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TUESDAY, March 8th, 1887-11 o'clock, A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Journal read and approved.

Mr. Ferguson gave notice that, on to-morrow or some future day, he would ask leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Town of Townsend,' passed at Dover, April 3d, 1885.

Mr. Bacon gave notice that, on to-morrow or some future day, he would ask leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act for the relief of United School Districts Nos. 95 and 126, Sussex County."

Mr. McWhorter gave notice that, on to-morrow or some future day, he would ask leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act to revive and extend the time of recording private acts.'

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Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Corporations, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled,

"An act to amend the act to renew and to amend the act to incorporate the Agricultural Canal Company, of Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County."

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Corporations, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the Senate bill entitled,

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"An act to incorporate 'The Farmers' Association of New Castle County for the recovery of stolen horses and mules.""

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Corporations, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the Senate bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the Collins' Beach Meadow Company."

Mr. Bacon, from the Committee on Roads and Highways, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled,

"An act to authorize the laying out of a new public road in Seaford Hundred, Sussex County.

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

"An act to incorporate the Peninsular Relief Society of Dela

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Which, on his motion, was read.

Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, informed the Senate that the House had passed and asked the concurrence of the Senate in the following House bills, viz:

"An act to divorce Alexander Pleasanton from his wife Rosetta Pleasanton;"

"An act supplementary to the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Town of Camden,' passed at Dover, March 4th, 1867;"

"An act to amend an act to incorporate the Brandywine Granite Company;"

"An act to lay out a new public road in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, near Millville."

He also informed the Senate that the House had concurred in the Senate bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the I. O. H. Publishing Company," And returned the same to the Senate.

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

"An act to incorporate the Collins' Beach Meadow Company," 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. Bacon, Cooper, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker-9.

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. McWhorter, the House bill entitled,

"An act to amend Chapter 353, Volume 16, Laws of Delaware, entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Roman Catholic Male Protectory, of Wilmington, Delaware,"

Was read.

On his further motion, Rule 14 was suspended as to this bill, And further, on his motion, the bill was read a second time by

its title,

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

Mr. Lewis moved that the report of the Adjutant-General of

the State be read.

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Pending which motion, Mr. Martin moved, as an amendment, that the Senate have 200 copies of the report printed, and that the reading be dispensed with,

Which motion, as amended,

Prevailed.

Mr. Ferguson presented the remonstrance of J. S. McComb, and 185 others, against the passage of the bill entitled, "An act to amend Chapter 353, Volume 16, Laws of Delaware, entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Roman Catholic Male Protectory, of Wilmington, Delaware."

Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, informed the Senate that the House had passed and asked the concurrence of the Senate in the following House bills, viz:

"An act regulating the practice of Medicine and Surgery in this State;"

"An act to lay out a new public road in Baltimore Hundred, near Ocean View.'

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On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House joint resolution entitled,

"Joint resolution appointing Directors, on the part of the State, for the Farmers' Bank of the State of Delaware,"

Was read,

And, on motion of Mr. Martin,

The joint resolution was

Laid over.

On motion of Mr. Bacon, the House bill entitled,

"An act to authorize the laying out of a new public road in Seaford Hundred, Sussex County,"

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?"

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It was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required majority,

Passed the Senate.

Ordered that the House be informed thereof and the bill returned to that body.

On motion of Mr. Dorman, the House bill entitled,

"An act to authorize the laying out of a new public road in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County,"

Was read a second time by its title,

And, on his further motion, was referred to the Committee on Roads and Highways.

On motion of Mr. Dorman, the House bill entitled,

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Trustees of the Milford Armory,' Chapter 582, Volume 17, of the Laws of Delaware,"

Was read a second time by its title.

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

Mr. Bacon, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as duly and correctly enrolled, and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the Senate, the following Senate bills, viz:

"An act to divorce George A. Spry and Anna M. Spry from the bonds of matrimony;"

"An act to divorce Isaac A. Righter and Annie O. Righter from the bonds of matrimony;"

"An act to divorce Mary Hindman and Alfred Hindman from the bonds of matrimony;"

"An act to divorce Matilda Thomson and William Thomson from the bonds of matrimony."

Mr. Bacon, from the Committee on Roads and Highways, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled,

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