Smyrna times., 1907-02-06
.SENTOR MOORE DECLARES
FOR SIMPIIFIED BALLOT
SMYRNA SENATOR WILL FATHER REFORM
MEASURES THROUGH LEGISLATURE.
Bill Does Away With Voters Assistant as well
as With the Cumbersome Australian Bal &
IOt-DOings at the Legislature.

Dill UOeS away win voters ASSISTANT as well
as With the Cumbersome Australian Bal
IOt-DOings at the Legislature.
Senator Moore caused some surprise
Monday when he informed the Senate
that he will father some ballot reform
bills. He proposes that Delaware
shall enact the ballot law in effect in
New Jersey. 1t will diepense with
voters assistants and provides for a
separate ticket for each political party.
Each voter can prepare his ballot at
home, take it to the polls in an en-
velope and deposit it, without strug-
CLING with the intricacies of the Aus
tralian ballot. The Holcomb simpli-
fed ballot bill cBme back into the
House Monday with an uufavorable
recommendation from the committee
on elections.
Senator Moore introduced bill pro-
viding a closed season for game until
1909, to give chance to the birds and
rabbits to increase. Representative
Knots introduced in the House gen
eral game law measure, which among
other things prohibits cunning with
swivel guns and cunning from power
boats or launches. Senator ConnOr
Monday introduced his compulsory
education bill, which he says is the pet
measure of his legislative career. 1t is
to compel all children between the
ages of seven and fourteen years to at
| tend school at least sixty school days
of each year. Senator Conner says he
is to stand on a term of that length at
least for children between the ages
mentioned, and will strengthen the
bill if suggestions that will increase
its scope come to him. He has received
assurances of support of his bill from
men in all parts of the state, and ht
regards it as one of the most important
measures that could come before the
Legislature. Other business of the
days is included in the following
routine record:
l.
of the city of Wilmington changing tn
number of wards and providing for its gov
ernment by Mayor and Cabinet, and abol
ishing the Municipal Court (Judge Coch
ran's.)
Providing for the retirement on half sal
ary of Judges who have reached the age o
IS years and are incapacitated or afflicted.
Providing for permanent good roads il
Kent and sussex Counties.
Enabling New Castle County to borrow
5000, ,00o for establishing permanent goO'
roads.
Repeating all the election laws and provic
ing simple method of holding election
in the State
, Authorizing the Mayor and Council o
{ Wilmington to borrow $500, 900 for munici
pal improvements.
~ Establishing a State hospital at Harring
l ton for all diseases.
Raising the standard for the practice
medicine and surgery.
Amending the Constitution SO that a
, trust Companies shall be capitalized at lea
$5O,0O0.
All the life insurance Legislation recon
< mended by the national conventions
q Insurance Commissioners of the Unite
States.
/ Encouraging the general use of wide tir
g on wagons.
Renewing the acts and making more Ii
}. farms of Delaware from Europe and po
. tions of this country, for farm labor an
. for the better development of the Del
IS ware fruit lands.
4 Appropriating the sum of $25OO annual
for the support of the Old Peoples Hom'
?, charitable institution built by priva
ia funds, and the only eleemosynary .nstit
!, ton in the State south of Farnhurst..
al To provide for the condemnation of lar
d by the Government so that Smyrna Riv
- may be Strengthened and shortaned fro
io fourteen to eight miles.
RS To encourage electric railways to bui
oe and operate lines here.
- To resurvey and stake out all the oyst
a plantations of the Delaware Bay.
10 For the consolidation of rural schoc
combining the small country schools in
r, one central, large and modern grad
al school, to which children will be CARR
in covered vehicles.
IN THE SENATE-Compulsory educ
ton law, requiring the attendance of
children of all races, between the ages o
and IA. at their respective schools DUR
school hours, and providing for "attendl
,st officers to enforce the law and send
unrully children to the Ferris Refo
ar School.
M Pure food law requiring absolute pur
| in everything offered for sale in cit
'st markets or drug stores, and requiring
he formula to be open for inspection.
tb 10 suppress bucket ShOpS" and the s.
" of stocks on margins.
q Regulating marriage and divorce {
"a law adopted at the National Divorce O.
gress), and calling for publication of
en- divorce proceedings which are to be read
a court, though not publicly heard
For the protection of fish in fresh wat
ng of the State and prohibiting the use of
a or drag nets in taking them
For two-year close season for all rui
ino ing and flying game.
rec Repeating the "bottle law' or ''growl'
/ and prohibiting the sale of intoxicat
: drinks by retailers or saloon keepers to
est drunk off the premises.
me Restricting the sale of intoxicating liqu
n. by druggists.
me Repeating the screen law'' and cloi
lar the windows aud doors of saloons
-. sample rooms Gas formerly.)
nav Raising the standard for marriage lice
yay and providing for the indentifcation
rna applicants before marriage and cert
. consent.
1la- Prohibiting ministers from officiating
int marriages unless regularly assigned to 81
pastorate or eldership or bishopric.
,iey To build new Statehouse.
ac- To negotiate for and build new
modern State library