Evening journal., 1889-04-02


OF Sussex county.
Willard Hall Porter will be here to
morrow, to talk upon the needs of tn
Delaware Society for the Prevention o
cruelty TO Animals. During the las
year the receipts from all sources
amounted to $47S, and expenses with tn,
strictest economy to $5Sl. 46, leaving
deficit of $l03. 46.
The bill to incorporate the Delawar,
ana New England Company is still il
committee. The act evidently has run
up against snag, but it will be heard
from this week.
Notwithstanding the early hour for the
meeting of the House. there were very
Few absentees when the roll was called,
and at the afternoon session nearly ali
were present.
The regular proceedings are as follows
sENATE--MoNDAY.
Senate met at s. 30 p. m.
Notice given: BY Senator Crossan, an
act to provide for the employment of con.
vets IN repairing public roads; by Sena-
tor Donahoe, TO divorce Nellie Strain
from William Strain.
Passed House bill to revoke charter
Dean Woolen Mill Company; to divorce
Catharine and Barrett Van Auken
Read by title Supplement to act to in.
corporate the Delaware Screw Company
an act to divorce George f. G. Clement
and Hannah Clement; an act to make
valid the record Of certain deed sup.
plement to act to incorporate the city Of
New Castle, act to prevent the spread of
canada thstles; act to divorce William
A. Gillian and Elizabeth Gillian: an act
concerning delinquent taxes an act to
prevent live stock from running at large
IN district II, Sussex county: an act to
amend chapter 4S3, volume 10; an act to
divorce K Burton from Elizabeth Wilson
an act to incorporate the Peoples Build.
ing and Loan Association OF Dover; an
act to enable Thomas b. Coursey to stock
his mill pond with fish: an act to amend
act for preservation of game and game
fish.
Introduced BY Senator Collins, House
bill to transfer farm of John r. Moore
from district 20 to 81, Kent county; act
to amend act to incorporate town of Ken.
ton (read by title).
Adjourned until II a. NJ tomorrow.
HoUsE-MoRNINe SESSION.
AhuEt Aitb HI IL. DU n. us
Speaker HofTecker presented vii
mington NJ. +. Conference resolution en- :
dorsing local option, Referred
Mr. Downham presented petition foi
a Georgetown road. Referred.
Notice BY Mr.. Lingo, for private
road IN Baltimore hundred to amend the
charter of the Fenwick's S Island Beach
Company
introduced By Mr.. Maull, to amend
chapter POS, volume II; to amend section
B, chapter 1875. Revised Code.
Read aud referred: House bills to
amend chapter 563, volume IL; to i'm
prove the Dona Landing road to trans
fer n. f, Warren's farm to united dis
tricts 8. 175 and 1861, Sussex: supple
ment to the Herring Branch Ditch Com
panys charter; to amend the charter oi
the Georgetown Loan Association: to
validate the commissioners report on
Baltimore hundred road.
Passed: House bills for the building oi
colored school at aewes; to amend sec.
tion 3. chapter 507, volume IL.
Adjourned to 3 p. m.
HousE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
House reassembled at 3. 80 D. m.
ANNoA 1hN ANAtiAcus 1OuSt Dill lncDf
porating the Odessa Creamery Company
Passed: House bills transferring farm
OF Robert II. Stevens to district 14i Sus
sex; to amend section 23, char ter 5, vol
ume lei to relieve manufacturing site
IN Newport from taxation; Senate bill
House bills to incorporate Wilmingto
Division No. 124, Order of Railway Cor
ductors; for the protection of electri
light companies; Senate bills to incorpoI
ate the X. Of P, Hall Company, Of VIII
mington House bills to consolidate tn
Milford colored schools; to incorporat
the Leipsic Creamery Association; to in
corporate the colored schools of Kentoi
hundred; to authorize John p. Isaacs t
straighten a road; Senate bill to incorpor
ate the Eighth Street Passenger Railwa
Company
Notice: By Dr. Richardson, in relation
to the registration of voters to provid
for short sessions Of the General Assem-
bly,; by Mr.. Sackett, to amend chapte
504. volume IL by Mr.. Maull, to incor
porate the colored schools Of Lewes; t
consolidate certain districts Of Baltimor
and Dagsboro.
Introduced: By. R. A. Davis, for the
relief of district 10. Kent county; /,
vacate an old road in West Dover hun
dred by Mr.. Gray, to amend section 8
chapter 523 volume IA by Mr. Sackett
for the protection of muskrats in Sussel
county by Mr. Clark. to incorporate tn
Crane Swamp Ditch Company
Read and referred: Senate bills divorC
ing Margaret A. and Isaac F. Meredith
Margaret r. and Edwin Humphries
Joseph and Lizzie M. Barker; for
bridgetender at Bethel bridge; for ne'
| road in Broadkiln hundred; to reliev
Newport manufacturing sites from taxi
tion; to amend the charter of the Wi
mington Basket and Crate Company t
incorporate the Spalding Telegraph Con
pany House bill to divorce Abraham an
Ruth Williams; to amend the act for in
\ provement Of Sussex roads.
indefinitely postponed House bill en-
powering the Sussex prothonotary [
make certain indexes.
Mr.. Downham offered a Joint resoll
tion fixing Monday next as the limit Il
new business. Adopted.
| Adjourned to 10 a. m tomorrow.
Indian Association.