Evening journal., 1907-01-28
GRIST OF THE
LEGISLATIVE Mill.
High License, Compulsory
Education and Jim Crow Car
are Being Considered
A BUSY SESSION IS A ELD
s1ocl7i % mo EronIng Journal.

Special 90 Tho Evenine journal
DOVER jan 2S.-lVor the FIRST tlms
/ I'm fourteen years, the election OF a.
United States senator having been reg
ularly disposed OF and set ort of th
Iway in orderly fashion, the Delaware
/ Legislature has settled dova TO the
busiest session since ~ udc0ted the
rcw constitution ten years ago.
A scheme 20 raise and more eluu
ably divide the burden of ravlne ilc
revenues cf the state Is being consid-
cred and 10 g said that Il contem1llteg
Idhe addition OF min spcciai tax or
general t1N upon the angrcsato rec
ceipts 90 an corporations doing busi
ness within the state ana whth use
/ the state or county lands or roads or
enjoy the protectloi OF the state 90
their property.
This increase ig Ct IS SAID. TO DO
! added TO the schocl fund. with som
small portion being placed in tho gen
eral fund n compulsory cdu alton iH
adopted it win be necessary 90 raise
more revenue FOR the carrying ont 90
It's provisions and also TO increase the
salaries OF tho tearhers, q cnmpaign for
which ig ON in fun force in the nia
noud state
High liquor license may also bc re-
sorted TO- although DO is now thought
that no such fees ass $1,000 per INN on
tavern win be required Meantime thr'
local ont.on movement VIII more fully
develop, lut local ootion is facing an
extremely close and hard fight ia the
Senate and the leaders Of the move
ment may have 10 resortsto high license
as the best thing they cam gC Thls
will also 90 adopted. Increase the
states general fund and malso up lnst
yenrs dcncit az $4,000 because of the
increasing COST a. the states wa-ds ana
running expenscr
This q Strange Law.
In committee Of the House ls a bin
imposing a nne OF $50 or Imprisonment
up 20 three months for the man who
takes drink of liquor FROM % bottle
on "a railway train or street ear the
same penalty applying n ho seifa on
the noor There Is nothing To inter
ferc with his drinking out OF O. ker and
the hiM rpecld.1Ny lots him cni f ne
viii go into the Pullman or dining car
and ST down at The regular table and
drink his hll
For a northern state Hike Delaware
I Representative Holconbs bin provid-
ing Jim Crow cars Is rather exception
al. The bin really provides FOR sepa-
rate compartments and NOS cars. each
compartment to Dc fitted un equally
j comfortable. but 10 tho whites and
3 blacks mix there SIS n penalty
The House passed and the Senate
& allowed TO go as far as % comm uee
/, the bin prescribing the knife for lhe
nssail8nt OF "a woman who attempts tc
ravish her After the measure hnd
reached the Senate committee 70 began
. 90 appear nbsurd and harharous, ant
g 1.-the opportunity for revenge appeared
u tc be SO prominent that the committee
o reported 70 back urfavorably and q
H went into q pigeonh0lc
q The aut-Grclna Green bin Will come
into the Senate from the desk of Scn-
ator Rose this week. 10 does AWAY
with marrying pareous of Wilmington
who have blended 1900 couples within
the past two years, and allows only 81
regularly attachol pastor OF O church
d. TO ofhciate at weddings. The bride
!. must swear that she is Of legal age
+. and thus etop the nockng 20 VIII
mington Of clippers TO be followed The
e next day by broken-hearted parent
Compulsory Education.
The compulsory education law 81.
ready and viii search out every child
between the ages Of z and IA years and
arrest those who do not attend schoo
regularly during school days IN the
chnd's district This hili viii be intro
duced by Senator Conner. The ques
tion was asked concerning IL. "Wh1'
viii he done with unruly boys who take
vengeance on The teacher for being
compelled 10 attend school agains
their wishes ana the viii OF their par
ents?" That IS easily answered. Th'
, new bin sends them to the Ferris Re
form school O. penal institution Tor in
=. corripible boys where they are train
! ed. reformed and educated.
The bill ahdiishing the whipping Pc
is meeting with mu7h favor and Will
q II Is not being pushed. may DE passs.
. n there is public sentiment stirred {
urge its passage. The great objection
.c now to the public whipping post is 10
effect on children ana degrading effoc
4, Non the towns where it Is In existenc
4 iand where tho public noggings TAX
place.
Favorable reports have come in from
II the coumittce on temperance ~ th
4 House for the measures Introduce
.s there TO prohibit the giving away o
l. niiquor 70 minors and TO prohibit tn
h giving to Incorporate persons In th
L. Senate there has been no report from
o the committee regarding the Moore bit
a 20 allow the bar-rooms and inns q
g. replace their screens ana conduct thet
saloon business and drinking trade il
r secret.
p AS 70 State Land.
There may be a way out Of the recur
i ring rerplexlties over the disposal o
a the States vacant lands near Loves
I, between the Atlantic ocean ana Reho
4 both Bay This land is being squaite
I, upon without r,sht by Baltimorean
.e ana others who simply go en- and bull
4, their summer cottages. II is vlluabl
land in summer but worth little %
nothing as winter homestcads Sena
n tor Rowland. chairman Of the Com
~ mittea on Vacant Lands VIII make
,r report upon the condition OF this stat
f. property which snap company trie
NJ 10 buy from the State for a big specu
10 lation several years ago but was pre-
b. vented by the failure Of the bin afte
e. a remarkable fight The way out
A. suggested TO some by bin which