Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-23

helerTeu-ttouse Dill aInenuiHG secllon l4,
chapter AS, Vol XIV, Laws OF Delaware
lin relation TO the sale of intoxicating
HquorsG Senate bill changing the name Of
Mary Atwood to Mary Culbreth; Senate bill
in relation to employees ut the Delaware
State Hospital, at Farnhurst; House bill in
relation to the Levy Court of New Castle
county; House bill abolishing the office of
road commissioners in Brandywine hundred
and the office of commissioners of roads in
New Castle county; House bill extending the
the jurisdiction rights, powers and duties
of the Levy Court commissioners of New
Castle county.
Intreduced-By Mr.. Dennsoon, act au-
thorizing the governor to appoint special
constables for the Wilmington d Brandy
wine Springs Railway Co.
decentralization bill increasing the
amount of taxes to be raised by the town of
Seaford.
Lost--Motion to reconsider Senate bill in
relation to an unincUrporated subordinate
society surrenderng its charter to the par
ent body. Vnte-Nav, l6: yea, ID.
Referred--House bill regulating the du-
ties of surveyors appointed to lay out
bitches.
Resolution-By Mr.. Donahoe, extending
for 10 days the time allotted to Representa-
tive King for getting married or FORGETTING
an oyster supper. Adopted.
Recess until $50 p. IN.
The House reassem bled at $50 p. m.
Notiee--By Mr.. Donahoe, act authorizing
the Mayor aud Council of Wilmington to
increase each annual appropriation here
after to he made to the Friendship Fire Co,
by the sum of $500; by Mr.. Shallcross, act
authorizing the governor to appoint JUS
tice Of the peace, notary public and con-
stable for Port Penn.
Passed-House bill in relation to judg-
ments of respondent custer; House bill
granting certificates to certain school teach
Hntlqa n nf
witnesses in registration appeal cases. House
bill providing witness fees and mileage in
registration appeal cases las amended);
House bill taxing costs in registration APP
peal cases; House bill authorizing the Judge
sitting in a registration appeal case TO say BY
yea. is; nay. 12); House bill reincorporat-
ing the Camden Union Campmeeting
grounds; House bill providing that the
property of colored citizens of Wilmington
snail not be assessed for school purposes
Concurred in-Senate joint resolution pro-
viding for adjournment sine die on March
18th.
Recommendations bill regulating the
practice of veterinary medicine and surgery;
House bill for the protection of game.
Notice-By MIR. Herring act in relation to
game; by Mr.. Shallcross, act repeating chap
ter 463, Vol. M, Laws of delaware lin re-
lation TO the sturgeon fishing closed season.;
by Mr.. McNulty, act amending chapter 40,
Vol. XX., Laws of Delaware lin relation to
the practive of medicine and surgery) by
Mr.. Wagamon. act prescribing the fee for
licenses issued by the insurance commits
sioner of this State to general agents or
soliciting agents for State, domestic and
foreign fire insurance companies.
Referred-House bill giving the Whining
ton Board Of Health control of the garbage
crematory in that city; House bill compen-
satipg Edward Ridgely for serving as judge
nd Item in the Supreme Court of this State;
House bill for the protection of muskrats in
Smyrna river.
Adjourned IL ntil 1880 a. m. tomorrow.
Dover. Feb. 2i.--The House met at 1885
O. IN. Messrs. Conoway and Pilling absent.
Reported without ecommendation--Hou
bill taxing bicycles and tricyCles.
Reported favorably - Representative
Burns six bills in relation to tax collections
in New Castle county; House bill changing
the name of Little Creek TO Little River:
House bill changing the name of Albert
Clark Uber to Albert Haverstick Uber;
House bill amending chapter Csc, Vol.
XVIII, Laws of Delaware tfor the protec-
ton of fish in Indian River and its tribu-
taries); Senate bill in relation to the eni-
ployes at the State Hospital, ut Farnhurst;
House bill providing q general law for
building and loan associations doing bust
ness in Delaware.
Passed-House bill regulating the sale of
poison; Senate bill changing the name of
s. J. Horn to Stuart Jackson Horn; Senate
bill enabling tho Orphans Court of Sussex
county TO invest money at four per cent
interest.
Referred-Eonse bill authorizing the gov
ernor to appoint special constables for the
Wilmington Brandywine Springs Rail-
way Co. t"
Kesoution--offered by Mr.. Burns. au-
thorizing the committee on private corpora
tons to employ three accountants to
examine into the affairs of the Farmers
Bank of the State of Delaware concerning
the closing of the New Castle branch and
the relation of the capital stock of the
Farmers Bank. Adopted.
Introduced and referred-By Mr.. Dona-
hoe, acl increasing the annual appropriation
of the Friendship Fire Co. of Wilmington;
by Mr.. Shallcross act repeating chapter 1853,
Vol. XX, Laws of Delaware, lin relation to
sturgeon fishing closed season.; act author
i2ing the governor TO appoint justice of
the peace. q notary public and constable
for Port Penn; by Mr.. Robertson, act au-
thorizing the governor to appoint a notary
public for the Office of the Repauno Cheml-
cal Co.. Wilmington; by Mr.. Wagamon, act
prescribing the fee for licenses Issued by the
State insurance commissioner to general
agents or soliciting agents for state. domeS-
tic and foreign fire insurance companies.
School district No. 1872, Kent county, to raise
5000 for building school house; by Mr..
Wagamon, act i'll relation to certain real
estate of Sallie o. Gordy, and to enable her
representatives to complete title thereto; by
Mr. Donahoe, act providing an improved
system of government for the city OF Will
mington by enacting new charter for said
city; act amending chapter las, Vol. WI,
Laws of Delaware, lin relation to the salary
of the coroIer of New Castle county,
Recess until 2.30 p. M,
The House reassembled at 3 p. M.
Recommendations bill requiring that
persons employed on railways in the City of
Wilmington except those operated by steam,
be given half an hour for meals.
Passed-House bill providing for bipar-
tisan Board of Trustees of the Poor for New
Castle county tyea, q; nay, 81 House bill
of Delaware lin relation to protection of
fish in Indian River and its tributaries (vote
yea, %; nay. 81; House bill recurring
owners of factories and and other buildings
to provide the watchmen therein with heat
and light (yote-yea. Is; nay, y; Senate bill
in relation TO employees at the State Hospital
at Farnhurst under suspension Of rules)
(vote--yea, %; nay, ~
Referred-House bill giving the Whining
ton Municipal Court exclusive original juris-
diction of cases of petty larceny in that city.
Notice-By Mr.. Rose, act amending Sec
tion 10, chapter 60, Revised Code lin relation
to paying costs in proceedings to lay out
road; by Mr.. Shallcross act in relation to
liens for advances to farmers or other per-
sons engaged in the cultivation of the soil;
by Mr.. Taylor, act amending chapter $40,
Vol. KIN, Laws of Delaware lin relation to
the School tax of Kenton hundred) by Dir.
FAIRIES, act providing that it shall be unlaw-
full to fish In the waters of the Delaware
Bay or River, within the jurisdiction of this
state. with a net or seine the meshes of
which, when stretched. shall be less than q