Evening journal., 1909-02-25

dicted that tuberculosis could prac-
tically be stamped ou5 in time by
means OF education. sanatorium treat
ment and safeguarding against the
spread Of the disease.
Miss Bissen. who is an officer Of the
Delaware Red Cross Society and the
Anti-TuDerculosis Society startled the
members of the House somewhat by
pointing out the possibility that four
and perhaps seven of the persons pres
ent in the House during the hearing
ran a good chance Of dying with con-
sumption. She based this on statis-
tics that show that the deaths from
consumption averaged one to every
seven or ten persons.
1t was stated that should the State
furnish an appropriation of $4,000 SAN
atoria would be established throughout
the state and dispensaries would be
opened at Wilmington, Dover. Milford
and Georgetown and sanatoria if neces-
sary I'M all these sections.
In addition to the speakers some Of
the others in the delegation included
Or. Joseph =. Wales, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Richardson. Jr, and Mrs. f. T..
Gilpin Of Wilmington. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Ridgley of Dover.
Local Option Bill.
Efforts were made in the Senate COM
mittee on elections yesterday afternoon
to get the rural New Castle local on
tion bill reported favorably. Senator
Finn who is chairman Of the commit
tee requested favorable report dur
ing the afternoon. but Senator Morri-
son submitted several amendments
along the line Of those voted down i'm
the House. He urged the adoption of
the amendments. Senators Drexler
and Shelldrake wished time 10 read
over the Morrison amendments before
agreeing TO report the bill Senator
Finn did not like the delay and said
so, but the bill was not reported. The
committee may meet again to-day to
consider the bill and amendments.
Cos Dealers Position.
The delegation Of Wilmington coal
/ dealers here yesterday regarding the
I Connolly bill 70 create public weigher
and inspector Of public scales in VIII
mington was given a hearing by the
/ House committee on miscellaneous
business I'm the afternoon. The bill
4 ALREADY had been reported favorably to
the House. The coal dealers Informed
/ the committee that they are not on
/ posed 10 the bill. but they do not like
the way the provision is drawn to
authorize the public weigher to stop
any team delivering coal or other COM
modify and take 1t to scales to be
weighed. The coal dealers think the
/ bill should specify a limit of distance
which a coal wagon or other delivery.
wagon may be taken to be weighed.
Unless such a limit is specified they
say that public weigher might drive a
team a mile or two out Of it's way In
order to weigh the contents of tho
wagon when there might be suitable
scales within two or three blocks. The
dealers say they have no objection TO
a public weigher or TO that official
weighing coal or other commodities,
but they do think the number Of
blocks a team may be taken by the
weigher should be stipulated
Wagon Builders Bill.
Several wagon builders and Wheel
wrights Of Wilmington were here yes
terday afternoon and were given a
hearing by House committee i'm favor
of advocacy of the Brockson bill "a
give wheelwrights and blaclSsrhiths
liens against wagons they may repair,
as a guarantee of payment for their
work. Those in the delegation were
George c. Morton. General William A.
Reilly. Thomas c. Doud and Arthur
Hickman.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon an
unfavorable report was returned on the
Drexler bill requiring persons desiring
to marry in Delaware to obtain a certi-
ficate % health from a physician before
a marriage license could be issued.
The mercantile tax bill. which pass
cd the House during the morning. was
reconsidered on motion Of Representa-
tive Brockson IN the afternoon and
was recommitted for further consider
alton
No Trolleys on Tenth Street.
Senator Monaghan introduced a biz
prohibiting the laying of trolley tracks
on Tenth street west OF West street n
Wilmington.
Among the bills introduced in the
|, House were:
/, BY Mr.. Connolly. placing the parA
: guards Of Wilmington under the juris-
diction and making them members ol
the Police Department Of Wilmington
BY Mr.. Soper. Kent county goot
! roads bill providing that when any
district in the county shall raise s.. .0Ol
for road improvements IL shall re.
ceive double that amount from the
|. State.
BY Mr.. Jester. appropriating $1,000 &,
repair school houses for colored pupil.
iD snssax county.