Evening journal., 1897-01-16
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE.
TALK OF INTRODUCING GENERAL
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.

hAil4itoAD AllOilN ElS WILL
LIKELY MAKE SHORT WORK OF
THE MOVEMENT IN BOTH
HOUsEs-BILLS BEFORE THE
HOUSE.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Jan. 16-The big fish are
after the little fish in the Delaware
Legislature. In the House yesterday
morning Mr.. Mccullough introduced a
bill 20 prevent the placing of life insur-
ance on children The bill makes it
unlawful for any insurance company or
agent to insure any person below the
age Of l6 years. For violation of the
law a penalty Of fine of from $500 to
$4,000 is provided, and an imprison-
ment of from two months to two years
for default. The violator is also made
liable to forfeit twice the amount of
such insurance if sued for Il is re-
garded as a strike bill against certain
insurance companies which take in
fantile risks.
MR.. FORD WAS PRESENT.
Peter J. Ford was in town yesterday
in the interest of the bill providing for
a sewer from Third and Webb streets
to the Christiana river He was pres
ent in the House when it passed by a
highly-complimentary vote. Mr.. Nc
Cullough being the only man voting
against IT. Il was later taken up and
read and referred in the Senate.
RAILROAD WAR OR STRIKE. ?"
Il is likely that the various railroad
attorneys in Delaware will soon have a
brush with the third House There is
talk Of introducing general railroad
legislation in both the Constitutional
Convention and General Assembly. II
is proposed to introduce measures in
/ both bodies, throwing the state wide
/ open TO all railroad promoters
Whether il is a strike" or not it il
but natural TO suppose that the rail
road attorneys Will endeavor 10 max,
short work Of the movement in botl
bodies.
HOTEL MANS BOAST.
Proprietor Cole. of the Hotel Rich
ardson, says that he enjoys the dis.
| tinctlon of being the only hotel man IN
the United States who owns a Hall oil
Representatives of his own The RUM
House meets in the reading-room OF
his hotel.
III. R.-Hotel Richardson" re.
marked DR.. Thomas c. Moore, OF
| Smyrna, to your correspondent last
evening. II. R.-House Of Represen-
tatlves. Isn't it significant coinci-
dence?'
MILFORD'S MARITAL FAILURES.
On Monday Representative Smith
I .~frH 90 III l..
vorce bills. all of which come from
Milford and the immediate neighbor-
| hood William b. LOwery from Mary
Lowery; William j. Pierce from Mary
/ u. Pierce; Harvey T.. Bryan from Mag.
| gle NJ. Bryan. and John Passwaters
from Elizabeth M. Passwaters.
In the House Mr.. Dickey gave notice
of an act to tax express companies
doing banking business. He know.
nothing about the bill further than itl
title suggests.
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
Yesterday afternoon the new furni
ture was placed in the hall occupied 10y
| the Constitutional Convention.
Senator Meredith. who spent yester
! day In Wilmington with his sister
came to Dover to-day and resumed his
seat
Governor Watson has appointed
Charles *. Lloyd, law student in tn,
Office OF ex-Attorney-G General Johr
/ Biggs, notary public TO succeed Henry
j. Crippen. deceased. He received noti
fication CT his appointment yesterday
Horace Mustard. of Duck Creel
hundred. who was such an ardent Tun
/ nell man two wears ago refusing abso
/ lutely TO vote for Mr.. WOlcott. is nov
one of the ex-chancellor's most earnes
( supporters.