Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-02

subordinate societies surrendering their
| charters.
Concurred in-Senate joint resolution
concerning polygamy and Congressman
Roberts. One dissenting vote-Representa-
| tive Frizzell
Keferred-House bills providing for the
| appointment OF auditors for New Castle
| county and the publication of their reports;
House bill reimbursing Attorney General
| White for prosecuting Cordelia Botkin;
House bill providing for a permanent road
from the Shellpot creek to the Delaware
river; House bill equalizing water rents in
the city of Wilmington.
| Recess until go p. III.
The House ieassembled at 2.45 p. m.
Referred-House bill providing salary for
clerks to School Commissioners
Notice-By Mr.. Short. act providing that
| no license shall be required or fee paid for
the privilege of selling game in this State !;
| by MIR. FAIRIES, act changing the time for
| holding School elections from the last Sat-
| urday i'll June to the first Saturday in April;
by Mr.. McNultv, act providing for the pub
LEGATION of the factory inspectors report: by
| Mr.. Donahoe, act providing that the physi-
| clans in this State shall not be required to
| pay fee or take out license.
Read first time--Senate bill in relation to
tine Selbyville Public schools.
Resolution-By Mr.. Robertson that the
Speaker fill temporarily the vacancies in
committees caused by the absence of Messrs.
Conoway and Pillng. Mr.. Dohahoe moved
that the resolution be laid on the table. Vote
on the niotion-Teas 10; nays, 10. Resolu-
ton adopted.
Representative Herring presented local
option petition from tine Kent county mem
bers. Referred TO the committee on tenn
perance.
Adjourned until 10. 50 a. m. tomorrow.
Dover Jan. 27.-rhe House met at 10.4j
a. m. Absent--Messrs. Conoway, McNulty.
PillinE, Wagamon and West.
| lntroduced-Bv Mr.. Donahoe. act provid.
ing that physicians in this State shall not
be required to pay a license; by Mr..
Kitchen, act appropriating $40 for pur-
chasing type-writing. machine for tho
| State Insurance commissioner; by Mr.. Short,
act changing the name of Burton Wiley to
Robert Burton, (referred) by Mr.. Davis,
act, changing, the name Of Rosalic Is. Adj
dicks to Rosalie Butcher, (referred)
Reported favorably - House bill reim-
bursting .Attorney-General White for prose.
cutting Cordelia Botkin; House hill provii-
ing salary for clerks to school commits
sioners.
Passed House bill incorporating the town
OF Dagshoro.
Vacancies in standing committees were
filled.
Notice-By Mr.. Shallcross, act redis-
tributing the moneys and funds arising
from the licenses to sell intoxicating liquors
in this State
Referred Senate bill relating to tile Sell
byville public schools; House bill for the
better protection of trade; House bill re-
quiring banks and other corporations to
give notice of unclaimed dividends, deposits
and balances in certain cases; Senate joint
resolution appointing directors for the
Farmers Bank and its branches.
Adjourned until IL a. IN. tomorrow.
l
Dover, Jan 2s.-Che House met at II a.
m. Absent-Messrs. Conoway, o. Day, DEN
nison, Filling, Wagamon and West.
| Notice-By Mr.. Burns. act regulating the
business of file insurance companies; by
MIR. McNulty, act providing a general law
for the renewal of corporate charters and
for the amendment of the same as to the
increase of their capitol stock. and prescrib-
ing the fees and State taxes in such cases.
Reported favorably-Act enabling the
governor to appoint an additional notary
public for Appoqulnimink hundred; act
providing that court Jurors be drawn by
commissioners {with amendment)
lntroduced-By Mr.. Rose, act requiring
banks and other corporations to publish
notice Of unclaimed dividends. deposits and
balances in certain cases. by Mr.. McNulty,
act providing for the publication Of the fac
tory inspectors report.
Passcd-House bill increasing the appro-
priation of the State Historical Society, (as
amended).
Referred-House bill appropriating Sic
for purchasing q type-writlng machine for
the State insurance commissioner; House
bill providing that physicians shall not pay
license; House bill amending the act pro
yiding for the admission of persons TO the
State Hospital for the Insane; House bill fol
the equalization of taxation for school pur
poses; House bill prohibiting the use OF new
land in the city of Wilmington for the
burial of dead bodies.
Adjourned until 1880 a. IN. Monday.
Dover, Jan, 3O--The House met at 10.4t
a. m. Absent-Messrs.C onoway, Donovan
Kitchen, Filling, Tharp, West and Speaker
Clark. MI. Robertson presided.
Passed-Senate bill in relation TO the Sci
byville public schools, las amsnded); House
bill changing the name of Joseph +. Tin
ieuricz to Joseph +. Emory, House bill re
imbursing Aforementioned White fol
prosecuting Cordelia Botkin, (yeas IS, nays
p; House bill changing the name of Resale
u. Addicks to Rosalie Butcher.
lntroduced-By Mr.. McNulty, general
corporation law; by Mr.. Burns, act regulat-
ing the business of fireiusurance companies.
Referred-iiouse bill providing for the
publication OF the factory inspector $ report.
i Reported unfavorably House bill equal.
i2iLg taxation for school purposes.
Reported favorably--House bill changing
the name of Burton Wiley to Robert Bur-
ton; House bill allowing the commissioners
of the town of Laurel to issue bonds for
certain purposes.
Notice-By Mr.. Rose. acts to repeal chap
tiers 5sl. 1872, 1855 and 3Si, Vol Xxx. Laws OF
Delaware equalizing taxation, and acts Il
repeal chapters "a and 70, Vol. NM, Laws
OF Delaware, equalizing taxation for State
and county purposes, adams Tax law; by
Mr.. Donahoe, act for the better protection
OF trade. and act prohibiting trading stamps,
trading checks and other gift enterprises;
by Mr.. Erizzell. act requiring certain en-
ployers OF labor to pay therefor i'll lawful
money of the United States at least once in
two weeks; by Mr.. O'Day, act fixing q
standard of measurement for oysters in this
State.
Recess until 80 p. m.
1 The House reassembled at $50 n. m.
On motion of Mr.. FriZzell, the committee
OH supplies was requested to furnish the
members of the House with rubber stamps
Introduced-By Mr.. Robertson, act estab
fishing the New Castle county workhouse
by Mr.. Dennison. act regulating the collec
ton of taxes in New Castle county (50O cop.
les ordered printed; by Mr., O'Day. act tc
amend chapter 81, Vol. XXI., Laws of Della
ware (protection of oysters in Broadkiln
River and adjacent streams); by Mr.. Shall
cross, act to make valid certain bonds, mort
cages and assignments and the records
thereof (reserred).
Killed--House bill amending the act in re-
lationto foreign corporations doing business
in this State.
Notice--By Mr.. Shallcross, act regulating
the sale of yellow trefoil mixed with red
clover.
Passed-House bill changing the name OF
Burton Wiley to Robert Burton.
Reported fayorably-House bill providing
for the appointment OF o committee to audi
the books and accounts of certain county
officer in New Castle county; House bill