Evening journal., 1909-02-05
MILITIA TO BE AT
TAFT INAUGURAL
Senate Passes the ApprOpria-
ton Bill Without Much
Ado

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL |
DOVER, Del, Feb. 5-Delaware will
be represented by Governor Pennewin
and staff and by the Organized Militia
at the Inauguration OF President Will
liam H. Taft in Washington on March
T. The House yesterday at noon pass
ed Representative Bradford's bill ap-
propriating s4,S00 mot $500 as was
stated enormously yesterday ID, send
the militia to Washington, and when
the bill reached the Senate in the af-
ternoon 1t was passed without debate
or dissent. The fight over the bill in
the House was the most spirited of the
session, and while the vote showed that
half of the Democratic Representatives
were opposed TO sending the militia,
the other half voted with the Re.
publicans to have the States troops
"a the inaugural parade. Among those
who advocated the bill were Repre-
sentatives Bradford. Spruance. Con.
nelly, Hazel, Janvier and jackson
while the opposition was led by Repre-.
sentative Brockson and Williamson.
Representative Connelly's speech was
perhaps the principal one in behalf OF
the measure. "For this State not to
be represented there would be un.
patriotic. un-American and not Della.
warean," he said. I'VE will have our
Governor there and we want to stand
behind him. We are In the front rank
and we want to hold our Governor up.
to support him and not take a back
ward step for the sake of few paltry
dollars.
I'VE want to respect our President,
the greatest man in my estimation in
the country and in my mind the great
est ruler in the whole world. The
people want the State to be represented
properly at Washington. The Governor
and staff will have no official standing
there unless our militia is behind
them"
Representative Williamson thought
an appropriation of $500 would be
sufficient. his idea being TO send a de.
tachment Of each company of the mill
tia to Washington. "If we are to be
represented by the militia let the Gov
ernor and his staff stay at home. The
militia can make a better showing for
the State" he said
Mr. Brockson opposed on the ground
of economy in expending the States
J money. He thought the Governor and
staff would prove a sufficient delega.
ton to represent the State, notwith.
standing the custom of the past to SEND
the militia.
In his speech Mr.. Williamson spoke
Of a State deficit, and Mr.. Connolly
J retorted that If there had not been a
! local option election that cost $3s ,0ot
and took license revenue Of Kent and
Z | Sussex county from the State treasury
} there would be no fear of a deficit.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon
] Mr.. Sparks gave notice of a bill to
make perpetual the charter of the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany of Wilmington.
In the house there was debate over
Representative Spruance's bill to pro.
vide for the court to fix a stipulated
term of Imprisonment TO be served ir
csase where a person is sentenced e
fine and imprisonment and is unable
TO pay the fine after serving the prison
$ term. Mr.. Spruance's bill provides Z
e maximum of one days Imprisonment
E for each dollar Of fine that cannot b'
paid in such cases, but the additiona
y term in lieu of unpaid fine is discre
h tionary with the court. Under thu
n present practice the prisoner mus
swear that he is unable to pay th'
z fine. Oftentimes weeks or month";
e pass before the situation can be brough
$ to the courts attention and th'
s prisoner is kept in jail until the cour
orders his release. Representative
Connolly opposed the measure. claim
ing that the present system would b.
the better. When Mr.. Spruance reaC
z a long list of lawyers in favor of thu
bill Mr.. Connolly remarked that III
had the wrong names you SHOULD
q get the names Of some of. the men IL
the workhouse." Mr.. Connolly said. Ac