The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-21
Our Dover Letter.


CORRESPONDENCE OF inc REPUBLICAN.
DovER. Del, Feb. 21-As predicted
Thursdays REruBI1cAN the House yes
terlay morning did reconsider the
Senate joint resolution authorizing
Insurance missioner Fook5 to
print his own report.
Mr.. Eisenbrey made the motion to
reconsider. 1t was the enormous
allowance that DIR. Pratt, as Insurance.
Commissioner received from the Leg
islatiye committee OF 1880, that stirred
MIR. Eisenbrey UP. 81, 100 was tho sum
DIR. Pratt seooped for experimenting
his report, and Mr. Eisenbrey, who Is
a Farmers Alliance man and deci-
edly leycl-headed chap all around,
thought that this was y very extrava-
gant sum to allow State officer for
doing just what the law required him
to do anyhow. From volume is. MIR.
Eisenbrey quoted tho law authorizing
the appointment of an Insurance Com
, missioner and defining his duties.
; He stated that, while he was willing
to make reasonable allowance, for all
labor performed, he was decidedly
averse to using the States money ex-
travaguntly.
| Mr.. Higgins conceded with Eisen-
! bray. He did not know exactly what
tho joint resolution under discussion
oub bO AEtHtNlNsVh llit
, fact that this stand taken by Mr.. Eisen-
brey was step that should have been
taken weeks ago. The House had per-
hnps been rather lax in allowing work
\ to be done without first asoertaining
whether it was TO be done at rates as
! reasonable as ii could have been done
! He was Ia favor OF adopting one rule
for all work this House had to give
out.
( It should 10 given to the person who
i would do it at the most reasonable
+ rates. 1.-THE business OF tho State
should be handled like our private
/ business would" said MIR. Higgins.
The people look upon this as reform
Legislature, aud 1t Is our duty to live
up to their expectations. Let us go ut
/ this business systematically; let every
! thing he treated in the same spirit. l
am in favor Of reconsidering this reso-
/ luton, and understanding 1T before it
is finally adopted.
Mr.. Hutson agreed with both the
other speakers. This matter needed
looking into further; it would be ad-
vlsable, in his Judgment, to reconsider
the vote and send the joint resolution
back to the Senate.
On the motion to reconsider, Mr. L.
J. Morris was the only man who voted
mo" Thus the joint resolution goes
back TO tine Senate.
There is no question of the fact that
all the members are acting honestly
and squarely, yet the main bono of
contention will be as TO who shall
print the Commissioners Report,
whether Mr.. Fooks shall give it out, or
whether the. Legislative printing com
mittce shall have it done.
Representative Ridgcly will on Mon
! II 49, frttn.-IuHy n hill txthfg,l
| has for its object tho wiping out OF
all these bond, investment, co-operl-
tive companies now flooding this state.
The bill compHls each Of the s2l4 for
300 concerns TO deposit with the
State Treasurer special bond which
shall not In any instance be less than
$50, 900 for the faithful fullillmcnt OF
all contracts they make with the citi-
zens Of this state.
The bond is to be increased us the
| business of the concern may increase,
and always kept up TO a ratio OF at
least one-half the aggregate amount
of business being done. 1t also pro-
vldes that where member OF any OF
these concerns fails to pay regular
dues because of sickness, lack OF en-
ployment or other cause of this sort,
he or she shall not forfeit membership
therein. And II any one wishes at sfly
time to withdraw lie shall have power
at any tiine TO doso, receiving all he
paid in less ten per cent.
Ii this bill passes, which it will do,
+ 1t will send sky high a score or so OF
/ these concerns, which are now locating
branches i'll nearly every town in the
State.
Mr. Ross gave notice OF another
ballot bill in the Senate yesterday. It
has not come to hand yet, nor can Mr..
ltoss give even the least inkling as TO
its features. This bill, it Is known,
will come from Wilmington.
Neither House transacted any bust
Ecss yesterday afternoon, and each
had but mere quorum. At $40 both
Houses adjourned till Tuesday ut 10
O'clock, Monday being regarded as
Nashington's birthday.
The regular proceedings follow:
SENATE, Feb. 30.-Senate met at II 90
a. M. Prayer by Rev. Dir. Wilson.
| Notiee-By Mr.. Ross, act to provide
for printing and distributing ballots
at public expense, and TO regulate
voting at State and county elections.
Introduced-SIr Pilling, an act to
incorporate the Mccullough Iron Com
paHy; House bill to divorce Henry X.
| from Elizabeth 5. Spencer.
| Passed-House bill for the relief of
| SfuOOl COiltllliltt Vi lllllttu ulobIttlS
II and 81, in Kent County; House bill
to incorporate Chippewa Tribe, No. IS,
l. o. X. NJ, OF Milton.
/ In the afternoon few joint reSolu-
tions We're concurred in, and the Sem
ate adjourned
House IN, at 11.15 o'clock.
Notices were given-By Mr.. Ridgely
act to divorce Jane X from Greely
Polk; Mr.. Morris, act to incorporate
Union Lodge, No. 5, L. o. o. T., of
Georgetown; by Mr.. Sutton act for re-
lief of Mamie A. Hamilton.
/ On motion of Mr.. Eisanbrey, the
Senate joint resolution to authorize
the Insurance Commissioner to print
his own report, was reconsidered and
ON motion of Mr. Hutsen the resolu-
ton was non-concHrred in.
passed-Act to lay out a new road in
Sussex County; act to Incorporate the
Elizabetn City Widows Asylum.
lntroduced-Act concerning the pub
lie roads; the contract bill; act to
amend the charter of the town OF Do
yer; act to incorporate tho Wilmington
| Wheel Club.
Read and referrod--Act to protect
food fish in the st. Jones river.