Evening journal., 1891-04-07
WEEKLY WAGEs Rlll.
The Five Commissioners B1l 10 Come
Before the Senate Comm Itten To dnY

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The Five Commissioners Bin 20 Come
Before he senate Comm ittes To day
staff Corresp -ndenee EyEsINa JOURNAL.
DOVER, april 6'-Neither the Senate
nor the House had a quorum this evening.
and both houses had to adjourn over ID
| to morrow.
| The only Senators present were Messrs
| Donahoe. McMullin and Richardson
while the representatives present were
Messrs oirman. Smith, Marvel Thorn as,
Richards, higgins and Eisenbrey.
When the newspaper man canvassed
them for bills the answer invariably
received was: Il have not a new bill of
any klnd.
This week will be marked one for
work done on old and unfinished bust
ness. Very few new measures will come
in.
Interest centres on the Five Commis-
sioners bill, which will come before the
Senate committee to. morrow. The
Republican members will come primed
with objections to the bill. Senator
McMul.in said to night that the Demo
Gratis would hear from him to morrow
de said Il will give them the best /
have In the shop.
Senator Pilling took about 100 copies
Of the bill TO New Castle county last
Friday and will tell the committee what
his constituents think Of 1t. This is one
thing upon which Senator Pilling and
Senator McMullin will not lcck horns.
The B. a o. Communication
The joint resolution abating the state
TAX on the & O railroad, in Delaware.
from 838 600 to $50 600 which has passed
he House will be ditched In the Senate
Your correspondent Is reliably Informed
hat the resolution Is being held In tbe
House awaitinga favorable opportunity
10 run 1t through the Senate, but three
or four OF the Senators are prepared for
its coming.
The Rack Bank Tax.
Benjamin Nields, who represents the
national banks OF the state in the back
bank tax suit is In Dover Tonight and
says the compromises is not yet eff cted
The weekly Wages BmI.
Since the Weekly Wages bin passed
the Senate, Spesixer Donshoe has been
overwhelmed with letters asking him to
send copies Of it. These letters are from
both corporations and wage earners. The
full text Of the bill has never been
printed. II interests many people, and
there Is such demand for Il, The fun
text OF the bill is as follows:
An act providing for the weekly pay
ment Of wages by corporations.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate ard |
house of Representatives Of the state Of |
Delaware, in the General Assembly met |
Section /. That every corporation
doing business in this state, employing
more than six peraons. shall pay weekly |
IN current morey each and every emplove |
engaged in its business, the wages so |
earned by such employe TO within one /
day Of the date of such weekly payment /
becoming due and payable, unless such |
employe shall request in writing, to be /
paid In some different manner; provided. |
however, that II at any time OF payments /
such employe shall be absent from his /
regular place Of labor he shall be entitled |
70 said payments at any time thereafter. |
upon demand
Section 2, Amy corporation violating |
any Of the provisions of this act, shall be |
punished by iue Of not less than $40
nor more than $100 for each and every /
offense, to be recovered before any Iustice 1
ot the peace Of the city or county ia |
which said otfense Is committed provided |
however, that all prosecutions for such |
violations shall be brought within thirty |
days from the date thereof for violation 4
of the provl slous Of this act.
Section 3, No corporation shall be |
SLOWED 60 set np any defence for fail
are TO pay weekly any employe engaged 4
IA its business the wages earned by such \
smploye 20 within one day of the date Oh 1
.e'd payments coming regularly |
iue iother than valid !
.sslgument or sucA wag "a, or a valid set
vt against the same, or the absence OF !
'uch employe from his or her regular
llaee Of labor al the time OF ouch pay
nents or an actual tender to such EN-
lloyes at the time of payments OF the
wages so earned by him or her No
lssiaI ments OF future wages payable
weekly under the provisions Of this act
snail be valid II made to ths corporation
rom whom such wages are to become
the; or TO any person on behalf Of the
iaid corporation; or II made or procured
g be made for the purpose Of relieving
such corporation from the obligation 10
oay weekly under the provisions of this
ict.
Section A Every person or firm on
gagged in any manufacturing business In
ihls state hhu emI lONlug more than sIx
PERSONS shall ba subject to the provls
ons aud penalties OF this act.
Section O. That the provisions Of this
vet shall not IN any wise, impose, alter or
Interfere with the right OF corporations
II others TO contract with their employees
or payment OF wsges at any time or
lines OF in any manner that may be ex
'ressly agreed on between employer and
mploye; and that its provisions shall
My be operative and capable OF en- force
nent against the corporations or persons
mbrRced therein In cases where there
hall be no contract to the contrary"
The City Council Legislative Com
nittee win be in Dover to morrow
light
The Equitable Life" holds larger
urplus, writes larger annual business,
las larger amount or insurance in force
nd pays larger dividend than any
ther company IN the world
Delaware Conference Appointments.
The twenty eighth annual session or