Middletown transcript., 1909-02-13
LEGISLATIVE REeORD
Brief Summary Of the DOings of the Gem
eral AssemhIY During Past wet

the unsuccessful attempt was made to tack
on amendments, The House at noon We'd
nesday passed the bill resubmitting the
license question to voters Of rural New
Castle county, and not vote was cast in
opposition to- the measure, though two
members voted under protest, one re-
fused to vote and three others were absent
when the roll was called. The bill re-
ceived 81 affirmative votes.
The bill now goes to the Senate, and if
similar action is taken by that body it
means that rural New Castle voters again
will vote on license at the election in 1910.
The action on the bill was attended by
far more excitement than has marked any
session of The present General Assembly,
and time and again Speaker Cooper was
forced to rap for order, finally threatening
to clear the House. In the gallery thsre
was large gathering of "drys, "and they
did not fail to applaud vigorously when
point was scored in their favor.
The Senate, under suspension of rules,
passed the House bill appropriating $4,-
800 for the expenses of the governor. his
staff and the militia at the presidential
Inauguration, which was passed by the
House, which illsures the attendance Of
the militia at this great national function,
but there is no provision for the legisla-
ture taking part, aud the members will |
not 90 unless it should be arranged later |
to make provision for them. Some MEM
bers have already declared their intention |
not to go, under any circumstances while
a goodly number would like to take the |
trip, and some may do SO at their own
expense.
Senator Conner's bill for the enlarge
ment and improvement of the State House
has been introduced and referred to COM
mittee, under suspension of rules. 1t
names a commission comprising Governor
Pennewill, ex-Governors Lea and Tun-
nell, Senators Monaghan. Corbit and Con-
ner, Speaker OF the House Cooper, Repre-
sentatives Lafferty and Townsend, who
are to serve without pay, but are to have
their actual expenses paid. A bond issue
Of SIZE, 900 at per cent. is provided for,
bids for which are to be opened June lsta
this year, by the Secretary of State and
Auditor. The commission is to have
authority to employ-an architect to draw
the plans and also to supervise the work,
which the commission is empowered to
have done. 1t is proposed to erect an ad-
ministration building adjoining the State
House with library in the rear, both TO
be freproof. The project is to be COM
pleted within the next two years. Two
hundred copies of the bill are to be printed
for distribution.
The bill to incorporate the Kent County
Trust and Safe Deposit Company was in
troduced in the House, provides for a
capital of 5000 Arley B. Magee, Will
liam Temple and several other residents
of Kent county are named as incorpora-
tors.
Representative Hopkins has given no.
tice of new bill for the licensing Of gyp-
sizes, repeating the present law, which
provides for license of $50 for each tribe,
and makes the amount $500, the license
being good only for year, and not being E
transferable. This will apply to every .
tribe entering Delaware, whether it stays
here week or year, and is intended to
keep all tribes ont Of the state.
Another House bill passed by the Senate
was that providing fine of not more than
$500 or months imprisonment or both,
for persons convicted of poisoning ami
mails.
Mr.. Soper gave notice Of bill providing 9
for permanent road building in Kent J
county. The exact provisions are not
known, but it viii provide for larger ap- /
for Kent county and will per- 1
NIT the county to expend money for
such. :
Mr.. Hopkinsgaye notice of bill author Z
izing the state to take 100000 worth of s
bonds in the construction Of a state trolley
road ifsuch is built, providing for the ap-
pointment Of commission by the COVER :
nor, which commission may authorize the !:
issue if it sees fit.
Mr.. Grubb gave notice of bill fixing
the standard measure for farm produce, :
which will provide that the bushel and
hall. bushel measure will be used instead
Of the five-eights measure. He contends
that some dealers compel farmers to sell :
a fve-eights basket for half. bushel, and
that the dealers benefit themselves by the !
change.
The bill licensing professional nurses,
which has been introduced in the House, 0
prorides for board of examiners, to be
OF two physicians and three d
nurses, to be appointed by the governor il
from list Of ten graduate nurses, with P
three years experience, to be selected by |
The Delaware State Association of Grad. /
nate Nurses and four licensed physicians, D
whose names are TO be submitted in like I
manner, the first appointment is to be for 4
The terms Of one, two and three years, the I
terms to be three years. The q
board is to elect one of its members secre- b
tary, who is to be paid at rate not ex- !
ceeding $50 year and each of the other Z
Of the board is to be paid S5 q c
year, in addition to travelling expenses. G
The board is to examine applicants for I
and grant the same. The law h
is not to apply to non-proiessionals who
are nursing patients.
Representative Janvier's bill for the
protection OF muskrats, which has been {,
in the House, applies only to
Kent and Sussex counties, making a =
closed season from March 20 to December
20, prohibiting the trapping or killing of r
nuskrats during that time under heavy :
penalty, except where the muskrats are
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