Evening journal., 1907-02-08
.DISTILLERS FIGHT
TO SELL BY QUART
Initiative and ReferendumfOr
City Among House
Notices
UP AGAINST THE LOBBY
Special 10 The Evening Journal.

AON ilAAt Itns os~-N win IlNdi ANINuiN-
ment OF the Legislature in view for
March II, both branches will settle
down to all-day sessions beginning on
Monday. A petition was circulated to-
day providing for sessions from 1880
o'clock in the morning until O'Clock
I'm the afternoon for the remainder of
the Assembly. and this order viii be
put into effect beginning Monday.
While no resolution 20 tee effect has
been considered. the members are talk
ing OF closing the biennial session on
March IL, with no new business TO be
introduced after Friday of next week
or Monday, February rs. az the latest.
Representative Paradee came TO the
front to-day with notifications that he
will father the initiative and refer
endum measures. He will Introduce "a
amendment TO the constitution 20 en-
able the initiative and referendum. and
also bills providing for the submission
to the voters of Wilmington and OF the
entire State OF questions OF public poll
Icy
In line with this reform Representa-
tive Conwel will Introduce bill TO
require lobbyists OF persons attending
the Legislature TO promote or oppose
any measure TO register his name and
the particular legislation I'm which he
Is interested. New York has a stat
ute to this effect already
After the bill to regulate the busi-
ness Of distillers had been amended boy
the committee the House passed IL with
but two dissenting votes, those Of Rep
lresentatives Cubbage and Lnmbdin
The original bin as offered by Mr
! Richards provided that distillers should
pay $500 license and be prohibited from
selling in quantities less than three gall
Ions. and 10 be IN one container OF
bottle, Some Of the members thought
the distillers should be permitted tC
use quart bottles but not sell in uuan-
titles less than three gallons Tn,
committee on temperance tackled OF
an amendment that quart bottles Nigh
be used, but the three gallon package
would have 10 be sealed and could no
be opened or any OF the contents bl
drunk on the distiilery premises.
The increased revenue from
the Pennsylvania Railroad q
be demanded by the State O
Delaware II Representative Keenan,
increase measure should pass boil
Houses and be signed by Governo
Lea, provides for 100000 more OF thl
railroads big profits than the state j.
now getting. 1t increases the com
pany's State tax upon the Delawar
Railroad alone (no mention is made o
the main line or Philadelphia. Balts
more and Washington Railroad) fron
$4,000 to 100000.
Important matters Of new Legislation
were presented yesterday by thes
members:
Mr.. KNOTS Of Frederick. appropriat
ing $1,000 for the purpose OF construct
ing and Nquipping new oyster guar
and police-boat for the Delaware Ba
oyster beds owned by the state.
Mr.. Cam OF Kirkwood 70 furthe
protect the fish in the Delaware an
Chesapeake canal by permitting tn
taxing carp, a fish-eating food fisf
with seines or nets
Mr. Cam. an act prescribing a sys
tenn for the better protection OF road
and bridges.
Mr.. Hirons of Dover. increasing tn
appropriation by the Kent county Lev
Court for the repairs Of roads an
eAAttAc III ANtil county
Mr.. Cubbage OF Milford, in relation {
the shortening Of the course Of naviga
ton on Mispllion River.
Mr.. Baggs of Smyrna, TO enable IN
register OF wills Of Kent county {
make new indices OF WINS and exc
cutors' and administrators accounts
Mr.. Conwell Of Kent. Canti-lobby bill
relative 70 services of persons retaine
or employed TO promote or oppose N
passage Of bills or resolutions by iii
General Assembly or the executive ar
proval Of such bills or resolutions.
Mr.. Cooper, Of Wilmington. to amen
the charter of the Board Of Educatio
OF Wilmington. This Is a very ian
portant dill for the Delaware metror
Oils so FAR as a governmental chang
is concerned. IL provides for n
election Of two members from each {
! the five representative districts
Wilmington, and for the election of
J president from the city at large. tn
change IS from the thirteen -membs
or member-each-ward plan.
Mr.. Finn OF Chrlstiana, providin
FOR the placing Of safety gates at rai'
road crossings in Christiana hundrel
I'm the Senate to-day, Rev. T. /
Martindale, a leading Methodist mir
lister Of the peninsula and vice-presi
dent Of the trustees of the Wilmingto
Conference Academy. prayed for th
wisdom Of providence to be dispense
among the legislators for the bette
government. comfort and tranquility q
the people.
Mr.. Sparks of Wilmington, intro
duced his bill for the authority to b
vested in the state Military Board {
sell the armory building owned by IN
State. at Wilmington. The sale
only to be permitted. however. whe
an advantageous offer is made, whici
it is understood, is about to be mad,
Mr.. Rowland introduced his bin
strike out of all the laws OF Delawar
reference TO the payment Of a registra