The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-20
THIRD EDITION.



the Curiits, the Shnllerosses, the |
1synams and other leading growers TO |
the number of iifty-tlYe. This petition !
asks respectfully that the Legislature |
exempt New Castle county from the
operations OF tho proposed peach yell !
lows bill. The suppositiun is that II
the law was put in operation In tho
upper county there would be few
Qsphnrsls left IN very short time. On
r-tlse other Land some clnim that the
New Castle growers have hopes of be-
Ing able to save their trees. Perhaps
: tne chap who was around here yester-
day With a yellows cure has made a
tetr OF New Castle county. AT any
Wte Il Is plain that the New Cast 10
MIA do pet want TO tear their trees up
IUyTlie roots.
Insurance Commissioner Isaac Fooks
brought in his report this afternoon.
After stating the number of insurance
companies which have taken out H.
cense TO do business In this state, and
some other routine business, the COM
g missioner goes into the present law
re9arding religious, beneficial and
z7tharltable associations. Mr.. FoOks
.;nggests that Il law be passed, or the
esuilt law amended 50 as To specify
actly what shall constitute organiZu-
'3iis OF this sort. He claims that
,ere are number of organizations in
his state at prescnt disappearing
NlNief the gtis,A of beneficial, h''clari-
fAlsier and Religious" concerns, which
1rpin reality doing an Insurance busl-
mess.
Another point tho commissioner
touches ON is that there be some plan
devised by which large corporations
or ilrns which lind 1t impossible to
place advantageous risks IN any COM
panies licensed TO do business in this
4 bfate..nay place their risks in com-
Eeseed ,tside the State under per-
s,an,la,n the INSURANCE commissioner.
iutson yesterday afternoon pre-
mesa u petition signed by ,, 100 peo-
Rch favor of the states adoption of
eli Myers Voting Alachiac.n In the
Eantine the safety BALLOT noX."
@entiuned IN the RErUEIICAS OF We'd
hesday and fully described, is also
gaining friends daily. and there prom
tses to Ike u rather warm contest hc-
tween the advocates of the different
devices. IL Delaware goes without IL
sale and sure mode for securing an
honest expression OF sentiment from
her citizens at the ballot box after This
session 1t will not Ice for lack OF plnns
To choose from, Mr. IIutson, chair
man OF the House COMMITTEES having
tho ballot schenIes in hand, thinks that
the committee will commence holding
fihallot' sessions next Thursday night
and continue to hold scaiiccs nightly
until something definite is agreed
upon. TO these meetings every citi-
zen Interested in ballot relurm may
consider TINT he has IL Standing iuYl-
tAtiun. ...a
T. q. Bradford. Levi Bird and 4. G.
MeCAusland wcra down here last night
10 hook after some OF Inc Christlana
hundred safety cato bil5 which are
NOV In the House. I heir object was to
have the COMMITTEES insert electric
bells instead OF safety gates" IN the
bill, and the committee decided to
adopt the suggestion. These bells, il
As understood, are rung 10y tho trains
approaching Il crossing, Where The he'll
Is runB ana continues to ring until
tho train has passed. HE members
are OF The opinion that the boil Is SUI
perior to the gate system.
There wlll 5e Il ripple in the house
to-day over the printing ui the report
Of Insurance commissioner FOpks.
Tho Senate yesterday afternoon passed
a joint resolution directing on author
king the Insurance Commissioner to
have 500 copies of his report printed,
and that he shall he allowed proper
remuneration for compiling and pre-
pairing his work.
This resolution was concurrph in by
the House. but this WIS before all til,
members ''cauglt on" To AL the fea
lures OF the resolution. ] hn handling
oil his own printing by Tie commits
eioner was u wrinkle tliut the majority
of this present House wOttltl, perhaps
not have swallowed had it been thor
oughly grsped This is proven by
the Tact That the resolution, which /,
yet In possession OF the House, vii
likely bo rccOnsidercd to-day ant
either amended OF nOn-concalrCd ILL
Mr.. X. X. Morris Of Sussex has bill
In hand which proposes to repeal tn
entte game law passed IN 1855. Ih
IL the Delaware Game Protective Asoo
CATIONS law, and thGlell he lIici
that will make the old state lious
ring before that bill goes through.
This hill OF Mr.. Morris will remove
the time limit for hunting diifcren
BfeeieS of game entirely, Is chHptr
IU0. of volume ~, which Wits passed il
IB57, and amended in 1883, simply az
plies to the licensing OF non-residents
II is plain that should this act pas
residents OF the State OF Deiawar
could hunt and kill nj their own swce
will, at any time in the year, and MOI
residents could do the same by payin
. license.
The Senate dropped two more d
vorce bills into the separator yestel
day, and with very little fliGtio
finally passed the bill to diyorc
Emma May Sheppoy from John Shel
pey and Mary s. {. uusson from ia.
u. Hasson. The senators aln takin
interest in the divorce proceeding
- ssiitt;tw, and they are keeping thenselYt
posted ON the evidence.
Representative Daniel NJ. Ridgel
gave an oyster and turkey supper Ia
night. Speaker SlrlnuH repre5entg
ME Legislature.
Mr.. Meyers, of the American Bale
Machine, will print in one al the vi
mington afternoon papers tu-day
lengthy paper giving decisions an
Interpretations OF the meaning of Il
word ballot II is an ampliiieutiC
of the arguments given in the printt
pamphlets which have been read |
thousands in this State for month
While there are many views on The i
terpretati0n of the word ballot, Il
fact remains that Chief Justice Con
eggs. whose sentiments will la
weight in Delaware, holds that in tn
State, TO be constitutional, ball
must be a piece OF paper. And the
are legal minds heretofore regard,
MS very clear and level who seem
labor under doubt on the subiet
THE Legislature may think the expel
ment rather costly to adopt the IN
rhine, and then test its Constitutiu
Atty afterward.
The regular proceedings follow:
SENATE, Feb. IS.
Senate met at 40