Evening journal., 1909-03-08
TWO MORE WEEKS
OF LEGISLATURE
Adjournment of Session is
Expected About March
I0 or 22
MAY BE NIGHT SESSIONS

GIttidi 10 HE EANlANO JOO1NN4Ai4.
DOVER. Del, March S.--While the Leg.
islature has not fixed date for adjourn
ment sine die. it is expected that action
will be taken this week TO set time for
final adjournment Either March 10 or
March % it is likely. will be selected for
bringing the biennial session to a close.
The former date falls on Friday, and
the latter on Monday.
Friday generally las been chosen as a
day for final adjournment, but If there
are numerous bills enacted at the closing
hours they could not be enrolled before
the hour of adjournment. For this reason
the date for adjournment may be set for
Monday. March %, or Tuesday, March
%, to give an opportunity for the enroll
ment of all bills passed by both branches
and the signing of those measures by
the presiding officers before the gavel
falls at the close of the session.
AS the days are growing less for actual
business. it is expected that some night
session win be arranged this and next
weeks. Many committees have big patches
of bills before them, and It is contended by
some members that night sessions of the
Legislature will be necessary in the two
weeks remaining of the present Assembly.
Many important measures are pending
in both branches. There practically has
been no important legislation, affecting
Wilmington thus far. Legislation of a
partisan character for that city stands no
chance of enactment since the Republican
Senate would not pass a measure unsatis-
factory to the dominant party there and
the Democratic House would not enact
anything unsatisfactory to its majority.
Street Paving Bill.
The Alnscow street paving bill, to re-
quire property owners to pay for two
properties. is pending in the House A
public hearing is to be given on il this
afternoon. There viii be delegations for
and against It.
The House bill to enable the Wilmington
Park Commission to acquire jurisdiction
for park purposes over land within five
miles Of the city, is still hung up in the
House. II enacted 1t is expected that the
Park Commission would acquire some
beautiful park land toward Rockland and
Granogue, outside Of Wilmington.
Because of the opposition that has de-
veloped, il is unlikely that the bill which
already has passed the House to give the
Police Commissioners of Wilmington con.
troll over the park policemen and to make
them part Of the police department vii
be acted on favorably in the Senate. TIL,
bill is in a Senate committee and either
will stay there or be killed in the higher
branch.
Good Road legislation.
Good roads legislation I'm all probability
will figure prominently from now on
There are all kinds of good roads bills
The Grub bin providing for a s5o00OO bono
issue for rebuilding the State Road th'
entire length of the State and the Sopei
bill providing State aid for improving
Kent county's roads. have been reported
favorably to the House. The New Castle
county good roads bill is still IN abeyance
There has been much talk OF another bon'
/ issue Of 3O0,OoO for road building in tina
county. but there are so many persons
wishing certain roads to be specified 70
Improvement that the situation regarding
New Castle county has been complicated
/ Members of the Levy Court have had sew
eral conferences with some Of the New
Castle county legislators, but the situa
tion is far from harmonious. The out
come may be that New Castle county vii
not have another bond issue for two year
al least for road building.
No Aid For Trolley.
The Hopkins bill providing for $4,000
State aid to any trolley company that vii
construct a line in lower Delaware in al
probability will be killed by the Senate
There is much opposition to the bill 4
that branch. and the railroad interest
also are lined up against it.
Nothing For City Hall.
The bill providing for an $4,000 bon
issue for Wilmington with which to erec
a new city hall. and the bill providing 70
a sos. 200 bond issue for the Water Depart
ment It is said. do not stand much chanc
of being enacted by the present Legisla
ture.
The Democrats have not attempted I
call up the voters assistant repeater I
the senate. since the bill that passed tn
House was amended by the Senate com
mittee so as to allow any voter TO ca
in any other voter TO assist him in mark
ing his ballot The Democrats think III
amendment proposed is worse than tn
present voters assistant system. tn
Democrats have not been very aggressiv
I'm behalf OF the simplined ballot bill
either.
Tho bill that passed the House provio
ing for an appropriation for the Delawar
! tuberculosis Commission is now in Ser