Evening journal., 1909-03-10
HOUSE PASSES
BALLOT BILL
Senate May Propose Substi-
tute TO Take Place of
Australian System
TALK OF ADJOURNMENT
OF SESSION ON MARCH "a

cpcclal 10 ItfE ENENiNG JOJ KNAlS
DOVER. Del. March 10-After a long
debate the House. at noon. passed
Representative Connelly's simplified
ballot bill. The measure now goes 20
the Senate where IL is said the Re
publican majority may propose a sub
stitute bill TO do away with the
Australian ballot system.
In the House Representatives Con-
nelly. Brockson. Janvier and William
son advocated the bill and Representa-
tives Ainacow, Jackson and Jester
spoke against II. Representative
Spruance said that while he was op-
posed TO the Australian ballot system
he would not vote for the pending bill,
and did not vote at all.
The bill was passed by a strict party
vote of IS to IA.
eRpresontatiye Connolly to-day viii
offer a resolution fixing Wednesday,
March "a. as the day for final adjourn
ment OF the Legislature.
House on Its Dignity.
The House stood on its dignity this
morning when the Senate asked that n
bill be returned that already has pass
ed both branches. increasing the salary
of the Sussex county coroner to $500 a
year. Some members of the House
pointed out that the Senate had not
complied with a request OF the House
for the return Of the Sanitary Live
Stick bill.
Representative Connolly moved that ac-
ton on the Senates request be postponed
indefinitely. but this was voted down and
Mr.. Janvier's motion was adopted 20 con-
slider the request at o'clock this after
noon At noon, however, the Senate learn
ing OF the attitude in the House. with
drew its request for return OF the bill.
School Bill is Passed.
The Democratic members of the House
who yesterday afternoon killed the bill
apropriating 5000 to repair school houses
for coIored children in Sussex. county. this
morning re-eonsidered their action and the
bill was passed.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
this morning were:
Making two members OF City Council
members of the Mayors cabinet In Will
mington; House bill providing penalties
for disorderiy conduct in public convey
ances and at meetings; House bill author
izing Bridgeville to borrow money; House
bill exempting properties OF college fra
ternities from city or county taxes: House
bill creating a State Armory Commission; ;
Senate bill providing the New York sys-
tenn OF assessment for Wilmington. The
Senate killed the Senate bill giving veter-
marian surgeons the right to prescribe in
toxicatng liquors for dumb animals
Anon & the bills reported favorably
in the House were the following:
Advisory initiative and referendum
for the state.
House bill regulating the city mar
kets in Wilmington
An amendment TO the child labor
law.
An unfavorabIe report was made In
the House on the resolution to secure
portraits Of ex- Governor Lea and ex-
Governor HUM TO be placed in the
State House. This resolution has al
ready passed the Senate.
Senator Richardson a Visitor.
United States Senator Harry A. Rich
ardson visited the Legislature this
morning. shook hands with the MEM
bers and sat with the presiding on
GERS for awhile
Among the communications received
by the House were the following:
From Mt Pleasant NJ. e. Church. al
Bellevue. advocating a bill to prohibit
the starting OF dynamite at Bellevue
quaries.
From Howell S. England advocating
the bill to allow one judge to sit in Ger.
tain cases and opposing the bill for the
settlement of personal estates
From George A. Wolf. advocating the
charter bill for Hilcrest and from tbs
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany urging an amendment to the Law
removing the 10 per cent. restriction II
retard 20 the Delaware companies en-
powered to do surety bonding business