Evening journal., 1897-05-27

to the adjourned session, and, in addi-
tion TO that, it desires to restrict the
adjourned session to the consideration
of such laws and to the exclusion of
general legislation. This the House IS
unwilling to do.
Speaker Riggin informed the House
yesterday afternoon that the Sem
ate joint resolution in relation to
adjournment was on the calendar and
that the time to consider it had arrived.
Mr. HAZEL Immediately offered a.
substitute devoid of the lawyer fea-
ture, but still containing the feature
keeping out general legislation.
Mr.. Dempsey Immediately offered
another substitute simply providing
that on Saturday at noon. the General
Assembly adjourn until Tuesday, Janu-
airy II, 1898.
Mr. HAZEL spoke against its adop-
tion and Messrs. Adams and Dempsey
for It. 1t was adopted by a vote OF
10 to s, as follows:
Yea--Messrs. Adams. Dempsey,
Dukes, j. II. Hopkins, Johnson, Mar
tin, Mccullough, Short Thompson and
Whitney-10.
Nay-Messrs. Davis, Cheairs, Ella
son, HAZEL, l.. S. Hopkins, Mccoy,
Smith and Mr.. Speakers.
The Senate took no action on this
substitute, reserving it's consideration
for to-day.
THE STATE HOUSE CHANGES.
Chairman Eliason presented to the
House the report of the joint committee
to inquire into the probable cost OF inn
proving and rearranging the interior Of
the State House, and it was adopted.
The report recommends the tearing out
of the partition between the present
Senate chamber and Hall OF Represen-
tatives and combining them as a Hall
Of Representatives.; fitting up the room
now used by the Constitutional Con-
vention for the Senate; rearrange the
clerks rooms and wash rooms; devote
the south side Of the first floor to the
governor and secretary of state, and
the north side to the state treasurer
and state auditor. The committee esti-
mates that the cost will be $4,000. IL
recommends that the joint committee
be appointed for the purpose OF having
these necessary repairs and changes
made.
Mr. Meredith presented the report to
the Senate, which adopted it and dis
charged the committee. Speaker Har-
rington appointed Senators Fenimore
and John M. c. Moore. a committee on
the part of the Senate to superintend
the repairs.
THOMPSON PUTS IN A RIPPER.
A bill to incorporate the American
Produce and Manufacturing Company
was introduced by Representative
Thompson. William Taylor, Edward
Hart, William Lawton, George ID. Kel-
ley, James Lord, w. S. Quigley George
/ w. Mccullough, Cornelius j. Harrigar
and Charles l.. Simmons are the incor'
porators. The capital stock is $50, 900
with power to increase it to $lO,OOO,OOO
The company seeks the privilege o.
dealing in farm, agricultural, cereal an'
| mineral products, also stocks, bond
and securities. The principal Office o
the company is to be in Wilmington
but branches may be located elsewhere
/ 1t is a duplicate of the Yukon bill as re
CARDS broad privileges.
EXAMINATIONS BY sUPERINTEN
DENTS.
The following bill was introduced b!
! Representative Cheairs:
Section 1. That the corporate act
governing the public schools of thi
state are hereby repealed 50 far as the.
relate to the employment of teachers
and that those who wish to teach in tn
Incorporated schools of the State o
Delaware shall be subject to examina
ton by the respective county superin
tendents as in case Of other teachers o
the public schools
AN INSURANCE AMENDMENT.
The House Committee on Revise
Statutes reported the following amend
, ment TO the House bill in relation Z
J foreign insurance agents, which wa
[ published in these columns yesterday
Provided, further, each and ever
foreign life insurance company, eac
p and every foreign fire insurance com
pany, and each and every foreign in
{ surance company other than life or fire
shall pay an annual license fee Of 81
E to the insurance commissioner for tn
E use Of the state, and the insurance CON
, missioner upon the payment {
! said fee shall issue to said CON
[ pany a certificate Of authority [
do business in this state; for issuin
- such certificate of authority the insul
dnft NNllLlcnAAnNA nAAeAAA ANNNANN "a AN
D of $2."
4 PLEADINGS AND PRACTICE sun
e STITUTE.
Chairman HAZEL, Of the CommittS
q on Revised Statutes, reported favo
= ably the following bill:
= Section l. That chapter LOG OF II
4 Revised Statutes, concerning pleadin
and practice in civil actions. be amen'
ed by adding thereto the following Sc
ton, to wit: Section SO. That want (
: failure, in whole or in part OF the col
\ sideration of bills and notes for Il
= payment of money, may be shown as
= defence total or partial, as the ca.
may be, exceptt to onegotiablepaper tran
- | ferred to an innocent holder for vail
and without notice before maturity"
l. DEMPsEY'S STEWARD BILL.
) Representative Dempsey's bill pr
y viding a steward for the Delawa
! State Hospital at Farnhurst provid
I. that within thirty days after the pas
u age of the act the governor shall a
point a steward for the hospital, wi