Evening journal., 1909-03-16
SENATE FAILS TO
RETURN THE BILLS
Declines to Send Back Street
Market and Child Labor
Measures
BUT MAY AMEND THEM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 16-Members of
the Senate again stood on their dignity
yesterday afternoon and declined 20
return 70 the House the House bills to
amend the child labor law and the bill
providing a new law for the regula-
ton Of street markets in Wilmington.
These bills had been recalled by the
House during the morning. and Clerk
Megear so informed the Senate. The
Senators got together. however, and in
stead Of returning the bills without
dissent they appointed Senators
Monaghan, Conner and Drexler as
conferees TO meet a like committee OF
the House and talk over tho matter
Speaker Cooper appointed Messrs. Con-
nelly Grubb and Spruance as House
conferes. The conference was held in
the legislative Parlor. and while tile
Senate failed 10 return the bills re-
qeustcd by the House it was agreed
that if the House should withdraw it's
requests to recall the Senate would give
full consideration to the amendments
the House Intended to propose to the
bills in question. If the amendments
are adopted 10y the Senate they will be
sent with the bills to the House for
concurrence, and il they are rejected
by the Senate there would not be any
use of the House adopting them.
Opposition to Market Law.
Opposition has developed to the Will
mington street market bill which went
through the House without a dissent
ing vote. Farmers all over New Cas-
tie county are objecting to the in
crease in yearly rental of market
spaces from $3.50 to so a year and
want a nearing on the bill. Repre-
sentative Grub wanted the bill sent
back to the House to give the desired
hearing. but the Senate has arranged
hearing at noon on Thursday for
opponents of the measure. and that is
satisfactory to Mr. Grubb.
Representative Connolly's suggested
amendm snts to the child labor bill will
be offered IN the Senate when the pill
is called up there by agreement reach
ed at the conference yesterday
Abolish Deputyshp.
In the House yesterday afternoon
Representative Halls bills abolishing
deputyships in the offices of prothono-
tary, register i'm chancery and register
of wills in Kent and Sussex counties
were passed. All the Democrats voted
for the bills. and Representative Brad
ford, Republican. voted with them. All
the other Republicans voted against
the bills. Representative Spruance
voted against abolishing the deputy
ships, saying those officials were need
ed in event Of the oficeholders becom'
ing inca pacitated. The passage of such
a law. he said would bar the appoint
ment of deputies no matter how serl-
ously they might be needed in event Of
any Of The &C unity officeholders in Kent
or Sussex becoming i'll. The Democratic
speakers cortended that the deputies
are not necessary.
Other bills passed by the House yes
/ terday afternoon included the follow
/ ing.
House Dill empowering the Sussex
/ County Levy Court to appoint high
way engineer and one commissioner in
each Representative district to have
/ charge II road improvements.
House bills fixing the salary of the
/ state treasurer at $4,000 a year in lieu
| of all fees, he now receives, and Civ
/ ing him deputy at $1,000 a year.
House bill changing the name OF
! Abraham Rollsnsky TO Abraham Hol-
land.
House bill for the relief Of the char
ter of the Farmers Creamer Company
of Middlatown.