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THURSDAY, April 14th, 1887-11 o'clock, A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

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

Journal read and approved.

Mr Crossan presented the petition of William Talley and twenty-eight others, relative to the roads and highways in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, and praying the Legislature to enact a law authorizing the making repairs by contract,

Which, on his motion, was read,

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

Mr. Crossan, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as duly and correctly enrolled, and signed by the Speaker of the House, and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the Senate, sundry House bills, entitled as follows, viz:

"A further supplement to the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Delaware Railroad Company;"

"An act to amend certain portions of the laws governing the Municipal Court for the City of Wilmington, and for other purposes;"

"An act for the relief of Dorcas Law and others;"

"An act to incorporate the West Fourth Street Sewer Company;"

"An act to incorporate the Delaware Telephone Company;" "An act to incorporate the Women's Christian Temperance Union."

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 allow the Town Council of Milford to borrow money for certain purposes;"

"An act to amend Chapter 600, Volume 17, Laws of Delaware, entitled 'A supplement to an act to revise and consolidate 'the statutes relating to the City of Wilmington;'

"An act creating an additional Constable for Kent County, to reside in East Dover Hundred;"

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Delaware Fruit Exchange;'

"An act in relation to School District No. 173, in Sussex County;"

"An act to authorize the Levy Court of Kent County to make footways;"

"An act to incorporate the Lebanon Navigation Company;" "An act to incorporate the Citizens' Coke and Gas Fuel Company;"

"An act transferring the farm of Augustus A. Chapman from School District No. 42, New Castle County, to School District No. 44, New Castle County,"

And presented the same to the Senate.

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

"An act to lay out a public road in Gumborough Hundred," Was read.

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 Roads and Highways.

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

"An act to lay out a public road in Gumborough Hundred." On motion of Mr. Bacon, the amendment was read, as fol-. lows:

Amend the bill by inserting, in the fourth line of Section 2, after the word "adopt," before the word "and," the following: "provided all costs and expenses for opening said road are paid by the petitioners."

On his further motion, the amendment was

Adopted.

Further, on the motion of Mr. Bacon, the bill, as amended, 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, the bill returned to that body, and concurrence in the amendment requested. On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill entitled, "An act to incorporate the Delaware Compounding Company," Was taken up for consideration.

Mr. Cooper moved to lay the bill on the table.

Pending the motion, the yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Bacon, Cooper, and Dorman-3.

Nays-Messrs. Crossan, Ferguson, Lewis, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker—5.

So the question was decided in the negative, and the motion to lay on the table was

Lost.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the further consideration of the bill was postponed.

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

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to renew the act to incorporate the Artisans' Savings Bank, and the acts supplementary thereto, and to amend the same,'

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, 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.

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

"An act in relation to the term of office of the Mayor of the City of Wilmington,"

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. Crossan, Cooper, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker

-4.

Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Dorman, Ferguson, and Lewis-4.

So the question was decided in the negative, and the bill, having failed to receive the required majority, was Lost.

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

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Delaware Fruit Exchange,'

Was read.

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. Dorman, under suspension of Rule 13, introduced a bill entitled,

"An act supplementary to an act entitled, 'An act to lay out a private road in Indian River Hundred, Sussex County,'

Which, on his motion, was read.

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 Roads and Highways.

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

"An act to incorporate the Lebanon Navigation Company," Was read.

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. Crossan, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported, as duly and correctly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House, and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the Senate, the House bill entitled,

"A further additional supplement to the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Delaware Railroad Company.'

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