The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-06

~ LOVER, May h--ib 10 me same OLD stor,
with the Legislature. Yesterday the Hnus
passed the workhouse bill and to-day 1
was reconsidercd and sent back to th
committee in order that the opposition
may be heard.
On the motion Of Mr.. Dempsey the New
Castle Electric Railway bill went over for
a week. 1t has an amendment attached
which says the line may go through Will
mingtOn in direct line as the propel
authorities may allow.
| Insurance Commissioner Fowler had {
hearing before the members OF the Gen
raj Assembly at noon to-day and asked
them to pass law giving him additional
| power. He said there were agents doing
| an insurance business in this state with
| out a license, and he could not reach them
because the companies were not chartered
here. Deputy Acknowledgement Peter L.
Cooper, Jr., who was present. drew an
amendment to the law and 1t was present.
ed in the House by Representative HAZEL
this afternoon.
IL provides that any person who solicit 8
insurance for a company not chartered
under the law of this state shall be deemed
n foreign in surance agent and pay a IL
cense as such. 1t is estimated that from
5000 to $4,000 will be raised for the state
by the new law If 1t Is passed The bill
was referred under suspension OF rules.
Colonel Enoch Moore Colonel w. II.
Ross and Colonel G. Parke Postles were
here to-day In tho interest of the new
militia bill. Tho Committee on Appropri-
ations this afternoon reported the bill
favorably with amendments and it was
placed on its final passage. The amend.
ments cut the salary of the adjutant gem
eral from 81, 900 to $500 and the annual ap-
Precipitation asked from $40, 900 to S., 900
1t required most of the afternoon to read
the BILL and adjournment was taken while
it was pending.
City Councilman Henry r. Smith,
Street and Sewer Director William Sim
mons, and City Collector Eugene NJ. Say
ers, wore here to-day looking after various
bills concerning the city of Wilmington.
In the Senate this morning the bill for
the relief Of George X. Warrington was re-
committed. The reason for the recommit-
tai was that the act might be made pub
lie act, 50 that Warrington would not BIO
compelled to pay $50 additional. Some
time ago Warrington secured legislative
divorce from his wife. He asked that the
custody of his children be given to him.
The Committee on Divorce SO de cided
but at the time another Warrington-Ru-
fus E.-was before the Legislature in u
divorce case and In some way the bill OF
Rufus Il Warrington was amended in
stead of that of George Il. As it wasa
mistake of the committee, and not OF
George E. Warrington, 1t was considered
proper to make the measure public act,
so that he would not be compelled to pay
for a certified copy.
The Senate this morning amended the
House bill to incorporate the Delaware
Life Insurance Company. Herbert N Fell,
Harry p. Scott, William S. Hilles and
David Lindsay arc interested in the bill
The amendment requires that 40 per cent.
of the capital stock shall be paid in before
business is commenced.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Feni-
more presented bill to repeal the act
under which the levy courts of the three
counties make appropriations to Sunday
Schools. The amount to each school is
less than IS Similar bills have been Of
fered at previous sessions by those who
are opposed to the state giving aid to
sectarian schools, but they have always
been defeated.
In connection with the railroad report
Mr.. Donaldson presented the bill to es.
tablish railroad commission. He also |
presented petition from voters of Della
petition contains double column of |
names and is about sixty feet long. 1t is
claimed that the names of nearly 10000 |
persons are on the list. |
when the report and the bill had been |
read Mr.. Donaldson asked that the petit. |
ton be read. He said that petitions had |
been read for other railroad bills.
Mr., Dempsey moved to dispense with |
the reading of the petition and that 1t be |
to the committee with the bill.
He said that no one disputed that the
names were genuine and If any one |
doubted it they could go and examine the
list.
Mr. Donaldson hoped the petition would
be read. 1t Is signed by some of tho most
prominent people in the state and it is due
to them to have it read.
Mr. johnson picked up the sixty feet Of
petition and said: "Look at it. object
to the waste of time"
Mr. Donaldson offered to assist the read
ing clerk.
The motion was lost by tie vote, as fol-
lows: Yeas-Dempsey, Cheairs, L. S. Hop
kins johnson, Mccoy, Smith and Speaker
Riggin--7 Nays-Donaldson, Martin,
Mccullough, Short, Taylor Whitney,
Wilson, Absent or not yoting-Adams,
Davis, Dukes Eliason, Hazel, J. II. Hop
kins, Thompson-7
Mr. Donaldson took the place Of tho
reading clerk and began reading the pati.
ton. He had read a few feet Of it when
Mr.. Adams asked him to read slowly, as
he was hard Of hearing and wanted to
hear all the names.
While the reading was in progress the
House adjourned. AT the afternoon ses-
6 ion it was dispensed with.