Evening journal., 1907-01-08
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ROUTINE OF THE HOUSES

HOUSE or REPRESENrAIlV1 s, IN
DOVER. Ian. S-House met at lloo
O'Clock, prayer by Chaplain oss.
Roll call, Messrs. Bags, DonoWds, Sal =
rison Harrington and Lampdeh "io He'
respond but appeared later.
Journal read and approved.
Accenfed-InVitatiOn from the DeiAWi4ie
Society of Colonial Danes 70 Hseenu a
meeting TO be held at Tie NeW-Ceut
club Wilmington. tonight, when II. %.
tucker. president OF the jamestown hA-
position win make an address
Adopted-ResolutiOn offered by ihonAAs
o. Cooper instructing the clerk 10 NV q
prepared daily calendar oil plils' 33i
lions etc: resolution offered by Mr.. IL
rons. requesting the Speaker TO appoint a
committee Of three to employ typeM.l--is
for the present SESSION OF tie .ivus
RIessrs Hirons. Bennum ana 10 c'Hu
appointed members or the
Joint resolution offered by Mr.. Hoiclmp'
providing for the appointment OF "A eoNl-
,nittea OF two on the part OF the Senofe
and three on the part OF the House 20 m
vestigate the financial afinifs on lhe 0tAte
and renort the condition OF the same 10
the General Assembly, with such reeom-
mendations as they may see ~ 70 make,
iu order that "a proper and safe revenue
NAV be raised TO carry on the business
Of the State. - a.. ,..,,.r,,,,
Immediately after the noon recess--joint
resolution offered by Mr.. HolcomD, re-
oueating the Congress or the Ohl~eu
states not TO nacify or take further ac-
tom upon the compact now nslole ,i I ~
entitled "a compact between the siate OF
New Jersey and the State OF De'aWare te-
lating to the boundary controversy ne
tween said States" until Fhe unh I'm
laws to regulate the catching and TAX
ing of fish in the Delaware river anc ray
between the said States are presented TO
and nassed by the respective Legislature
Of the said states. which ere now IN ses-
sion. providing that Delaware's Senators
and Representatives IN Sonsress ~ ~,
ished with a copy OF this resolution ana
requesting them TO do all In their power
TO further the object and Intent OF me
resolution.
Recess.
AFTERNOON
House reassembled at 2o5 o'clock.
Concurrcd in-Senate concurrent reso-
luton providing that the LEGISLATURE meet
tomorrow afternoon for the purpose OF
hearing H. St George Tucker, president
Of the jamestown Exposition.
Laid on the tahle-Scnatc joint resclu-
ton providing that printing and supphes
for this session be done and turnlsned ny
fhe Board OF State Supplies
Read-Iist OF standing committees.
Referred to proper cOmmitteeS-Certa
portions OF the governors message.
Transmitted TO the House-Biennial re-
mort Of the state auditor Of accounts.
Notice-By Mr.. Cubbage, an act limiting
the liability that q surety company may
assume on any one bond an act regulate
ing fr8ternal beneficiary associations ana
nm other purposes: an act authorizing
the proper kind OF securities 10 be held
as assets by insurance COMPANIES and
savings institutions. BY Mr. Allen, an act
limiting the charges for carrying paasen-
gers on railroads and railways so ;hat
the eame shall not exceed two cents I er
car mile BY Mr.. keenan,, an act %
amend chapter $40. volume Is. Laws of
Delaware. entitled IAN act 10 reduce the
number Of the justices OF the peace m she
CITY OF Wilmington and for other FUR
poses" authorizing the bringing Of ac-
tons before Justices OF the peace ia New
Castle county against non-res!denis. By
Mr. HoicOmh. an act TO regulate all rail-
road and railway companies and corpora
tions and all persons running or operlt-
ing cars or coaches by steam, electricity
or any other motive power on any railroad