"An act to authorize the laying out a new public road in North West Fork Hundred, Sussex County." Mr. Cooper, from the Committee on Education, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled, "An act entitled, 'An act to extend the limits of United School Districts Nos. 97 and 135, Sussex County, Which, on his motion, 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?" 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. Mr. Cooper, from the Committee on Education, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled, "An act authorizing and requiring the School Commissioners of School District No. 75, in Sussex County, to raise twenty-five dollars for school purposes, in addition to the amount required by law to be raised," Which, on his motion, 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?" 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. Martin, the House bill entitled, "An act to authorize School District No. 96, in Kent County, to sell its school property and purchase other property," Was read. Mr. McWhorter gave notice that, on to-morrow or some future day, he would ask leave to introduce a bill entitled, "An act to revoke the charter of the Tenth and Union Streets Railroad Company." On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill entitled, "An act to divorce Millie F. Rathel and her husband, William J. Rathel, from the bonds of matrimony, and to change her name," Was taken up for consideration, And further, on his 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?" 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. Bacon, the House bill entitled, "An act to authorize the laying out of a new public road in North West Fork Hundred, Sussex County," 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?” 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, the Senate took a recess till 3 o'clock, P. M. SAME DAY-3 o'clock, P. M. Senate reässembled at the expiration of the recess. The hour of three o'clock having arrived, the Speaker announced as the special order of the day the further consideration of the Senate bill entitled, "An act relating to Primary Elections." On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the amendment was read, Adopted. And further, on his motion, the bill, as amended, was taken up for consideration, And further, on his 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?" It was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required majority, Ordered to the House for concurrence. Passed the Senate. Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Cities and Towns, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled, "An act providing for vesting the Court House and Jail with the lots of ground whereon the same are erected, together with other ground, and situate in the Town of Georgetown, in new trustees, for the only proper use and behoof of Sussex-County,' On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Senate resumed the consideration of the House joint resolution entitled, "Joint resolution appointing directors on the part of the State for the Farmers' Bank of the State of Delaware.' 1 Mr. McWhorter offered the following amendment: Strike out the name "Alexander Jackson," and insert in lieu thereof "George H. Gildersleve." Mr. McWhorter further moved that the amendment be adopted, Prevailed. And further, on his motion, the joint resolution, as amended, was Ordered that the House be informed thereof, the joint resolution returned to that body, and concurrence in the amendment requested. On motion of Mr. Crossan, the House bill entitled, "An act to amend Section 3 of Chapter 514 of Volume 13 of the Laws of Delaware, entitled, 'An act to incorporate the New Castle Water Works 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. Dorman, the House bill entitled, "An act providing for vesting the Court House and Jail with the lots of ground whereon the same are erected, together with other ground, and situated in the Town Georgetown, in new trustees, for the only proper use and behoof of Sussex County,". 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?" 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. Cooper, the House bill entitled, "An act supplementary to the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Town of Camden,' passed at Dover, March 4th, 1867," 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, And, on his further motion, all rules were suspended, And further, on his motion, the bill 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, and Mr. Speaker-8. Nays-None. So the question was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority, Passed the Senate. Ordered that the House be informed thereof, and the bill returned to that body. Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, returned to the Senate sundry duly and correctly enrolled Senate bills and a joint resolution, the same having been signed by the Speakers of the two houses, viz: "An act to extend the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate Hebron Lodge, No. 14, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Seaford, Delaware;'" |