Smyrna times., 1901-02-06
DELAWARE LAWMAKERS
ARE DOWN TO BUSINESS
MANY MEASURES INTRODUCED FOR con-
SIDERATION AT DOVER.
For AbOlishing the Registration Fee-Dr.
Moore Wants the Age and Color Column
Stricken From Registration Books.

Members took up legislation We'd
nesday with vim. Senator Alice in
trOduced his bill to crush slot-machine
gambling in the State. 1t carries
penalty of fine of fifty dollars, or six
months Imprisonment, or both, for per-
mitting slot-machine gambling.
Senator Slaughter's trading stamp
bill also was introduced. 1t provides
an exorbitant State license for the
privilege of carrying on the trading
stamp business and other gift enter
prises. The license proposed is one
thousand dollars annually, and as none
of the projectors of trading stamp tax,
they have to relinquish their business
If Senator Slaughter's bill becomes a
law.
Representative Clark's kidnapping
bill made its appearance in the House
Wednesday. 1t makes the stealing,
abduction or enticing away any child
under the age of fifteen years felony,
punishable by life Imprisonment or
hanging, at the discreation of the
court.
AS a substitute for Representative
Hutchinson's bill regarding the regis
tration of Moors, as in Kenton hun
dred, measure will be introduced by
Representative DIR. T. G. Moore. 1t
will provide that in registration books
i'll the future, the column in which the
color and the column in which the age
of applicants are entered shall be abol-
ished, and no entries as to color or age
shall be required. This change in the
registration law shall apply to the en-
tire State. DIR. Moore proposes, and
will strive to have his bill enacted.
Senator Alice will introduce an act
providing a crew for the oyster watch
boat, and an act to provide for the ap-
pointment of all oyster revenue col
lector. Frank E. Maloney, a Demo
crat, is the present collector of oyster
revenue, and his term will expire in
June.
Senator Allee's bill is not intended
to Oust Collector Maloney, whose ap-
pOintment was confirmed by the Sen
ate few days ago, but is designed to
change the time when term of Mr.. Ma
loney's successor shall end. Jacob L.
T.auiS Ovsfor ravap1a ooIlooko- IL
in June, 1899, and Mr.. Maloney was
appointed his successor. His term
will expire in June of the present year.
Senator Allee's bill provides that
Maloney's successor shall be appointed
on the second Tuesday in February,
by the governor, and shall assume Of
fee in June, and continue in office
until the second Tuesday in February,
1903.
Most of the work of the oyster rev.
enue collector is done in March, April
and May, and the succession of that
official to Office in February instead of
June will be much more convenient.
and get back to the time the new term
usually began before Mr.. Maloney was
named. The salary of the oyster rev.
enue collector is to 800 year.
Senator Wright will have measure
to provide for stamping out tubercu-
losis In cattle and Senator Wright
wishes to have repealed the law under
which 81, 500 annually was appropriated
to the Dover State Fair, as the fair has
come to an unsuccessful end and will
be held no more.
Senator Clements desires legislation
to st.aighten out confusing tangle in
regard to elections in Kenton hundred.
The voters in the Kenton election dis
trlct, owing to peculiar mistake made
IN the last Legislature, must travel TO
Clayton to vote, while residents of the
Clayton district must go to Kenton to
deposit the ballots. Senator Clements
wants this order reversed, so that
Clayton folks can vote without incon-
venience in their own district and
Kenton voters on their side.
Representative Layton would have q
law enacted to protect frnit growers
who ship from the State. Among other
requirements he would have every
grower to brand his name in crates
barrels and baskets.
Representative Halcomb gave notice
of an act to increase to 5000 the com.
pensation of the stenographer for the
Governor and Secretary of State.
Senator Harrington introduced n bill
providing for permanent registration
OF voters on payment of the one dollar
fee, so long as they reside in the dis
trict in which they qualified, and dc
not otherwise become disqualified by
law.
Such registration shall be cohclusiv,
evidence to the election officers Of the
right OF every person so reoisterad =,