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. On motion of Mr. Cooper, the House bill entitled, "An act to amend Section 6 of Chapter 75 of the Revised Statutes," Was read. Further, on his motion, the bill was read a second time by its title. On his further motion, the bill was taken up for consideration, And further, on his 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. McWhorter, the House bill entitled, "An act in relation to witness fees in the Municipal Court 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. Bacon, 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 back, with adverse recommendation, the House bill entitled, "An act to allow School Committees to expend an amount not exceeding twenty-five dollars for the benefit of poor children," Which, on his motion, was taken up for consideration, And, on the further motion of Mr. Cooper, the further consideration of the bill was Indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Martin, the House bill entitled, "An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to reenact and amend the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the C. H. Treat Manufacturing Company,' Was read. Further, on his motion, the bill was read a second time by its title, And, on his further motion, was taken up for consideration, And further, on his 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, Passed the Senate. Ordered that the House be informed thereof and the bill returned to that body. Mr. Ferguson, 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 and joint resolutions, entitled as follows, viz : "An act concerning the revenue of the State;" "An act for the sale of certain real estate in the City of Wilmington;" “An act to lay out a public road in Gumborough Hundred;" "An act authorizing the Recorder of Deeds of Kent County to make a new index of deeds and to transcribe the mortgage index;" "An act to incorporate the Right Grand Council of Delaware of Heptasophs, or Seven Wise Men;" "An act authorizing the Commissioners of School District No. 44, New Castle County, to borrow money to build a new school house;" "A further supplement to the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Young Men's Association for Mutual Improvement, of the City of Wilmington;' "An act concerning assignments of mortgages;" "An act to authorize the Levy Court of New Castle County to take charge of a certain piece of road in St. Georges Hundred;" "An act to transfer the farm and house of George J. Derrickson from School District No. 28 to 181, Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County;" "An act authorizing the School Commissioners of District No. 132, Sussex County, to expend certain money now in hand and to change the location of the school house;" "An act transferring the farm of Augustus A. Chapman from School District No. 42, New Castle County, to School District No. 44, in said county;" "An act to incorporate Most Worshipful African Harmony Grand Lodge of F. A. A. Y., of Wilmington, Delaware;" "An act authorizing the laying out of a new road and the vacating of part of an old road in North West Fork Hundred, Sussex County;" "An act to incorporate Wilmington Coöperative Trading Association;" "An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to reincorporate the Town of Dover;' "' "Joint resolution providing means to enable the State Board of Agriculture to more effectually carry out the object of its organization;" "Joint resolution to appropriate $400 per year to the Fish Commissioner to hatch and distribute food fish in the several inland streams of this State." On motion of Mr. Cooper, the House joint resolution entitled, "Joint resolution in relation to adjournment sine die," Was read, And, on his further motion, was Concurred in. Ordered that the House be informed thereof and the joint resolution returned to that body. On motion of Mr. Crossan, the House bill entitled, "An act authorizing the Governor to appoint an additional Justice of the Peace for New Castle County, to reside in Mill Creek Hundred," Was taken up for consideration. On the further motion of Mr. Crossan, the further consideration of the bill was Indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Ferguson, the House bill entitled, "An act in relation to the time of catching oysters in the creeks on the Delaware bay," Was read. Further, on his motion, the bill was read a second time by its title, And, on his further motion, was taken up for consideration, And further, on his 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 for the preservation of the health of female employés,' 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. |