Evening journal., 1909-02-15
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Temneranon Measures.


Temperance Measures.
As was predicted in THE EVENING
JOURNAL two weeks ago. the bottle
law repeater" has been reported favor
ably back to the House with an amend
ment permitting the sale Of beer in guam
titles less than one quart to be drunk off
the premises, but prohibiting the sale Of
liquor by retailers 10 be drunk off the
premises. Indications are that the bottle
law repeater" Will have some hard sled
ding. as some Of the men classed on the
temperance side are opposed to the mea-
sure.
Two other temperance measures report
cd favorably back 70 the House are those
to permit OF the searching of properties
IN which it is suspected that liquor is be-
ing sold Illegally. and providing that free
holders signing liquor license applications
shall own property worth at least $500
above all encumbrance. In the Senate the
bill to regulate the sale Of liquor for
medicinal purposes by requiring all sales
to be registered I'm a book kept by the
druggist and permitting the sale only on
presentation of bona-hde prescription
Of a physician is stil resting in committee.
The bin requires the cancellation OF the
prescription when It is presented.
Good Roads Legislation.
Good roads will receive much consider
alton from now until the close Of the
Legislature Representative Soper has
given notice of his bin for the permanent
Improvement of the highways Of Kent
county. II will provide for state appro-
priation to each district that raises money
for INN .f hus
not been framed the appropriation for the
State under consideration is $1,000 for each
$4,000 raised by the county.
The subject of systematic Improvement
Of the State road from one end Of the
state to the other also is under consider
alton. The method proposed is bond is
sue TO convert the old Kings Highway
into macadam road the entire length OF
the state and increased taxation Of auto
mobiles TO be-appled to road maintenance.
As yet a good roads bill for New Castle
county has not appeared here, but II It is
presented Il win include the plan OF
State aid. New Castle county has Just ex-
pended 100000 upon its road without re-
ceiving a cent from the State. and Il is
now urged that tho State should extend
some financial aid to that county II fur
Their improvements to the highways are to
be made.
Representative Hopkins has introduced
his bin providing for a commission 10 he
named by the Governor to consider the
down-stato electric railway project and
the purchase by the state OF 100000 of
stock or bonds I'm a trolley company that
shows II means business
Constitutional Amendments.
Senator Drexier's proposed amendment
To the Constitution SO that the question
OF the license or no-liceuse Of the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors shall be submitted to
the voters OF the State every eight years
beginning IN 1914 is now in a Senate COM
mttee, and win be pressed by him for
final action. Just what attitude the tenn
perance forces will assume Is not manifest
as vet. They are awaiting developments
and also are inquiring as to whether the
enactment of the Constitutional amend
ment by the present Legislature would
prevent a resubmission of the license ques-
ton In rural New Castle county under the
Armstrong bill which already has passed
the House. II would require favorable ac-
ton by two-thirds of the Legislature this
year and two years hence and the ap-
prevail of the Governor TO amend the Con-
stitution.
Thus far no member has had the temer-
ity to call up for consideration the pro-
posed amendment TO the Constitution to
Increase the salary Of members Of the Leg
islature from TO $40 day The LegIsla-
ture two years ago approved OF the pro-
posed amendment and II win require tho
approval OF the present Legislature and
tho Governors signature to make It ef-
fective.
While there has been whole lot Of
talk about resubrnission local option bill