Smyrna times., 1901-03-06
FINISHING UP BUSINESS
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
MANY BILLS WILL NOT RECEIVED AT.
TENTION BY ADJOURNMENT.
Representative MOore's Bill Striking Ont the
Age and Color Entries From Regis.
tratiOn Book Passed.

udtOu DOOk PaSSed.
There is no doubt now that the bill
to refund to incorporated cities anG
towns one-half of the liquor licenses
fees collected therein has been put tc
sleep. Pursuant to the action of the
Senate a few days ago, Senator Nc.
Nulty, Thursday, called up the bill fol
final action. After a brief debate. il
was put to a vote and was lost bv q
vote to Z.
Through the action of Representa-.
tive Hardesty in the House, the Dem.
ocrats scored victory by blocking
Representative Aron's bill providing
Tor the appointment of Justice of the
peace for Hartly. The bill was Oh
jected to by Representative Gooden.
and was put through apparently bv a
strict party vote. Speaker McCom-
mons announced that the bill had
passed the House, when Representa-
tive Hardesty objected, calling atten-
tlon to provision of the constitution
that no provision shall be made for
justice of the peace excepting bv the
concurrence of two-thirds of the mem.
bers elected TO each branch. The
speaker consulted the legislative at
torneys, who upheld the contention
made by Mr.. Hardesty and the bill
was declared lost. The same fate fol-
lowed Mr.. ArOn's bill providing for a
justice of the peace at Masten's.
Representative Vineyards bill tax
ing unimproved vacant lots in Har-
rlngton was passed by the Senate.
This act affects lots of more than six
acres, which at present are unassessed
and untaxed in Harrington.
On question of privilege bv Sena-
tor Knox and on motion of Senator
McNulty the vote by which Represen-
tatlve Ewing's bill permitting live
olrd shooting matches was passed. was
recOnsidered and the bill was recon-
mitted
Representative Moore's bill striking
out OF registration books the age and |
color entries was passed by the Sen
ate by a strict party vote. Senator
AoOott advocated the passage of the
OIL, saying that there is no necessity
Tor the age entry, as none but persons
more than twenty-one years old can
become qualified. Senator Clements
ana Senator McNulty objected, but
Ihe bill went through without a skin
Representative Baynard's bill carry
ng an appropriation of S625 for the
ourlal OF INDECENT soldiers and sailors
was reported favorably by the House
md passed. The measure is advocated
'y the Grand Army men of the State
ma also is to be passed in the SEN
tie.
Inc Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the general incorpara-
Ion law. There was no objection to
he amendments, which were explained
ONE days ago by the legislative at.
In the House the bill providing for
he appointment of deputy coroner
or New Castle county was reported
avorably. The bill provides that the
equity shall receive a salary of $500
I
Inc House passed Representative
Iobertson's bill providing that s27- E
w be accepted by the State in lien of '
Il taxes levied on the Baltimore and a
mo railroad. The amount levied an. v
ually against the road is $35, 1000. +
Inc House passed House bill an r
ropriating $1,000 to the commission t
RS OF Agriculture with which to mako t
suitable exhibition of the agricul- b
lral products of the State at the Pan.
merlcan Exposition in Buffalo. There Ii
as not one vote recorded against the p
Ill. '--o
Ihe House passed the bill for tho
rejection of birds and their nes+o
he Objectionable feature of the hull q
as that which prohibited milliners
ON trimming hats with bird featbers
representative Layton's bill provid-
3 penalty of twenty years i'm u
lsonment or $4,000 fine, or both. for G
wing or administering knockout al
ops, was passed. The bill was also u
Ssed taxing the shares of stock el
mpanies one-fourth of one per cent S
Of