Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18

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notary public for Kent county to reside
in Milford.
Representative Martin yesterday gave
notice of an act extending the privi-
leges OF the State Grange Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., so that they may insure
against damage by lightning.
The Senate bill to amend the charter
of the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls, in which the institution asks
that the annual appropriation from the
State be increased from $1,000 TO
81, 600, and also that the property he
exempt from taxation, was called up in
the Senate and recommitted to the
committee ON judiciary. 1t was about
agreed that the increase in appropria-
tion would be granted, but the feature
asking for exemption from taxation
met with vigorous opposition. Messrs
Handy and Pyle both speaking against
it. When the bill was recommitted
the committee was instructed to elimi-
nate the exemption feature.
Senator Pierce gave notice of bill
changing the date of the annual meet
ing of tho school commissioners Of Dis
tricts Nos. 2. 100, l03 and 10i, in Sus-
sex county. from the last Saturday in
juno OF each year to the Friday next
preceding the Inst Saturday in June.
Mr.. Pierce also gave notice of bill
for the protection OF sturgeon, which
provides that hereafter it shall not 30
lawful for any person or persons to
take, capture or kill, or have in pos
session after the same has been taken,
captured or killed, any sturgeon between
the 3Oth day of June and the 3lst day of
December in each and every year,
under penalty of $40 for each aud
every sturgeon 80 taken, &C., recover
able before any justice of the peace,
which shall go to the county.
Senator Pyle gave notice of bill TO
incorporate the Smyrna Steamboat Go.
The proposed corporators are George +.
Brady, Henry II. Brady, Frederick
Brady, William ii. Brady and John w.
Watkins and the company proposes to
maintain freight and passenger
steamboat service between Smyrna and
Philadelphia. Tho capital stock is TO
be $50. 600, TO be divided into Sl00
shares but it may be increased to $780,
000 The annual meetings are to be
held on the last Saturday in December
OF each year.
Mr.. Pyle also gave notice of a bill to
amond chapter 1l9, Vol. XX., Laws
OF Delaware. which is to remove the
justice of the peace in the Eastern dis.
trict of Brandywine hundred, New
Castle county, to the Southern district.
The Senate bill TO mend the health
ordinance Of Wilmington was passed In
the Senate, with an amendment provid-
ing for the cleanliness of wells.
e. A gentleman having busin ass with
the Legislature, while standing in the
atnt
a lady looking about as il she hardly
knew where she wanted TO go, and he
approached her and asked if she wanted
a diverse. NO." she replied, II am
looking for the Constitutional Conven.
tion, - and the gentleman, after recover
ing from his embarrassmen showed her
the convention hull.
Chairman Donaldson of the railroad
investigation committee of tho House
has received from tho Interstate Com
merce Commission rates on fruits of
various kinds from Atlanta, Augusta,
Macon and Albany, Georgia, and
Montgomery, Alabama, to New York,
as published by the Southern railway;
also rates on fruits and vegetables from
Florida points to New York, Philadel-
phia, &C., as published by the Atlantic
Coast Line.
Tho divorce committee hsld another
long session yesterday and considered
seven applications. After the con-
mittee had concluded its work both
houses had adjourned, which has set
some OF the members 10 thinking an to
whether or not some meana cannot he
devised 30 that the members of tho
divorce committee will not be com
PEELED TO miss portion of the pro-
ceedings.
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