Middletown transcript., 1907-01-26
LE0ISLATsyE DOINGS

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hearing Attorney Wards answers to anel
tions concerning legislative supplies an
10 hearing tile report d the c0mniitte
appoistesl u invest ~ the f a'ss.la
affairs oi Tie Ssste.
Herbert Il. Wsird, Cli.el cousis 81 lol III
legislature, read in the House length.
opinion on the supplies question. Aiie
going into the various sections Of the con
sIitnsion and into The law creating th
Board oi Supplies. Mr. Ward reached In
conclusion that tie legislature eas, d.
passing q concurrent resolution, whici
must be approved bs the Governor. stis
pend tile Law creating the Board Of Sup
plies, after which either branch or both
By resolution, could provide for having
their own printing done under the head
| Of legislative expenses, to be paid for by
appropriation embodied ina resolution.
"A jt,int committee, composed Of Sena-
tors Conner and Monaghan and Repre-
sentatisea Cvrbit, Newton aud Taylor,
was appointed to Investigate aud make
report ON the adyisability Of erecting a
new State House, and its location aud
probable cost
Adopted Concurrent resolution offered
by Mr.. Taylor, providing for conln.itiee
- Senate aud House to Investigate alleged
violations u the oysser law. ACCOM-
panyiig 1t was d memorial from Kent
County oyster.nen Who charge that the
state guard boat leaves the oyster beds
unprot csed and at tie mercy of pirates.
sIes<rs Messick james, Hiruus. 'laslar,
paradee ana McGafterly named
Iu the EIaass Of Representatives Wrd-
nesday morning, Mr. Msssick introduced
al act repeating the law providing for the
transfer uf certain classes Of prisoners
from Kent aid Sussex Counties 10 tie
New Castle County Workllouse THIS
bill has been expected. The law provid-
ing for tlle removal Of long term prisoners
from the iails at Dover and Georgetown
TO the workhouse, enacted at the session
Of 1905. was made operative on April lst,
1907. Al 1.-THE time of its enactment boasts
were made by county officials Of tlle two
lower counties that it would be repealed
before it became operative. The above
notice is the first move in the direction
of the repeal.
Introduced, read aud referred Bt DR..
Cooper. regulate The practice Of medicine
and surgery, to enable Delaware 10 Fl joy
reciprocal reiations With other states b.
raising the standard III this state.
By MIR Richards. to prevent any per
son giving away lilnor within one mile
of a polling place On election day. Pen-
atty, $500 line or three months imprison-
ment, or boeh
Notice OF biIls-By Mr. Mes-ick. to
repeal that part OF the Law which r.qlires
Sussex County to send It's long term pris
oners to New Castle County Morkhouse
Would allow Sussex 70 continue 20 care
for its prisoners.
5 By Mr. Corbit, fixing salary of the Nea
Castle County superintendent Of schnoIs
at $500 a year.
BY Mr.. Hoicoalb, 10 fix the salary II
judges ad Iiteln who may be appointed
BY Mr.. Taylor. appropriating $500 for
the maintenance Of lie Old Peopse's
Home Id Dover.
Mr.. Conner gave notice of an act pro
posing an amendment 10 the Constitution,
by changing the boundaries Of the SIKH
and Ninth Representative di.tficls Of
Kent County.
Tie biennial report OF The ti.ll com.
missioner, C. j. Luff, was read to the
Senate. This report showed great de-
crease In food fish and in sI,ad flshing
and sturgeon fishing.
In tile House the bill calling for free
transportation OF all State and County
officers vas called up for final action. bul
owing to question Of constitulionaiits,
it was referred to the legislative attorney
for decision.
In the Senate notice OF new measures
to be introduced included an act 10 sup
press bucket shops, and All &C. toiegaiatt
rates and tolls Of telephone companies.
In the House the notices included an
act to prohibit the erection Of telephone,
telegraph or other poles in front Of prop
critics within the limits Of The chy of
Wilmington without first obtaining the
consent Of the owner and an Act to pre-
hibit the giving away of intax cafi'g
liquors at elections
Residents of Pennsylvania, WHO have
been squatting along the Delaware river
and bay during The fishing season are
likely to get setback during the coming
spring. Fishermen from PuIt Penn,
Delaware City and New Castle will ijiin
III an effort to have The legislature pass a
bin to be presented By Representative
Chauncey r HoIcon.b prohibiting these
squatters from fishing in the jurisdiction
of Delaware.
Introduced-By Mr.. Hirons, sppropli-
ating $40. SO to Miss Margaret B. Cooper
for services assisting the auditor Of &C.
counts appropriating $3.50 70 Miss +,
Edna Dick as compensation for services
as clerk To tile auditor Of accounts. BY |
MIR. Taylor amending the law by reducing
tile license on photographers from $50 TO
$40
By Mr.. Messick, TO prohibit The hold
ing Of any primary or general election il,
a schoolhouse IN Delaware:
BY Mr. Iirons. 10 make ilIegilimate
children Of a mother her heirs-at law
Senator Rose is TO introduce bill 10
suppress bucket Shops, AZ certain forms Of
stock holders offices are known, within
tile state.
Representative HoIcoulb Is 10 introduce
measure imposing fine Of $50 Or inn
prisonment mp to three mouths, or both,
upon any person WHO drinks liquors from
a bottle III iailroad or railway car aitI
in the state or u lio fxpectofafes 90 the