The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-09
FOURTH EDITION
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

l UUtllu LUlIlUH
LEGISLATIVE PKorEEDINos.
Both Houses In Session and Consid-
cradle Business Transacted-Pench
Growers Heard-The state Hop ital
Wants SII2,5OJ to Purchase Adj
ditional Ground.
Correspondence of the Republican.
Dover. Feb. 8. 1s93.-The Senate mot
at 1l.05 o'clock this morning.
The House joint resolution In refer
ence to the annexation OF Hawaii was
read, and referred to tho Committee
on Revised Statistics.
The House bill providing for two
assessors and two collectors for Mis-.
pillion Hundred, was passed.
Shortly after IL O'Clock. the Senate
took a recess until 3 o'clock this alter.
noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resumed proceedings at
$50 O'Clock, when recess was taken
until 40 O'Clock for the purpose OF
proceeding to the chamber OF the
House to hear DR.. James IL Wilson.
on behalf OF the Trustees of the State
Hospital ut t'arnhurst.
The House bill to divorce Annie q.
from samuel l.. ryndall, was intro
duced, and load q first time.
The following bills were passed: Act
to incorporate Wyoming Castle No.
~. X. q. u House bills to divorce
Nett!e NJ. from john Ii. Short; act to
incorporate the Wilmington l Industrial
improvement Co mpany.
About 5 O'Clock the Senate adjourn
ed until II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
THE HOUSE.
The House met at IL o'clock this
morning. when notice was given OF
the following bills: Mr. Spruance, an
act to amend the act In relation to the
Board of Pharmacy; Mr. Seyil. act to
supplement an act in relation to cstab-
fishing public schools in the town of
kenton; Mr.. Whittock, an act to es
tnbish new school district in New
Castle County; MIR. Watkins, act to
make valid Il certain deed.
The following bills were introduced:
Mr.. Cooch an act proposing amend
ments to the State Constitution; Mr.
kenney. an uct to maintain the Nation
al Guards; Captain Daisey, all act to
repeal an act In relation to the Secre-
tary of state, Mr.. Watkins. joint reso-
/ luton proposing that Hawaii be an
uexed to Delaware; Mr.. hickman, act
to amend Section !, Chapter | IL. Laws
of Delaware; Mr.. Whittock, an act to
divorce Lucy g. Fox from Willard L.
FOX; Mr.. Hall, an act for preservation
OF the supply of food fish In the waters
of this State; Mr.. Hickman, an act
| Il lot TIT
/ in Baltimore Hundred to III y.
Mr.. kenney, an act to divorce Mary
| Il. Brown from William j. Brown, and
giving the applicant the caro- of the
children; MI, Armstrong, an act au-
! thorizing school district No. 81, Kent
county to expend certain surplus
| money realized from the sale of the
old school house; Mir. MhittucIt. an act
| to create new school district in New
! Castle County; Mr.. Lynch, all act to
lay out u new public road in Sussex
| County.
Mr.. salisbury presented the report
of James II. Hughes and Robert Van
! dyke, commissioners appointed in
place of Judge Marvel, to finish now
revised code. ON motion of Mir SautS-
bury.a JOINT committee was appointed
to report by bill OF otherwise.
An act to YacaLe u private road III
Mispllliun hundred, Kent county,
was read II third tImo and passed. Also
the act to Incorporates tho Cool Spring
Ice and Coal Company.
At IL o'clock the House took recess
until o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 2.35 o'clock fol
the purpose of giving Messrs Martin
EuSsa and Bancroft. a committee oil
the Kent County Farmers Institute
and Fruit Growers Association hear
lag. Captain Daisey presided, ana the
meeting WAS continued until 3 Il
O'Clock. whom the regular business
was resumed
A bill was passed. extending the
lines OF certain school districts in bal
timoro hundred, Sussex county III,
act to divorce Annie G. 'rindalI, from
Samuel l. flndall anu change heI
name to Annie G. Hitch, WAS called III
by Mr. kenney for third reading
when Mr.. Gooch said that as this was
very serious business he would like tC
knew on what grounds the divorce
was asked for,
MIR. bay said it WIS for adultery ant
desorti6n. The first charge had beei
! proved, as 1t had bean shown he hat
/ left her three weeks after marriag
ana Nti4S ~ llAt Nlbib Htbh WAL
i another woman. He has now bes
/ away since July goth, and she does no
4 know where he ii. There was II
further objection and the bill wa
. passed.
\ The report of the State Llbraria
! was presented and road.
vt o'clock il recess WAS taken t
n give an audience to the trustees OF til
. State Hospital at Farnhur4t. who wis
J. All appropriation to purchase additio.
S al land.
n The regular business was resume
a at - o'clock. when Mr.. Watkins prt
r ssttted ii joint resolution appropriatin
Il !lu, go Tor tho uae of the Delawal
d State Hospital, which was referred t
: the committee OH appropriations.
9 bill IRON tho delaware Ledger fC
a T9f 3d. was referred to the comnitLs
on claims.
n The House bill changing the nan
il OF Margaret j. Stove, to Margaret
10 ki!lmer was passed,
AZ Mr.. Spruanee Introduced an act
10 Incorporate the Eqiiubie Land IN
= proVemont Company, which passed
/ first reading This provides for cal
ii tai Of gl9Q,G00 i'll shares Of 800 eac
ID with john / biciey, John L. Galiahi
If and Patrick Fahey as incorporates.
Il The act to appoint d commission
ascertain if road iB neceed from Ha
III els Corner IN Kent county was passe
u The House adjourned at ) O'Clock
ID 10 tomorrow.
/. LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
0, The act introduced by Mr.. Kcnne
ID providing for the maintenance of Il
National Guard Of Delaware is vel
important. 1t provides that comp
II uies and regiments may 10 formed I
u male citizens over ls years OF nge, IN
Y nabes provision for their suppol
Flie companies tat. consist of infantr
artillery or cavalry, bat not more tn,
500 men are to constitute It, II
IN troops are to be subject 10 The call
10 She Governor to suppress riot or i
snrrection, and while thus engage
. stall be pail al tie rate of a { a di
for priYates, up 20 = II daN Tor sc
eral. II any should be wounded du
- ing such service, they shall 10 car
i, lDr Ia, the State lilo amount
!. money to he appropriated Tor the 81
10 port oi the guard is left blank