Evening journal., 1901-02-15
WILL PREVENT
LAND GRABBING
Representative Warren Will
Present a PrOhibitiVC Act
MOVEMENT FOR STATE PRINTER
Important Measure Soon to Come Be-
fore General ASSemOly-LateSt
Business Transacted
MOVEMENT FOR STATE PRINTER

STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover Fob. 5-Representative War
rem has informed the House that he vii
introduce a bin to make it unlawful fol
the State to make free grants of marsh
lands in Sussex county. This proposed
measure. which will be received viii
great favor, will balN the applications
now pending in the Senate for hundreds
of acres of beach front land between Re
hoboth and Ocean View, in Sussex.
Representative Warren's measure vii
authorize the governor 10 appoint pub
lie land commission. composed of three
members. to have control of all the State
lands in the county. One proviso Will
strongly prohibit free grants
STATE PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
A bin to create a State Department Of
Printing was given notice of by Repre-
sentative Shallcross. 1t provides that the
resident judge Of Kent county. the State
librarian and the State printer shall COM
pose the department. 1t shall have super
vision Of all state b inting and make all
contracts for the same. The maximum
charge to be allowed for composition
shall not be in excess Of eighty cents a
thousand ems. and a schedule Of charges
for press work. paper, binding etc, also
is included in the bill.
Representative Hope will introduce a
bill author'z ng the governor to appoint
superintendent of printing for a term of
four years and at salary Of $1,000 a
year. The measure provides that the ap-
pointee shall have been for the Eve years
next preceding his election a practical
p'inter. He shall have supervision of all
State printing. and award all contracts.
The bill bore the endorsement of the
Delaware Press Association.
SINGLE TAX BILL KILLED.
Representative HolcOmbs Single Tax
hin To require assessors TO make two dis
tinct entries Of assessed valuations in the
State and providing that in one column
the value of the land and the value of all
improvements thereon shall be entered,
was killed 10y tie vote Of Is to Is in the
House yesterday. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Aron, Hardes-
ty, Hearn, Healy. Hope Long Mona
CHAN, Moore, Pillng, Prcttyman, Scot
ten. Ninyard. White, Wright, Mr..
Speaker-15
Nays-Messrs. Chandler. Clark. Glen
daniel. Dayett. Ewing. Finn. Kitchen,
Hodgson. Holcomb. Robertson, Hutch
inson, Shallcross, Short, Warren. West
is.
Representative Holcomb changed his
vote in order to move a reconsideration.
TO BENEFIT NEW CASTLE.
Representative Holcomb introduced a
bill to rescind the provision requiring the
Town Council of New Castle to appro-
pirate 5000 annually to the road com
missioners He also will introduce sup
Elementary bill, which has not been pre-
pared to authorize the road commission
ers to raise funds to pay certain debts in
New Castle hundred.
FOR ANOTHER HOLIDAY.
Several new measures will be presented
by Representative Baynard. One is T.,
make Lincoln's birthday-February u
legal holiday in Delaware. Another il
TO make the mayor of Wilmington eligible
for recollection. At present he is restrict
ed from standing for recollection.
Mr. Baynard's bill TO authorize tn
Levy Court Of New Castle county to ap
point bailiffs for the court was intro
duced The bailiffs are to receive no
more than $50 a month and are to be re
quired to wear blue uniform with bras
buttons Mr.. Baynard also had read hi
bill providing for the preservation Of bal
lots voted at municipal elections in WI
mingtOn.
LEGISLATION FOR LEWES.
Senator Maull gave notice of ne'
charter and an act of Incorporation fC
Lewes Mayor Thompson and other off
GERS of the town will be continued in OF
iice by the act until the next town ele'
tion.
HOUSE PASSES BILLS.
Senator Wright's bill to authorize Il
town of Laurel to borrow $4,000 to q
tahlish water works passed the House
Representative Robertson's bill TO il
crease the compensation to $3.50 for Il
auditors Of books of New Castle coun
officers and changing the time for audi
ing, also passed the House, as did Repr
sentative Shalcross's bill mo provi
State aid for Towns establishing free
braries
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
AS the result Of the Senate concurr
in the Shallcross reed bird bill. the seas
for shooting those birds will open )
days earlier. 1t provides for a season
commence on August 25, to conform wi
the New Jersey law.
Representative Kitchen has a bill
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