Evening journal., 1909-03-25
BUSY DAY IN
THE LEGISLATURE
Senate Passes Twenty Bills
and House Another Large
Number
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, March 25.-The Senate
passed twenty bills this morning and
the House also disposed Of many at
one OF the busiest sessions Of the pres
ent Assembly. The Senate passed the
State advisory. Initiative and referen-
dunn bill by vote OF . TO after Il
had been explained BY Francis l. du-
Pont, OF Wilmington. Senators Sparks
and Conner. who were in opposition TO
the bill, changed their votes in order
TO reconsider 1t later.
The House killed the House bill to
provide the New York system OF assess
ment in Wilmington by the vote Of 13
to H. This is the bill which the vot-
ers Of Wilmington overwhelmingly ad-
Vocated in their initiative and refer
endum election.
The House passed the House bill TO
change the limits Of the town OF New
Castle by cutting Off about a mile OF
the present town, making IL smaller.
The bill was explained by Wallace
Cannon, who with Captain G. Il. Hol-
comb and Denny Smith, OF New Castle.
camo here TO advocate the bill. Rep-
resentative Janvier also spoke In be-
half Of the bill.
The House by a vote Of IS 20 70 kill
ed Representative Connellys bill TO in
crease to 500 the license Of pawn
brokers in cities. After the result
had been learned. Representative Con-
nelly turned to some of those opposed
70 the bin and exclaimed: whats
the matterl Have the pawnbrokers
got you?"
The Senate passed the following
bills:
House bill Increasing the State tax
on express companies.
Senate bill 10 give City Council Of
Wilmington control over pool and bill
lard rooms. bowling alleys and other
amusement places.
House bill requiring banks 10 keep
is per cent. cash reserve in cities
over $4,000 population, and 10 per cent.
in cities under $4,000 population.
House bill regulating the oyster In
dustry in Delaware waters.
senate bill providing for an audit
of Sussex county finances each June.
House bill authorizing Smyrna to
borrow $4,000 for state improvements.
House bill amending the charter OF
Dover.
House bill increasing 20 $1,000 the
appropriation to public libraries.
House bill renewing certain charters
that have expired.
House bill for the regulation OF
marsh and drainage companies.
House bill prohibiting the selling Of
liquor in rural New Castle county on
election days.
House bill authorizing the City Coun-
ell Of Wilmington 10 enter into con-
tracts with the fire companies.
House bill fixing the theatre tax at
$40 a year in cities under 10000 popu-
lation.
House bill changing tho time for
school election at Newark
In the Senate by tie vote. the Drex-
Ter bill to require wider tires on wag-
ons engaged in heavy hauling was de-
feated.
The House passed. the following bills;
House bill relmbursing Wilmington
assessors for certain work done for the
State.
The House killed the following bills;
House bill relating to the assessors
and collectors in Wilmington appoint
ing their own clerks
House bill appropriatng $500 20 pay GER
tain unpaid bills contracted by the late
attorney general All the Democrats, ex-
cepting Mr.. Janvicr. voted against the bin.
House bill appropriating $4,000 for a new
armory at Dover.
The Democrats viii hold another con-
ference this afternoon on the proposed
emergency bond issue to meet the deficit
confronting the State There Is much op-
position to the bin among the Democrats.