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Was read a second time by its title,

And, on his further motion, was referred to the Committee on Corporations.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill (No. 15) entitled,

"An act for the renewal of the charter of the Diamond State Loan Association,"

Was read a second time by its title,

And, on his further motion, was referred to the Committee on Corporations.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill (No. 12) entitled, "An act to incorporate the Combs Coal and Lumber Company,"

Was read a second time by its title,

And, on his further motion, was referred to the Committee on Corporations.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill (No. 25) entitled,

"An act to continue in force an act to incorporate National Lodge, No. 32, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of St. Georges, Delaware, passed at Dover, Feb. 19th, 1867,'

Was read first time.

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On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill (No. 7) entitled,

"An act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Masonic Hall Company, of Wilmington, Delaware,'

Was read first time.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill (No. 6) entitled,

"An act to incorporate the Lea Pusey Company,'

Was read first time.

Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, informed the

Senate that the House had concurred in the Senate joint resolution entitled,

"Joint resolution appointing a Joint Committee on State Library,'

And that, in pursuance of said resolution, Messrs. Taylor, Norney and Rust, had been appointed on the joint committee on the part of that body.

Mr. Dorman, from the Committee on Claims, reported favorably on the account of Enoch Moore against the State of Delaware, also a joint resolution entitled,

"Joint resolution relative to the payment of the claim of Enoch Moore for repairs on the Guard-Boat,"

Which, on his motion, was read,

And, on his further motion,

Ordered to the House for concurrence.

Adopted.

On motion of Mr. Ferguson, the Senate bill entitled,

"An act proposing amendments to the Constitution, for the purpose of increasing the number of Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly,"

Was read a second time by title.

Mr. Ferguson further moved that the Senate bill entitled,

"An act proposing amendments to the Constitution for the purpose of increasing the number of Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly,"

Together with all bills of like nature, be referred to a special committee,

Which motion

Prevailed.

Whereupon, Messrs. Ferguson, Lewis, and Martin were appointed said committee.

Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, informed the Senate that the House had concurred in the Senate joint resolution entitled,

"Joint resolution relative to payment of the claim of Enoch Moore, for repairs on the Guard-Boat."

Mr. Martin, in pursuance of previous notice, asked, and, on motion of Mr. Bacon, obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act to provide an unexceptionable mode of ascertaining the sense of the people upon the question of calling a Constitutional Convention,'

Which, on motion of Mr. Martin, was read.

Mr. Martin moved that when the Senate adjourn, it be till Monday, January the 31st, instant, at 11 o'clock, A. M.,

Which motion

On motion, the Senate adjourned.

Prevailed.

MONDAY, January 31st, 1887-11 o'clock, A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Roll called-Members present-Messrs. Cooper, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker. Journal read and approved.

Mr. Cooper, in pursuance of previous notice, asked, and, on motion of Mr. Martin, obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act to lay out a new public road in Kenton Hundred, Kent County, and the State of Delaware,

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Which, on motion of Mr. Cooper, was read,

And, on his further motion, the petition accompanying the bill was referred, without reading, to the Committee on Roads and Highways,

Mr. Martin presented the petition of William B. Heath, praying for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from his wife, Annie E. Heath,

Which, on his motion, was read,

And, on his further motion, referred to the Committee on Divorce.

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Corporations, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the Senate bill (No. 6) entitled,

"An act to revive and renew Friendship Cemetery Company, of Appoquinimink Hundred,"

Which, on motion of Mr. Ferguson, was taken up for consideration, and, on his further motion, was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, "Shall this bill pass the Senate?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Cooper, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, and Mr. Speaker-7.

Nays-None.

So the question was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority,

Ordered to the House for concurrence.

Passed the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Ferguson, the Senate bill entitled,

"An act authorizing A. G. Deakyne to put a gate across the public road,"

Was taken up for consideration, and, on his further motion, the bill was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, "Shall this bill pass the Senate?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Cooper, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, and Mr. Speaker-7.

Nays-None.

So the question was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority,

Ordered to the House for concurrence.

Passed the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Ferguson, the Senate bill entitled,

"An act to punish false pretenses in obtaining certificates of registration of cattle, and other animals, and to punish giving false pedigrees,"

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