Evening journal., 1903-02-19
REPRESENTATIVES
M HAVE VERY BUSY DAY
Bill Passed Dispensing With
Kissing Of the Bible in
Taking Oath
Special 70 inc Evenlnr Journal


Dover, Feb. 19.-The House held a
busy session yesterday afternoon and
adjourned at 8 O'Clock in order TO catch
the evening trains
A printed calendar OF all the bids
which were ready Tor nnal action was
prepared by Speaker Anthony ana
clerk Hodgson. and were distributed
among the members. Representative
holcomb offered a resolution authcriz-
ing the clerk TO prepare this calendar
aally fcr the use OIL the members OF
10Th branches
Mr. Hughes bottle law repeater was
laid over until some future day. but
Mn Hughes has not yet given up ali
nope and expects to make hard fight
of II.
The National Guard bill, which was
introduced and laid over until this
morning at lL3O, will be taken up for
nnal action. Mr.. Asprirs bill relating
to the estate Of aliens was also laid
over until this morning.
These bills were passed.
An act dispensing with the kissing Of
Bibles in the administering of oaths; an
act Incorporating the town OF Days
Doro; an act providing for the purity
of primary elections in New Castle
; county; an act relating TO the ASSESS
ncnt In Nantlcoke hundred Sussex
county; an act concerning the mailing
of certain publications (Senator
, Wrights hih); an act relncorporating
Ocean View and increasing the appro-
priation made by the Sussex county
Levy Court
Attorney j. Cahall. Of Georgetown.
appeared upon the floor OF the House
T m favor of the bill which authorized
tho Levy Court of Sussex county to ap-
/ point the tax collectors of that county
y while sitting In a body and not allow
y ing each commissioner to appoint the
assessor for his own district
5 There were many notices Of import
ant bills given. They were as follows:
e by Mr.. Bennett, am act proposing an
b amendment to article z. Constitution
{ Of the State OF Delaware concerning
corporations; by Mr. Gehman. an act
for the protection of oysters: an act IN
reference to the distribution and sale
Of the Duke of York's record now bo-
a ing printed by the State of Delaware.
r by Mr.. Lingo, an act TO reincOrporate
II the town Of Millsboro by changing the
r. limits and bounds thereof as establish
" cd by the commissioners; an act 10
le amend chapter 533, volume s, Laws OF
a, Delaware; by Mr. Townsend act 10
raise revenue for the State by taxing
IN corpCrations an act entitled an acl
le providing for a general corporation
u.s. law" thesalme being chapter l67, volume
ns %, Laws OF Delaware; by Mr.. Rose
ed an act TO repeal all acts or parts OF act
n relative to the manner of hclding gen
US eral and special elections and Tho
n' method OF voting thereat; an act e
se prevent desecration of the flag cf th'
Il- Initial States: by Mr. GoOden. an ac
s authorizing and empowering sheriff
and police officers cf this State ta en-
ld ter places of public entertainments an,
/. stress and TO arrest disOrdeHy peraOnl
~ therein without warrants; by Mir ilOl
o. comb. am act TO incorporate the city o
~ Now Castle; by Mr.. Tyre, an act ne
1uiring the county comptroller of New
pa Castle county to attend personally a
ne his office i'm the city of Wilmington a
'll least six hours OF each day of over
Ae week. Saturdays Sundays and holi
uo days excepted an act requiring Tn
county comptroller OF New Castle coun
u- fy to examine and audit the account
Of the sheriff OF said county and ne
ns port 10 the Levy Court of said count
The amount Of fees and costs collecte
ne bv said sheriff. previous to each audi
ue said audit and report to be made In tn
last weeks OF March. June, SeptemDe
ON and December Of each year. and TO b
made only concerning these thre
months.