Evening journal., 1889-03-30
WANT TO GO HOME.
Republicans Becoming Scared
at the Lengthy Session.
YALuEp POLICY BILL A LAW

VALUED POLICY BILL A LAW.
The w. c. T. u. hin Reported Favorably
TO the House-nigh License and Local
option Bin the order for Wednesday
Next.
staff Correspondence Of EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. March 20.-The Valued Policy
bill Of Senator Richardson has now be-
come an enactment End viii go into effect
January 1, 1890. 1he bill was called up
in the House lite this afternoon by
Representative Rggs who made a strong
speech in favef of it, Mr. Downham
said he would vote for the bill because
his constituents wanted it, but on prin
ciple he fvas opposed to the bill. Mr..
Lodge said he would vote for the bill
but hqdoubted very much the wisdom OF
the lAw
Uhe bill was then put upon its final
p@ssage and received a unanimous vote.
Senator Richardson was heartily con
graduated by the members upon his sue
cess ia pushing TO final passage the
first piece of general legislation Of the
session. He has received several letters
to the law. Yesterday one came from an
Illinois and another from Pennsylvania
Senator In both these states laws of a
similar nature have been adopted The
law is now in force in Delaware Iowa
Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio and New Hamp-
shire. Senator Richardson addressed a
letter TO Henry H. Huse insurance com
missioner in relation to the workings of
the law in'New Hampshire, and received
the following reply:
Hon. A. B. RrcHARDsoN-DEAR SIR:
Il have your favor of the Sth instant
before me, and can say in relation that
ones who liked when it passed, enjoy II
now, and those who didn't then don't
think have been altogether converted tc
ats support since ! express no opinion
about it myself and allow the people who
are deriving benefits from it to enjoy it,
and those who are opposed TO it TO bear
the burdens which their imagination finds
for them. The trouble we have is not
with the law or with anything which the
law affects, except the antipathy of the
companies who yerted their indgnatidi
by leaving us severely alone.
Respectfully yours,
HENRY A. HusE.
TIE SOCIAL PURITY BILL.
Representative Lodge reported with
amendments this morning the social
purity hill Of the w. c. T. U. The law
makes numerous changes in our laws
The most important being the changing
of the death penalty for rape TO impris
onment for life. The wisdom of this
change is very seriously doubted and the
bill may still be amended by allowing
10 IN ~, . ha e..
fore. The next change of importance is
virtually raising the age of consent TO Il
years. Under an old law rape upon a
child under seven is punishable with
death if consent is or is not obtained.
-Four years ago a law was passed provid.
ing that IL any one should lasciviously
know female child under the age OF
twelve it should be felony and such per.
son should suffer the penalties presented
in the act. The favorably reported act
goes further and provides that II any
person shall carnally know a female
child under the age of 10 years such per
son shall be imprisoned for a term nO
exceeding ten years. The third amenh
ment TO the existing law provides Al
hour in the pillory and term of impris
onment not exceeding ten years for any
one who assaults with intent to commit
rape any female under the age Of Il
years.
Another law Of singular nature be-
come law by the passage in the Senate
of the ACT drawn up by the City Solicitor
Turner This act applies more partica-
arly TO Wilmington, but is general in IT.
provisions and seeks to aim at the young
girls who infest the streets Of Whining
ton
1t provides that whoever takes, EN-
ploys, harbors or causes TO be procured
or employed female child under the age
of 10 years for the purpose Of sexual in
tercourse or whoever being the proprie-
tor or proprietress Of house of assiga-
sion, i'll fame or questionable resort, har-
bors or employs, under any pretenst
whatever female child under 10 years
of age, shall be guilty of felony and bs
punished by fine Of 81 900 or Co be i'm.
prisoned for term not succeeding sever
years or both
The term house Of ill-fame. assigna
tion or questionable resort to be taken &
be meant any place that is popularit,
known as such.
NATIONAL SECURITY UNION.
There is a lot Of useless fuss over tn,
National Security Union charter. Tit
incorporators named in the act are al
swell known gentlemen Of Wilmington o
standing and integrity The act has nov
been kept before the Legislature foi
two months and has been pampered b,
some unseen power ever since II was frs
presented. Yesterday it was before tn
House for final passage, when 1t was at
tacked By DR.. Richardson on the grounl
that it was graveyard insurance an
similar to the business that the -Legisla
ture of Pennsylvania was trying to STAN
out He cited case where an agen
came TO him and wished to insure mer
child that was about to die. and tellin
the agent this, the agent replied: This
it would make no difference. He move
20 indefinitely postpone the measure
Mr.. Wallace OF the Committee on Co
porations, explained that the committt
had passed the bill with the understand
ing that there would be a law passed fl
ing the age at which insurance could /
received at 10 years. Mr.. Eckless motto
that the bill be recommitted was carrie,
The whole secret Of this opposition is sal
to be that a rival corporation does nj
want to see the company incorporate
and are leaving no stone unturned I
accomplish this result. One or two pc
SONS are doing all in their power againl
fhe bill for no other purpose than this,
ADJOURNMENT.