Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-19

CONFEDERATION the appointment Oh Gnafles 4.
Purnell to BIO u Justice OF the peace az
sion.
Introiuced--Bv Mr.. Knox. act 10 renew
the charter of tho Pussy e. Jones Company.
treferred); act TO renew the charter Of the
General Steamship Company. (referred(; by
Vol. Xxx. Laws OF Delaware. ditch billy.
Passed-Senate bill to renew the charter OF
the Perpetual Savings aud Loan Association
of Wilmington; House bill in relation to
legislative printing with AN amendnent);
Senate bill in relation to enrolling clerk.
Adjourned until II u. nj. tomorrow.
House OF Representatives.
Dover, Jan.l2 House met az 70. 55 ., cIotkI;
Chaplain Turner offered prayer The roll
was called. Ansentees: Messrs. Conoway,
Cottingham, Filling and West.
The Journal of Monday was read and ap-
proved. Speaker announced the illness Of
Mr.. Cunningham.
lntroduc1d-By Mr.. Davis, an act entitled
an act providing for general corporation
law. Rules suspended and bill referred.
Printing committee instructed to solicit bids
for printing 500 copies
Speaker Clark announced the standing
committees lf +.
Presented for concurrence-Senate joint
resolution for the appointment of joint
committee to examine the accounts of the
State librarian and settle with him.
Committee OH rules governing intercourse
between the two houses reported. Report
adopted,
The clerk of the Senate notified the House
that the Senate had passed the Senate bill
authorizing District No. ~, Kent county, to
borrow money for building schoolhouse.
Also that the Senate had passed the Senate
bill to divert to the general fund certain
moneys accommodating in the school fund.
Recess until Up. m.
House reassen bled Mt go o'clock.
Received-Tbomas d. Coursey's pamph-
let, entitled Ballot Reform"
lntroduced--By Mr., Donahoe, act relating
to crimes commenced in this State and COM
t'eted elsewhere; by Mr.. Robertson, act reg
ulnting the drawing, summoning and ser.
vice OF jurors, treferred under suspension of
rulesG by Mr., Rose. act authorizing the gov
ernor to appoint notary public for the of
flee of George G. Baris & Son. Wilmington.
CoDcurred in--senate joint resolution for
the appointment Of joint committees to
settle with the State Iiorarian House
members OF the Communicable Rob
ertson, Ewing and Dennison.
Notices-By Mr.. Robertson, act amending
the act liking the salary of the curoner nf
New Castle county, and for other purposes !;
by MI, Kitchen, act to amend section chap
ter Go, Revised Code, as amended and pub
lished In 1893. and To fix the legal rate Of in
terest.
Report of committee on rules adopted /;
| rules practically the same us heretofore. One
hundred copies ordered printed.
| House joint resolutions-By Mr.. Dennis
| son, tor the appointment of joint commit
| tee ON printing Adopted. House standing
committee on printing. House members Of
| joint committee, BY Mr., Donahoe. for the
| appointment Of joint committee TO settle
| with the secretary of State and the clerks of
the Senate and House. Messrs. Kitchen,
Tharp and D Day, members OF the commit
| tee.
| Concurred in Senate Joint resolution for
| the appointment OF a Joint committee to
4 settle with the Encouragement. Messrs.
Robertson, Jenkins and Hazard, House
members of the committee.
| The clerk of the Senate informed the
/ House that tile Senate had concurred in the
| OF joint committee to settle with the Sec
rotary Of State and the clerks Of the Senate
and House.
lntroduced-By MIR. Kitchen, an act for
the protection of bottlers.
Adjourned until 1880 o'clock tomorrow
| morning,
Dover, Jan. 13.-The Iioufe met at 10. 40
o'clock. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
Turner. Roll called. Absentees-Messrs.
| Conoway. Cottingharn,t Pilling and West.
journal read and approved.
Referred-Bll Of the Electric Press,
amounting 70 s43, for 200 copies of the
rules Of the Supreme Court.
Read SECOND time and refeIred-H House
bill authorizing the governor to appoint d
notary public for the office of George q.
Maris d Son. Wilmington; House bill giving
the State Jurisdiction of crimes commenced
Introduced = By hir. Robertson, act
amending the act fixing the salary of the
coroncr Of New Castle county, and for other
purposes; by Mr.. Burns, act fixing the salary
Of certain county officers,
Notices-By MIR. Robertson. act providing
for the permanent Improvement OF the
public highways of the State; by Mr.. Sing,
act increasing the school fund OF the town
OF Laurel; by Mr.. Dennison, act amending
the act in relation to foreign corporations
doing business in this State.
Made the special order for. 3 O'clock
Selatc joint resolution appointing A.. II
Polk, Walter H. Hayes aud Philip q
Cburchman to prepare laws
Recess until , o'clock.
The House reassembed at 2.05 o'clock.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Donahoe,
without giving notice. introduced an acl
regulating printing for the Legislature,
Passed under suspension OF rules,
Notices-By Mr.. Clark, act regulating the
practice OF veterinary medicine and surgery
IN the Stnte; By Mr.. Burns, act providing
that portion Of the moneys arising from
licenses for tho sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall be paid to the Mayor and Council Of
Wilmington.
Report OF the committee to settle with the
State librarian accepted, and committee dis
charged.
| Two hundred copies of standing commit
tees ordered printed.
Cancurred lp--Senate joint resolution up
pointing A. +. Polk, Waiter II, Hayes anu
Phinp Y. Ghurchnan attorneys TO the Leg.
islature, Yes--Messrs. Buell., Davis, Dennl
son, Ewing, FAIRIES, Frazier, Frizzell, Haz
gard Herring, Kitchen, Hunter, Hushebeck
Jenkins, Lattomus Robertson Satteriield
Short, Tharp, Burns and Mr Speaker--20
ter, King, McNnlty, 0Dpy, Ross, Shullcross
Taylor and Wagalnon-ll. Absent essrs
Conowoy, Cottipgham, Pilling and West-4
Two amendments were offered by Mr.
Donahoe, one to cut down tine number 81
attorneys to one, and the other to add tn,
name OF John q. Gray, were each defeatet
by a vote Of got II as above.
Nutice-By Mr., Ross. act enabling thesov
ernpr to send deaf and dumb children to al
institution outside the State for period O
five years,
II Adjourned until 1880 a, M. Monday
Dover Jan. to.--The House met at 10 4
Turner. The roll was called. Absent
Messrs. Conoway, Filling and West. Tn,
Journal was reud and approved,
Read second time and referred-Rouse bill
amending the act fixing the salary of thu
coroner of New Castle county and for othe
purposes. House bill liking the salary d
certain county officers. House bill Tor tn,
protection Of buttlers OF miperal water, &c.
lntrpducod-Ry Mr.. Rose, an act enabling
the governor 70 send indgent deaf gnJ
dumb and blind children toinstitutions nut
side the State for period Of Ave years; b.