Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
Legislative Notes.

very HltlC ouSlheoS Is Oelng transact
ed IN session but great amount of
1t. Committees are beset on all sides
by delegations representing interests
of numerous kinds. Before the repu-
lar sessions open and immediatlv after
the adjOurnments members are button-
hOled and taken III a private corner
where the advisability Of certain mea-
sures are placed before them. Asl, =
member Of any Of the important com
mittees Tor moments conversation
aAd his answer is invariably that he
has delegation to meet in three min.
utes.
The phosphate men will havea a hear
ing tonight, on the bill in relation to
the manufacture and sale OF phospbates
in this State, introduced in the Senate
by Senator Cavender
Inc temperance people presented
their petitions for Local Option in the
House on Thursday. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. DR.. Caldwell and
Major &. A. Hilton Of Washington.
The temperance people also gave no.
tlce they would ask for change in
the present law striking out the
twelve respectable men" and insert
ing " a majority of the voters of the
School District, Hundred or County -
Mr.. Brown, introduced an important
bill in relation to unwho,esome food.
For the sale of impure or adulterated-
milk, or articles made therefrom it.
imposes penalty of from $50 to 5000
for the first olfense, with the addition
OF six months Imprisonment for the
second. 1t also prohibits the manufac-
or sale Of OleaginOus substitutes for
butter or cheese, under a penalty of
from $50 to $500 for the first offence
ana the addition OF years imprisou-
ment for additional offences.
DR. Cooper introduced a bill in the
Senate relating to the practice of medi-
and surgery in the state making it un-
lawful for man to engage in practice
Of this profession by opening a tram
sient Office unless he should paw a
special license fee of 500, the license
to expire in one year from date. The
offender against the provision of this
act will upon conviction be subjected
to a fine of from 800 to $500 The
principal object OF the bill is to exclude
herb doctors and quacks from the state.
A bill introduced by DR.. Chandler re-
lating to the practice Of pharmacy. is
one of Il similar nature and i'm part has
the same object
Three local option petition were pre-
sented in the House Thursday and re-
terred to the committee on temperance
They contained about |. 800 names
The Dover board of education has -
bill before the Legislature askinu for
authority to increase the school tov
levy from 5000 to $4,000 A remon-
strahce against the increase, signed bv
about 200 citizens, was sent to the Le9-
islature last week.
The act in relation to inns and tav-
erns, passed by the House. nrovides
that when licensed hotel or saloon is
sold, and the retiring owner demands
an eXorbltant sum for the unexpired
license, the resident judge NAV, upon
the application of the new owner. issue
an order directing the clerk of the |
peace to give a fractional license for !
the balance of the year.
Kent and Sussex members seeem TO !
be generally against the iudiciarv
amendment, for some reason or other
as yet unclaimed. The general incor-
poratlon amendment will apparently |
also be defeated.
The senatorial situation is quiet inst
now, but it is understood that some in
teresung moves are being prepared.
It is quite safe to predict that the
Dill eXempting members of the State |
militia from texation will not pass.
Mr.. Cavender presented on Monday
the annual report of Insurance Com
missioner, II. c. Douglass. During
the year 1888, seventy seven commands
were authorized to transact business in
the State, divided as follows: Fire rs.
HE, 10; guarantee, life and accident
l, accident, l, cooperative, 6. Certifi. !
Gates were isued to seventy five com
panies in 1884, as follows: The revenue
to the State from companies and agents
Tor the two years was STOP .467 and |
the companies incorporated bv this
state in 1888, collected premiums in
the State amounting to SIS. 9.952.74. and
paid for losses So, ,02O.O2 In the some |
year foreign companies collected pre- |
mlums amounting to S136. .445.l7 and |
and paid for losses, S41, ,362.42.