Evening journal., 1889-03-26
nousE-MoNpAY.
House met at 6 D. m.


House met at 9 p. m,
Mr.. Armstrong offered joint resolu-
tion resembling the former resolution fix
ing to-day as the limit for receiving new
business. Adopted
Notice: BY Mr.. Lodge, authorizing the
appointment of a notary public for the
Creston Land and Improvement Company
to amend chapter 32l, volume Is; TO oi'
vorce John c. and Laura o. Hardness; IN
relation to the adoption of minors to IN
corporate the Wilmington Companyi by
Mr.. Clark, to extend the charter of the
board of trustees Of the Wilmington nj.
! f. Conference: for new road in kenton
hundred; to incorporate the Jordan
Branch Ditch Company; to incorporate
to Grain Swamp Ditch Company; by Mr.
Biqgs. TO incorporate the Odessa Cream
ery Company to empower the New Cas-
tie Levy Court to change
the course Of road TO incorporate the
Noxontown Pond Company; by DR.. Rich.
ardson, in relation to the colored schools
Of Duck Creek; in relation to catching
fish in relation to the planting Of oysters
in Mahons river; In relation to the state
militia; to amend chapter 371, volume
-; by Mr.. Whiteman, to amend chapter
l7S, volume 10; by Mr.. GRAY. TO amend
chapter POI, volume II; to divorce Emma
and Arthur Handy; to provide for calling
a convention by the people in relation to
street peddlers in Wilmington, regulat-
ing the advertisement in two newspapers
of Orphans Court, Chancery and trustee
sales by Mr. Armstrong in relation to
the revenue Of the state; in relation to
the State Board OF Health; concerning
lands for sale by the Orphans Court; to
Incorporate the Delaware and New
Jersey Freight Company; by Mr.
Masten, for a new road in Mispillion
for the relief Of district a. Kent county;
by W. +. Davis, to amend the charter Of
Frederick; to straighten a road in South
Murderkill; by Mr.. Richardson, concern
ing the schools Of Duck Creek by Mr..
Short, to incorporate Green Branch, Nc
Cullough Branch and Raccoon Savanna
Ditch Company; in relation to public
roads; to pay school commissioners for
actual service; to incorporate the Stone
Branch Ditch Company; by Mr.. Morgan,
to straighten a road IN Nanticoke; by Mr.
Wallace, to incorporate the Seaford Loan
Association; for new road in Broad
Creek hundred by Mr.. Sackett to trans
fer N. +. Warren's aud John Abbott's
lands to united districts 8, 175 and 1854,
and w. ]. Hickman's land to united dis
tricts and 1i6, Sussex; for the protec-
tion Of muslrats In Sussex county; to
regulate the sale Of pistols and revolvers
to divorce Sallie e. and George p. Orig
gins, and Nathaniel and Susan Young
in relation TO nurserymen ana dealers in
trees and plants; by Mr.. Maull,
in relation to a certain road
in Sussex; TO incorporate the
Harrington and Broadkiln railroad to
amend chapter 148, volume 1S; for a
stock law in district t4t, Sussex TO in
corporate the Sandy Branch Ditch com
pany; for new road in Baltimore
Hundred; to amend section 3, chapter
I'D, Revised Code; to provide for the en-
forcement of certain laws, to amend the
act regulating pilotage; to amend the
charter Of Lewes; to make levy courts
men elective by districts; to cede certain
lands to the United States. to reimburse
certain parties who were drafted in the
war and entitled to State aid but who
never received it; to amend the laws in
relation to the assessment and collection
OF taxes to amend section O. chapter $40,
volume IL; to regulate freight and fares
on railroads. by Mr.. Hynson, for a new
road IN Milford Hundred by r. A. Davis.
TO move school house ia district 10,
Kent county; by Mr.. Downham,
to incorporate the Sussex Land and Cat
tie Company; by Mr. Lodge TO limit the
lien of judgments and recognizances; by
Mr. Downham, to amend the charter Of
the Georgetown Building and Loan AS
sociation; to incorporate the Georgetown
Real Estate and Fire Insurance Company;
to amend chapter 9S, volume Is TO divide
New Castle. hundred into three election
districts.
The House having indicated its desire
that Speaker Hotfecker should be a mem
ber the speaker named himself and
Messrs. Clark, Lingo, Eckles and Arm
strong as the five house members Of the
joint committee on prosecution of the
suits against banks for non-pay-
ment Of state tax.
Mr. Armstrong offered a joint resolu.
tion providing for the payment Of the
agricultural experiment station appro-
priation to the trustees of the Delaware
College Agreed to.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow