Evening journal., 1891-02-20
REPORT ON INSURANCE.
RECOMMENDATIONS BY coMMls-
sloNER FooKs.

o the End Wilmington wheel Club
$ Patent Medicine 1911 Opposed-safet'
Gates-Game Law Changes.
I STAFF Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
! DOVER, Feb 10 TO day has been
! calm after the storm Of yesterday. The
4 members seemed to think more Of the
meeting Of the Divorce Committed
! than that OF the General Assembly. and
this is explained when a handsome young
woman is seeking TO undo the work of
, Cupid and hymeR You do not see the
motto Those whom the Lord hath
Joined together, let no man teas asun.
der" upon the walls Of the Divorce Com
mittee room The only arithmetic q
member Of the Divorce Commltte is sup
posed 70 know is division by the rule Of
two A pretty girl stands much bet
ter show with the Divorce Committee
than a homely one. "A la = requiring
marriage licenses TO be issued with a
divorce coupon attached. would remove
the usefulness Of the Divorce Committee.
Morning in the Senate.
The Senate met at 11.15 this morning
M Richardson introd iced Judge
Balls bill to exempt from taxation the
Associated Charities Of the city Of vii
mington.
Tie House bill to divorce Emma May
SheppeY from John Sheppey. was passed
sitter much opposition upon the part Of
| Mr. Plling. II is the sec ma divorce
| bill 70 pass the Senate,
Not 30 Bad after All
The Senate reconvenei at 4. 70 o'clock
The bin to allow certain men to locate
II ~ u. a
City cents per acre was indefinitely post
poned by the Senate Tuesday To- day
the vote was reconsdered aud the bill
referred back TO the com mittee on vacant
lands, the Cause assigned being that the
bi u was init understood snd that evidence
Of a salts FAC DRY kind that the bill was
a meritorious one had been received.
Insurance commissioners Report
Insurance Commissioner l. w Fooks
presented his biennial report to the
Senate through Mr. Houston From It the
following interesting matter is taken:
In 1883 eighty nine aud in 1890
ninety seven Insurance companies were
authorized TO transact business In the
state
The receipts Of the commissioners
Office for 1899 were 50 1870; expenses,
flSi 81 ; receipts for 1890 were 81, l24. 40;
expenses, $l77 95; revenue received by
tie state for licenses and taxes 1889.
S9,4Ss "a; 1890, Si2 479.73; total,
S2l 9l7 ~ The total premium receipts
Of the companies for the year have been
gees, 492 49, total losses Incurred
rl35, $40 ~
He says he believes there are q number
OF so called secret. benevolent charitable
and fraternal organizations doing an
Insurance business pnre and simple,
using their names as a cloak for the pur-
pose Of evading the laws of the state.
he recommends that they be brought
clearly within the scope OF the law. as
they do large business, by amending
the law, restricting them from issning
policies. BE further recon mends thai
restrictive measures be taken to prevent
unauthorized and irresponsible insurance
agents from doing business in the state
Ia conclusion he recommends the passage
Of a law similar to that now in force IN
Pennsylvania, which allows any person
who files an affidavit that he or she is
unable TO get insurance ii the state to 20
outside and get 1t on permit from the
insurance commissioner
The report was accepted and a Joint
resolution authorizing him 20 have 800
coples OF It printed, was passed
The House bill TO re oke the charter az
the Rehoboth Beach Association and TO
incorporate the resort rs a town 10 Be
known as the City Of Rehoboth, wse in
troduced into the Senate by Mr. Hall
The act 70 divorce Mary G from
James +. hasson Of Wilmington. was
passed. without much trouble. Mr..
PilliDg contenting himself with remark
ing that the stream gets muddier and
muddier al the time
Beginning of the End.
Mr.. Houston introduced Joint resolu
ton that the General Assembly shall not
receive any new business altar March 90.
This pgesages adjournment about the
middle Of April Tue adjournment. how
ever. will depend 70 a great extent upon
the spring II the spring is early aud it
is time for 'plowin you msy look out
for IN early Adjournment But on the
other hand. should a cold wave come. and
the spring be late the farmer Legislators
will lex until the ground is ready for
blowing and the farm work demands
their presence ST bone.
The House hill 20 allow i've Western
cattle TO be brought into the state was
passed without dissenting vote.
The bill making IL penalty Of $50 to
wear the badge OF insignia Of the Union
Veteran Legion was passed
Tbs Senate adjourned to II a. N. 10.
morrow
In the HOrse.
Mr. Chapman presented the claim Of w.
d Hutchin's for 1925 FOR serving two
requisi,ion papers.
Mr. Higgins presented the claim OF A.
n Raub. president 81 the State Board Of
Education, for $50 80, expenses incurred
during the past two wears Members
we're surprised a. the smallness of the
claim
"Noxsuus Meuieine" BIN
The bin TO compe patent medicine
proprietOrs TO print the formula Of a
preparation upon the outside Of the
package containing It. IN English aud
German is bringing out a howl A pro-
test against it from the New Castle
Pharmaceutical Society was read this
morning
Wilmington Wheel Club
Mr. Smith gave notice az an act to ia.
corporate the Wilmington Wheel Club
the incorporators named sre Charles :.
| Wilson. Samuel d Wilson and G
1 Reginald Trump The capital stock Is
limited TO $50, 06O. The object stated is
the cultivation OF athletic sports.
Mr.. Smith also gave notice Of an act to
amend the charter Of the Artisan
Savings Bank, which increases It's capt.
tal stock from 100000 TO $500 600 At
the afternoon session many OF the bills
| already mentioned were passed