Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-16
LEGISLATURE
PASSES ON BILLS
Some Revenue and Taxation
Measures Go Through
the House
DEBATE OVER GYPSIES

DOVER. Del. Feb. l6.-All phases OF
human affairs were touched upon, almost II
in some manner at the long and interest II
ing session of the House Of Representa- II
tves yesterday afternoons when a large \
number Of measures came up for final ac-
ton Temperance legislation suffered dur
ing the day, not only because OF the abb
sence Of several dry members but by
reason OF the opposition OF two or three
dry men who remained and believed the
laws recommended by the anti-saoon peo-
pie too drastic.
The $50 real estate qualification which
would hereafter constitute "a "freehoder'
IN signing a liquor license was called, for
final action. Representative Ellison urged
its passage.
There are some men in our neighbor-
hood who become qualified to sign liquor
applications as freeholders by simply
transferring or having transferred TO them
marsh land or cripple, estimated to be
worth from $50 to s." he said.
Il think we are now going directly
against the constitution" declared Mr.
Ainscow. for we are describing how much
a mans property must be worth at
sherim's sale In order TO give him certain
rights. The poor man Is always entitled
to consideration and II he owns s. worth
of real estate free Of encumbrance he has
as much right to be called freeholder as
the man with s50ooo0 OF property" Speak
er Cooper conceded with these views and
the vote was called for, resulting as fol-
lows
Ayes, rs: noes. 70. necessary as the con-
sttutlonal majority. 1S Absent. s. The bill
was therefore, lost
Hungarian Partridees Protected.
The Hungarian partridges protective bill
/ passed the House after its advocacy by /
| Mr.. Bradford. he saving
I'VE want 10 see what can be done with |
Hungarian partrdges in this State, and
we want the 900 or more pairs which we
have distributed TO remain undisturbed
for sufficient time TO form a judgment.
do not believe these birds will be mis-
taken for the home partridge as they are
| twice as large and very different as a
game bird"
The hill protects these partrdges until
December I. 1913. and imposes a penalty
Of s25 for each Hungarian partridge found
in the possession Of a gunner or trapper,
or twenty days Imprisonment in each
E case
. Nellie Pearl Collins OF Sussex county.
was the subject Of legislation which also
passed the House unanimously. The girl
has been raised by her grandparents. Mr.
, Rawlins explained to the House, and all
, are now DESTROYS that she take the name
Of Nellie Pearl Warrington.
q Victory For Gypsies.
The gypsies scored their first victory in
q the Legislature to-day when the House
] - 10 s,taf
the two gypsy bills on final passage.
House bill No igs repealed the old law
recurring rowing bands OF nomads, com
= monty called gypsies. to take out license
of $50 It was not clear whether this wa.
annual or perpetual and the license could
ID be transferred. Mr.. Hopkins soon got the
d repeater through with 80 ayes. The old H.
N cense was thus wiped out to make room
l. for companion bill No. 100, to fix an an
e nual license Of 500. non-transferabe and
d which. all recognized would be practically
II prohibitive
r. There is a good deal Of sentiment IN
IS me-" declared Mr.. Ainscow in opposing
J. the bill Il like 10 see a caravan Of gyp-
'e sises in their rollicking outdoor life and
habits 1t reminds me OF the old Bible
lie stories and the scenes we read Of around
MI the time of the birth Of Christ And Their
, I have had my fortune told and I declare
-, that this experience IS really exhiliratng
1t is relaxation to visit their care-frel
- camps. And everybody has a right to live
n within honest bounds. 1 cannot vote fol
Dr. the bill.
Speaker Cooper here raised the poin
that the chair would have to declare th'
. bill unconstitutional inasmuch as It pro
vided for coniscation OF personal prop
erty Mr.. Hopkins appealed to Mr.. Brock
son for an opinion as a lawyer and h
admitted that il was drastic TO confiscat'
ones effects even to sell them to realiz
the $500 license about to be required
Mr.. Reeves asked for a privilege to urg
that no dilatory tactics be adopted as h
favored the prohibition OF gypsies from
entering this State and practicing thei
craft, as he had seen enough OF then
: to realize what a nuisance they were Mr.
/ jackson wanted to know if some nigh
] construe the bill to go as far as camp
meetings and travelling parties
1 To relieve Speaker Cooper of the neces
sity OF ruling out his bill, Mr. Hopkin
got Mr.. Ainscow to move. with him, 70
its recommittal 1t went back to the com
mittee
Widows May Keep Eating Houses.
BY a vote of 30 ayes and no noes, III
House passed the bill repeating the &C
now in existence taxing eating hous
keepers. ice cream saloons and soda waite
g fountain keepers a State license OF 81
IS Mr.. Brockson argued for the passage q
a the repeater in behalf OF the widows an
lt poor persons of the State who desired I
q thus earn an honest living. There was ais
: a general interest in the matter. II thi
IS burdensome tax were taken OFF and every
Of body were allowed 10 open eating and r.
it freshment houses, better dinners woul
y be served with more food and better qau
K ity Of viands on the table This struck III
he popular chord--not that any Of the men
u bers OF the House are gourmands. and Il
On bill passed without dissenting vote.
llo Increase States Revenue $4,000
ss The revenue bills. recommended favo
IS. ably from the committee OF the whole
a., both bodies. were taken up for final pa
sage at $50. Mr. Williamson made son
slight objection TO the procedure. claimir
that the measures should now be cor
mitted to a regular House committee II
objection was not pressed however al
bills increasing the revenue Of the sta
~ at least $4,000 a year were passed durir
the afternoon. as follows;
v Providing for a collateral inheritan
Of tax-strangers in blood 5 per centur
~ N graded nearer IN relationship to brothe