Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-24

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Senate bllls-Introduced, TO- passed.
so; killed, 2; In committee, IL
Cannot Yet Adjourn.
From the above it will be seen that
there are ninety-6ve bills In committee
in the House still to be acted upon,
with twenty-four to come from the SEN
ate; while the Senate has swenty-four
to act upon with possible ninety 4 We
to come from the House The only two
Senate bills killed by the House are the
Ross Educational bill and the Judges
Retirement BILL
Both speakers said to night that IL will
be impossible for the General Assembly
to adjourn next week There are several
important measures vet to be considered
including the ballot bills; the Junction
aud Breakwater mortgage bill the Regis
tration bill; the Worlds Fair bill College
for colored students bill; Thirteenth
ward bill the Delaware Terminal Rail :
raod bill; the B & o abatement resolu-
ton; the Cooper Educational bill; Fulton
Equalization of Taxation bill; Ridgely
Equalization OF Taxation bill; Peach
Fellows bill; nearly all the Wilmington
bills; $500. 900 Loan bill; with any num-
Der OF appropriations asked for to be con
sidered; the Herbert Investigating Com.
mittee report; the Frazer Lac knock -out
BILL etc
Insurance Bill Passed.
The Senate passed one Of the Fookl
Insurance bills to day IL Is an act e
repeal aud supply chapter lit. vol. 49,
Laws Of Delaware. as amended by chap
ter ABB, vol IL, Laws OF Delaware. Sec
tion OF this act is stricken out and the
following, In substance, inserted In lieu
thereof.
That any agent Of foreign FIRE or life
insurance company or companies in Del
aware shall pay to the insurance com
missioner a license fee OF $25, which
shall authorize said agent TO represent
one or more foreign life or fire insurance
companies and the like sum Of $26 for
each license as foreign insurance agent
other than life or fire Provided, how
ever, that any such foreign life insurance
agent or both, desiring TO engage In in =
surance other than life or FIRE shall not
be required to obtain an additional
license therefor The bill further pro-
vides that every insurance company,
firm or corporation doing bust
ness In this state shall pay
TO the insurance commissioners for
the state one and one-half per centum
on the gross amount OF premiums re-
ceived and assessments collected by such
insurance company for the year imme-
diately precedent the first day Of Feb
ruary The company shall at the same
time deli to the insurance commits
sioner full detailed statement, showing
the gross amount Of premiums received
and assessments collected and such
statement shall be verified by oath Of
affirmation.
The state Detective Bib
The bill authorizing the governor tC
appoint two detectives to help the attor-
ney general ferret out crime In the
state. and when not under his orders
to be- under orders from the chic
Of police, WAS killed by the Senate this
afternoon. What killed IL was thai
under the bill the governor appoints, th,
state city and get the services and New
Castle county foots the bill Senator
Pilling can claim the credit Of killing tn,
bill, as he objected against 4
on these grounds He was ably assisted
by Mr. McMullin. who for once agreed
with my esteemed coadiutor from New
Castle county > Speaker Donahoe and
Messrs Ball, Williams and Richardson
spoke for IT, Senator Williams left be-
fore the vote was taken By the oppo
sition and argument Of Senator PillinR
enough votes we're secured to kill the
bill.
Delaware College Appropriation.
Ths Senate bill accepting Federal aid
O.. NJ. nx1I.r..
of Congress for the more com
plete endowment of colleges for the pro
motion OF agriculture aud the mechanic
arts, was passed by the upper house this
afternoon The original bill approDri-
ated $40 Geo, but II was so amended as
to appropriate a25 600.
The passage Of this bill will neces-
ssrily entail the passage Of the bill ap-
propriating 5000 for the founding OF 3
college for colored students, as this Is
one of the requirements OF the act Of
Congress
The state will receive from the Fedora
government SIS 600 to begin with, and
this sum will be increased 81, 900 year
until il aggregates ss5, 600
That Biotted Not.
0pchAtl DNNhupt says n Idduiuiiuu VIII
be adopted by the Senate TO morrow
making it a misdemeanor to mention the
"blotted not Ia the Senate chambers
Mr. Smalley has chewed the mat ter over
so much in the ears Of the members
ately that they are beginning to think
that It Is now merely being used by him a:
dodge 10 advertise himself a. lobbyist
In fact one Of the prominent members Of
the General Assembly said as much thil
evening
Clark Hearn denies that he told ,
Morning News reporter that the blot wal
not on the bill when he handed It over I,
the enrolling clerk He says that b,
told the reporter that the blot was moi
there when he read 1t last time, which
was before the bill went to the Housl
after it passed the Senate.
The Cigarette Bill.
The boys Of the state may smoke upor
the streets with impunity for few dayi
longer There is a hitch In the passsg
OF the bill, but It is only temporal
one The first amendment placed to tn
bill by the Senate was concurred In b
the House, but the second amendment
which imprisons the wandering boy i
default of the payment OF the fine ia
being caught, does not meet with til
approval of the lower body, and vas MOI
concurred In. The House asks 70
committee Of conference on the bill
Il is astonishing to see with what IN
terest the Dover juvenile users Of h
weed watch the stages of the bill Pre-
baby every member Of the General Al
ssmbly has had quiz from the lit
fellows.