Evening journal., 1903-01-27
BLACK AND B|GGs
LAST OF THE WEEK
Continued From First Page.
Iployment of persons confined in the
New Castle county workhouse unfavor-
abby.
.SANITARIUM FOR CONSUMPTIVES
Mr.. Holcomb Introduces Such a Meas.
ure in the House-Routine Leg
islative Business.
Special to the Evening Journal

ure IN the House-Routine Leg
islative Business.
Special to the Evening Journal
Dover, Jan. 21.-The usual custom of
appointing a legislative committee to
examine the accounts of the State Off
GERS will be done away with il the Joint
resolution introduced yesterday in the
Senate becomes a law. The resolution
provides for an entirely new method of
examining and auditing the accounts
Instead of a committee, entire,v unfa-
miliar with such work, it calls for the
appointment of one committee. au-
thorized to secure expert accountants
from Philadelphia or elsewhere. to
thoroughly audit and examine the ac-
counts Of all the State officers. from
the Secretary OF State down.
The accounts of the Delaware State
Hospital at Farnhurst were also in
cluded in the resolution to come under
the experts notice.
The resolution was introduced in the
House by Representative Bancroft.
Liquor Men Fight Repeater.
Liquor men of the State are fighting
the proposed Hughes repeater to the
lbOttle law" which the temperance
people are urging. The repeater calls
for the striking out of that section cf
the liquor laws which gives the licensed
saloon-keeper authority to sell intoxi-
eating drink in less quantities than
one quart, to be carried off the prem
ises.
Former Senator Webster Blakely.
James Kane and Edward Krarse were
at the State House yesterday, represent
ingthe liquor men in the interests Of
the opposition to the bill. They had
a hearing before the Legislative Com
mittee on Revenue and Taxation.
Advocate Good Roads.
John N. Carswell, of the Farmers
Bank, and Julian c. Walker, of Will
mington, we're before the Senate and
House Committees on Highways and
Appropriations yesterday afternoon in
the State House parlors, advocating
the good reads bills.
Members of the Delaware Game Pro
ltective Association and a number of
lDover sportsmen, including James b.
Bice, d. Mifflin Wilson and others.
were before the House Committee on
Fish, Oysters and Game yesterday af-
teInoon, suggesting amendments TO
the game laws, and discussing the bill
which has been introduced in the
House. There is a sentiment among
THE farmers who are members of the
Legislature that man owning and liv-
ing on farm. fostering game and
growing the crops upon which the
birds and animals feed. should have the
= right to hunt the game when he de-
sired and have the protection of the
law against undesirable persons hunt
ing on the place.
For Graded Rural Schools.
The first step toward the establish
ing of system of rural graded schools
which the State Board of Education
is earnestly advocating, came up in the
House yesterday, when Representative
Warren presented the Carroll bill tc
equalize the school districts of the
State. Whether the rural graded sys-
TEN is adopted or not, this equaliza-
ton Of the school districts will sim
plify the present unsatisfactory cOndi.
tions, and satisfy the claims of certain
districts that they have more pupils
than their neighboring districts, and
I yet draw the same dividends.
Security for Landlords.
Three bills of an amendatory char.
acter were introduced by Representa-.
tive Tyre. The first bill has to do witt
= cases of property that have been at
= tached. The act provides for an addi
? tional security for the landlord.
e The second bill applies to person!
Q owing money and trying to get out o
e the State in order to escape payment
a The creditor under the old law hat
e TO go and make affidavit that the per
o son owing the money was about to skip
n but now under this law any oreditabl'
q person may make the affidavit
Y The last and third bill concerns tn,
attachment Of personal property. I'm
d der the present law, two freeholders arr
a required to appraise the property. bu
}, the new bill povides that the constable
5, shall make the appraisement
sanitarium for consumptives.
Representative Holcomb. OF New
! Castle. introduced am important bill
n 1t is for the establishment Of a Stat
2 sanitarium for consumptives. The bill
!. provides for am appropriation Of $50, ,0O
Z flor the first year to cover the expense
Of buildings, grounds and management
The second year calls for an appropria
tion Of $4,000.
The institution will be governed b,
a board of directors consisting of min
Y members, three from each county. On
lof these three members of each ccuin
ty shall be a doctor. The first man ap
. pointed in each county shall serve
, term of one year, the second two years
4. while the third will serve as a direetc
flor three years.
Their salary shall be 81 per diem an
their mileage. There shall be mot mcr
, than twelve meetings each year.
! Will Hold a Bazaar.
The RrandvWine Fire Company wi