Evening journal., 1905-03-20
MANY MEASURES
TO Be ACTED ON
Today Was Record Breaker
for Rapid Legislation at
Dover
LIQUOR LOBBY VERY ACTIVE
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fall, II will have eclipsed any previous
day in history for rapid legislation. Bills
are coming and bill are going. Some are
being passed by either House. then inn
mediatey messaged into the other House
by some eager member, unwilling to wait
until the clerks can so act
Under rigid rules which arc being OBJ
served by both Houses only the clerks or
members can message a bill from one
side to the other. The messaging mem-
Der. before he reaches the other House
has posted a friend sitting In that body 10
move suspension Of rules, al the very
first opportunity anu have the bill in
question committed.
The lobby is alive with men from every
where. The liquor lobby seems to be par
amount Il Is Icing met in hand-to-
hand conflict by a most of temperance
advocates who are clamorng at least for
the passage OF the Kent county LOCAL OPP
tion bill and the saving 20 the town Of
Dover alone $4,000 which is spent for
liquor at retail annually, within her linz
it's Then there is an irrepressible trading
stamp lobby The merchants are after
the trading stamp people hot foot and
will accept no compromise.
Then. of course, Is the Senatorial inn
broglio. Senator Alice. who has offered
TO resign II the Legislature viii elect j.
Edward Addicks and some Regular Re
publican, is here to stay. II IS under
stood that he has formally offered to hand
his resignation TO State Treasurer
Thomas n. Rawlins. a Regular Republic
can. to hold in trust for delivery to Gov
ernlr Lea If the Legislature should agree
TO elect Mr.. Addlcks for the six years
term beginning March 4, 1905.
BOUNDARY CONTROVERSY
A number Of important bills will be act
ed upon today, beside the good roads bills
for each county. the election laws and
the Wilmington Board OF Education
charter.
The Delaware-New Jersey boundary
controversy settlement, which has passed
both Houses will probably be signed by
Governor Lea today Prominent citizens
were divided on this important matter.
The child labor bill which was passed
by the House by a unanimous vote, after
one of the most sensational speeches Of
the session by Representative w. S. Mere
dith viii pass the Senate today with a
mnor amendment allowing children to
work in strawberry basket and peach
basket factories.
The much discussed bill regulating the
practice of medicine and surgery in this
State, passed by the House after long
discussion. by vote OF "a TO 6. II is now
IN the Senate. Tho bill has attracted more
interest than any measure yet before the
House. and caused the visit OF a large
number of leading physicians OF the State
to Dover, TO address the legislators.
The bill of Senator r. c. Moore. ahol-
ishlng corporal punishment In the public
school Of the State passed by the Senate
by a vote of 10 TO ..
SINGLE TAX BILL
The single tax assessment bill for VIII
mington; passed the House after being
vigorously supported by Representatives
Jester Republican, and w. s. Meredith,
Democrat. IL provides that all assess
ments OF lands and OF Improvements be
hereafter made in separate columns. Ac-
cording to a bill passed by the House.
the salaries of sherifs outside of New
Castle county is fixed at S3O00, the salary
taking the place of all fees.
Tho Governor. Secretary of State and
! State Treasurer are also hereafter "a
comprise a commission TO award all State
supplies by contract.
The Kent county local option bill has
not yet passed the Senate. and before It
does II may meet with serious obstacles
( President Parker has referred the bill tc
tho committee on Senators
Mendinhall. r. c. Moore. Barnard. Smith
and Rose and IL is expected that a favor.
able report will be given.
The committee, however. is being ap.
pealed 10 by several Senator's to attach
"a rider" amendment requiring separat,
polling places and separate election OF.
fcers. .
Senator r. c. Moore's bill. passed by
the Senate restricts druggists in the sell.
ing OF liquor Tho New Castle county
workhouse bill. passed the House by d
vote OF "a to Q. IL provides that all long,
term prisoners OF Kent and Sussex coun
ties shall be transferred to the New Gas
tie county worlShouse y, be supported b,
the counties from which they came.
The Pennewill good roads bill for Sus
sex county. has passed the Senate. Il pro
vides for a State appropriation Of Si.oO
for each district, whenever that distric
shall have raised an equal sum Of Si.OO
by taxation. for the Improvement OF tn,
county roads.