Milford chronicle., 1891-02-06
Legislature Prooeedlngs.


THURSDAY, Jan. 2eth.--Senate met a
y 1850 a. m. with Senators Williams and Hal
absent.
/. Secretary of State Marvel presented the
certificates of approval of the bonds of the
s State treasurer and State auditor.
r Mr. Ross presented a petition from cit
zens Of Nanticoke City to haYe that place
e On motion of Mr.. Pilling the inaugural
address Of Governor Reynolds was referred
to- special committee.
Bills introduced; House bill to repeal and
2 supply chapter III, Vol. XIII being the
insurance bil) Read twice and referred to
committee on Revised Statutes.
House joint resolution asking Senate to
appoint special divorce committee to act
with the standing House divorce committee;
non -concurred in.
House joint resolutions in relation to de-
lraying expenses of Inauguration; in Tela-
iion to equalization and Of taxation con-
/ Cured in.
Adjourned to II a IN. Friday.
The House met at 10, 80 a. m, and bills
were introduced: By z J. Morris, to
divorce Mary from James P. Jones' to divorce |
Sarah C. from William c. Conoway; by Mr. /
| Higgins to divorce Blanche c. and Hewill i
L. Chapman; by Mr. Smith, to incorporate 4
the George W. Bush & Sons Company; sup
plementto the charter Of the Front and Union
Street Railway Company; by tdr. West, to
establish a new school district in Sussex; by
Mr., Smith, to incorporate the Standard Phar-
macy, OF Wilmington.
Read and REFEREED The Australian ballot
bill; House bill to amend section p chapter
% Revised Code.
Passed; House bills to repeal and supply
chapter III, Vol XIII, (being the insurance
bill) to transfer Thomas H. Fooks farm to
district I54, Sussex
Mr. Eisenbrey presented a petition for
the passage of the bill for the relief Of dis
trict 80, Kent county Referred.
Joint resolutions were offered and adopted !
as follows By Mr.. Hutson, appropriating [
s24L77 for payment OF expenses of the in Z
augural of Governor Reynolds; by Mr.. Rid
gely, for appointment of a joint committee q
On consideration of legislation to equalze Z
taxation; by Mr.. West, memoralizins Con- z
gress to restore the control to the state of ,
he oleomargarine traffic. d
House bill dividing Little Creek hundred
sussex, was taken up aud passed without a
all for the yeas and nays.
Introduced: BY Mr.. Smith, to renew the
harler Of the City Loan Association of Viii II
nington; to divorce Hannah NJ. from George III
v. Neal to incorporate the Deadwood and
smelling Company: by Mr.. Ridgeley, TO re-
zeal chart 42o, Vol. XVII, and charter fS,
'ol. XVIII. (abolishing the State militia.
Mr. Ridgely presented the report Of the q.
appointed to settle with the State ~
'easurer. =;
Introduced; BY R. R. Morris, to iucor- IN IN
crate Golden Rule Lodge, 1. o. o. F., Of =,
Iiltou. ~
Adjourned to 10 a. nj. Friday. ys
FRIDAY, JAN. 3o,-The Senate adopted the ~
-ouse Joint resolution defraying the ex- ~
enses of the governors inaugural was unani- pl ,5i
ously coucurred in. The House joint reso- ~
tion making additional appropriation to
,f. Al -, ! Tic
ommittee on Claims; House joint resolution ID
regard to the Worlds Columbian Expo
lion concurred in committee Ross and ~ ~
oore. sP
No business of importance came up as Oy
,nator Williams was not present, and =
e democrats were without a majority. - -
The House passed bills to divorce Mary {. ~ ~
I'M James B. Hasson, to divorce Sallie from sus el
ferson Cummns: supplement to the char II y y
ofthe Wilmington City Railway Company. ,el
)use bills to amend charter 55S, Vol. -
VIII, with an amendment extending the y y.
emptiOn to Little Creek;) for relief of Us iiS
tied district II and 81, Kent county; to ~
-end the time for recording private acts. J..a Joa
7eral private acts were introduced and ~, ~
use adjourned. WI. W..
IONDAY, FRB. 2.-Seuate met at 1870 ser 1-.
Williams absent The House joint reso- u W.
ion, requesting a special committee on nIe liloi
table ~
ill of postmaster for stamps and wrappers Oai'
.rred to the Committee on Claims.
he Senate had another tilt over the Di-
ce Committee resolution, and after talk VI
over it for half an hour they decided TO
the question rest for a day or so, OF until over
ator Williams could be heard on the NOR,
ject. None of the senators say that they earl,
s e ~, GoSGe 70 E3iSg 9 Si,s @ spen
in. ease
assed: Bill to incorporate the Adams was
ing and Manufacturing Company. age
ouse met at II4o.
r Ridgely introduced act to better inform treat
public Of the provisions of certain laws. was
r. Rdgely's act to Better inform the advi,
Sle ts. u 'ie pio'i'iOrS 0i 'ne s'a'e laws brate
section I. That every bill which NAV any
after become law shall be published failet
e. the first publication Of which shall be fo,,r
e within thirty days after the enrolment >,
ch bill in two of the daily newspapers of Die
city of Wilmington, one newspaper in genei
Castle county outside of Wilmington recon
IL e,s wv e oi ee o'eI county for 81
ection ?. That the governor shall never
mate to the clerks of the Senate and
Sc Of Repres entatiyes. respectively, the Ire
papeiI mriI aI a,n s,oie PUBLISH % me ia%s free
= after its enrolment, cause to be sent
ublication to each Of the newspapers
mated as aforesaid a correct copy Of
and every law as enrolled.
ection 3. Every newspaper designated "
blish the laws as Aforesaid shall have
established, continuously and regularly anyo
Of Delaware for = at least period of good
ears ears. Immediately prior to the passage tablii
sction 4. Compensation for publishing Sout
aiGafsa1f ns a snal @ pc aae m ] ro he Store
ary advertising rates Of the respective and {
ri Ga'9'7 P''''7s '"e 91 '''79 " giver
s is the full text Of the bill, and the Milfc
az object in view is about the SAME in
Ridglev offered to.dav a ioint resolp Jan.
ppropriating $500 to aid in erecting a
ment to the dead of Fifth Maryland ,
neut on the battlefield of Antietam.
esolution recites that as Company Of
egiment was mostly composed Of Del
,ans, and was credited to Delaware as
of its quota, it is fitting that the state robr
yas adopted. lowest
Ridgley gave notice of a bill this after left at
top cunning for game on the Ist Of Tin
ry instead Of February T. as the law load
Iirects. Also of bill to reduce the
ers' license fees of all kinds.
ssDAY, Feb. Sin legislation this was
lllest day of the session in both houses. ba
enate adopted a truce, and each sena- =
med a resolution agreeing not 10 act NOT pa
any political measure until after Sena- a year
iliams is able to be in attendance. Il to be
several incorporation acts and a num- CT,
divorce bills were introduced.
he House Mr.. Ridgely offered a joint ask or
tion appropriating 5000 toward the their "a
IN of monument to mark the position the tav
Fifth Maryland Regiment at Autie- :. 49,
Adopted. ~ ~ N Mar
ice Of several divorce bills and private rep. A.
we're given, and a lot Of private acts
{ Incorporating some company were
oNEsDAY, Feb. 4.--The Senate passed Men
III making an appropriation for the
am monument, and devoted the day DulOs'
imittee work. In the House the di- ary OF c
committee was in session and the free
ttee on Federal relations in the House -.
packed house to hear the grievances
e opposed to the National Guard as Geneva
III by ]. Alexander Fulton. A small --
tiou of the National Cuard were nres-