Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19
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DOVER, Jan. 1.-THE Senate met at
lO.4O o'clock, q. M.
Speaker Houston presented an invitation
from the board of trustees OF the State
hospital at Farnhurst to visit and inspect
the institution.
He also announced his standing commit
tees. On motion of Mr.. Williams, so
copies were ordered to be printed.
George Gray was elected United States
Senator by vote of to 0. AIessrs. Nc
Mullen and pilling, Republicans, voted
blank.
The House jointresolutions electing vii.
liam II Burnite State Treasurer and John
+. Dulauey state auditor were concurred
in.
Notice: By Mr.. Pyle, acts to incorporate
the Economic Insurance Company; to in
corporate the Union Park Company; in re-
latiun to coroner and coroner's physician
of New Castle county; by Mr.. Watson, act
to amend All act to incorporate the Laurel
and Roaring Point Railroad Company; BY
MIR. Pilling to incorporate the Whining
ton and Brandywine Springs Railway
Company.
Introduced. BY Mr.. Pilling, act to re-
new the charter Of the Casho Machine
Company (rnles suspended, read by title
and referred.)
Read and referred Act to renew and
extend the charter of the Western Car
! Company.
Recess to O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at !. 10 p. m.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
House of Representatives.
Dover, Jan. 1.-THE House met ut 10.d5
o'clock, and after prayer by the chaplain
and the reading of the journal, on motion
of Mr.. salisbury, proceeded to vote for
United States senator.
George Gray having received the votes
of all the q members was declared by
Speaker Nhitcmau the unanimous choice
OF the House for the constitutional term
Of six years from March 18th next.
Mr. Day, from the committee on rules,
reported a series of rules for the govern
ment Of the House. The report was
adopted
Notice: BY Mr.. Cooch, bills to provide
for permanent improvement of public
roads; by Mr.. Spruancc, TO amend chapter
AZ. Vol. KIN.
Introduced: BY Mr.. Cooch, bill to in
corporate the Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company; by Mr.. Hick-
man, TO INCORPORATE the Industrial I'm
provcment Company of Wilmington; TO
incorporate the Broome Street Improve
ment Company.
Read and referred: House bills to pro-
vide for the ratification of the Pilling-
llutson constitutional amendment; 10
amend the act for the establishment and
maintenance Of a Colored college, to amend
chapter 223 Vol. XNii.
Introduced: BY Mr.. Day, an act relating
to coruncrs and cononers physicians.
Mr.. Conoh offered joint resolutions re-
appointing Wilbur ii. liurnite state treas
urtr and John r. Dulaney auditor of ac-
counts. Agreed to.
Petitions read and referred: BY Mr..
Cuoch, for the repeal of the assessment
provisions of the sewer act of 1891; by Mr..
Sevl, for new road in Kenton hundred.
Speaker Whiteman presented an invita-
tion from the trustees of the State Hos
pital at tarnhurst to the General Assem-
bly, to visit and inspect that institution.
Laid on the tAblefor further consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Cooch 100 copies of
the House rules and 300 copies of tile
House committees were ordered printed.
Recess to 800 =. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House reaSsembled at $50 y. m.
Notice l3y MIR. salisbury, to amend
chanter y, Vol. Mn, and repeal chapter
2S, Vol. MN; tn Incorporate the Dover
Electric Light and Heat Company; Il fur
thcr supplement- to the act to establish the
Farmers Bank.
Mr., Dasey moved to reconsider the
motion by which the report OF the COM
lnittee on rules was adopted. Agreed to;
yeas, l6; nays, 8. The report was there
upon laid on the table for future con-
siderntion.
Notice: BY Mr.. Conoway, to re.enact
and amend the act incorporating the Agri-
cultural Society of Delaware; by Mr..
Cn0ch, 20 change the name of Mary Han
son Mather; by Nj. SpruanCc, to amend
section 10 chapter GGl, Vol. XVIII.
Adjourned To 10 a. IN. tomorrow.