Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13

sentativss, yesterday afternoon. by a
vote of II to 5, reGonsidersd the vote
by which the State worlhouse bill was
passed on Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Nc
Culloueh preached the subiecr. He
made a motion, by request, he stated,
for reconsideration End sustained his
contention by stating that some of the
members had not had sufficient oppor-
tunity on the previous afternoon to ex-
preas themselves. Mr.. johnson called
for the ayes and nays and the vote re-
suited as follows:
Ayes-MessrH Adams, HAZEL, ]. FL.
Hopkins, L. IS. Hopkins, Mccoy, Nc.
Cullough. Short, Smith, Taylo Thomp-
son, Whitney and Wilson-.l2. va
Nays-Mesars. Dempsey, Cheairs,
johnson, Martin and the Speaker---5.
Several were absent.
Chairman Smith of the House COM
mittee on private corporations reported.
without Recommendation, the bill TO
amend the charter of the Wilmington &
New Castle Railway CO., with an
amendment specifying that the road
may build one line through Whining
ton, as direct as may be obtained from
the Street and Sewer Department, In
order to get to the Pennsylvania line.
The bill was scheduled for yesterday,
but on motion of Mr.. Dempsey it was
returned to the calendar 10 be called
therefrom when the friends 30 desire.
Insurance Commissioner Fowler was
here in consultation with members Of
the Senate and House in regard TO al
legged violations of the insurance. lays.
He had been informed that there are
400 people in the state who are solicit
ing insurance without having paid the
required SIS license, 50 for certificates
and 90 cents for Issuing. AT the confer
epcs be was referred to Deputy Attor-
ney-General Cooper, who at once pre-
i pared bill TO cover the ground. The
bill prohibits office assistants from
soliciting insurance and is calculated
to net the State an annual revenue of
from 81, 900 to $4,000. The bill strikes
out of the law a loophole whereby men
posing as Office assistants, and being
exempt from license, have been solicit
ing. The bill was placed in the hands
OF Representative Hazell, who by unani-
nous consent, introduced it and re
ferred it to committee. The full text of
the BILLS as follows:
Section !. That chapter %, Vol.
XIX, of the Laws OF Delaware, be and
the same is hereby amended by striking
out section 8 of said chapter and insert
ing in lieu thereof new section 8, as
: follows: That every person who shall
procure or solicit any citizen or resi-
dent of this State to take out policy
Oh his or her life or lives of any other
person in any company or companies
not incorporated by the laws of Della
ware, shall be deemed foreign life in-
surance agent within the leHning Of
this act. Every person who shall pro-
cure or solicit any citizen or resident of
this State to take out policy of in
surance in any fire insurance company
or companies not incorporated by the
laws of this State, shall be deemed a
foreign fire Insurance. agent within the
meaning Of this act.
The Senate bill for the protection Of
female employees in New Castle county
and providing for an inspector was re
ported favorably in the House. with an
amendment, By Chairman L. s. Hon
kins of the committee on miscellaneous
business. The amendment specifies
that the provisions of the act shall
not apply to the canning establishments
doing business in the rural districts
of New Castle county.
mites on municipal corporations re,
ported favorably the House bill to ex
TEND the time of tax lions in Whining
ton from two to four years, and tbs
Senate bills TO amend the charter Of
the town of Dover, and to allow thu
T Street and Sewer Department of Will
mington to condemn streams a mile
outside the city for sewer PURPOSES.
While in the Senate the bill wat
amended SO as to prohibit the con
domination OF streams now used for thu
benefit of manufacturing establish
meDts in or near the CRY.
Chairman HAZEL of the House com
mittee on revised statutes reported un
favorably the bill providing for the at
tachment of wages for debt in New
Castle county.
Representative Taylor is between twt
fires, and in his desire to serve al
of his constituents alike be is in
quandary as to what course TO pursu
concerning tax bill which has beef
placed in his hands, The bill provide
that the limit of taxes TO no COLLECTED
by the road commissioners 10 Blackbirt
hundred for roads and bridges shall b
$1,000, whereas, at present, the limit j
81, The road commissioners an,
many others who argee with thei
views oppose the bill. while its pro
visions are said to be favored by a ma
jority of the tax payers of the hundred
who are of the opinion that repairs ca
be kept up at less cost than at present
Mr.. Taylor introduced the bill to day
but he has not declared himself as /
how he stands on the bill.
The reading of the report of tn
special committee to investigate allege
discrimination in freight rates and tn
bill to create a railroad commission
together with petition for the passag
of the bill signed by about 10, 900 voter
of the State, occupied all of the morn
ing session OF the House, and when ad
journment was made at II. 30 o'clocl,
about $500 names were still unread,
After the report had been read MI
Donaldson introduced the bill, and q
his motion both were referred back (
the committee Report and bill dis
posed of, Mr.. Donaldson presented tn
petition, which was about 60 feet j
length, and asked that the names b
read. He stated that it was part Of tn
result of the work of the committee ia
almost the entire session, and though
it should be read. Acting upon in
structions from the Sneaker, the cler
proceeded to read the names, but h
had not gone far when Mr.. Dempsc
moved that further reading be dis
pensed with and that the list De re
ferred TO the committee. In sui
Htantlatlon of bis motion, no Gaid b
thought it would be useless cor
sumption of time and would block otht
4.