Evening journal., 1897-01-26
ABOUT THE INSPECTORS
Indictments Will Be Presented
Against All of Them.
ATKINS RECOGNIZES ITS LEGALITY

SETTLEMENTWITHHIM-SINGLE
TAKERS IN EVIDENCE IN DO
vER-HoW CHEAIRS KNOCKED
OUT FIRST.
Stafr Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 26.-State Treasurer
Atkins, Addicksite that he is, and re-
elected to office by the rump Legisla-
ture, recognizes the legality OF the
Democratic legislative organization
now holding forth in the State House,
and il follows as a matter of course
that he also recognizes w. NJ. Ross of
Seaford as his successor in office.
Last week the General Assembly ap
pointed Senators Alrichs and William
T. Moore, and Representative Smith
HAZEL and Eliason a joint committee
to audit the books and vouchers of Mr.
Atkins and make settlement with him
preparatory to turning the office over
to Mr.. Ross.
Yesterday afternoon this committee
began its work with the full approval
and assistance of Mr.. Atkins. Every
thing was compared and checked on,
but the audit was not completed. So far
as it has gone no discrepancies exist,
and none are expected, for Mr. Atkins
has been a most painstaking and care
full official
His books show that on December 81
there was a balance of S67 453.56 in the
treasury. 1t was deposited as follows
Farmers Bank at Wilmington, Si0,-
600; Farmers Bank at Georgetown.
1000; Farmers Bank at Dover, S5O.-
172.11. The checks not in hand amount
ed to S3,O99.74 The balance was di-
vided among the following funds: Cen
eral fund. S15,15292; school, $35 5.752.42:
sinking fund, $3,733.79; hospital fund
$3.01; hospital improvement fund, S12,-
S11. 40. The expenses of conducting the
state affairs during the year aggregated
$426,O
A POOL-SELLING REPEALER.
1t is said that the friends Of the out.
lawed race track system will endeavoi
to get through a bill repeating the anti.
pool-selling law now on the statute
books. 1t was drawn two years ago 10y
Deputy Attorney-General Branch II
/ Giles, and has resulted in putting 6
complete check to the operation of pool
rooms in this state Attorney Genera
White and Deputy Attorney Genera
Cooper have heard of the proposed re.
pealer and will keep a sharp lookout
for it, and endeavor to block the game
as soon as it is started
is IT A STRIKE BILL?
The industrial insurance companies
doing business in Delaware are making
some serious charges against the mel
who were instrumental in having Rep
resentative Mccullough introduce il
the House the bill prohibiting the writ
ing Of industrial insurance in the state
while in nowise holding Mr.. McCul
Tough responsible for the measure o
the real motives which are back of it.
1t was on January Is that the bill
was introduced. Its provisions are a
follows:
Section THAT from and after tn
passage Of this act il shall be unlaw
full for any person or per
sons, partnership or association
Of persons, or any corpora
tion to insure the life of any person un
der the age of 16 years; any person o
corporation that shall so insure the lif
of any such person, or be concerned Il
any way in such insurance, or tina
shall receive any premium on any sue
life insurance, or that shall write an
policy of life insurance on any perso
2 who is under the age OF 16 years, or b
in any wise concerned in said writinl
making or delivering of any such in
surance or insurance policy. sha
be guilty of misdemeanol
> and upon conviction thereof afte
Indictment shall be fined not les
than $500 nor more than $1,000, in tn
discretion of the court, and in defau
of payment of any such fine shall
> imprisoned for a term Of not less tha
, three months or more than two year
/. and in addition thereto shall forte
! and pay double the amount of any sue
: insurance to any person who shall su
] for the same in an action of debt.
Section THAT every, each, an
. and all policies OF insurance that sha
! be made, issued or written by any pc
: son or persons. partnership. or asst
citation of persons, or any corporatio
insuring the life of any person und,
: the age of 16 years after the passage
4 this act shall be absolutely null an
. void.
4 Section 3-This is and shall
: taken to be public act"
a On January 20 this bill was given i
n second reading and was referred to Il
committee on crimes and punishment
of which Representative Davis is chai
man. He is opposed to the bill al
n several other members of the Hou
have similarly expressed themselves.
, The measure got black eye yeste
y day when news reached Dover that
, lobbyist visited ono Of the Wilmingt,
y industrial insurance companies on Sa
urday and intimated to the manag
that unless the companies made up
purse for the benefit of the friends
-. the bill it would pass both Houses, b
a that If the purse was made up II cou
- be stopped Immediately. This prop
sition had no reference whatever
= members CT the House, but merely
. the outside influences back of the bi
II is understood that the compani
have given the lobbyist to understa
that they will not put up cent.
d REAPPOINTED JUSTICE
TO Governor Tunnel has made his fiji
90 appointment outside of his secretary
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