Evening journal., 1909-03-11

ure. The secretary of State now is
custodian of the standard weights and
measures at present.
Change Court House Offices.
Should Mr. SDruance's bill which
passed the House yesterday afternoon
go through the Senate, the New Castle
County Levy Court will have full au-
thority to change the location of tho
different county officers in the Court
House. It is desired to make some
changes i'm the interior of the Court
House and there may be new al
rangement Of the offices.
New Bills introduced.
Bills introduced in the House in
cluded the following:
BY Mr.. Brockson, TO provide for a
morgue superintendent in New Castle
county.
BY Mr.. Minner, requiring dealers in
eggs, poultry and produce to pay a
license fee Of S25.
BY Mr.. Grubb. to make the half
bushel and bushel basket a standard
of measurement for fruit and produce.
BY Mr.. Spruance. in relation to land
lord and tenant and of notice to vacate
premises.
By Mr. Brockson. to prohibit tho
marriage OF persons who are relatives
by blood.
BY Mr.. Lendenham. TO divide the
second election district Of the Second
Representative district in Sussex
county.
BY Mr.. Reeves. to repeal the law for
the protection of fish in the Chesa-
epake and Delaware Canal.
TlY Mr. TQrarlroon 70 raftrnd rnrfa In
State tax paid by banks under a law
later declared invalid.
BY Mr. Connolly. requiring pawn
brokers to pay $500 license fee, under
penalty of 81 900 to $1,000 fine or i'm
prisonment up TO one year.
BY Mr.. Williamson. to amend the
general Incorporation law in relation to
drainage companies.
other Bills Passed.
other bills passed by the House yes
terday afternoon included the follow
ing: Senate bills to prevent the di-
version and theft of electricity and
Illuminating gas; House joint resolu-
ton directing the State librarian TO
procure new national flas and a new
state Gag 20 be displayed from the
State House; Sussex county good roads
bill.
Bills Passed by Senate.
Among the bills passed by the Sem
ate yesterday afternoon We're the fol-
lowing:
House bill creating a sinking fund
commission and defining its powers
amended House bill changing the
method OF appointing the crew Of the
watch boat; House bill authorizing the
| State treasurer TO transfer S52.437S.
! from the general fund 70 the sinking
| fund; House bill providing for the pur-
chase Of new watch boat. the sale OF
the old one and a commission TO ar
range for the same; Senate bill reduc-
ing the bond Of wreck masters from
$4,000 70 $500; House bill authorizing
the school commissioners Of Laurel to
issue bonds for a new school building;
House bills increasing the school fund
for the united school districts of Laurel
and vicinity; and changing the tim.
for holding the elections; House bill
providing for a clerk for the State
auditor at a salary OF $500 a year.
To Tax Pool Tables.
BY a vote of TO 4, the Senate passet
the House bill regulating pool anC
billiard tables. shuhieboards and bowl
ing alleys in Kent and Sussex coun.
ties. The bill provides a license fee
Of $25 for any one table, board oi
alley with SIS for each additional one
II also requires the place TO close al
II o'clock at night, and 1t bars boys
under IS years of age unless accom-.
panied by parents or guardian. Il
specifies that intoxicants shall not be