Evening journal., 1909-03-17
HARD DAY ON
TEMPERANCE BILLS
One Killed, Another Withdrawn
at One Days Session of
Legislature

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March i7-The Brock
son constitutional amendment. sun
posed to have been a ''dry" measure
affecting the liquor license campaigns
in this state, was defeated in the Sen
ate yesterday by the aid of dry SEN
ators-Anderson and Barnard. The
Brockson amendment extended to the
liquor men six months of grace to dis
pose of all their property and wet goods
in counties and districts which voted
against license at local option cleo
tions
The bill proposing the amendment
was killed, tors. Two Senators wers
sick and one absent
Immediately after the defeat of this
bill, the measure which had the support
of President Taft and prominent war
Department officers-prohibiting the
sale of liquor within two miles of any
U. S. Army post-was withdrawn from
the Senate calendar. 1t has already
been reported unfavorably It would
have shut uD all the bars in Delaware
City.
This practically closes liquor agita-
ton in this Legislature, except as TO
one bill-the Hazel bill in the House
preventing shipments of liquor from
wet to dry" territory. This bill. how
ever, is not yet i'm shape for passage
and may not be forced.
The session will, therefore, probably
close with only one victory for the
"drys" who have had some strong men
in this Legislature. The lone measure
is that providing for a vote on the
liquor question in "wet" New Castle
county (ruraD.
Canal Bill Encouraged.
The United States ship canal across
the State of Delaware, through which
the American fleet and the American
merchant marine can sail from Phila-
delphia to Baltimore and Washington
without Outside" exposure, was furth-
! er encouraged when the Senate passed
all the House bills allowing the gov.
/ ernment to condemn and take land OF
the State of Delaware or purchase ans
portion of this Stat that is necessary
to widen the canal now used for cana
boats and known as the Delaware ant
Chesapeake.
The Hungarian partridge bill, pro.
tecting this new game stock for foui
years, also passed the Senate after ex
PLANTATION by Representative Bradford
The House passed the S17,5OO appro
priation-loan bill for modern barn. tool
house and creamery buildings on tn,
State experimental farm, after a thor
ough explanation by Director Haywar,
/ of the Experiment Station.
zone person in every four who worl
in this State. is independent absolutel,
on the land and on the methods o
working the land" said Professor Hay
ward. I'VE propose not only to bull,
a barn, but to build three scientif-
laboratories on the 211-acre state farm
which you have so generously anS
wisely provided. We propose then {,
breed stock and all the superhuou
males born there will be distribute,
throughout the State so that new bloc,
and thoroughbred stock may be at tn
disposal, in time for almost ever,
farmer, including horses. cattle. sheer
and swine. The amount is not high
as Ohio, on the same size farm, ha
just spent $4,000 for a barn-labrotory
1t is money spent in instructive ant
constructive work. the fruits of whicl
will be felt all over this little State. l
is our duty to tell you the needs Of tn
college and the experiment station
then that duty becomes your duty AM
ours is done"
The House voted for the new build
ings, % TO 6.