Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
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Dover, April Ia. TIE House of
Representatives ynstcrdgy afternoon
killed the bill providing for two jury
commissioners for each county. Levy
Court Cnmmisaioner Hurry White and
Lexis K. Ellison of New Cnstle came
d0%n On tho noon train and during the
recess appeared before the HOUSE Re
rised Statutes committee in opposition
to the bill, informing the members
that tic Levy Courtnen wers IA
capable Of aalucting names for iurymsn
IS aay jury commissioners. Accord
inely, ut tho afternoon session tho
committee reported the bill unfavor-
ABLY and immediately MIR. Mccoy
moved that all further action thereon
be indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Smith
wanted to know what the objections
ware. MIR. Bazsll arose and gave both
Aides of the case, as the matter had
heen presented to the committee, allow
ing tue members to draw their own
conclusions.
| Tho first insurance bill of the session
loomed ur yesterday afternoon, being
| given notice of by Representative Short
1t is entitled IAN Act Providing for
tho Examination of Insurance Com
| panies Doing Business in This State
and the Publication of their Stand
ing" 1t provides that il shall be the
duty of the insurance comm issioner to
viait the home office of each company
chartered under the laws of the State
within eight months after the passage
OF the act and at least once in three
years and thoroughly examine the
affairs, especially as to its financial
condition and ability to fulfil its obi
cations and whether it has complied
with the laws He may also make an
examination whenever he deems it
necessary, or shall do go upon the re-
quest of five or more Stockholders
creditors, policy holders or persons
peculiarly interested. He may also
make a similar examination into the
affairs of foreign corporations doing
business here, at cost not exceeding
| 500. The commissioner shall publish
in each county the result OF each ex-
animation.
Nearly all of tho morning session OF
the House was consumed in consider
ing ths State Insane Hospital Steward
bill, and it was passed hy the bare
margin of one vote, just IL members
giving assent.
The bill provides thar the steward
shall be appointed by tho Governor
He shall receive an annual salary OF
5000 and board himself lie in to do
all of the buying for the institution
and superintend the cultivation of the
land owned in connection Herewith.
representative TAYLOR gave notice of
a bill to provide that the county appro-
pristion to Townsend for straets shall
be increased from $500 10 e210 and re-
quiring the money TO be paid direct to
the town commissioners, instead of TO
the county treasurer.
The Senate passed the House bill
granting the State Librarian 500 q
year for current expenses and $500 with
which to purchase judiciary reports
and copy of the History Of Delaware.
Dover, April 15.-The Wilmington
City Charter bill, prepared by the
Municipal Commission, was read the
third time for passage in the House of
Representatives yesterday, and, con-
trary to expectation. it is still alive
Had it been put to a vote it would
have been killed. as enough members
had been influenced against it to pre-
vent it from receiving two-thirds
majority, which is required ON all such
measures. Patrick Neary was here
favoring the bill anu others were
opposing it. After it had been read
Mr.. Donaldson moved that IL be laid
on the table and committee appointed
to confer with the Senate on tine mat
ter, as the Same bill is before that
body. Remarks were made by MesBrs.
Cheairs and Dempsey, and MIR. Donald
sons motion prevailed, after it had
been chaneed'so as to specify TINT the
bill shall lay on the table temporarily
and a committee of conference be APP
| pointed. The Speaker named Msssrs.
Donaldson, Cheairs, Dempsey. Eliasnn
and Taylor as the House members of
the committee.
In the Senate the motion TO appoint
similar committee was made by MIR.
Stewart, and the Speaker named
Messra Pyle, Stewart and W. L.
Moore 60 the Senate members Of the
committee
The Senate passud tho bill amending
the Adams Tax law passed at the last
session. Mr.. Pyle Of the finance couI-
mittes mada majority report in favor
of the bill. Chairman Pierce of the
committee was opposed to it. After
the hill had been read it was explained
by Mr. pyle, VINO said it hut been OK
aminnd by about all OF tho members
and they were familiar with its proVi-
sions. Toe only graat ubioction, he
said, wsu the foature relating 10 taxing
| building and loan associations, and,
after due consideration, it had been
eliminated. The hill excmpts all in
vestments of building and loan assoc
Citations; requires tho asaoasors TO call
upon persona owning, holding or con
| trolling property liable to taxation al
lows persons to affirm, al we'll us swear,
in making returns; provitiOa that Will
mington shall receive one- half, Now
| Castle county one fourth and tho Stata
ne-fouttt of tho money collected 10
tho city, three fourths OF the money col
lnctsd outsitIe Of thu city shall be for
the use of tho county and one fourth for
| the use OF the Stats, ms is also the case
| in the two lower counties: requires
each Of the county trDaaufers to give IN
additional bond OF $1,000 before June
| LIST, 1898; directs the Levy Court OF
| each county to removo from Office any
assessDrg who fail or refuse to perform
| tho duties required under tho act and
makes such assessors liable to fine of
| not less than 500 nor moro than $5o0
requires the Leyy Courts to instruct
the assesaors on the first day of the
November seaaion in each year; stipu-
lates that returns for this yeasssliall be |
made prior to April 26th. and requires
the Levy Courts to instruct the nsses-
sors Immediately; provides that taxa |
blos Liable under the act who rcfuae to |
pay tho TAX shall be fined double the |
amount of the tax and the costs, or be i'm |