Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-17

Slaughter and Pennewiil were appointed
the Senate members OF the committee.
Mr. Abbott declined to serve US q member
of TIE committee on enrolled bills.
Mr.. Knox introduced joint resolution
prbviding for adjournment until Monday,
january 18th, at noon. Adopted.
4 Passed under suspension Of the rulesl-
House bill appropriating $500 to defray the
expenses of the Inauguration OF the COVER
nor-elect and lieutenant gnvernor-elect.
Introduced-By Mr.. Slaughter. an act
authorizing the recorder OF deeds foi Kent
county to make new mortgage indices.
Notice-By MIR. Knox, acts providing that
indelible pencils shall be used in marking
of official bAllots. to amend the act IN rela-
| tion to the Levy Court Of New Castle county
| and altering two Of the districts, TO repeal
| chapter AZ, Vol. XIX, Laws of Delaware lin
| relation to State detectivesl, providing for
the satisfaction of mortgages in certain
| cases, In relation TO the collection of taxes
1 in New Castle county aud providing for the
commencement of actions ex delicto by
foreign attachment process.
/ Adjourned until IL M, next Monday.
House of Representatives.
MORNING SESSION.
Dover, Jan. g.-Met at Il, O5 q. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll call; Messrs. Aron and Healy absent.
Journal read and approved.
Concurred in-Senate joint resolutions
providing for the appointment of joint com
mittees to settle with the State treasurer
State auditor. secretary OF State and State
librarian. Appointtnents-Mes Kitchen
Layton and Holcomb, members of the com
mittee to settle with the State treasurer ant
State auditor; Messrs. Ewing, Pilling ant
Monaghan, members OF the committee Il
settle with the secretary OF State; Messrs
Robertson, Prettyman and Hurdesty, mem
bers of the comm ittee to settle with thu
| State librarian,
Reconsidered--O motion OF Mr.. Mona
CHAN, the vote by which was defeated tn,
House bill to provide an appropriation o
$500 to defray the expenses of the inaugura
ton of the governor and lieutenant
, | governor-elect. Next. on MIR. Monaghan
, further motion, the bill was unanimousl
! passed; 1t received 33 votes, six more tina
the constitutional majority.
o. Notice-By MIR. Robertson. an act to pro
=: vide free ambulance service for the cit
/ of Wilmington 1.-THE Phoenix bill; by MI
: Warren, an act to provide for the grantin
4 of life certificates to teachers who hav
I. taught for 10 years; by Mr.. Kitchen, o.
act providing that the receiver of taxes an
\ county Treasurer for New Castle county sha
y reserved percentage of all taxes collecte
, on or after January LIST of any year whic
y have been assessed prior thereto; by MI
i Hoicoinb, an act providing that all cars prt
i PEELED by electricity or cable shall b
! equipped with tenders; by Mr.. Finn, a
y act to provide for the permanent improv,
ment of the public highways in the State {
q Introduced by Mr.. Robertson, an act [
provide for the improvement of the Chris
IT tiana River 1.-THE Board of Trade bill). tR'
!, ferred.)
!, Recess until 100 p. m.
l. AFTERNOON SESSION.
If Reassembled at 1.50 p. m.
l. Mr.. Moore introduced resolution antho
a S1f IN. nm 1f,art yt
a copy of Smiths Diagram of Parliamen
!, AIRY Rules. Adopted.
a. Notice-By Mr.. Robertson, an act Hutho
2, izinR the appointment OF a joint COMM
" tee, two on thelhart of the Senate and thr
g. on the part ofthe House to settle with Il
tary of State and clerks Of the Senate al
Up House at 0 meeting TO be held on the thi
he Tuesday in January. 1902
nd MIR. Monaghan called attention to Il
r. Learned Scotch contest. and asked tn
re some member of the majority move for q
e. reconsideration of the vote by which NJ
Learned's petition of contest and accor
On panying papers were referred to Commute
d. No action on the request.
Mr.. Holcomb Introduced a resolution
a take up for consideration Mr.. Learned
nd petition of contest and accompauyil
* papers. Adopted. Vote-Ayes. 10; noes,
ed Mr.. Hocomb introduced a resolution l
ed structing the clerk to return to Mr.. Learn
his petition of contest and accompany
on papers. with the explanation that they VIC
not filed at the time prescribed by la
r. Adopted. Vote-Ayes. 20; noes, IA.
ter The State librarians biennial report "
ed read.
YES Secretary of State Hughes presented |
biennial report of the State chemist a
the communications from the War Depa
ment requesting the Legislature TO pass
act giving consent to the purchase by
United States of tract of land of about
Ill acres for an addition to the military res
walton of Fort du Point. Received a
ota | noted
i'd CONQUERED ln5senate lo,nt resolutl
If January 14th, at noon.
10 Adjourned until IL m. next Monday.