And, on his further motion, was referred to the Committee on Revised Statutes. Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, presented for the signature of the Speaker of the Senate a duly and correctly enrolled House bill, the same having been signed by the Speaker of the House, viz: "An act for the suppression of Lottery Policies." On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill entitled, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to reduce the number of Justices of the Peace in the City of Wilmington, and for other purposes,' passed at Dover, April 8, 1881, being Chapter 340, Volume 16, Delaware Laws,' 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 Revised Statutes. On motion of Mr. Lewis, the House amendments to the Senate bill entitled, "An_act to reincorporate the Bright's and Hayne's Glades Ditch Company," Were read, And, on his further motion, were Non-concurred in. Further, on his motion, the further consideration of the bill was Indefinitely postponed. Ordered that the House be informed thereof. Mr. McWhorter offered a joint resolution entitled, "Joint resolution in relation to arranging papers in the Clerks' offices, Which, on his motion, was read, And further, on his motion, was Adopted. Ordered to the House for concurrence. On motion of Mr. Dorman, the House bill entitled, "An act in relation to United School Districts Nos. 32 and 108, in 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?" 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. Lewis, the House bill entitled, "An act in relation to threatening letters and levying blackmail," 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. McWhorter, under suspension of Rule 13, introduced a bill entitled, "An act to divorce Wilhelmina Keon and Karl Keon from the bonds of matrimony," Which, on his motion, was read. Further, on his motion, the bill was read a second time by its On the further motion of Mr. McWhorter, the bill was (by unanimous consent of the Senate) taken up for consideration, And, on his further motion, the petition of Wilhelmina Keon was read. Further, on the motion of Mr. McWhorter, 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. Lewis, from the Committee on Corporations, reported back, with an amendment, the House bill entitled, "An act to incorporate The Heald Company." On motion of Mr. Lewis, the amendment was read, as follows: Amend Section one by striking out all between the word 'houses," in line nineteen, and the word "to," in line twenty." On his further motion, the amendment was Adopted. Further, on his motion, 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 ?" The yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Bacon, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker-7. 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, the bill returned to that body, and its concurrence in the amendment requested. On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Senate bill entitled, "An act to amend Chapter 562, Volume 14, Laws of Delaware," 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 to the House for concurrence. On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Senate bill entitled, "An act to amend Section 2, Chapter 21, Volume 16, Laws of Delaware," 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 negative, and the bill, having failed to receive the required majority, was Lost. Mr. Bacon, from the Committee on Roads and Highways, reported back, with an amendment, the House bill entitled, "An act to lay out and establish a private road in Indian River and Lewes and Rehohoth Hundreds, in Sussex County." On motion of Mr. Bacon, the amendment was read, as follows: Amend the bill in Section 1 by inserting "Joseph B. Virden" in lieu of "Wrixham McIlvaine," and "Thomas W. B. Turner" in lieu of "Thomas A. Josephs." On his further motion, the amendment was Adopted. Further, on his motion, 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 its concurrence in the amendment requested. On motion of Mr. Ferguson, the House bill entitled, "An act to transfer the farm and premises of John H. McGinnis from School District No. 69 to School District No. 53, in Kent County," Was read. Further, on his motion, the bill was read a second time by its title, And further, on his motion, was referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Cooper, from the Committee on Education, reported back, with favorable recommendation, the House bill entitled, "An act to transfer the farm of Olivia J. Lafferty from School District No. 97 to School District No. 9, in Kent 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. |
