Evening journal., 1897-03-31
NEW BUSINESS LIMIT.
House Wants to Receive No
New Business After April 10.
AGAINST THE UNION PARK BILL.
LAW AND ORDER SOCIETY WILL
TRY TO HAVE IT AMENDED.
VARIOUS MEASURES BEFORE
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

AtNl IL HAVE II AMENDED.
VARIOUS MEASURES BEFORE
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
DOVER, March S1.-A Joint resolu-
ton was adopted by the House provid-
ing that no new business be received
after April 16.
PROVISION FOR CONsTABLEs' PAY
Representative Mccullough gave no.
tice Of an act to amend section %,
chapter 26, volume 10, Laws Of Della
ware. It provides that when the con
stables of New Castle county make
canvass of the persons who should pay
state tax they shall be compensated
for their labor by the state treasurer,
| their bills for services rendered having
been previously approved by the Levy
| Court. Heretofore there has been no
| specific provision for such ccmpensa-
tion.
STILL ANOTHER INSURANCE BILL
Representative DAVIS introduced a
/ bill for the further protection of hold
ers cf insurance companies. 1t requires
that insurance companies that issue
| twenty payment life and endowment
| policies shall in each year. thirty days
| before the anniversary Of the policy
submit to the holder of the policy a
statement of the earnings accruing TO
/ 1t, and also requires that the life in
surance companies shall submit to the
state insurance commissioner a report
cf the amount of insurance in force
and showing how much it is earning.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The House passed the House bill to
i II 4
and also the House bill to change from
August to July the time for holding
the school election in Clayton, and re-
ducing the assessment fer school pur-
poses from 5000 to 5000.
! FOUNTAINS FORRURALDIsTRI
Representative Donaldson will intro
duce bill to amend the charter Of the
Wilmington Fountain Society. II gives
it the right TO operate fountains on the
public roads leading 70 Wilmington, as
well as in the city.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT COMPANY
Representative Mccoy introduced
Yesterday the bill to incorporate the
Delaware Park and Amusement Com
pany. The projectors of the scheme
propose to conduct pleasure resort o.
resorts on the Delaware river neal
New Castle, more especially for the
Wilmington patrons Of the New Castle
nd Wilmington electric railway. l.
Taylor Dickson, James G.. Shaw, Sr.
Alexander b. Cooper William b. Nc
Coy and Hiram r. Borie are the inoor
{ porators The capital stock shall no
, be less than 5000. nor more than 800.
000 of which amount $1,000 must b.
paid in before business Is begun. TIL
: company may sell all sorts of drink
and refreshments. but no intoxicating
] drinks unless licensed to do so by th'
courts.
TAX FOR OYSTER PACKERS.
Representative Short gave notice o
an act to amend chapter 551, volume
} II. Laws Of Delaware. Il compels pe0
pie who open oysters and ship then
away to pay a state license fee.
TWO FAVORABLE REPORTS.
Favorable reports on the bills to in
. corporate the Democratic League o
Delaware and Union American Confer
/ ence Of the A. NJ. z. Church were mad
by the House Committee on Privat
a Corporations yesterday.
LIEN ON REAL ESI4---l.
' Representative Mccoy viii introduc
a bill in relation to judgment liens.
is designed to make delinquent taxes
judgment lien on property.
/ HOUSE NOTES.
J.. The House bill abolishing days O
grace was called up in that body yes
G terday, but as Representative Haze
] was home sick, and il was his bill. fina
Il action upon il was postponed until hi
!. return.
Representative Johnson introduce
his bill 10 change the polling place O
d Indian River hundred from Stephen
e sons Warehouse to Mechanics Hall.
d Speaker Riggin introduced a bill
- divorce William S. and Kate L. Vile!
d The bill placing undertakers in tn
h merchants class under the state licens
* law, and compelling repairers as we
= as builders Of cars to pay state licens
r was introduced by Representative Elii
l. son.
r Representative l.. S. Hopkins will il
s .rcduce q bill to renew and amend th
= charter Of the Black Swamp Ditc
= COmp5ny.
l. Representative Donaldson introduce
r. the bill to incorporate the Polisl
u American Club.
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