Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-31

House; resolution offered by Mr.. Hsrdesty.
that the State librarian furnish the mem
bers and attorneys with copies OF the State
Library's new catalogue.
Passed House bill providing Saturday
half holidays foi the banks in st. Georges
hundred.
Introduced-By Mr.. Baynard. an act ap-
propriating $25, 900 to Delaware Colleges; by
Mr.. Pepper, an act authorizing the recorder
OF deeds for Sussex county to make new
mortaage indicesi by MI. Robertson, an act
liking the salaries of certain officers of New
Castle county; by Mr. prettyman, an act
allowing Martin V. Lodge 500 bounty; BY
| Mr. Baynard, an act appropriatinQ &c. 900
to the State College for Colored Students
by Mr.. Hodgson, an act in relation TO fish
A ing In Noxehtown millpond; by Mr.. Hnr-
Il desty, an act providing for the punishment
of defendants in execution or attachment
process who remove from the county prop
| erty levied upon or seized under such exc
cution or attachment process.
Read and referred-Senate' bill authoriz-
ing the governor to appoint an additional
! notary public for New Castle county to be
a resident of Wilmington; House bill giving
Stnte officers access TO the books of express
companies; House bill authorizing the
Dover Town Council to borrow "a, 900 for
the completion of the electric light plant,
Recess.
Reassembled at $50 p. m.
lntroduced-By MIR. Moore, an act pro-
hibiting carp fishing in the Delaware River
and its tributaries during May, June, July
| and August Preferred and 200 copies ordered
to be printed for distribution among fisher
| men).
Withdrawn-House bill authorizing the
| clerks of tue peace to issue peddlers' licenses
to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines who served in the Civil War.
| Notice-By MIR. Robertson, an act relat-
ing to the Levy Court of New, Castle county
| Substitute for original notice.; by Mr..
Prettyman, an act authorizing the governor
to appoint an additional notary public for
Indian River hundred.
Reported fayorably-House bill increas-
ing the appropriation to the State Board of
| Health: House bill increasing the appropri-
alton to the Patio ogical and bacterologi-
| cal laboratory at Delaware College.
Adjourned until 1880 a. M, tomorrow.
Dover, Jan. 25-Met at 10.45 a. IN.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll called. Absent-Messrs. Hodgson,
Ralph and Warren.
| journal read and approved.
| Adopted-kesoution offered by Mr.. Hol-
comb providing for the printing. of |, 200
additional copies of the House Good Roads
bill.
Witbdrawn-House bill providing State
aid for the burial of INDECENT soldiers, sailors
and marines.
Notice-By Mr.. Monaghan, an act reRu-
lating the hours for labor upon all munich
pal and State work. by Mr.. 5hallcross an
act amending chapter 144, Vol. XVII, Laws
| of Delaware, regulating weights and meas
ures; by Mr.. Clarb. IN act to prevent the
| stealing of dead bodies and holding them as
ransom; by MIR. Kitchen, an act amending
the act providing for the purity and secrecy
of the ballot; by Mr.. Shallcross, an act
| amending chapter 754, Vol, XIX, Laws of
| Dnlp Wprp ralatiDu IN fpxptfnn ut Mtddla
town; by Mr.. Ewing, an act requiring
| banks and other corporations to publish
| notices of unclaimed dividends, deposits
and balances In certain cases.
Reported favorably-House bill repeating
| the liquor saloon screen law.
Unfortunately Mr., Shallcross, an act
| providing for the establishment and main
| tenance of free public libraries; by Mr..
| Healy an act relating to pleading and
practice; by Mr.. Robertson, an act re-
lating to the Levy Court of New Castle
county; BY Mr.. Hardesty,. an act authoriz-
ing the Frederick Board of Education to
borrow 81 900; by Mr., Ewing, an act enab-
ling surety companies to become surety ON
the bonds of Suite, oounty and municipal
officers; by Mr.. Chandler, an act relating to
imitation butter; by Mr. White, an act re-
quiriDg shippers of wild ducks and geese to
pay State license; BY MIR. Prettyman, an
act authorizing the governor to appoint an
additional notary public for Indian River
hundred; by MIR. Robe tson, an act provid-
ing for the auditing of the books and ac-
counts of certain officers of New Oastle
county.
Read and referred-1H bill fixing the
salaries of certain officers of New Castle
county; Senate bill authorizing the governor
to appoint an additional notary public for
Wilmington hundred; House bill providing
for the punishment of defendants in exscu-
ton or attachment process. who remove
from the county property levied upon or
seized under such execution or attachment
process.
Recess.
Reassembled at 2. 20 p. m.
Notice-By Mr.. Aron, an act authorizing
the governor to appoint an additional
Justice of the peace for Kent county, to re-
side at or near Masten's by Mr.. Vineyard
an act prescribing the method of apportion-
ing the public school fund among the school
districts of the State; by Mr.. Aron, an act
authorizing the governor to appoint an ad-
ditional notary public for Kent county, to
reside at or near Masten's
Concurred in-Senate joint resolution pro-
| viding for the appointment of joint COM
| mitttee to examine the State Library's new
| catalogue and Fix the librarians compensa-
| ton for the preparation of the same (ayes,
rs; noes, 81. Messrs. Hope, Clark and
Shallcross appointed to be the House MEM
bers of the committees.
Reported acknowledgements bill authoriz-
ing the governor to appoint an additional
notary public for Wilmington hundred !;
Senate bill authorizing the governor to APP
point an additional notary public for New
Castle county, to reside in Wilmington.
Adopted-Resolution offered by MIR.
Moore, providing that all pairs for tomor-
rows session shall be recorded with the
clerk before adjournment today, and any
member so paired shall not vote for United
States Senators at said session tomorrow
without the consent of the member with
whom he is paired. Pairs recorded.
Adjourned until 1870 a. m. tomorrow.