Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-05


Indefinitely postponed: Act to divorce
Sallie from Jefferson Cummins.
Recess to 8 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at 3.15 o'clock.
Notice: BY Mr.. Ross, act i'll relation to
levy court of Sussex county.
introduced Act to incorporate Reynolds
Encampment No. 3, |. o. O. f.; House bill
to reincorporte Washington Lodge No. 5,
|. o. o. r.; act to establish public road
in Sussex county Indefinitely postponedi)
act to incorporate the Elizabeth Curtis
Widows Asylum Association; act to divorce
Wilbur from Annie Needles; act to divorce
Edward F. and Sallie b. Harnish.
Mr.. Hall offered joint resolution
directing the committee on printing to
| the lowest bidder. Adopted.
Claims allowed; Increase to town of
! Dover for water used in the State House,
| from $40 to 300 per year.
Read and referred: House bill to divorce
Mary from James b. Jones; Senate to pro-
| tect carrier pigeons. ~.
Passed; Constitutional Convention bill.
| Mr.. Ross asked for an additional member
on Senate divorce committee and a clerk.
Senator McMullin added as member, and
| George Carter as clerk.
Adjourned to II a. m. tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
| Dover, Feb. 25.-House met at l0.40a.m.
Claims presented and referred: BY Mr..
| Ellington, claims of Frank II. Herbert,
for recognizing the treasury department,
adopting new system of book Excepting,
&c. 81, 795 by Mr.. Ridgely, claims Of n.
H. Hutchins, $3.50, and of James Frascher,
$50 by Mr.. Eisenbrey, claim of Prothono-
| tary Burchenal, S2l4.20.
Notice: By Mr.. Ridgely, to further
amend chapter las Vol. XNI; TO divorce
| William G. and G. Louise Bolton; by Mr..
Smith, to incorporate the Proyident Ice
Company; by Mr.. Walton, to amend sec
ton s, chapter 369, Vol. XVI; to divorce
| Richards, to divorce John II. and Mary
APPEL; by Mr.. Chipman, to amend section
!, chapter AZ, Vol XVII; by Mr.. Attix, to
establish the Board Of Trade of Smyrna;
to divorce Thomas and Annie Rodney; by
Mr.. Higgins, to amend the act relating to
dentistry; by Mr.. Esonhrey, to provide
for secret voting and the regulation OF the
election laws of this State.
Introduced. BY MIR, Ridgely, for the
protection of fish in st. Jones river by
MIR. Walton, for the relief of District No.
IS, New Castle county; by Mr.. Hickman
to amend section of the act to appeal and
supply chapter III. Vol. NH, &c; by Mr.
Attix, to divorce Melrose l.. and Annie r.
Mudd; by u. j. Morris, TO revive the char
|
town. by MIR. Hutson, TO restrict the sale
and use Of tobacco; TO provide for the APP
| pointment of a Justice of the peace and of
u constable for the town of Gheswold; to
amend the charter Of the town of Ches-
void, by Mr.. Smith, to revive the charter
Of Clayton Lodge, X. of III to incorporate
Jefferson Council. o. U. A. NJ; to further
amend the charter of Wilmington, (the
Thirteenth ward biln; to incorporate the
New Castle Manufacturing Company; by
I Il, Il. Morris, 10 amend chapter 6l3, Vol.
XVII; by X, Il. Morris, to amend chapter
/ III, Vol. XIII.
Recess to p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assembed at $3.50 O'Clock
introduced: BY Mr.. Elkinton, to eX-
empt marsh and low lands from taxation;
| by X. X. Morris, in relation to good fish;
by Mr.. Chapman an amendment to the
game laws.
Read and referred House bills to
divorce ]. c. and Mary II. McColley to
amend the charter Of the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company; to amend the
charter of Dover; to authorize the Milford
1 Council to borrow 100000 to amend the
charter of the Artisans Savings Bank; for
the relief Of Minnie A. Hamilton; to trans
fer George G. Twilley's farm from District
No. 1873 to District No 1d1, Sussex county
Passed House bills to incorporate
the Morgan Branch Ditch Company; to
divorce Sarah G. and William G.. Conway;
To incorporate the Wilmington Steamboat
Company; to incorporate the Pipe Elm
Branch Ditch Company to incorporate
Delaware Castle, X. q. r.; for the relief of
the Mutual Loan Association; Senate bills
authorizing the Sussex parliamentary to
make new induces; to vest in certain per.
sons the title to certain eseheated lands;
House bills to amend the act relating tC
a.. - IL i
to provide safeguards against the use OF
firearms in relation to the practice OF
pharmacy.
Adjourned to 10 q. m. tomorrow.
Senate.
DOVER. Feb. 26-The Senate met Al
II o'clock.
Notice: BY Mr.. Houston. act for tn,
benefit of creditors Of insolvent concerns
by Mr.. McMullin, act to transfer the farm:
Of Preston Lea and Silas Thompson from
School district No. III to School distric
No. 50, New Castle county; by MIR. Moore
act 10 incorporate the Wilmington ant
Brandywine Land Company
Introduced: BY Mr.. Williams, Thre,
Commissioners bill for New Castle county
, tl,UoO copies ordered printed; by Mr.. Ross
act In relation to the levy court of SUSSEX
! county; loo copies ordered printed; BY
Mr., Ross, act to incorporate an additional
Z school district III sussex county.
Read and referred; Act to incorporat
the board Of trade of the town of Dover
j act to reincorporate the Atlantic and Car
!. ribean Navigation Company.
i Passed House bill to amend sections s
Il, chapter MS, Vol. XVII, Laws of Della
] ware (Magnola dog tax BILLY.
! House Joint resolution in relation /
: printing cOncltrrcd in.
i Recess at 5 D. in.
-,C.Ya.,
The Senate met at $50 o'clock.
Notice; lily MIR, Richardson act to Civ
q the governor power to fill all offices no,
u held by Republicans.
II introduced BY Mr.. Hall act to rciI
Z corporate Harrington Library Association
!. by MIR Richardson act to incorporat
il Eureka Cunclave No. 5, !. o. II of Wi
. niingtoni by Mr. Richardson, House bi
e Incorporate f'randSWine Castle No.
I r. q. u.
IS Read and referred House bill to pl
1t sefety gates at railroad crossing i
Il thristiaha hundred; House bill to tlivorc
" Wilbur from Annie Needles; House bin /
Il incorporate Washington Lodge No s. /. [
y Q. H; Senate bill Ia amend the charter
'e the CITY Of Wilmington tcomnunicatle
read from Lewis Z. Bush, III d.. John
e. Wales and others) House bill to incorp
re rate Elizabeth Curtis Widows Associat.o
n indefinitely postponed; House bill
rs divorce Sylvester from Ellen Torbert
Ia Passed: Senate bill TO incorporate II
Il board Of trade OF Dover; Senate bill
T. amend section 4 chapter l23 Rgyisl
~ Code (referred back to committceJ; uou
IS bill to divorce Lizzie A. from Har
SO Sparklin.
I'd Adjourned to II a. m. tomorrow.
ie House of Representatives.
~ DOVER Feb. 26,-The House met at
le o'clock a, m.
d, Mr.. Attix offered resolution requiri
m State printing to he given to the low,
L;T,Ior ftar Int -, Al a., l.