Evening journal., 1899-02-04

Of the voters OF Wilmington favor
local option"
INSURANCE BILL KILLED.
Chairman Meredith, OF the Senate
Committee on Private Corporations.
made an unfayorab.e report on Senator
Knoxs bill in relation to reinsurance
and the transaction Of business OF FIRE
insurance companies or associations
otherwise than through resident
agents. 1t was killed.
NO SALARIES FOR CLERKS.
The Senate laid over for one day the
House bill providing an annual salary
OF s. a year to clerks or rural school
boards. The Senate amendment made
II not less than IS. to protect clerks
who now receive mors than s5 Sen
ator Lewis spoke in opposition to the
bill, saying that the clerks were com
pensated sufficiently by percentages
on collections. Senator Pyle also ex-
pressed himself against the measure
NOT A VOTE AGAINST 1T.
The Senate passed the House bill
appropriating $4,000 for the support
Of the Delaware State Hospital at
Farnhurst during the year 1899. Not
q vote was recorded against Il.
MUST Make ANFbDAVIT.
Senator Moore gave notice cf an act
to amend chapter 80. OF the Revised
Code. in relation TO forthwith writs OF
summcnes issued by Justices OF the
peace It's provision are as follows:
Section 1. That section 2 OF chap
ter 30. Revised Code, be and the same
is hereby amended by striking out
after the word plaintiff" and before
the words "that others" IN line seven
Of sald section the words "or ether
wise"
Justices OF the peace now IN civil
actions before them can Issue a forth
with summons II they are satisfied
that the plaintiff will lose the benefit
Of the act by reason OF de.ay. This
bill OF Senator Moore's provides that
the plaintiff must make affidavit. and
does not leave It discretionary with
the justice OF the peace.
BILL FOR GERM HUNTERS.
President salmons introduced the
State Board of Health bill establish
ing at Farnhurst a State Pathological
and Bacteriologicl Laboratory for
making analyses OF miscures Its pur-
poses have already been fully eet forth
The pathologlst and bacteriolog,et may
be either man or a woman and shall
be paid salary OF $1,000. -Four hum
dred dollars Of this money shallbe pait
by the State Board Of Health and s6OC
by the trustees OF the asylum. A stat,
appropriation OF $500 Is provided foI
two years and then II falls 20 5000 a
year thereafter II was referred.
LAURlEL HAS WAITER WORKS..
Chairman Pyle, OF the Senate C3m-
mittee on Cities and Towns. made q
favorable report on the Laurel water
works bill and called II up for fnal
reading and passage II was not
amended in any particular.
BIJAKELY ON EEIls.
Senator Blakely offered the follow
ing resolution, which was killed
BE 1t resolved by the Senate. That
in orde- that full information may b,
obtained by the Senate OF the deeires
Of the cells inhabiting the waters Cd
Rehoboth bay, Indian river and ths
tributaries thereof respectingfIouse bill
No. 20. that the Senate visit said Re
hoboth bay, Indian river and the trbu
taries thereof on February 5, A. d.
is99.
TWO NOT QUALIFIED.
The Laurel water works bin Il
through the House, and now the fgh
Is on in full force in the senate. Riva
forces were contending ia the Stat
House yesterday Senators Moore ani
Farlow, Representative King, Clerk o
the Senate Kenney. Colonel l. J. Woot
i ten and Curtis Davis mace a gam
fight for the bill, while George L
e Smith and James E. spicer were her
p, against It. It is said that under tn
r. bill two OF its strongest opponents
r DR.. w. e. Wolf and Samuel T. smit
r will be cut out OF voting on the ques
aon, as they are not qualified voteri
having failed to register for the las
= general election.
\ MARRIAGE BOND REPEAIlER.
e Representative King, the bachelS
e member Of the House, gave notice {
e an act to amend chapter OF the n
y vised Code, as the same is amende
"a and published in A. D., 1898, by r.
4 pealing the provision Of law requirir
II bond to be given when a marrial
Of license is issued in this state.
or provisions are as follows:
Section 1. That chapter q Il
: Revised Code Of this state, as the san
ly Is amended and published in A.
1898. is hereby amended by strikiI