Evening journal., 1899-02-02
A FRUITLESS FIGHT.
CONTINUED From First Pare.l

u6I MS utch, Wutit 10 lVhNAHeN N"A
ing the balance Of the session. Later
on he was made aware tnat the House
members were not nearly 50 ignorant
Of his action as they appeared.
TO EXAMINE LOANS.
Representative McNulty gave notice
of an act placing loan associations un-
der state control and compelling them
TO file statements Of their condition
with the state insurance commissioner
and making them subject 10 examina-
tion. In other words, II puts them
on the same footing, in this respect,
with insurance companies.
ROSE AND DONNAHOE WON.
Special order for Friday at 8 p. m"
is the entry on the House bill to
amend chapter las. volume 16, Laws
Of Delaware, in relation TO the salary
Of the coroner of New Castle county
Originally the bill merely Authorized
the coroner to appoint deputy, but
when reported from committee it bore
an amendment allowing the deputy So
for preparing each body for burial.
Yesterday aft6. nvv II was ca2ed up,
and Representatives Rose and Dona-
hoe attacked It. The measure was de-
Tended by Chairman Robertson and
Representative Burns. The two Demo
Gratis succeeded in their fight to the
extent of getting it carried over until
Friday afternoon, the vote making il
the special order being sixteen in IA
yor Of it and eight against Il.
THREE BY SdIALLCROs5.
Representative Shallcross introduced
his bill giving the court power to or
der the widening OF public roads. He
also put in the bills appropriaung ST.
500 to the Dover fair and regulating
it's expenditure All three we're re-
ferred.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Representative Frizzel introduced his
act cutting down the compensation Of
the assessors and collectors OF th'
city Of Wilmington.
The House ordered printed 500 copies
each Of the House bill dividing Ken
} ton hundred into two election dis
trcts and regulating the business O
fire insurance companies.
The Senate bill renewing the char
ter Of the Belts Machine Compan!
/ passed the House yesterday afternoo
Representative Shallcross gave 70
z tice of an act to so amend chapter IL
volume II, Laws Of Delaware, as Il
exempt daughters-in-.aw from tn
operations Of the collateral inheritanc
tax law.
Representative Rose gaze notice o
an act increasing the salaries of tn
clerks Of the Senate and House from
$500 to 500 each.
A bill doing away with the kissin.
l. OF the Bible in taking an oath in court
e Of justice and other places and substi
uting the uplifting Of the right han
. will be introduced IN few d8ys.
The Senate passed the House bill t
d incorporate the town Of Dagsboro, Sus
e sex county.
Il The Senate passed the House bill I
repeal chapter 447, volume 20, Laws {
+ Delaware, in relation to the confirms
n tiOn of the returns of commissioner
h appointed to lay out bitches.
G Senator Maull gave notice OF the a,
= to extend to Sussex county the provii
S ions Of the law in relation to recogn
d zances in the Orphans Court now
/ force in New Castle and Kent.
/. The House bill throwing open tf
+ Delaware State Hospital at Farnhur
> to inebriates and those who feel thi
l. they are going to be deranged WI
.e given its first and second readings
the Senate yesterday afternoon.
o Register of Wills ]. WilkiI
r Cooch, of Cooch's Bridge, was visit'
is yesterday.
e President of the Senate Salmons WI
ID AZ years old yesterday and receive
r the congratulations Of his colleague
lg w. c. L. Carnagy, of Kirkwood, al
le S. T. Davis. John W. Reynolds al
n Harry c. Ellison, of Summit Bridg
were down yesterday looking aft
as school legislation.
Is. John Dougherty, of Wilmington, W
n down to-day
The wife Of Chaplain of the Hou
u Turner is quite sick.
he Mrs. Maull, Of Lewes, wife of Sc
he ator Maull, is indisposed.
IL A bill to repeal chapter 81, volur
oil is, Laws of Delaware, authorizing {
he school commissioners Of district n
96, Kent county, to sell old and a
st quire new property was introduc
by Representative J. B. Clark
SIS Representative Herring introduc
his bill renewing the charter Of t
k, Hudson Branch Ditch Company
ut The act taxing for municipal pI
poses. street railway companies in t
Id, city of Wilmington, was introduced
ed Representative Frizzel
ay Representative DOnahoe introduc
his act prohibiting the use Of tradi
stamps in the State OF Delaware.
A bill providing minority repres'
on tation on the Board Of Trustees of
he Poor of New Castle county was int
IN duced by Representative Shallcross.
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