Evening journal., 1909-02-24
LICENSE VOTE
EVERY 8 YEARS
Senate Passes DrexIer Amend
ment to the Constitution
Regarding Local Option
ASKS MONUMENT
FOR HEROES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER Del. Feb. ei-with but one
dissenting vote the Senate yesterday ar
ternoon passed the amendment TO the
Constitution proposed by Senator Drexier
to have submission Of the liquor IL
cense question TO the voters Of the entire
state in 1914 and every eight years there
after. Mr.. Drexler explained briefly the
purport Of the amendment Senator An
derson was the only member 20 vote
against Il. but Senator Barnard did not
vote or announce that he was not vot-
ing. although his name was called three
times The proposed amendment now goes
TO the House. If Il should be passed by
the House Il would require favorable ac-
ton by the Legislature two years hence
20 amend the Constitution. Senator Drex-
lers bin does not provide for a period in
which liquor dealers may dispose OF their
stock on hand should any district vote
against license. The bill does not change
the local option districts as now laid down
by the Constitution, they being Whining
ton. rural New Castle. Kent and Sussex
each a separate district
some Of the temperance men I'm the
House to-day were busy comforting with
lawyers as TO whether the passage OF the
Drexler bin would knock out or nullify the
rural New Castle county resubmission bill
which has passed the House and is in the
Senate committee on elections, should the
latter also be passed.
Among the bills introduced in the Sem
ate yesterday afternoon were the follow
ing:
BY Senator Sparks. 10 prevent the re-
moval of dredgings of Delaware water
ways from the limits OF the State.
BY Senator Flynn. 20 incorporate the
Mercantile Trust and safe Deposit Com
pany. OF Wilmington.
The Senate passed Senator Conner's bill
amending the compulsory education law.
the House bill relating to the seaford
school districts and the Senate bill chang
ing the custodian Of standard weights and
measures.
The senate reported unfavorably the
bin authorizing the clerk Of the Municipal
Court Of Wilmington TO sell marriage IL
censes.
In the House yesterday afternoon the
following bills were among those intro
duced;
Monument For Soldiers.
BY Mr. Janvier. 20 authorize New Castle
to borrow 5000 for harbor improvements.
BY Mr.. Bradford. to provide a clerk al
ao a year for the adjutant generals Of
fee.
Nv Mr.. Marsh. authorizing the Della.
ware Board Of Pharmacy 10 enter into
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States.
BY Mr.. Donoho, constituting the town Of
seaford trustee for the Boochim buria
ground.
BY Mr.. Bradford. appropriating 5000 tc
the Delaware State Society Of the Gin
cinnati to erect monument to Delaware
Revolutionary heroes and constituting
Governor Pennewill. DR.. John p. Wales
and Anthony Higgins a commission tc
erect the monument.
BY Mr. Connolly. an act relating 70 the
liability Of common carriers 70 their en-
ployes and wiping out the fellow SER
want" doctrine as a bar to recovery of
damages.
BY Mr.. Connolly. TO prevent coercion
and intimidation IN the State OF Della
ware (bln to prohibit compulsory insur-
ance Of employees by employers).
BY Mr.. Ward. TO authorize Laurel to
borrow money 10 erect new high school,
and changing the time for holding school
elections in Laurel and increasing the
amount that may be raised by taxation.
BY Mr.. Townsend. authorizing the
County School Commissions TO alter. d.
vide. consolidate or unite school districts
for colored people, and making a major
ity vote only necessary instead Of two
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