Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-21


cooperating the Kent Savings Bank (motion
to reconsider adopted by vote OF ~ to 81
(inotion to recommit defeaeed by vote
OF 3 to y (bill killed by vote of II TO ~.
Passed-House bill providing punishment
tor defendants In execution or attachment
process who remove from the county
property levied upon or seized under such
process; House bill increasing the salary
OF the stenographer to the governor and
secretary of State; House bill prohibiting
the sale OF oeomarRarine as butter.
Accepted-Invitation from the Delaware
Saengerbund, to attend it's ball, in Will
| Recess.
! Reassembled.
Notice-By Mr.. Maull.an not authorizing
the levying of special tax at Lewes for
tne wafer and light plants and the sewer
| system; by MIR. Abbott, an act Incorporate
ing the Milford Savings Bank; by MIR.
Maull an act authorizing the Lewes Town
commissioners to appoint Board of Pub
| passed-House bill increasing the appro
I priution to the state Board of Health and
enabling the board to quarantine; House
Dill increasing the appropriation to the
/ pathological and bacteriulugical laboratory
at Delaware College,; House bill concern
ing the attachment Of wages; House bill
| appropriating 500 to Edward Fowler, late
insurance commissioner.
Adjourned until IL a.. IN. tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
| Lover. Feb. 13.-Met at IL O'Clock.
Prayer by chaplain.
Roll called.
Reading of the journal dispensed with.
Adopted Resolution offered by Mr.. Hol-
comb, providiug for the printing of 600
copies, in pamphlet form, of the letters
addressed to the General Assembly by John
Biggs and A. N. Brown; motion made by
Mr.. Healey, Tor the printing Of 200 copies
OF the Huuse bill requiring railway COM
panies to p,ve certain streets in the city OF
| Wilmington.
Notice BY MIR. Ewing, an act authorizing
the governor to appoint an additional con-
stable for New Castle county, 10 reside in
Brandywine hundred introduced and re-
| ferredl; by Mr.. Moore, chief officer of fish
and fisheries and defining hts powers and
duties; by Mr.. Pepper. an act authorizing
| the ievying of a special tax for waterworks
and light plant at Georgetown; by MIR.
Layton, an act n.aklng valid the record of
certain deeds and mortgages; by Mr.. Pep
per, an act authorizing the Georgetown
Town Council to borrow 1000 for water
| works and a light plant; by Mr.. Layton,
| an act to establish the Sussex county jail un
| the poor farm or elsewhere n Sussex county |;
by Mr.. Pepper, an act authorizins the ap.
| polntment of board OF light and water
| co hmissioners for Georgetown; by MIR.
Warren, an act for the further protection of
| timber and other property from destruction
| by hre in Sussex county; by Mr.. Chandler
an act allowing the commissioners of
| School District No. 40 of New Castle
county to borrow Si,oC0 fer new school
house.
Messrs. Moore, Finn and Holcomb were
appointed to be the House members of the
joint committee to arrange for the attend
ance of the General Assembly at the in
auguration of President-elect Mckinley.
Passed-Senate bill providing corporal
punishment for wife-beaters (ayes, 20;
nays, 12J; House bill concerning the cleo
tion of trustees of the Milford Armory.
| IDtroduced-By MIR. Moore, an act dis
penslng with the kissing of the Bible in the
administering of .oaths (referredl; by Mr..
Finn, an act relating to the satisfaction of
mortgages by corporations; by Mr. Long,
an act consolidating School districts Nos.
2 and 121 of Sussex county; by Mr.. Hodg-
son. an act for the protection of foxes by
| Mr.. Dayett, an act authorizing the coroner
of New Castle county to appoint the deputy
coroner; by MIR. Ewing. an act prohibiting
| more than one bar or sideboard In an inn
or tavern; by Mr.. Dayett, an act increasing
the salary of the coroner OF New Castle
county; by Mr.. Aron, an act making dogs
| personal property and providing for their
| assessment as such; by Mr.. Robertson, an
act concerning the municipal election In the
city of Wilmington lreferred) 600 copies
act appropriatlng 81 200 to School District
No. III of New Castle county for a new
| schoolhonse. D.
Reported acknowledgements bill authorize
| ing Seaford to borrow $685. 900; House bill
authorizing New CASTLE to borrow CO. COO;
| House bill for the establishment aud main.
tainance of free public libraries; House
| bill recognizing the Levy Court of New
Castle county; House bill appropriating
money for the completion of the New Castle
| county workhouse.
Read and referred--senate bill concern
| ing the marking of the ofticjel ballot;
House bill incorporating the town of
| Georgetown. tH f}H
Recommendations bill authorizing the
receiver of taxes and county treasurer of
| New Castle county to receive 10 per cent of
the old taxes collected by him.
Recess.
Reassembled.
Notice-By Mr.. Long, an act making
| valid certain acts of the school COMMITS
| sionars of consolidated districts Nos. &c
an act reducing the fee for solemnizing
| marriages; by Mr.. Long, an act enabling
#. A. Long, /. O. Long, ]. O. Townsend
and l. M. Long 10 take up certain tracts OF
Sussex county marsh land by MI. Baynard,
an act to amend chapter "a of the Revised
Code; by Mr.. Shallcross, an act relating to
modes of proceeding introduced and re-
| ferred) by Mr.. Pepper, an act authorizing
Delmar to borrow 81, 900 introduced and
| referred) by Mr.. Baynard an act for the
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municipal electIon in the city of Whining
| ton; by MIR. Warren, an act reincorpurat-
| ing the town of Lewes; by Mr.. Aron, acts
| authorizing the governor to appoint an ad.
| ditiunal Justice of the peace and an ad.
ditionnl notary public for West Dover hun.
dred, to reside ut or near Hartly.
| Introduced-By Mr.. West, an act provid-
| ing for the Smelling of a road near Laurel
| (referred); by Mr.. Wright, au act taxing
saw mills and th.eshing machines; by MIR.
| Pepper, three acts concerning water and
| light at Georgetown (referred); by Mr..
Kitchen, an act permitting political parades
| at night.
Read and referred-House bills authoriz-
| ing Milford to borrow $4,000 and prohibit
| ing the erection of frame buildings on
| Walnut street.
| Passed-House bill to amend the charter
of the Ferris Industrial School House bill
to amend the charter Of BridReyille; Senate
bill exempting the Sareh White Home, Will
mington, from taxation.
Reported ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bill author
iaing the governor to appoint State
| veterinarian. N
Reported favorably-House bill extending
| the time for the completion Of the New
Castle county workhouse; House bill
authorizing the governor to appoint an ad-
| ditionul constable for New Cattle county, to
| reside in BIandywine hundred (passei);
House bill relating to ossterIng In Broad
kiln River and other streams House bill
relating to the auditing of the books and
accounts of certain officers of New Castle
county; House bill taxing vacant lots at
Harrington (Single Tax measure) lost
ayes, 20; nays, 1; Mr.. Holcomb changed
his vote to the negative, so that he could
move for consideration; two-thiids vote
was necessary not enough present to Obtain
ha NJ.