Evening journal., 1889-02-26


effect was apparent after the meeting
was over. The Addiclzs bill is dead
They may make an effort to resurrect IT
but the Board of Health should be called |
into service if they should do so.
INSURANCE BILLS.
After the meeting had adjourned
number Of the members of the Delegation /
went into the Senate and commenced 70
/ talk on the Insurance bill with senators
Richardson, f. L. Gilpin. George >.
| Capelle and Philip Burnett presented
rather strongly the claims OF the insur-
ance men. Senator Richardson was meet
inc fhe arguments well and Representa-
five Biprs calamity came to his rescue
and AN animated discussion ensued. The
sentiment Of the members was decidedly
manifested While the bill, as at present
proposed may not be passed, there will
be some legislation evolved from it that
win serve as a restriction against under
valuation by insurance companies.
Numerous cases were cited where com
panies had for years accepted premiums
upon property and when the property
was burned down had not paid its face
value Mr.. Richardson has one or two
amendmentsswhich he will offer before
the bill comes up for final passage.
ANTI-cHICAGo BEEF.
| Representative Whiteman introduced
this afternoon the long expected anti.
/ Chicago meat bill The act is entitled
AN act for the protection Of public
health" II prov ides for the inspection
of all cattle that shall come within the
limits OF this state That no meat shall
be sold in the state which has not been
inspected alive. The Levy Court is to
appoint the inspectors within sixty days
after the passage Of the act, whose duty
il shall be TO commence at once the in
spection of the meats. II is made mis-
demeanor and punishable with a fine Of
$50 or thirty days Imprisonment for
anyone to sell meat that has not been
inspected first before killing.
BRADFORD BILL
The Bradford bill has been amended
! by striking out section two and inserting
in its place another section Under the
amendments, the convention viii consist
Of fifty seven delegates, Of whom twenty
, shall be chosen as follows, to wit. five
, from Sussex seven from Kent and eight
from New Castle, to be elected on a gen
} eral ticket. On this general ticket, in
Sussex county each voter shall have the
J right to vote for not more than three
persons in Kent county, the voter can
only vote for four persons on the general
| ticket, and in New Castle county, not
more than FIVE persons can be voted for
. by any person The remaining delegates
are chosen from thirty districts,
one from each Of the thirteen hundreds
| in Sussex county nine from each of the
hundreds Of Kent ten from the rural
hundreds Of New Castle county. and five
from the city Of Wilmington. A conven-
tion bill will in all probability be re-
ported this week. But 1t will not be the
Bradford bill even with its many amend
ments.
WILMINGTON BILLS.
Senator Donahoe came down loaded
with his usual Monday morning batch Of
bills. Among them were the acts re-
Gently approved by the City Council Of
Wilmington as follows: Act to deduct
from the appropriation for the Street and
Sewer Department the amount of the
verdict and costs in all suits at law
against the city, the cause of the verdict
being imperfections in the streets; an
act to empower council TO sell the Nc
Dowellville lot and the act to allow a
citizen Of Wilmington to be competant
juror In suits against the city. The first
Of these acts Is going to cause clash
between the City Council and Street and
several Of these clashes before the session
is over.
NOTES.
Senators Keifer, Thompson, Goblin,
Green and Alderman Of the Pennsylvania
Legislature will attend the ball. After
the ball they will be entertained at l.. G.
/ Spifhfe restaurant AZ lnlnnnl ~ IT
Cooper
Mrs Grant Armstrong of Newark, Miss
May Biggs Of Middletown and Miss Amy
Ford Of Wilmington are here to attend
the ball
The first Of the w c. T, U. bills was
introduced In the House this afternoon.
sENATE-MoNDAy AFTERNOON.
Met at 8 o'clock.
Senator Donahoe read invitation from
the Builders Exchange of Wilmington
asking the Assembly to attend banquet
ON Wednesday evening 9th inst, and one
from Dupont Post to attend entertain
ment of Dupont Post, q. A. r., ON the
evening Of the 2Sth. Accepted
Notices, by Senator Donahoe-Act in
relation to Streets and Sewers Of Will
mington, act amendatory of the charter
Of the City Of Wilmington act relating
to certain real estate in the city Of Will
mington; by Senator Richardson act to
reincorporate Providence Lodge |. o. o.
+. Of Dover: by Senator Donahoe, act to
incorporate the Griggs Electric Air Sig
nal; also act relative TO boundary lines
and boundary line movements to ineor-
porate the German Mutual Beneficial
Society
Passed-act in relation to extra assess
ment for paying of certain indebtedness
Of School District No. 80 in Kent county.
Act to transfer farm of William L. VIII
gus from school district No. 1l9 to dis
trict lib Sussex county.
Read second time-act to change the
name Of Elizabeth Carey Finn to Eliza
! beth Carey Pussy act to change the
name of Mary Hunter Finn 60 Mary
Hunter Pusey. Adjourned.
HoUsE-M0NDAY AFTERNOON.
Met at p. m.
Notice-By Mr. Whiteman, an act for
the protection Of public health, &c, tthe
anti Chicago beef bill9 by Mr. Biggs, to
amend chapter 1877, Revised Code, 1.-THE
w. O. 4. U. female protection.1
Introduced BY Mr. Maui, an act to
incorporate the Griggs Electric Air Signal
Company
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow
Mayor Harrington Endorsed.
At the meeting Of the NJ f. Preachers
Association at Fletcher Hall yesterday
morning the following resolutions were