Evening journal., 1897-02-23
IEGIsLATINE NOTES.

LEGlSllAIlNE ~ NOl I'D.
Owing to the absence of two-thirds of
the members of the House the House
bill TO provide a board of education for
Frederica, which had been reported ia
vorably. was tabled until it could get
the constitutional vote required.
Representative Short gave notice of
an act providing a Levy Court of five
members for Sussex county
Representative l.. r. Hopkins intro
duced the bill reducing from $40 TO $40
the fee for certified copies Of divorce
bills
The House passed House bills divorc-
! ing Theresa p. and James A. Dicus,
Major r. and Jane Faucet, and Mollie
/ p and Daniel p. Griffith.
The Senate bill to incorporate the
Rehob0th Light Heat and Power Com
pany was read a second time in the
Senate and referred to the Committed
on Private Corporations.
The House bills to lay out a public
road in Seaford hundred and divorcing
Annie NJ. and Rufus A. Roach were
read first time in the Senate.
The House adopted and the Senate
concurred in joint resolution appoint
ing James J.. Wolcott, Jr.. to prepare
for publication the decisions of his IA
ther, ex-Chancellor James J.. Wolcott
and allowing him 500 for his services
Representative Mccullough gave no
tice of bills divorcing Mary anC
Charles p. Sullivan, Lewis G. and Kat'
A. Franklin, and Edward A. and Ber
tina q. King
Sonatur Pyle gave notice Of the HOr
bill creating a superintendent of pubh
- printing and defining the dutie
s thereof
The House bill Incorporating tn
Wilmington Bicycle Club had its frs
reading in the Senate.
House bill divorcing William ]. an
e Mary h. Pierce was read the secon
, time and referred.
{ In the Senate the House bill divorcin
= Mary J. and William r. Vandyke ha
a its first reading.
g Senator Meredith gave notice of al
r act authorizing the school commission
J. ers Of district No. 1872, near Dover. Ken
r county, to borrow $500 for building pun
poses.
G. Representative Davis introduced
\ bill placing on Kent county the maintC
n nance of a portion of a public roa
4 leading into the town of Clayton nea
the school-house.
The following House bills were rea
r and referred in the Senate yesterda
morning. To divorce Fannie and Rol
n ert !. Mason: to amend the charter {
O the Delaware State Grange Mutual Fii
e Insurance Company; to divorce Wi
e liam A. and Mary T.. Bennum and
divorce William j. and Minnie Lane.
r Senators John M. c. Moore. w.
1, Moore and Robert J. Handy were al
+ sent yesterday.
Il The House bill providing Weccac,
Fire Company. of Wilmington an al
preparation of $4,000 for the maint
3 nance Of a chemical engine had its fir
reading in the Senate yesterday
n Senator Harrington left the chair an
introduced his bill providing for Il
+. laying out of "a new public road in Mi
~ pillion hundred.
Representative EliasOn gave nOti
q of and viii introduce a bill to divi'
~ and consolidate school district No.
Port Penn. in order that it may get
j. double dividend from the school fund
d Senator Pierce gave notice of an a
N to incorporate the Delaware Oil al
Fertilizer Company. He has not 7
A. ceived the BILL but understands tn
W its promoters propose to operate a 'fil
l. house at Lewes. boiling the fish f
yt oil and selling the scrap for fert
lizer.
d it is said that there viii be five tru
76 company bills down here this session
o. four from Wilmington and one fro
a Dover.
Richard Grior, of Washington. spe
the day In the Senate as the guest
. Senator Pyle.
az state Chemist Wolf, of Newark, W
~ in town yesterday. & &f$