Evening journal., 1907-03-19
BATCH OF LAWS
ON LAST DAY
State Legislature Has Busiest
Day Of the Present
Session
specIal 3 rhe EvenIns Iournal.

Special TO The Evening Journal
DOVER. March ~. Yesterday was
The Delaware Legislatures busiest day
1rhe session Of 1907. remarkable in
many respects. was practically COM
cluded at night and all the Republican
members OF this and the last session
attended big banquet at the Hotel
Richardson given 10y Delaware's senior
senator at Washington, Colonel Henry
A. dupont
All day long the Asscmhymen drove
through the remaining mass of accumu-
lated legislation and by "A process OF
elimination which included withdraw
ais defeats and successes on final vote
cleared their calendars. Unfavorabie
reports also came in. serving as a
notice to- the fathers Of the bins so re
ported that no further steps need be
attempted.
The bills Withdrawn in the House
were
Paradeo's bin for a new city charter
for WI mington, the sparks bin and
substitute having PASSED both Houses.
Paradeos bin providing for the pay
ment of wages 20 all employees at least
twice in each calendar month.
Keenan's bin limiting an railroad
fares 10 two cents per mile.
Iambden's bin 40 incorporate the
town OF scaford. adjudged to be "A
Democratic measure.
The House bin creating a new fat
office in New Castle, the Office pf de-
putty county coroner The coroner must
now provide his own deputy. Among
ahe bills reported unfavorably were tie
Ilolcomo bin requiring the transport
tion companies TO furnish separate cars
nr apartments for white and black
passengers.
The House passed these important
bills
Referring to the qualified electors OF
thc state an questions Of public policy.
1his is the advisory initiative and a6-
~ sorry referendum bill once killed in
hho House. Today II was reconsider6~
and passed by the vote Of as TO- ~.
'hose voting in the negative werG
Bages. Cam. Cooper. r. H., Cubbage,
Elliott Harrington Knots, Lambden,
Nlessick Palmer and Williams.
Authorizing municipal corporations
water commissions and other corporate
bodies TO donate money, lands or oth@r
valuable things TO and Tor the improver
ment of the National Guard Of Del-z
ware.
The Senate passed.
House bin TO authorize the commits
sloners OF Selbyville TO borrow $4,000
Tor additional school facilities.
Abolsbine the offices OF road commits
eioners n New Castle county IN 1911
and creating the positions OF road sup
ervisors. responsible 20 the Levy Court
and under the direction Of the civil
engineer OF tho county.
Creating commission to consider
and report upon an adequate method Of
revenue and taxation.
Providing for survey Of the pubi@
lands Of the state IN the vicinity OF
Rehoboth.
Increasing the salary OF tho state
auditor $500 a year.
Providing for the appointment OF am
additional deputy attorney general to
prosecute al criminal cases. each, for
Kent and Sussex counties
Fixing the Delaware Railroad Cop-
pany's Pennsylvania subsidiary line)
taxes 20 the State al $4,000 a year.
Providing that applicants Tor OYSTER
ing license shall be bona iide residents
of Delaware TO obtain the license.
Fixing the state taxes on the Phi'a-
delphia. Baltimore and Washington
Railrold al $4,000 a year.
Authorizing the Mayor and Council
Of Wilmington 70 borrow 100000 foi
she use Of the Water Commissioners
hnd for new filtration plant This
bin was reported into the senate as
Substitute for Senate bill No. a."
Fixing the State taxes of the Bal
timore and Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany (B. q O) at $4,000 a year.
Approprlatng 100000 to the De'a.
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst AT
additional $4,000 OF this amount hai
already been appropriated.
Prohibiting any discrimination n
charges By surety companies.