Evening journal., 1909-02-04
HOUSE VOTES TO
SEND MILITIA
TO WASHINGTON
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propriating S3667 to make up a deficit at
the Delaware Satte Hospital
Many bills given notice of yesterday
were introduced in both houses. A bill in
troduced by Representative Armstrong
will require distillers to pay license fee
Of $500, the license to be obtained in the
same manner as retail liquor licenses are
now obtained. The bill does not say that
1t shall not apply to counties that have
gone dry" but the advocates of the bill
contend that It cannot apply to dry"
counties under the constitution.
Representative Hazel introduced his bill
to refund proportionate share OF license
fees paid by distillers in counties that
went "dry'' before the licenses expired.
BILLS GIVEN NOTICE OF.
Among the bills given notice of were;
BY Senator Finn. defining nuisances
concerning female dogs.
By Mr.. Hazel .approprlating $1,000 to the
Old Folks Home. at Dover
by Mr.. BrocAson, exenlpting eating
house keepers from paying a license.
BY Mr.. Ainscow. for the protection and
preservation Of ground hogs.
This afternoon the Senate and House
are holding Joint session to receive some
valuable historical papers presented TO the
State by Mrs Sarah Wlstar Miller, OF
Wilmington The papers include patent
Of Charles II. to the Duke Of York Of
land,of which Delaware is a part.
To Protect Animals.
The House yesterday afternoon pass.
cd Mr.. Spruance's bill providing
severe penalties upon any person con.
victed Of poisoning dogs. domestic ami.
mails or live stock. The action was
unanimous. In the course of the dis.
cussion Representative Connolly said
the protection from poisoning should
apply to unregistered dogs as wen as
registered" because the unregistered
were Just as liable to get into sausage
as the registered ones"
Inquire Into Accounting.
Mr.. Connolly gave notice Of a bill
creating a commission of three to in.
quire into the methods OF accounting
used in State, county and city Offices
and to report back to the Legislature
two years hence, with recommenda.
tions OF changes that might be advis.
ory The idea is to get an effective
and complete system of accounting in
the various offices that will be satis-
factory to surety bonding companies
and give the State and counties the
benefit of the lowest rates for bonding
officials.
Corporate Surety Bonds.
The bill introduced by MIR. Spruance
7 providing for corporation surety bonds
for state and county officers was pass
ed unanimously by the House after
Mr.. Spruance had explained it. The
bill il enacted would do away with
freehold bonding of officials of the
state, counties and city
Six votes were recorded in the House
against the bill to reduce the bond Of
the sheriff of New Castle county from
$4,000 to $4,000. Representative Brock
son opposed the bill on the ground that
the reduction Of $4,000 was too great
Representatives Spruance. Ainscow and
| Janvier spoke in behalf of the bill
/ Mr. Janvier reading a statement show.
I ing the receipts of the sheriff's Office
! for any two months of last year die
not amount to $4,000, and settlement
/ is generally made monthly by the
sheriff.
The House yesterday afternoon pass
ed Senator Flinn's bill that win pei
nit of constables serving more thar
six years, by repeating a law prohibit.
ing more than six years of term fol
any constable.
Change Court Term.
The House passed Mr.. Spruance'i
! bill abolishing the June term Of New
Castle county courts and creating the
May term; and also the House bill re-
lating to the procedure in mechanics
lien cases.
The House bill requiring lobbyists t
register with the secretary Of State
under a heavy penalty for failure L
do SO. was reported back to the Hous'
favorably.
Among the bills given notice of yes
terday afternoon were the following
BY senator Conner. providing for tn
relief Of the FELTON, school districts
by Senator Finn. for the protection o
SQUIRRELS, by changing the date for tn
opening OF the season until Novembe
10: by Mr. Armstrong, fixing the licens
Zee for distillers OF liquors.
The Senate resolutions providing 70
change of the location Of the Del
aware monument at Gettysburg an
hxing February 10 as the date beyon
which no new business can be intro
duced wore read and referred in th
House. The voters assistant rcpeale
was read and referred TO the Senate
and is now in the committee on elec
tions.