Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-14

roads of the First Election district of the
| Third Representative district Ut Sussex
county; by MIR. Baynard, an act appro-
printing SlG0 to defray the expenses OF
holding the colored teachers institute; by
MIR. SOFTEN, an act relating to Clustering in
| the Leipsic River and Simon's Creek
| INTRODUCED under suspension of the rules !;
| by Mr.. Warren, an act providing that Nam
| ticoke Indians shall be classed IN the
registration bucks as Nantcoke Indians;
| by Mr.. Ewing, an act prohibiting tho sale
/ of cigarettes TO minors under the age of IL
| years; by Mr.. Kitchen. an act providing
| for the preservation of ballots voted at
municipal elections in the city of Whining
tou; by Mr.. Scotch. an act increasing the
tux of express companies doing business in
Delaware; by Mr.. Robertson. two acts TO
| substitute the act taxing manufacturers by
| Mr.. Shallcross. an act making March LIST
moving day In New CASTLE county when not
otherwise fixed by law or agreement; by
| telephone poles for the maintenance Of
county roads fintroduced) by Mr.. Robert
son, an act extending the time for the COM
pletion of the New Castle County Work
| house.
| Reported unfayorably--The House bill
| changing the dates of the game season;
| House bill for the protection OF birds and
| their nests and eggs; House bill providing
for the punishment of husband heaters;
House bill making incompatibility of
| Reported fayorably-Huuse bill providing
for the completion of the Wilmington High
| School with an amendrnentJ; House bill
relating to the manufacture and sale of
imitation butter; House bill providing
ses for EdRap %R s Senate Will S
mington, from taxation; House bill to tax
trading stamp concerns; House bill for the
protection of fish ana fishing In Noxen-
town millpond.
.Lost-Motion to adjourn, made by Mr..
| Monaghan,
Introduced BY Mr.. Kitchen, an act
regulating the employment Of railroad
| telegraphers: by Mr.. Vineyard an act re-
| curing owners of theatres to pay a license;
by Mr.. .Holcomb, an act providing for
/ appeal in referee and arbitration suits
| (referred); by Mr.. Monaghan, an act pro-
/ viding Tor the inspection of factories and
workshops in New Castle county; by Mr..
Layton, an act taxing the shares of trust
companies (referred); by Mr.. White, an
| act relating TO the trustees of the Milford
Armory; by MIR. Holcomb, an act fixing
the manner in which real property shall be
assessed;' by Mr.. Layton, an act enabling
\ husbands whose wives have been injured
| through negligence to sue for damages.
Lost-Motion to adjourn, made by Mr..
1 Robertson.
Passed-House bill renewing the charter
| of the Artisans Savings Bank, Wilmington;
/ House bill increasing the salary of the
stenographer tn the governor and secretary
of State.
Read and referred-House bill providing
| for the assessment of property in Whining
ton whose owner is not known; Senate bill
! increasing the school revenue of the town
of Laurel; Senate bill authorizing the town
| of Laurel to refund its Indebtedness.
Ordered printed-five hundred copies of
the House bill prescribing the method of
apportioning the public school fund among
| the school districts of the State.
Adjourned until 1870 a. m. tomorrow.
Dover, Feb. 7.--Met at 10. IS a. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll called. All present.
Journal read and approved.
Notice-By Mr.. Ralph, an act to protect
owners of timber in Sussex county; by Mr..
Warren, an act changing the polling place
for the Milton town election; by Mr..
Ralph, an act appropriating $79.26 to pay
| John s. Harrington, commissioners under
chapter 5t5, Vol. Xxx, Laws of Delaware;
by Mr. Shallcross,. an act providing for
nonpartisan State boards; by Mr.. Robert
son. an act in relation to the Department
of Elections for the city of Wilmington !;
by Mr. Shallcross, an fact appropriating
money to the Delaware Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children; by Mr..
Robertson, an act incorporating the Ameri-
can Trust Co.; by Mr.. Shallcross, an act
county roads and bridges; by Mr.. West, an
act changing the voting place in the Fourth
| Representative district of Sussex county;
by Mr.. Shallcross, an act taxing railway
companies for the building and repairing
| of county bridges over which surh railway
| companies lay tracks,
Passed ouse bill to prevent kidnapping
in this State.
Reported unfavorably- bill limit
ing to eight hours per day labor on State
| work.
Read-Senate bills relating to the election
muddle in Kenton hundred.
lntroduced-By Mr.. Healy, an act taxing
railway companies in the city of Whining
ton 600 copies ordered to be printed): by
Mr.. Baynard, an act appropriating 500 to
the colored teachers institute of 1901 ire
ferred); by Mr.. Ewing. an act prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes to minors under tie
age of q years (referredl; by Mr.. Layton,
an act authorizing the Court OF Chancery
for Sussex county to sell the county Jail.
Read and referred-House bill reducing
the license fee for oystering in Broadkiln
River and Sound, Mispiliun and Leipsic
Rivers and Simon's Creek and making it
unlawful TO use dredges or tongs in the
tributaries of the Delaware Bay; House bill
providing for the election OF trustees of the
Milford Armory; House bill for the pro-
tectiou of muskrats IN Kent county; Senate
bill for the protection of fish and fishing in
Silver Lake, near Dover; House bill taxing
telegraph and telephone poles for the main
itenance of county roads; Senate bill abolish
ing the pillory; House bill providing for
the inspection of factories and workshops
in New Castle county; House bill requiring
banks and other institutions to publish
notices of unclaimed dividends, &c.
invitation To attend the colored teachers
institute. ,
Recess.
Reassembled.
Reported favorably = House bill re-
incorporating the town % Bridgeville.
Adjourned until 1870 a. IN. tomorrow.
Dover, Feb. 8.-Met at 10. so a. m.
Prayer. by the chaplain.
Roll called. Absent--Mr. Pilling.
Journal read and approved.
Passed-House bill relating to pleading
and practice.
Notice-By MIR. Hope, an act providing
the teachers in the public schools of Della
| ware.
Introduced-By Mr.. Moore, an act abolish
ing the Investment tax affidavit; by Mr.,
Layton, an act authorizing and directing
the Court of Chancery for Sussex county to
sell certain county lands at Georgetown;
by Mr.. Ralph, an act appropriating $50. 20
to the Assawaman Canal commissioners;
by Mr.. Robertson, an act extending the
\ time for the completion of the New CASTLE
| County Warehouse; by Mr. Holcomb, an
act creating an election district Mt Bear
Station by Mr.. Robertson, an act relating
to the Department of Elections for the city
of Wilmington; by Mr.. Clark, an act
authorizing the governor to appoint shad
patrol at Delaware City, by Mr.. Healy, an
act requiring railway. companies to pave
1 certain streets in the city of Wilmington.
| Concurred in-Senate bill authorizing the
governor to appoint the shad patrol at New