Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-07
Recommitted- Senate bill providing for a

ton TO levy and collect taxes on oil gas COM
panies doing business in Wilmington /;
House bill making dogs personal property;
House bill authorizing the Levy court of
New Castle county to borrow money for
bridges across the Christiana at Market
street and the Brnndywine at Seventh street,
in tho city of Wilmington; House bill tax
ing banks and other money oaning institu-
tions in the State; Honse bill abolishing
the Office of commissioners of roads IN
Brandywine hundred; House bill to estab
fish the Sussex county jail on the poor farm
or elsewhere In the said county; House bill
prohibiting the burning of brush and other
rubbish fires at night; House bill read Just
ing the amounts TO be paid by the Phiadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Co.
in commutation of Its State taxes.
Reported avorably--Senate bill to provide
voting places for the Second and Third
Election districts of the Tenth Representa-
tive district of Sussex county, House bill to
change the voting place of the Second Elec-
tion district of the Eleventh Representative
district Of New Castle county; House bill
providing for the communication of the taxes
of the Baltimore IL Philadelphia Railroad
Co. with an anendment)i Senate bill
authorizing special tax for water, light
and sewers at, ,Lewes; House bill providing
for theatre license with an amendment)
Senate bill concerning the appointment of
the collector of oyster revenue; House bill
dividing Little Creek hundred, Sussex
county; House bill requiring the payment
of a State license by trading stamp and
kindred concerns with an anendment)
house bill dividing the Fifth Representative
district Of Sussex county with an amend
mentl; House bill further providing for the
compensation OF the trustees OF the poor TOR
Kent county; House bill providing that
wages shall be paid at least twice month
in the city of Wilmington; House bill for
the protection Of the property of railroad
companies from trespassers; House bill re
curing constables in New Castle county to
wear badge or star with the word con
stable" inscribed thereon; House bill pro-
y'ding for State Board of Pharmacy with
an amendment); House bill authorizing the
road commissioners of Appointments
hundred to fund the floating debt; House
bill creating Commissioner of Public
Lands; House bill apBropriating $79.26 to
pay Andrew J. Horsey, Columbus Watkins
and John 8. Harrington, AssawHman canal
commissioners; House bill increasing the
contingent fund al the secretary Of State;
House bill readjusting the amounts to be
paid by the Wilmington d Northern Rail
road Co. In communication of its State taxes
with an amendmentl; House bill readiust
ing the amounts to be paid by the Della
ware Railroad Go. in communication of its
state taxes with an amendmenbl; House
bill readjusting the amounts to be paid by
the Delaware, Maryland d Virginia Rail
road Co. in Communication of Its State taxes
with an amendment); Senate bill amend
and Safe Deposit Co.. 4; House bill relating
to the satisfaction of mortgages by corpora
lions; Senate bill authorizing special tax
for Smelling roads in the Second Representa-
tive district of Sussex county.
Adjourned until 10.30 a. m. Tomorrow.
Dover. Feb. 28.-Met at 10.45 a. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll called.
Reading of the journal dispensed with.
Aunounoement--That the committee ap
pointed to investigate the alleged attempt to
bride Representative Hearn was not ready to
report.
pa. sed-SeIate bill authorizing special
| tax for Smelling roads in the Second Repre-
| sentative district of Sussex county; House
bill Incorporating the town Of George
town; House bill appropriating $79.2 to
| Andrew ]. Horsey, Columbus Watkins and
| John s. Harrington tor services as Assawa-
man Canal commissioners; House bill en-
| towering the Board of Pardons to summons
witnesses and compel their attendance; Sem
| ate bill incorporating the Milford Trust 90. ;
House bill reincorporating the town Of Mil.
ford; House bill authorizing an additional
notary public for West Dover hundred, to
reside at Hartly; House bill giving owners
| of threshing machines prior lien on grain
| threshea by them; House bill to amend the
| act relating to the jurisdiction of justices of
| the peace In civil cases of debt by proyid-
ing for freehold security in appeals.
Made the special order for 2.05 p. m. to-
| morrow-Senate bill abolishing provisional
certificates of teachers and extending the
lime Of grade certificates.
Y Withdrawn-Hous bill authorizing the
i Town Council OF Milford to borrow SIS, 600
for the improvement of streets and the pay
/ nent of outstanding debts.
Reported nfavorubly-House bill author.
zing the appointment of joint committee
of the General Assembly to have the State
| House lighted by electricity.
Reported favorably--Huuse bill appropri-
ating $601. 81 to James II. Hughes, late Sec
rotary of State to reimburse him for money
| expended during his term of office; House
bill appropriating $1,000 to defray the ex-
penses of the State Board of Agriculture in
making an exhibit Of the agricultural prod
ucts OF the State at the Pan-American En-
psition, at Buffalo; House bill providing
for the payment of certain expenses incurred
in the burial of oertsin INDECENT soldiers,
sailors or marines; House bill authorizing
the fish commissioner to Cooperate with
the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
in assisting to restore the sturgeon fisheries
In the Delaware Bay and River; House bill
appropriating 500 to the Mercantile Print
ing Go. of Wilmington. for printing LOCO
copies of the General Corporation law
House bill appropriatiug. s5S9.15 to the
| DON6T DIiubluS iiNtHscst CbEpufu-
ton blanks, &C., for the late secretary of
State; House bill to. amend chapter 81, Vol.
XXI, Laws of Delaware, by defining the
powers of collectors; House bill to amend
chapter 81, VOL XXI, Laws of Delaware, BY
ter "a, Vol. XXI, Laws of Delaware, by
providing different method, &C.; House
bill authorizing the commissioners of School
district No. Ill OF New Castle county to
borrow money to build a new schoolhouse
House bill authorizing the commissioners
of School district No. ITO of New Castle
county to sell school building and land in
tine said district and apply the proceeds
thereof to the erection of a new schoolhouse
House bill authorizing the commissioners
of School district No. ITO of New Castle
county to borrow money to build new
schoolhouse, House bill authorizing the
commissioners of School district No. 1903 OF
New Castle county to borrow money to
build new schoolhouse House bill author
Using the commissioners of School district
No. 100 of New Castle county to borrow
money tn build a new schotllhouse; House
bill authorizing the commissioners of
School district No. 115 of Pencader hundred
and remodeling of their schoolhouse; House
bill Incorporating the commissioners oil
School district No. 1876 Of Kent county by
the name of 1.-THE Board of Education of
School district No. 1876, in Smyrna;" SEN
ate bill authorizing the school commission
| ers of Clayton to borrow money to build Il
new schoOhouse; House bill permitting
surety companies to become surety on the
bonds of State, county and municipal Off
GERS; Senate bill providing for the appoint
ment OF deputy coroner for New Castle
county.
Recess. Nf
Reassembled.
disqualification made by Mr. Holcomb,
that the House hold session tonight (ayes,
%; noes. A..