Evening journal., 1899-02-01

Orphans Court" be ana the came are
hereby made applicable to the county
Of Sussex, as fully and effectudlly as II
the same act had dncluded Sussex
county"
NAMES OF DIVORCED WOMEN.
Senator Hart gave notice OF bill
giving the Superior Court discretion In
the matter Of changing the legal name
Of divorced woman and her children
who would suffer disgrace in bearing
the name Of the divorced husband. II
will probably become a law.
A NEW STANDING COMMITTEE.
Senator Pyle yesterday afternoon Of
fered a resolution authorizing the
president of the Senate 10 appoint a
standing committee OF five members on
appropriations. II was adopted. and
thus the functions OF the Senate Com
mittee on Finance, which correspond
with those OF the House Committee on
Appropriations, were taken away
ABBOTYT LAND 1T OVER
On motion Of Senator Abbott the
House bill approprIating $500 TO the
Historical Society OF Delaware was
laid over for one day He had placed
in the hands OF the Committee on FL
nance an amendment restoring the
amount OF the APPROPRIATION to $780, but
when a favorable report was made on
the bill the Abhctf amendment did not
accompany II. The senator went over
to inquire why this was, and the reply
not being wholly satisfactory, he ask
ed that the bill be laid over. which re-
quest was granted.
BONDS FOR AHII OFFVCER6.
Senator Maull gave notice OF an act
to amend chapter Goa. volume Is, LAWS
Of Delaware, in relation to CORPORATE
suretyshlp and foreign surety compan-
lies This amendment extends the pro-
visions Of the law. now limited TO pub
llc and private official bonds" TO bonds
Of all state, county and municipal r.
hcers."
PROHIBITION AND NIANDIAMUs,
The Senate passed the three Senate
bills providing for the constitution of
the Supreme Court to hear writs OF pro-
hibitlon and mandamus; for the tax
ing Of costs in such cases; and FOR
the service OF writs and hearing Of
such causes.
DOING "TFTE SPLIT"
Representative Rose yesterday gave
notice OF an act 10 appropriate $4,000
for the uses Of the Delaware State Hos
pital for 1899. Later in the session 3
IKE sum will be appropriated for th'
year 1900. It was introduced and read
second time and referred under sus
pension Of rules.
% ROIAD-WIDENINVG BMI..
e Martin b. Burris brought to Dover
/, and placed in the hands OF Representa-
e tive shallcrcss a bill to amend chap
p ter 60, Of the Revised Code. The courts
s have decided that under the read laws
e as they exist, there is no power vested
in the judiciary to order the widenint
D OF a public road. A new road may
be laid out or an old road may be va
r Gated or its direction changed, bu'
when IL comes to a matter OF widenins
an existing road there is no provi
r sion. This Burris bill will remedy thii
p insufficiencv Of the law.
THE STATE OF BUSINESS.
e Complaint has been made that tn
3 General Assembly is doing nothing
The fact of the matter is that IL ha
done more business during January o
0 the present session than It did durint
+ a corresponding period in 1897. Tn
+ House has twenty-three more bills II
e than IT had at this time in 1897 an
J. the Senate is also ahead " It's recor
y for the preceding regular session.
3 BURNS ON INSURANCE.
n Representative Burns, who is one q
the most active and intelligent mem
= bers Of the House, is not pleased Wiz
certain unfair criticism to which hi
d insurance bill has been subjected.
/ .Forty-three million dollars new
q out Of the country TO foreign fire II
1t surance companies doing bushes
le here" he said to your cOrresponden
a Ny bill provides that they shall pa
80 5 per cent. Of their gross receipts
the various states in this country
in which they do business. My 0l
Of simply gives Delaware It's proport.-'
le ate share. Our state companies cou
s- not raise the premiums, for th'
e. would have the companies OF all 9th
N, states to compete with"
ce LAURlELs WAITER WORKS.
q The Laurel water works oill b
m been amended by the House comm
nj tee to suit the wishes Of the citizens
or the town. The amount OF the bo
be issue is fixed at $4,000. instead Of 81
900, and the people will vote On it
proportion TO the amount Of the tax
of they pay.