Evening journal., 1909-03-15
SENATE KILLS THE
TROLLEY BILL
DreyIer Leads in Hard Fight
For MeaSure-Ni e Votes
Against Bill
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
BILL ALSO KILLED

DOVER, March 15.-The Senate this
morning Killed the bill, already passed by
the House, to extend State aid to a trolley
line project for lower Delaware. The vote
was nine for and FIVE against the bill |
Senator Drexler led the fight for the bill |
In the course Of his remarks he declared
that 1t could be shown whether the Senate /
was a railroad senate BY either passing |
or killing the bill. He added that even the
constitution had been hampered by cor
porate influence SO that some development
work could not be undertaken.
Senator Sparks. in replying in op- |
position to the bill, said: Bluff is a
big dog, but holdfast is a bigger one. |
No one can bluff me into supporting |
any such measure. Senator Conner
also speaking in opposition to the bill, !
said that he happened to be a railroad
employe But" he added, "The rail-
road has never said anything to me
about measures coming before the Sen
ate except that 1 should be fair"
The vote on the bill was as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Barnard,
Drexler, Reed and Shelldrake--5; nays
-Messrs. Conner, Corbit, Dutton, Finn
Hart. life, Moore, Roland. Sparks--9.
The Senate also had another spirited
debate when the search and Seizure
Liquor Bill" of Senator Anderson was
reconsidered and killed. The bill pass
ed the Senate on Friday by the vote of
nine to five, and was called back for
reconsideration to-day by Senator ID.
Drexler. Senators Anderson and
Monaghan made a fight against
reconsideration to-day by Senator
Drexler, Sparks, Conner and Reed
asrau hn Nd
sideration. During the discussion SEN
ator Anderson remarked: 1.-THE op-
position to the bill seemed to come
from those who "sipped. swilled, or
drank liquor" Several eSnators re-
sented the remark, and particularly
Senator's Sparks, Reed and Conner. The
bill was reconsidered by a vote of 10
to 8, and again put on final action and
defeated by vote Of to 6. as fol-
lows: Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Barn
ard, Finn. Monaghan, Shelldrake and
Hart. Nays-Conner. Corbit, Drexler,
Dutton, life, Morrison, Reed, Roland
and Sparks, 9.
Senators Drexler and Reed. who voted
against the bill to-day voted for it on
! Friday.
The Senate passed the following bills:
Senate bill requiring the State Treasur-
er to keep railroad and railway guarantee
deposits In separate fund.
House bill allowing trustees appointed
by the Court Of Chancery TO make returns
20 days after the sale or partition.
Senate bill authorizing Selbyville to bor-
row up to 5000 for street improvements.
Senate bill to renew charters that have
expired since January 1. 1908.
House bill authorizing New Castle to
borrow 5000 for harbor improvements.
The Senate killed the Senate bill to in
crease the salary OF the Sussex county
| superintendent Of schools to $500,
The House passed the House bin for the
registration OF trained nurses and the
House bill 10 protect fish in other thar
tidal waters Of the state.
The House defeated the bill appro-
priating money for an emergency hos
pital at Milford. the vote being q
yeas and 8 nays, it requiring q votes
to pass.
! Child Labor Bill Recalled.
Representative Connolly had the chile
] labor bill recalled from the Senate ane
! viii attempt to have it reconsidered by
the House.
Representative Grubb, chairman o
/ the House committee on highways. hal
] called a conference Of the New Castle
3 county mmbers with County Engines
E Wilson to discuss a good roads bill
Now Down to Business.
Since the time has past for the intro
duction of new bills. both branches of tn
Legislature will now settle down to fina
action on bills and comm ttee work. Their
are scores Of important bills in the Hous
!. Committees. Some Of them will be aete
on speedily and others may not he acte
on definitely. That is way committee
have OF killing bills without even lettin
them get TO third reading. There is
rule In Senate and House that COMMITTEES
shall report from time to time, but durin
the present session no attempt has bee
D made to call a bill out Of committee.
1t Is likely that the Legislature this wee
will consider tho adjournment question
h and I'm the House the sentiment seems
= be in favor Of March % while the sena'
e seems TO be in favor Of the earlier date
March a.
d The Senate considers legislation moi
: speedily than the House. II does not tai
% the members Of tho higher branch long
n dispose Of bills. They either pass or k
them, without much pretense 10. orator
: OF course. some bills that arc not sati
e factory to the powers that be" remain
y the throttlers' or some other committee
r the senate. The "simplihed ballot bill"
pet Democratic measure is now in Sc
'e ate committee. It may come out and
H. may not. II it comes out it may be in e.
y tirely different garb. There Is repo
about the Legislature that the Demoera
intend to try 10 force action on two bill
in which they are interested particular
=. one is the simplihed ballot bill. the 9th
Is the measure that already has pass
the House to increase the contingent fui
a., OF the attorney general from $500 to S25
According to the report the Democra
ce do not intend TO let any important me
adj sure in which the Republicans are active
r interested get through the House un
h. the Republicans pass the ballot bill a
,R the attorney generals contingent fu
on measure IN the Senate.
ke The senate Will have comparatively ca
n., sailing IL the House keeps sending bi
Ial over TO It regularly. The Senate calend
sn is in excellent shape. and most of the j
10 portant bills are OF Of It. The House, no
ever. has enough measures 10 keep
busy for months It takes longer TO p;
OF XIII a bill I'm the House. There Is me
s- oratory than anything else there. Nea
op every bin that comes up has TO be d
iet cussed By tho leading orators OF
or House. That is why the House has ]
Ut accomplished so much in the way Of les
lation thus far