Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
THE ASSEMBLY
Bills Being Rushed SIS Closing Days of
LeeisIatIan nraW Nieh

Douhtcs lOI- buS puI tOoC VI tCCOuct1cINtAVl
on motion Of Mr.. Soper and against in
opposition Of Mr.. sprnance aud sanl
other members
i Representative C,,nueliy, who Nas il
strumental in having the vote GU the Bill
reconsidered, desired the restoration 3
the clause which made an exceptions il
favor Of children who are supporting wid
owed mothers.
The House bill appropriating 81, 600 70
a hospital al Milford, which was lost sey
eral weeks ago and reconsidered, wa
called up for action in the House agaiI
Monday, but was again lost, failing to re
seiit4tee ~ necessary teartha rese ~
vote being as follows:
Ayes-24; nays. 5; not voting, 8; ab
sent, 2.
The House passed the Senate substitute
f@ the House bill prohibiting disorder on
street cars and in parks, extending il
operation to all public places.
The House passed the House bill Great
ing an examining board for trained
nurses.
The Senate passed the following bill:
House bill allowing New Castle city 70
borrow s., 600 for harbor imprOsements.
Senate bills making special fund for
railway franchise deposits; authorizing
Sefbyville to borrow 81, 900 for street i'm.
proyements.
The House passed the bill to protect
bass and pike.
The Senate killed the bill, passed last
week by the House, to extend State aid
to trolley line project for the State. The
vote was nine against and FIVE for the bin.
Senator Drexler led the fight for the
bill. Ia the course Of his remarks he de.
clared that it could be- shown whesheR
the Senate was q railroad senate" by
either passing or killing the bill, He add
ed that even the constitution had been
hampered by corporate influence go that
some development work could not be un-
dertaken.
Senator Sparks, in replying in opposi.
tion to the bill to the bill, said: "Bluff is
a big dog, but holdfast is bigger one.
No one can bluff me into supporting any
such measure. Senator Conner also
speaking in opposition TO the bill, said
that he happened to be q railroad em-
ploye. But" he added, 'the railroad
has never said anything to me about
measures coming before Senate except
that should be fair"
The vote on the Bill was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Barnard, Drex-
Ter, Reed and Sheldrake-5; nays -Messrs.
Conner, Corbit, Dutton, Finn, Hart,
life, Moore, Roland, Sparks-9.
The bill providing for the issuing Of
bonds by the state to the amount Of Sl7,-
500, for the erection OF a barn at Delaware
College for experimental purposes, was
passed by the House Tuesday.
The bill increasing the salary Of the
State revenue collector, Harry w. Chairs,
which bad been reported iayorably with
substitute, was, on motion OF Represen.
tative JanVieE, recommitted to the COM
mittee on revenue and taxation.
The Rev. Hiram w. Kellogg, pastor Of
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, vii.
mington, was granted the privilege Of the
floor at Tuesday mornings session Of the
House, to advocate the establishments Of
q Juvenile Court for the city Of Whining.
ton, his contention being that such q
court, If not now, would soon be q neces-
sity and expedient.
! Both Houses put in busy day Wednes-
day and, while many bills fell by the way:
side, an unusually large number were
passed. Among those approved by the
Senators we're these:
incorporating Glendale.
Restoring collateral inheritance tax.
Regulating the practice Of professional
nursing and providing a Board Of Exam.
liners.
Among the bills that we're killed in the |
Senate were the following:
Providing a new watch boat for the
oyster beds and q resurvey of the beds.
Relating to State Board Of Pharmacy. |
The House passed these measures among |
others:
Amending the general corporation Law.
ReineorpoFsting town of Dover.
Reducing the licenses Of boarding houses
and eating houses from $25 to $40 per
year.
Among The bills that met their defeat |
in the House we're the folloSing:
Repeating the law relative ia the use Of
nsptha windeTs on the oyster rocks.
Providing for direct primary nomina.
tions.
Providing school commission.