Evening journal., 1909-02-15
WEEKS OUTLOOK
In LEGISLATURE
Many Important Subjects
Await Definite Action in
the General Assembly
NO NOTICES AFTER FRIDAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Feb. l5.-Senate and
House met IN joint session again this
morning to consider the bills recommend
cd by the Revenue and Taxation Commits
sion to provide an increased revenue for
tho state. BY the enactment OF all the
bills to carry out the Commissions recon-
mendations Il is estimated that the States
revenue viii be increased $4,000.
Tomorrow morning the Democratic
members will hold caucus to outline
their policy on party matters. There are
several subjects declared for IN the Demo-
cratic platform that the members Of that
party will endeavor TO have enacted into
law. Among other things they include the
ballot reform bill, the voters assistant
bin. and a measure proposed by Ropresen-
tatiye Janvier to abolish the ten per cent
fee allowance to county officers Of New
Castle county. Mr.. Janvier also has intro
duced bill to restore the dollarage fee to
The sheriff of New Castle county. but
many of the Democrats have intimated
that they will oppose this. on the other
measures they expect to make deter
mined stand. however The voters assist
ant bill has passed the House and Is now
I'm a Senate committee
II Is generally conceded that the bin
viii not have much chance OF getting
through the Senate unless some change
is made in the ballot law, and It is said
that 1t the Democratic House passes the
simpifed ballot bin drawn by willard
Salisbury and introduced by Representa-
tive Connolly that the Republicans in the
N mil
ballot law which viii provide for the use
OF voters assistants only in certain specl-
ned instances. The Democratic ballot bill
has not been reported out of a committee
OF the House.
Too Fine Economy Line.
While the Democrats in their platform
are committed to policy Of economy.
some Of the Democratic members do not
take kindly to the economy policy as
laid down by some Of their colleagues. II
Is an open secret that some Of the Demo-
Gratis think the economy line is being
-dEawn too finely by their colleagues. This
and the attitude Of some Of the reform
Democrats are far from pleasing TO other
and moro liberal Democrats, and there
have been limitations that there may be
general lineup Of certain Republicans
and Democrats on one side on general leg
isation and other Democrats and Repub-
leans on the other side. There is no
doubt, either. that there Is not the best OF
feeling on the Democratic side since the
vote was taken on the rural New Castle
county local option bill. and Il would not
take much for an open rupture between
the dry" and "wet" Democrats. II is
known that some OF the "dry" Democrats
threatened to lineup solidly against legis-
lation proposed by their colleagues Of
wet sentiment If the New Castle re-
submission bin did not get through.
The New Castle resubmission bin is now
in the committee on elections in the Sem
ate. and may not be reported out for sew
eral days Senator Drexler has the bal
ance OF power in that committee, which Is
composed Of two pronounced "dry" men.
two pronounced ''wet' men and Senator
Drexier, whose attitude on the measure
IS shrouded IN doubt. Senator Finn. chair
man; and Senator Shelldrake Of the COM
mittee, are "dry" and Senators Morrison