Evening journal., 1891-01-27

mittee on Revised Statutes. to consider
the Five Commissioners bill for the
government OF New Castle county.
Messys. Hutson and West were ap-
pointed members o. the joint committee
to settle with the secretary of state.
MIR. Cranston gave notice of bill to
incorporate the Standard Pharmacy Of
Wilmington The incorporatois are Ed !
win 4 Dilworih, Ella Dllworth, Joseph
l.. Warren. Ulysses $ Grant aAd Carrie
Grant. The company is Incorporated to
deal IN drugs, druggists supplies and
other things incidental to the business.
Dspositing state Funds.
Mr. Ridgely gave notice OF an act to
amend section 2 chapter 20, Revised
Code. in relation to depositine etate
| finances. 1t directs the state treasurer
TO deposit the stale funds in the Farmers
Bank In Dover IL provides, however.
that the sci ool funds belonging TO New
Castle and Sussex counties may be de-
POSTED in the Farmers Banks In New
Castle and Georgetown.
Mr.. Hutson gave notice OF an act sup
| Elementary to the charter OF the town of
Lepsic. 1t provides for the taking OF
| dogs after the assessment has been made.
The long headed Leipsicites have been in
the habit Of running their dogs out OF
town until the assessment has been made
and then bringing them back. By this
move they evadtd the dog tax law. 1t Is
to prevent this that the supplement is
asked for
HichmRn's Insurance Bin.
Mr.. Hickman introduced his much.
talked of Insurance bill this afternoon
II Is an act to repeal and supplement
chapter III, vol xiii, as amended by
chapter 423, vol. xviii The bill takes
the power OF granting licenses to insur-
ance companies or their agents out Of the
hands OF the clerks OF the peace and
vests the authority solely ia the hands
OF the state insurance commissioner to
grant and revoke al such licenses. In
other respects the law remains the same.
Mr. Richards gave notice Of am act to
amend chapter ia section /, vol. xviii
Laws of Delaware 1t allows the town
commissioners of Milford power TO bond
the town for the purpose Of putting in
water works
State Board OF Agriculture
The first biennial report Of the State
Board OF Agriculture was distributed in
the legislative halls to- day. Ii Is book
Of 475 pages, and complete in every par
tieular
The officers Of the State Board OF Agri.
culture are as follows: Thomas w.
Wilson, president; d P Barnard, vice
president; Watson Broadway, treasurer
Manlove Hayes, secretary The board Is
composed of many Of the leading sgri-
culturists Of Delaware The papers that
are compiled In this volume are profitable
reading. and many Of them are accom-
panied by cuts showing diseases In
plants.
Against Smoking by Boys.
Miss Annie Semple Of Wilmington
wrote to Speaker Donahoe, few day,
ago tlat she would have a bill presented
to this Legislature making It a misde-
meanor for a dealer in tobacco to sell Il
in any form to boys under sixteen year.
of age. II particularly alludes to the evl
effects of cigarette smoking Speaker
Donahoe. in reply stated that be had n,
/ douht whatever that the bill would NEE
with the full consideration Of the body.
/ A noticeable feature Of the Senat
Chamber Is the absense OF heads on th
two tgures forming part Of the coat o
arms in front Of the speakers desk
| While money is being appropriated /
would be we'll as has been suggested, I
put heads on the boys
Meyers Has a Rival.
4. 3 Coursey has his ballot screen b
exhibition in an office IN the Cour
House II Is the primative icea OF th
Meyers machine. with none OF its i'm
provements For Jeffers onian simplicit,
this idea Of the Kent count Republican
out-Jeffersons Jefferson.
still Another Colonel.
Charles L. Ferry Of Camden has beel
appointed colonel and quartermaster 70
Kent county on Governor Reynolds staff
/ IN leu Of Charles Clifton. who decine!