Smyrna times., 1889-03-06

N'iHS d IesluehJ OF the State as its at
IOrhey the company is also to file a
copy OF its charter with the Insurance.
commissioners. The act is intended to
give number of companies of this sort
power to do business in the State. our
present insurance laws forbidding it.
INSURANCE BILL.
The recent discussion of Senator
Richardson's valued Policy bill by the
press OF Wilmington has caused the
SUBJECT to assume some shane That
Ihere IS decided sentiment in favor of
Ihe bill there is no doubt, and the on.
pohents OF the measure will have to do
considerable hard talking to defeat If
senator Richardson proposes to push
IHe Dill To a passage this week. He
mas written to a number Of PhiIadeI-
phla and New York insurance agents
hotliylng them that he would call the
DliI up tomorrow, and if they had any
Snlng TO say in opposition to appear
before that time and say it. Senator
hlchaldsOn said that he had written to
fourteen of the largest firms in VIII
mlngtOn in relation to the bill and
only two of them had written him in
opposition. 1t is proposed to amend
Uue DiI IN one important particular,
the date which the bill goes into one.
1890. '''' "iu"'S =
NoIICE OF A HIGH LICENSE AND LOCAL
OPTION MEASURE.
Notice was Thursday given in tho
House of a high license liouor Iaw
with local option attachment. which
mas been approved by a Republican
caucus. In districts which vote for
prohlbltion elaborate provisions are
made Tor preventing and furnishing in
iractlons OF the law. In districts vot-
ing for license the bill specifies mul-
utudlnOns details which must be com
plied with by applicants for license
Whlch applications are thereafter to he |
passed on by the Courts as at present.
License fees are placed at $500 for IViI-
mlngton, $500 for towns of 600 tn |
IO,OOO inhabitants, and 5000 for other |
places. In cities and towns the license |
fees are to be divided equally between |
the city, the county and the State !
country districts equally between tbe
county and State
representative HynsOn's delin0uent
tax Dill IS meeting with some Pepubli-
can opposition in Sussex. Also the
Australian ballot law CONTEMPLATED in
Che bill introduced by Mr.. Clark and
that to be introduced by Mr. Arm.
strong. They fear the effect of both
measures upon the 500 or 1000 pur-
chasable voters in that county.
Representative Davis Nv. E. pre-
sented petition signed by ex-Govern-
or John w. Hall and couple of hun
dred others, all citizens of South Muir
uerklIl hundred, asking for compul-
sorry educational law The sentiment is
gaming ground among the members
Ohat II Is about time some parents
were taught that they owe something
10 their children and that child as q
rule is not bound to support its parent
before it is IA years old.
L. b. COursey and others petition
the General Assembly for the enact
nent I OF law that will protect food
lsh" IN Delaware watere.
Joseph Frazier and others petition
.or new chapter to the Oyster law. so
3llain that an ordinary reader may un-
ierstand it..
Among the probable bills to come up
5 one that will make it a misdemeanor
or the secondhand clothing stores to
De established and conducted in the
owns of this State.
Representative Brockson's bill to
protect the muskrats of New Castle
county was railroaded through two
'eadings. The New Castle men had
earned that Immediately after the pas
age of DIR. Richardson's Kent county
Muskrat bill the price of muskrats had
gone up considerably, and hoping that :
Ike legislation for their county might
nave the same effect the upper county
nen are anxious to push the measure.
Mr. Whiteman's offensive and obscene :
llacard bill was reported unfavorablv. :
The committee favored the motive but ,
iisapproved the indefitness of its pro-
visions.
The W. c. T. u bill was given a sec
md reading,and referred to committee :
n the House. Unless materially
changed it is likely to sleep there. I
The subject Oft will hardly bear news
paper discussion; but members look on ,,
he measure as cranky and impracti-
Die.