Evening journal., 1901-02-02
TEMPERANCE PEOPLII
GRANTED HEARIsG
By THE SENATE
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they are subject TO public gaze. Put up
the screens and there will be general |
increase IN drunkenness. In the secular |
papers you learn that drunkenness among
women is on the increase. Screen the |
windows and crime and immortality aud |
shame will run rampant among men and |
women. Manhood would be destroyed |
and morality and integrity would be |
lowered"
William p. Bancroft expressed the !
belief that it would be inexpedient to re-
peal the anti-screen law, his opinion be
ing based ON his personal observation.
The Rev. G. l.. Hardesty, OF Smyrna,
said
with these screens restored, young
men would feel that they are immunes,
and could tarry as long and drink as
much as they choose. We are not ask
ing for new and drastic legislation. We
only are asking you 10 stand by the law
as IL is-a salutary law. It would he an
unwise thing for the first Senate Of the
new century 20 take backward step
in this matter and open the sluice-gates
OF crime. Signalze this session by one
act at least that will be good and wise
and far-reaching in It's effects"
DIR. William Writ King. Of Grace NJ.
Il. Church. Wilmington said the commit
tee protesting against the repeal repre-
scented not only the best people Of Will
mington. but of the entire State.
The nOn-screening OF saloons is one Of
the greatest deterrents Of drunkenness /
know OF, he said. 81 feel that the Legis-
lature instead of letting down the bars,
should stand firmly by the men and
women representing law and order. We
| simply ask that you allow a very good
law to remain on the statute books"
DR. Thomas a. McCurdy asked il the
plea for the screens 10y the saloon men is
not an ardent plea for the abolition Of
the entire business.
I'VE are not on a crusade. ne said.
Not one of these women here has
hatchet. not one Of these men has
revolver. 0aughter.). We are here MS
your equals in citizenship. Repeal the
anti-screen law and you open the way
for the minor and the drunkard TO enter
the saloon. with no one to say aught.
Is not this class legisationf So long as
a man has a right and n license let him
sell under the law At the same timp
let those on the outside he protected by
he open window and door That Is the
equity i'm the matter. Restore the screens
and there is no equity.
Mrs. l.. W. Emerson. president. spnllt
for the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union She appealed. on hehHf OF tn,
womanhoOd of Wilmington, Of two hun
dred members Of the Temperance Union
that the anti-screen law stand. She askei
that the children be protected from th'
allurments of the saloon by prohhitin.
screens and appealed TO the manhood o
! ! he Senators 10 heed the protests ani
lcadings OF those who had no course opei
to them but 10 plead in cases Of thi
kind.
Bishop Coleman thanked the senator
for their courtesy the Senate re-assem
4 bled. Senator Abbott had the bill carrict
over.
DAYS LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Representative Ewing has given no
tice in the House of an act making tn
poles Of telegraph and telephone com
panies liable to taxation for county
school and municipal purposes. Thi
is the bill that Senator Blakely in
tended to introduce, but, being a reve
nue. measure, it had to originate in tn
House.
Following out the lines of his effor
to tax railroads for State purposes
Representative Holcomb gave notio
Of an act taxing the Queen Anne Rail
road company S1,500 a year. AT pres
ent it pays no State tax.
Representative Moore, Union Repub
lican, won his fight against Represen
tative Hutchinson, Democrat, in rela
! ton to the registration of MoOrs il
Kent county. By vote of is to 10 th'
House yesterday tabled the bill allow
ing the MOors a distinguishing desig
: nation on the registration books. ans
Representative Moore now will attempf
to obtain the passage of his bill w.p
+. ing off the registration books the ag,
and color columns.
After hearing pleas from a delegation
of Wilmington cOuncilmen. the HOUSE
Committee on Municipal Corporations
reported favorably the bin to give in
corpOrated cities and towns two-thirds
of the liquor license fees collected
therein. Representative Baynard de
clined TO vote on the bill
! Representatives Hope will introduc,
bill to repeal the law permitting tho
sale of liquor in quantities less than
one quart to be drunk off the premises
This would put an end to the carrying
Of liquor from saloons in pals and
buckets, and Mr. Hope thinks It would
discourage drinking among certain
class Of persons
Sussex county will have a rebate taa
system If Senator Pennewill can have
his way. lie has given notice of such
bill, which will provide that on pay
ment before September I a rebate OF
per cent. will be allowed before De
cember 1. rebate of 3 per cent during
December. the face of the billwil be de-
manded and after January ]. per
cent will be added each month until
the taxes are paid.