Mr. Cooper, in pursuance of previous notice, asked, and, on motion of Mr. Martin, obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled, "An act to amend Chapter 42 of the Revised Code,"

Which, on his motion, was read.

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

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act relating to arrests in civil actions,' passed at Dover, March 3d, 1875, being Chapter 180 of the Fifteenth Volume of Delaware Laws,"

Which, on his motion, was read.

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

"An act to incorporate the Grand Army of the Repulbic Hall Company, in the City of Wilmington,"

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, was referred to the Committee on Corporations.

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

"An act in relation to the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Wilmington,'

Which, on his motion, 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, was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. McWhorter offered a joint resolution entitled,

"Joint resolution appointing a joint committee of two on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the House to examine the law taxing drummers,

Which, on his motion, was read,

And, on his further motion, was

Adopted.

The Speaker appointed as a committee on the part of the Senate, in accordance with said resolution, Messrs. Martin and Crossan.

Ordered to the House for concurrence.

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 incorporate the Bridgeville Peach Producers and Packers' Company;"

"An act making the County Treasurer of New Castle County Treasurer of the Poor for said county;"

"An act to authorize School District No. 53, in New Castle County, to borrow money and for other purposes;"

"An act to incorporate Palestine Castle, No. 1, Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain, Wilmington, Delaware;"

"An act to incorporate Liberty Conclave, No. 3, Heptasophs, or Seven Wise Men;"

"An act to authorize the Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County to make a certain index."

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 amend the act entitled, 'An act to enable the owners and possessors of a certain tract of meadow ground, marsh and

cripple, situate at the north end of the Town of New Castle, to retain and maintain the banks, dykes and sluices belonging to the same;"

"A supplement to an act entitled, 'An act consolidating united School Districts Nos. 65 and 66 and united School Districts Nos. 42, 43, 68 and 70, in Kent County, for the purpose of authorizing the Board of Commissioners of the Public Schools of Milford, Kent County, to borrow money, and for other purposes;'

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the Chesapeake Bay and Bay or River Delaware, or the waters thereof,' approved January 29th, 1801, and to ratify and confirm the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company's title to lands purchased by it, and for other purposes;"

"An act supplementary to the act entitled, 'An act to authorize the School Commissioners of united School Districts Nos. 22 and 99, in Kent County, to borrow money for the purpose of remodeling and improving the school house in Camden, now the property of said united districts,' passed at Dover April 10th, 1885;'

"An act to incorporate Herring Ditch Company, Sussex County;"

"An act in relation to the attendance of children in the free schools."

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

"An act to amend the act entitled, 'An act to enable the owners and possessors of a certain tract of meadow ground, marsh and cripple, situate at the north end of the Town of New Castle, to retain and maintain the banks, dykes and sluices belonging to the same,"

Was read.

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

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

Which, on his motion, 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, was referred to the Committee on Revised Statutes.

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

"An act to incorporate the Herring Ditch Company, Sussex County,'

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, was referred to the Committee on Corporations.

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

"An act to establish a Court of Common Pleas for New Castle County,"

Was read a second time by its title,

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

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

"An act in relation to Mortgages,"

Was read a second time by its title,

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

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

"An act to incorporate the Delaware Terra Cotta 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. Cooper, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, McWhorter, 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, from the Committee on Education, reported, with adverse recommendation, the House bill entitled,

"An act for the relief of School District No. 181, in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County."

Mr. Ferguson, from the special Committee on Constitutional Reform, reported back, with an amendment, the Senate bill entitled,

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

On motion of Mr. Ferguson, the amendment was read, as follows:

Amend the bill by inserting between the words "convention" and "shall," in line 8, Section 5, the following:

"Such majority to be ascertained by reference to the highest number of votes cast in the State at any one of the three general elections next preceding the day of voting for a convention, ex