Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

sion as an attack upon tho insurance
commissioner, which Mr.. Hawkins said
was not the case SO far as no was con-
i cerned.
y. II. Ward also spoke In opposition
to the ttntine bill. which be claimed
was wholly inapplicable to industrial
| lifo insurance. He read the following
amendment. which had previously been
handed to Chairman HoplSina by Mr..
Hawkins:
"Amend by adding to section 5, Pro
yidsd, that no provisions OF this act
shall apply to insurance written on the
industrial plan or to policies on which
the premiums are payable weekly, BIZ
weekly or monthly p
Josiah Marvel called attention to tho
law governing the insurance COM
missioner on page 30l OF the revised
code.
Tho House bill providing for ex-
animation OF insurance companies,
which was recently reported from COM
mittee, was reconmitied, in order that
IL might receive further consideration.
Representative L. S. Hopkins gave
i notice of hill to almond section IL,
chapter 90. Vol. XIX, Laws OF Della.
ware, which provides that tne insurance
commissioner may deposit any State
moneys in his hands in any branch of
the Farmers Bank in any part OF the
State. whereas the present law stipulates
thHt he shall deposit such funds in the
branch in the county where he resides,
i AT the afternoon session OF the House
| Mr.. Wilson called up the game bill,
which he offered some time ago. The
bill provides that any property owner
or his family can take game ON his
| premises at any time. MIR. Wilson made
a strong sneech 10 favor of the bill.
He claimed thut tho bill provided for a
constitutional right, and that the
| present law prohibiting auch right is
Infamous. lie said IL the bill should be
killed, he would insist on it's prosisions
being placed on my bill that might BIO
| enacted.
Messrs. Adams and Dempsey also
spoke In favor OF the bill, while Mr..
Mccullough opposed II.
MIR. Dempsey offered an amendment,
| allowing the hired help, Us well aa the
| members OF farmers households, to gun
ut any time, which was adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes.- Messrs. Adams. Dempsey, J.
II. Hopkins. l.. s, Hopkins, Martin,
Mccoy, Short, Smith, Taylor, Whitney,
Wilson and the Speaker-l2.
Nays-Mesars. Cheairs, Dukes HAZEL,
johnson aud Dayis--b.
Excused-Mr. Mccullough.
Absont-Me donaldson, Tbomp-
son and Eliason--3.
Considerable discussion followed on
the amended bill. Mr.. Hazel opposed
| il and Messrs. Wilson, Adams and
| Dempsey favored it, The amended bill
was passed by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs Adams, Dempsey,
Dukes, J.H. Horkins, Martin, McCoy,
Short, Smith, Whitney, Wilson and the
Sp aker-1l.
Nays = Messrs. Cheairs, Eliasou,
Hazel, 4. S. Hopkins, johnson, Nc
Cullough, Taylor ard Daris-s.
Absent - Messrs. Donaldson and
Tbompson--2.
This Senate passed the House bill
amending the charter of the town OF
Middletown, after amending it SO an TO
increase the poll tax from % to 81
cents for town purposes.
| On motion Of Mr.. Cheairs the bill
providing for the registration OF land
titles was read twice in the House and
referred to the committee on revised
statuea, of which Mr.. HAZEL is chair
mnn. Five hundred copies will be
l
OUT the State.
The bill amending the charter OF the
town OF Newport was read and referred
to tho committee on municipal corpora
tions, of which Mr.. Cheairs lie chairman.
| Chairman l.. s. Hopkins of the
House committee ON education reported
unfavorably the bill providing for adj
vanced education for pupils in rural
Districts, which proposed to allow them
to attend the advanced schools in the
towns 10 the counties where they re-
| side after having gone through the
| schools in the rural districts. The
bill has boon pending since Feb
ruary 22d.
/ Mr.. Short gave notice of a bill pro-
viding for stenographer for the court
| Of chancery and the court of errors and
1 appeals of tho State and the orphans
court of New Custle county. The
stenographer 10 to be appointed by thv
chancellor and judges OF the superior
court and to bo subject to removal at
their pleasure. He is to receive
salary to be fixed by the court, not
exceeding 500, payable quarterly.
| Mr.. Donaldson gave notice of bill
for the relief OF School district No. 90,
| of New Castle county, which provides
1 ibT thb ph1thChl vi baUh diffubuuy
which, through an srror, has never
been paid.
The House bill Increasing Demar's
appropriation from the Sussex Levy
court for streets from $3.50 10 $3.50,
| which bad been pending for some
| time, was called up, but it was fought
| by Messrs. Short and Smith, and. on
motion of Mr. Short, amended by Mr..
johnson, it was recommitted for ono
week.
Both houses adopted the report of
the joint committee appointed to ex-
amino the affairs of ex.State Librarian
Peter O. Gruwell, which showed that
he bnd turned over to his SUCCESSOR
1909, 40 on the book purchasing account
and 50. 90 on the incidental expense ac-
count. The report was flatterings
Dover, April IA. The special rail
road Investigation committee Of the
House held meeting at 1.30 o'clock
this afternoon, ut which the attorneys,
r. II. Cochran. Jr., and e., ID. llearne.
submitted their report. They recon-
mended the appointment OF railroad
commission. to be composed Of three
men, one from each county. They arc
| to be appointed by the Governor. the
| first appointeea to serve three, four and
| five years, and their successors to serve
| far tive-ysar terms. Tho annual salary
1 q Il. A. 4. Al. n.