Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-28

DnVer, April ", The state Senate
had an unusually busy aession yester-
day, while very little was done in tho
Horse, with the oyception of much
talk, chiefly over the Adams Tax hill
aud the Court Stonnerapher bill. For
some unknown reason, the latter meas.
ure was laid over, on Mr.. Shorts
motion, in order to give time for inves-
tigatinn.
Tho Senate suhstituto for tho House
bill amending the Adams Tax law
passed. the liouse by vote of Il to j.
1t went through in exactly the shane in
which 1t loft tho llUuse. and, should it
meet with the approval of tho Cover
nor, the law, as amended, will stand
exactly as it was printed in Every
Senator Meredith gaze notice of hill
providing that upon tho commitment of
any person to the State hospital for the
Insane, the person So cnnmittoi or any
other nersnn related 10 the person so
committed, within the third degree of
consanguinity, or any other thraa per-
sons may present sworn petition to
the Chancellor at any time, setting
forth the time and manner Of said com
mitment, and that he or they verify be-
loves or holiaye tho person go com.
mltted to be sRno person and praying
that writ issue to the sheriff OF tho
county to nstermi inc whether tho porapu
so committed h0 sane or an insane
person and the Chancellor shall there
upon forthwith make an order directing
tho register 10 cnanrery to forthwith
issue q writ de lunatico inauitenao 10
tie sheriff of said county, commanding
him within five days after the ssryico
OF tue writ TO summon Jury and have
determined by the Jury whether tho
person so committed he a sane or an
insane person, ana make return TO the
Chancellor within two days after the
iiuding thereof hy the iary. And ii the
finding OF tho jury be that the person
GO committed bu a sane person, the
sheriff shall forthwith make an order
upon the superintendent of tho hos
pital, and IL he he absent, upon any
official OF tho hospital, commanding
that tho person therein committed be
Immediately released from the hospital
And the commitment of any peraon 10
tho hosnital shall not raise any pro-
sumption against tho sanity OF the per
son so therein cummitted. Tho provi-
sions of the bill aro to inuro 10 the adj
vantage Of persons already cuniined ia
the hofpital. as we'll as to those who
may hereafter he thereto committed.
Senator Stewart gave notice of an inn
portant bill entitled ''An act providing
for supplementary proceedings for the
colsction Of judgments. II providea
that in cases where there are judg-
ments against persons having no real
estate collection can be enforced if there
are other assets. 1t is to compel them
to 60 into court and show what assota
they have. The bill is not yet in shape,
but it will probably DO hero in few
days.
Dover, April 81. The General Az.
sembly put in busy day yesterday.
In tho llouse the greater part of the
time WAS consumed in reading the
General Corporation bill. which was
called up for passage by Chairman
smith OF tho committee on cor
poratons, aud tho Senators devoted
most Of this day to COMMITTEES work.
During tho morning session tho
House passed thu bill requiring re-
iailors OF Intoxicating liquors to pay
license of 5000, whore goods are de-
livered heyoni the town or city limits
where they reside. The bill went 10
tne henAlei where u was read twice
and referred TO the committee On cities
and towns, which consists Of Messrs.
Iyle, W. T. Moore and Stewart. 1t IL
likely TO pass.
Chairman Thompson of the com.
mittae on constitutional reform in the
House reported fnvorably the hill to
amend the Constitution so that tho
taSea on all subjects of the same class
may Ito uniform" instead of "shall
be uniform, as at present.
Tho bill introuucod In the Senate hv
Mr.. Alriehs to regulate the practice OF
lilo Insurance companion doing bust
nea1 in tho State, ia similar to the
Iontino bill, which YVES introduced ut
the last sesson.
1t provitiea that concerns doing bust
mesa on thu cooperative or assignment
plan shall mark in red letters across
the face OF each policy the words
This is an assessment policy;n re-
quirea such compauies to have cub
btantial rsserye funds and makes il
obligatory to furnish policy holders
with periodical atatsmente showing the
earnings OF the policies.