Smyrna times., 1901-01-30
SENATORIAL SITUATION
STILL HANGS DEADLOCK
NOW PROBABLE THAT 1T WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Bills Passed and Bills Which Have Been Pro
posed Before the Two Houses of the
General Assembly at Dover.

resolution fixing Friday, February Is,
as the limit for receiving new business.
and Friday, March l, at 8 O'Clock, as
the time for the final adjournment of
the Legislature, and still there is no
sign OF break in the deadlock of the
Senatorial situation. The vote daily
remains apparently unchanged-th
Addlcks column unbrOken, while the
Regulars cast part for Dupont and
part in complimentary votes.
The Legislature is pegging away at
the work brought before it, but are
complaining that thereis not enough to
keep them at Dover of nights. The
Senatorship whatever attention it gets,
seems to be more outside than in the
Legislative halls. Since our last issue
the following matters have been before
the Legislature:
The Senate Friday morning, unani-
mously passed the House bill appro-
priating S124,OOO to the Delaware
State Hospital, at Farnhurst.
The Senate, by a strict party vote,
passed the House bill authorizing the
Governor to appoint the fish warden at
New Castle, which official is now ap-
pointed by the fish commissioner.
Asked for an explanation of the bill,
Senator McFarlin replied: "a Repub-
lican can fill the office better than
Democrat"
Notice of Bills In the Sena,e.
Notices given in the Senate included
the following:
By Senator Knox, and act repeating
the law providing for the appointment
of State detectives; an act providing
that the whipping of prisoners shall be
private.
By Senator Abbott, an act authoriz-
ing the governor to appoint State
commissioner of agriculture.
By Senator Harrington, an act restor-
ing the law, repealed two years ago,
concerning the election of church trus-
tees.
Senator Blakely introduced an act
creating the Office of State veterina-
rian. Said official is to be appointed
for four years, and is to receive an an
nual salary of 81 200.
The House bill repeating the Liquor
Saloon Screen Law was reported to the
House favorably.
The House bill providing State aid
for the burial of INDECENT soldiers,
sailors and marines was withdrawn.
The act will be reintroduced in another
shape.
Notices given in the House in cluded
the following:
By Representative Monaghan, the
Labor Leagues Eight-hour bill.
By Mr.. Clark, an act to prevent the
stealing of dead bodies and holding
them as ransom.
BY Mr.. Kitchen, an act permitting
challengers to enter polling places, and
providing that they shall be paid by
the State instead of by parties.
Representative Clark introduce in
the Legislature bill for the punish
VI lb DIONAoCo bhab
Pny person, other than a parent,
who carries or leads away for pur-
pose of concealment a child under
the age of twenty-one years" shall, if
convicted, be hanged or imprisoned
for life, in the discreation of the court.
The Anti.Cigarette Bill.
Senator Brasure, of Sussex county,
and William F. Smalley, Jr., repre-
senting the Tobacco Trust, have
locked horns on the anti-cigarette bill,
an amended notice of which, to in
clude manufacturers, was presented to
the Senate. The senator declares that
he intends to push the measure
through il he can. Mr.. Smalley inti-
mates that he can kill it. There the
matter hangs for the time being, but
it is more than likely that the fight will
be a bitter and stubborn one when it
gets fully under way.
The members of the Wilmington
CITY Council went to Dover Friday to,
appear before the House Committee
on Municipal Corporations to advance
argument looking to a favorable re-
port on the Wilmington tax bill.
whereby the city may get about $4O,-
900. Representative Baynard was the
first to take the floor against the bill.
He thought Wilmington was asking too
much. In his opinion one-third OF the
liquor license revenue should go to the
State, one-third to the county and one
third to the city. He appealed to his
friends from down the State" to know
if they wouldn't kill it in its present
form.