Evening journal., 1909-01-27

presiding officers or the respective
branches to arrange for a celebration by
the Senate and House in joint session
to observe properly the centennial an
niversary OF the birth OF Lincoln"
Patriotic Exercises.
The committee 10 arrange for the ex-
ercises. which will comprise singing Of
patriotic airs. the reading Of IAncoln's
Gettysburg speech and recitations ap-
proprlste 10 the occasion, comprges
Representatives Ainscow, Hudson and
CHM and Senators Finn and Dutton.
Many members Of the Legislature re-
NAMED in Dover last night to attend
to committee business and 70 have bills
shaped for presentation to the Assem-
ply
Senator Anderson yesterday afternoon
notified the Senate that he viii present
bill TO regulate the sale OF liquor for
medicinal purposes. II Is one OF the
many temperance measures to be in
troduced It will require druggists. H.
censed to sell liquor to keep a roster
OF persons buying the liquor for medi-
cinal purposes. just as a register is re-
quired TO be kept of persons buying
dangerous drugs and poisons.
Senator Barnard will introduce a bill
for the higher education OF women in
Delaware. Whether It viii provide for
State Normal School or for co-edu-
cation at Delaware College is not known,
as the bill has not been drafted
Senator Rowland will introduce a bill
prohibiting the use OF schoolhouses for
holding political caucuses or as polling
places at general elections
Representative Armstrong Yesterday
afternoon notified the House that he will
/ introduce the rural New Castle local op-
ton bill He may offer It I'm the House
today. and fl was being prepared yes
terday afternoon. after the required
number OF sgners TO the petition had
been obtained among the rural New
Castle members.
Refund License Money.
Representative Welch's bill 90 refund
to certain liquor dealers in New Castle
county the two months excess Of IL
cense money which they were required
to pay because Of the changing of the
time Of holding the Court OF General
Sessions was reported favorahly back 10
the House. The bill. II is expected, will
meet with no opposition. as Il is gen.
orally conceded that the saloon keepers
should not be required TO pay for the
two months twice. They had to pay
the excess when the term of courts was
changed or be without licenses for two
months. as their licenses would have
expired before the April term would
begin. the licenses having been issued
at a previous February term which ha.
been abolished.
Among the notices given yesterday in
the House were the following:
BY Mr.. Grubb, TO exempt undertakers
from jury duty
BY Mr. Bradford, to provide a clerk
for the auditor Of accounts.
BY Mr.. Jester. TO permit honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors to conduct
the auctioneering business without pay.
ing a license fee.
BY Mr.. Lafferty. TO prevent the TAX
ing Of oysters from Lepsic River and
simon's Creek for planting purposes.
Oystermen are expected in Dover today
to be given a hearing by the committe,
on fish. oysters and game on proposed
Legislation in which they are interested
Printing Subject Again.
The Legislature Yesterday hy resolu
tion authorized the state Board OF Sup
plies 10 have printed all State rebort
they may deem necessary. The Housi
had a discussion over the duties Of TN
printing committee of that branch
since the Board Of Supplies is having al
printing done. are perfunctory. walte
III. Hayes, the Wilmington lawyer. wh'
happened to be in the House at the time
was called on by Speaker Cooper tc
give his view of the law. Mr.. Haye
/ said It IS the duty OF the state Boar
I of Supplies TO award all contracts 70
printing and he thought Il was withii
I the province OF the printing committe
TO see that the printing is done properl.
y and satisfactorily. Representative Pret
lyman brought up the subject.
D Mr.. Hayes has been I'll for sometm
? and has been confined to his home. Yes
I tcrday was his first visit 10 Dover sine
. the Legislature has gotten under way
and he was congratulated by man
friends on being about again.