Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-01-12
Notes of Legislative Proceedings.

Notes of Legislative Proceedings.
In the second days session in the Senate
hut little was done. Joint committees were
appointed on part of the Senate as follows:
TO consider the Governors message with
reference to the Farmers Bank, Harring
ton and HOrsey; to draft joint rules, Nc
Whorter and Pennewill; to consider the
national bank arrears, Cooch and Harring.
ton; to examine the State Treasurer's re-.
port, Pennewill and Belts. The Librarians
report and the report Of the State Board OF
Health was referred to Messrs. Cooch,
Belts and Pennewill. A joint resolution to
adjourn to-day until Monday next was
lost.
In the House Mr.. Bradford gave notice
Of the following bills: To provide for the
organization of the State Militia, this Is
in substance the bill of last SESSION., to
amend section 20 of chapter SO, of Re-
vised Code of 1852, as amended in 1874;
TO incorporate the German Library Asso.
cation of Wilmington 10 renew the in.
corporation act of St. Mary Beneficial So.
ciety, of Wilmington; to amend section
II OF chapter 90 Of the Revised Code; to
amend section Sc, chapter SO. the Revised
Code rs amended in 1874; to amend chap.
ter 2l7, volume IA Of the Laws of Deia.
ware. A resolution, introduced by Mr..
Register, and providing for the purchase OF
five copies of all the daily papers in the
State for the use Of the House, was adopted
Mr.. Robinson introduced petition for
stock law in School District SO, Sussex
county; that 1000 copies of the State
superintendent report of school be prin
ted
THE SPEAKERS.
Speaker Rust has bad but little to do vet
that would tax his knowledge of parli..
mentary rules, but he has done that little
well, Speaker Williams is yet lust a little.
liable to be Hurried" and those who know
him say his partisan appointment of the
Educational Committee was due to this
cause and was not Intentional. After loo6.
ing at Speaker Chandler, Of the last House.
though, one gets the impression that the
chair is just trifle large for the not worry
big but decidedly courteous gentleman who
now occupies it.
READING MATTER.
According to resolutions adopted each
legislator will he furnished with the daily
paper OF his choice during the session. In
addition, the Senate will he provided with
one copy of every paper published in Della.
ware, and the House with three copies of
each weekly in the State.
INSURANCE SUPERVISION.
Insurance Commissioner McFre's report
was read during the afternoon. 1t was
brief and terse. He says that. during 1880
he authorized 6S insurance companies to
transact business in the State, of these
seven are incorporated under the laws of
this State, but the certificate of one OF
them has been recently revoked, leaving
now only six home insurance companies
doing business in this Stute-one stock and
FIVE mutual.
No HE insurance company, Incorporated
under our laws, is doing business in Della.
ware. There are 80 fire and FIVE fire
marine insurance companies of other States
20 foreign fire insurance companies; one
life and accident and eight life insurance
companies Of other States duly authorized
to do business in this State.
The insurance interests of the people o
the State, extending to every business anC
pursuit, and affecting greater or less de
gree the material interests Of the State a
large, have attained such magnitude an,
importance, that wise and intelipen
supervision of insurance by State is plaiI
and manifest necessity.
THE DIVORCE QUESTION.
r Mr.. Pilling introduced a resolution Pre-
Viding that no petition for divorce shall b
| favorably acted upon by this House for an
/ cause cognizable by the Superior Cour
0 under the provisions of chapter IS of tn
4 Revised Code Of 1852, as amended an
r published in 1874
r This section provides that the Superic
}, Court shall have cognizance Of divorce f.
n the following causes: Adultery, dpsertio
}. for three years, habitual drunkenness, in
e potency of either party at the time
d marriage, extrsmR cruelty or conviction
d either in or out of this State after ma
!. ringe, of crime deemed by the laws
II this State felony.
4. The introduction Of this resolution brig
n tened things up. Peter Robinson sprar
v to his feet and had started off into an 81
.. quent speech about the sovereignty of Il
Al Legislature, and its not being subject
n the DEGREES of any court, when he was r
minded that the question had not he,
It stated, This had no sooner been dol
RS than Mr.. Robinson was again up. He a
.e posed the resolution. He was not will,
le to deprive citizens of the right TO petit,
N the Legislature on any subject. He W
ID no friend of divorce, but it frequently ha
pened that persons deserving or obtaini
them wore prevented by the costs attenda