Milford chronicle., 1903-02-13
.DOINGS Of
THE LEGISLATURE.
Business Transacted During the WeeI

The General Assembly will consider
law for submitting TO the people of
the State the question of license or no
-, license. Notice of such an act was
given in the House by Mr. Finn. I'm
der the constitution the Legislature
may permit the people to vote on the
question, and in case a majority in any
one of the four districts in the State is
against license, that place is entitled 10
have all drinking places closed.
Representative Holcomb, who lives
at New Castle, the centre Of the twelve
mile circle, does not wish Delaware to
retire from her position in the New
Jersey-Delaware controversy over ter
ritOrial jurisdiction in the Delaware
river within the tWelve-mlle circle,
which takes in low-water mark on the
New Jersey shore. He offered a joint
resol luton in the House providing that
the joint commission on the subject
should act merely in an advisory
capacity and should report back to the
Legislature There had been some
question as to whether the commission
had the power, after comforting with
the encouragement. to settle the dis
pute.
Mr.. HOlcOmb believes the people of
this State, regardless of party, are OPP
posed to a compromise. On motion
of Mr. Finn, action on the resolution
was referred
Both House and Senate agreed to
give hearing to the trustees of Della
ware College on Friday afternoon at ,
O'Clock. Theneeds OF the institution are
to beset forth at that time. Reading was
given in the House to the bill to pro-
vide an extra appropriation of SIS, 900
to make up deficiencies for 1901 on ac-
count of extra expenses.
Mr.. Bancroft gave notice of several
important acts. One of these amends !
the law on the subject of perjury. 1t :
cuts out the one hour in the pillory :
and provides imprisonment for from /
one to ten years. The old law provides =
no mprisOnment. Attention was drawn !
TO it some time ago in cases in New =
Castle county.
The House received a letter from .
Robert H. VanDyke, secretary of the :,
Dover Board of Health, announcing -
the recovery of the first smallpox pa y
tient, who has left the town. -
''In the Downes family" says Mr.. =
"there have been eight cases :.
Of which several are entirely well. and A
all but two of which are conyalescent.
One of these two is yet quite sick, but .,
is about through his most serious stage.
and we aIe assured by the physician
IN attendance that everything is vet
favorable. There is not, nor has there
oeen any other cases in this town and
ihese have been guarded most carefully
1y our Board of Health and we have
10 reason to expect or fear any other
'ases from this source"
The House passed the act to author
re the Seaford Town Council to borrow
10 600 for an electric light plant.
Mr.. Allen gave notice of an act de
reasing the tax for shelling roads in
he First election district of the Third
district of Sussex. The
aX is now 20 cents on the 500 of as
essed valuation, it is to be reduced to
i've cents.
Mr.. Warren gave notice of an act re-
lting to the res idence of the State col
sctor of oyster revenue. The old law
equires that he must live in Little
reek or Bowers Beach. The new law
iii permit his selection from any part
the State.
Tuesday
Senator Wright's bill making it un-
lwful for publishers to collect sub.
;riptiOn accounts from persons who
ave not given written orders, was
assed by a vote Of IA to1.
A telegram was received from the
of the Louisiana Pur.
lase Exposition, asking that date be
It for legislative hearing concerning
d from this State for the fair. 1t was
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
he bill to appropriate $40 900 for a
elaware Building has received a fav-
able decision in House committee.
Governor Hum informed the Senate
rough Secretary of State Layton. of
s appointment of Cornelius w. Frear
:, 10 be State librarian, and Elijah ].
Ills to bejustice of the peace at Laurel.
r. Frear is the present State librar-
n. The term is for two years. The
egislature has before it bill to in
ease the salary from $3.50 to $500.
Mr. Brasure put in his bill to require
sIillers to pay an increased tax.
Insurance Commissioner George w.
arshall appeared before the Senate
d endorsed a movement for the pub.
ut Of FoI