sailors or
marines; act to divorce Thomas and Maggie
Collins aud Jacob and Rosa Walter.
House bill for relief Of district o. Sussex;
for relief of fGumborough Public schools.
On Friday Representatives Whiteniau and
Short introduced insane bills Mr.. White
mans bill requires the governor, upon the
request of the poor, to recall State patients
from foreign asylums and place them in
Delaware asylum. Mr.. Shorts bill coutem-
plates relieving relatives and friends ofluna-
tics Of the burden Of their support aud throw
ing the same upon the county.
Mr.. Clark introduced the bill, rejected by
previous legislatures, to repeal the license
fees ofphysicians and lawyers
The bill requiring the secretary Of State
to have licenses bound in book form has
passed both houses BY this system, each
license issued will be kept record of.
Introduced Senate bill requiring clerks Of
Sussex school districts to give bonds Tread
twice.
Dr. Richardson, from the committee on
claims, reported favorable on the claim of
Charles B. Lore, esq. for $1,000, counsel
fees in the B. & P. R. r. taxation suit. Ad-
opted and the State Treasurer directed, by
resolution, to pay the claim.
Seuotor Douahoe introduced his bill to re-
establish the - mile circle, with the names
oil the commissioners filled in. They are ex-
Secretary Bayard and Speakers Lewis and |
Hoffecker. The commissioners are to act in
conjunction with the Pennsylvania commits
sion.
The House bill appropriating SIS each for
the proper burial of INDECENT soldiers, sailors
and marines passed the Senate with an |
restricting the appropriation to
soldiers, sailors and marines residing in |
Delaware
In the House Mr.. Maull gave notice ofa /
bill taxing telegraph companies.
On Monday about thirty members Of Law /
md Order Society of Wilmington came to the
capital to attend the conference on the
Prickett High License and Local Option bill.
The Senate passed four private bills, and
cad and referred eight more Notice was
yiveu oftwo bills and two incorporation acts
we're introduced This was the extent of
Mondays session in the Senate.
The House on Monday was qnite busy.
rhe principal act with which the public is
concerned of the day was the introduction of
he Telegraph Taxation Bill. It was pre-
ented by Mr.. Maull. By its provisions,
elegraph companies doing business in Della
ware, are to pay $4,000 year, in semi
.unual payments, in January aud July. A
penalty of $500 is fixed for any raise of rates
IN account of this tax. In case Of thirty
lays default of payment of the tax, the state
will give public notice of the de-
ault and if it be not paid within two weeks
Aer such notice, any person or operator as
listing the company in conducting its bust
less in the state shall be liable to fine Of
100.
On Tuesday at II O'Clock the Constitu-
ional Convention bill as introduced into the
Iouse by Mr. Downham came up for con-
Iteration Mr.. Lodge spoke against the
i'll. Mr.. Clark followed advocating it, and
e was followed by Mr.. Armstrong, Mr. Biggs
nd Mr.. Cray against the proposed bill, their
rgument being that it was not in accordance
nth Article TX of the constitution, provid
lg for the calling ofa convention. Mr.. Hyn
on and Mr.. Downhau spoke in favor oflthe
i'll, and Mr. Whiteman against it. A vote
'as taken at SIS O'Clock, the yeas and nays
eing called, and resulted as follows:
Aye -Brockson, CLARK, Davis, Davis,
'ownham, Eckies, Hyuson, Hofeclrer,