Evening journal., 1909-01-25
LEGISLATURE IS
BACK TO WORK
Not Many Important Meas
ureS introduced so Far
This Session
ASSEMBLYMEN ABOUT
THROUGH WITH VISITS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Jan. 25,-After recess OF three
days. since Wednesday last, the Lcgis-
laturo reconvened to-day. and there is an
outlook for several weeks OF uninterrupt-
ed session. The legislators are about done
with official visiting. since they have gone
TO Delaware College. the state Hospital
and the New Castle County Workhouae
az Groenbnnk. Al an OF the institutions
a favorable Impression was made upon
the Assemblymon, and no serious opposi-
tion Is expected now to the Farnhurst ap-
propriatiou bills introduced by Repreaon-
tauve lnnvicr. There is likely to be some
opposition to "a large appropriation FOR
Delaware College farm, however
Dr. George W. Marshall. trustee OF
Delaware College has prepared some sta
istics showing how The college is main-
iaincd ID shows that under the Morrill,
bin the college receives $3.50 annually
under the new Morrill, fund created 10y
Congress tho Doawaro College receives
S.oUo0 annually. and the state College for
Colorod students 5000 annually and under
the Nelson bin Delaware College receives
5000 annually and the state College Tor
Colorcd students receives N.oo0 annually.
The entire amount OF the new Morrill,
fund allotted 60 Delaware is $es.Wo Of
which Delaware COLLEGE receives four
hfths and the state College Tor Coored
Students the remainder Under tho Nelson
nm pasted hy Congress the appropriation
I started with 5000 annually and De- to in-
crease 5000 annually until the amount
/ is f-50n Four-hfthr Of this appropriation
Is 10 20 TO Delaware College and tho re-
mainder to the State College. The sppro-
prlaiion this year is $4,000 These appro-
prlations amount 10 N2aso this year 70
Delaware College and $1,000 20 the state
Coleglc for Colorcd Students Under the
Hatch bin $500 annually IS appropriated
for Delaware College Experiment station
and under the Adams bin. which started
with an appropriation Of 5000 annually
and is 70 increase 5000 annually until SIS
900 IS reached tho Experiment station
received 5000 last year making a total
from the government Of f2to0 for the
Experiment station
a committee OF tho Legislature Will i'm
{ quire into the needs Of the college and
/ the college farm a contingent fund Will
be asked for the college and an appropri-
alton Of 10000 with which to build barn
( and other buildings and procure equip
ment for the farm.
Tho Legislature probably viii make n
! trip TO the state College FOR Colorcd Stu
dents outside OF Dover but no state ap-
/ proprlation Is being asked FOR by that in
sutution this year.
Most Important Measures.
The greatest interest will probably ccn-
tire this year in legislation asked for by
the temperance advocates and In the bills
10 carry out tho recommendations Of tho
Revenue and Taxation Commission Aside
from these no unusually important legis-
iaton is looked for. although there viii be
am array OF measures Of minor import
ance. The Democrats viii fight for the
voters assistant repeater and the simpii-
fed ballot bin introduced in tho Senate
by Senator Monaghan and IN the House
by Representative Connolly. Those inea-
sures will be passed by tho House. which
IS Democratic but IN an probability viii
be defeated BY the Senate. which Is Re
publican. Some Republicans contend that
there viii be no real reform worked by
tho suggested ballot law. and it is pointed
voters assistants could delay the election
II they should so desire. and could prevent
a long line Of voters from casting their
ballots by resortng TO dilatory tactics.
1 Aside from that, the possibility Of carry
ing ballots from the polling place and thus
I putting I'm operation an endless chain
scheme Of voting is pointed out by some
who object TO tho bin drafted by Willard
I salisbury.
! Revenue Commission Bills.
To many OF the recommendations urged
by the Revenue and Taxation Commis-
sion there win be no objection. but there
is likely to be a fight over some others.
such as increasing the liquor license fees
and the increase Of taxes on the WI
mington and Northern Railroad which Is
now branch OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway. The commission recon-
mends a tax Of 5000 year from the
Wilmington and Northern. which now is
taxed $500 a year. Friends OF the company
contend that this increase is beyond all
reason. and will oppose such a big Jump
in the taxes.
The Revenue Commission recoaimt nds
tiat a share OF the Increased liquor IL
censes be given TO- the cities. towns or
county I'm which the licensed saloons are
located. and this feature viii meet with
opposition from the lower countes Which
now pay no liquor license revenues 10 the
State since Kent and Sussex went dry"
New Castle county contributes a big sum
annually IN liquor license fees into the
state Treasury. and while the Revenue
/ Commission recommends a 5000 license fec
! for Wilmington ealoone IL thinks VII
minSton should get q good saare of the
money FOR IT'S own use. This sharing with
Wilmington Is what viii cassc opposition.