Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-09

the Seaford cider bill was lost. (Notc--fca,
D; nay, g; absent, %.
Referred-H House bill in relation to local
option in Kent county.
Passed--Senate bill to incorporate the col
ored schools of Dover; House bill paying
members of State House ren,odoing com.
mittee $3.50 each. Emotion to lay over until
tomorrow lost) Senate bill authorizing the
Trustees of the Poor of New Castle county
to appoint special officer.
Recess until $50 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate reasseinbled at 3 y. m.
Referred--llouse bills providing for the
erection of monument to Lieutenant
Clarke Churchman; for the relief of Canter-
bury public schools; to provide revenue for
this State by taxing certain corporations.
Passed-House bills authorizing the Sen
ton public schools to raise 500 by taxation;
authorizing School district No. 1872 Kent
county to raise $500 for building new
school house; appropriating Sl,s00 TO the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Children; authorizing the governor to APP
point notary public for I.ewes National
Bank; IN relation to the real estate of the
late sallie g. Gordy; making it unlawful TO
fish in the Delaware river or bay with net
having a mesh of less than 2s.inches;
Senate bills providing for minority repre-
sentation on the Board of Trustees of New
Castle county aimshouse; i'll relation to
registering dogs in Lewes; House bill iii
relation to the New Castle city taxes for
1897; House bill authorizing the closing of
the New Castle branch of the Farmers Bank.
killed-Honse bill regulating telephone
tolls; House bill providing for the erection
OF monument to the memory of Major
General Sykes; House bill in relation to
wriis of process House bill to amend sec-
ton 81, chapter LOG. Revised Code.
Returnedto the House, by request House
a Of 4
county to fund the Indebtedness of that
county.
Adjourned until II a. m. tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
Dover, March 1.-The House met at TO- 80
a. IN. Messrs. Conoway aud Piilng absent.
Lost-House bill repeating the const-
tutional provision requiring the payment
of 81 as q voters registration fee (vote--yea,
IS; nay, 10; required a two-thirds vote);
House bill in relation TO the attachment of
wages in New Castle county for the neces-
stiles of life tvote-yea, 10; nay, Z; two votes
short of the constitutional majority.
Substitute reported-for the House bill to
raise revenue tor the State by taxing certain
corporations.
Killed-House bill requiring pilots to pay
a license (2l to 81.
Special ortlers-For II a. m. tomorrow,
House bill abolishing the Milford Board of
Water and Light Commissioners and vest
ing the Milford Town Council with the
powers now vested in said board; for lib
a. m. tomorrow, House bill authorizing the
governor to appoint a justice of the peace
and notary public for Port Penn and
| authorizing the Levy Court of New Castle
county to appoint a constable for that town.
Passed-House dill requiring gypsies to
pay a tax; House bill authorizing the
erection of a bridge over Whites Creek;
House bill providing that no license or fec
shall be required for selling game in this
| State (remonstrance read); House bill oppro-
priating Sl0S77 each to the school districts
established in Indian River hundred for
| Moors.
ieferred--senate bill authorizing School
| district No. l35, Kent county, to raise Sl5t
annually for school purposes; Senate bill
authorizing School district No. l4s, Kent
| county, to raise $3.50 annually for schoo
purposes; Senate bill consolidating the Mil
| fori public schools.
introduced and referred-By Mr.. Burns
act relating to the bond of the county
| treasurer and receiver of New Castle county
act authorizing the attorney to a corpora
ton to satisfy mortgages held by the cor
| poration.
Reported favorably--Ho bill authoriz
| ing the Wilmington branch of the Farmer
| Bank to establish an office of deposit a
| New CASTLE House bill relating TO tine sup
preston of yagrancy; House bill relating t,
q uniform system OF registration of quail
| fled voters.
| Recess until. $50 p. IN.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reassembled at $50 y. nj,
Reported favorably-Senate bill consoli
dating the Milford public schools with al
amendment.
Introduced and referred--By Mr.. Robert
son, act requiring that any railway coInpan,
which operates its railway in tile city q
Wilmington by motive power other thai
steam, and also the Wilmington Coal ia
Co. and the Wilmington City Electric Co.
shall pay to the mayor and Council of vii
mington tax of two per cent of their gros
annual receipts; act empowering the mayo
and Council of Wilmington to tax corpora
lions or persons who are in enjoyment o
public franchise in said city.
Recommendations bill repeating tn
act grading ana regulating the grain dis
tllleres.
Passed-House substitute bill to rails
revenue for the State by taxing certain col
porations; Senate bill Offering the qualities
tons and terms of the town commissioner
of Lewes; House bill appropriatng none
to compensate Edward Ridgely for hi
services as judge nd Item in the Suprem
Court of this State; House bill increasin
the taxes of the town OF Seaford; Hous
bill forthe protection OF muskrats in Smyrn
River: House bills relating to the First an
Second election districts of the Third Repr,
sentative district (kenton hundred of Ken
county Senate bill relating to the dividend
of the colored schools in Wilmington
House bill relating to taxing farm lands /
Newark for town purposes; House b
creating sinking fund for School distri,
No. =, New Castle county; Senate bill II
lating to the consolidation of the Milfor
public schools; House bill in relation /
liens for advances to farmers or other pc
sons engaged in the cultivation of the soil.
viding for the appointment of u joint con
mittee OH legislative reunion, (Messrs, Don,
; hoe, Burns and Henng appointed Hous
; members of the committee). Senate join
resolution relating TO printing 1000 copit
of the General Corporation law.
Reconsidered and made the special orde
for 11.30 a, m. tomorrow-House bill al
thorizing the Mayor and Council of Wi
mington to borrow 100000 for the elimin.
ton of grade crossings and the improve
ment of streets.
Reconsidered and recommitted - Hou:
bill allowing the sheriff of New Cast
county four per cent of the taxes collecte
by him.
, introduced and referred-By Mr.. Wag
mon, act authorizing the recorder of deet
of Sussex county to make certain indice
by Mr.. Shallcross, act fixing the time With
which reed birds may be shot in this State
by Mr.. Burns, act making Saturday ate
: Moons in June, July August and Septemb,
; legal holiday lin New Castle county,; b
5 Mr.. McNulty, act providing for the appoin
ment of State printer and prescribing b
, duties and salary act establishing a D
partment of Printing and Supplies; by NJ
Ewing, act providing a commission to pu
chase and distribute game in this State.
Adjourned until 1880 a. nj. tomorrow.
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, Hon. George Gray Returns.
Hon. George Gray, having complies
| Il pnars Of seruicn in the IInlted StatI