Evening journal., 1909-03-13
MANY NEW BILLS
in LEGISLATURE
To Tax Clubs Serving Liquors,
TO Allow Stores to Sell
Liquors
ANOTHER QUITTING DATE

sion. Jnere are OOJ DlllS IN the House
and fourteen resolutions. Representa-
tive Connolly offered a resolution,
which was referred, providing that the
Legislature snail take recess on
March &c to March 20, on which day
final adjournment shall be taken. An
other resolution offered by him a few
days ago provides for final adjourn
ment on March "A.
Representative Bradford yesterday
afternoon moved that, as there is much
business pending in the House. night
sessions be held on Monday night and
as many other nights as necessary to
get many of the bills out of the way
Speaker Cooper spoke against the hold
ing of night sessions. saying he had
some business interests TO look after
at nights, and he did not thing it fair
to ask the legislators to give all their
time to the State, particularly when
the salary is but s. a day. Repre-
sentative Ainscow said he was opposed
TO night sessions at the present salary,
and made it plain he was in favor of
the $40 a day amendment. Others
thought the business could be disposed
of at the regular day sessions. Mr..
Bradford's motion was lost.
The House committe on municipal
corporations, of which Mr. Connolly
is chairman, yesterday afternoon de-
cided to report the Wilmington street
paving hill on its merits on Monday.
The House concurred in the Senate
resolution designating Governor PEN
newill, President pro TEN Sparks of
the Senate and Speaker Cooper Of the
House a commission to procure oil
paintings of former Governors Preston
Lea and John Hum to be placed in the
legislative halls along with portraits
of other former Governors. Senator
Monaghan explained the resolution.
Bills Regarding Liquor.
There was a deluge OF new bills dur
ing yesterday. Among those introduced
in the House were:
BY Representative Williamson, pro-
viding that clubs engaged in selling or
dispensing liquors shall pay tax for
the privilege and obtain a license, the
amount not being specified i'm the bill.
BY Representative Hall. providing
that any retailer of goods. wares or
merchandise having a stock on hand
valued at $500 may obtain a license
To sell liquors in quantities from one
to four quarts by complying with the
conditions now required for obtaining
a liquor license: and providing that
wholesale and bottlers' licenses may
be obtained by such merchants in the
same manner.
BY Mr.. Hall, fixing the liquor license
fee for wholesalers at $500 a year.
BY Mr.. Connolly. to repeal the pres
ent divorce law that provides for public
hearings
BY Mr.. Connolly, authorizing Council
Of Wilmington to appoint an assess
ment board of four persons.
BY Mr.. Hazel, TO prohibit the ship
ment of Liquors into "dry" territory.
BY Mr.. Connolly, TO provide q
penalty Ct sixty days upon persons liv-
ing together as common law husband
and wife.
BY Mr.. Williamson, providing a tax
based on gross receipts upon companies
engaged in the production of gas,
steam and electricity FOR public SER
vice.
BY Mr.. Bradford, providing that the
surety shall take procedure over other
claims in certain cases.
BY Mr.. Hazel, authorizing the town
of Dover to borrow 100000 for street
improvements.
BY Mr.. Hazel, authorizing the Board
of Education of Dover to borrow money
and issue bonds
BY Mr.. Hall, requiring traction en-
gines 20 have spark arresters.
BY Mr. Williamson, to authorize the
Levy Court to divide Kent county into
districts for road improvement pur-
/ poses.
BY Mr. Hall. to increase the tax on
| express companies TO $500 year.
BY Mr. Hudson, i'm relation to the
State Library Building.
/ BY Mr.. Ellison, providing for tho
resetting of the boundary stones along
/ the Delaware Maryland boundary.
/ BY Mr.. Williamson, providing a fine
of 500 upon any person not displaying
] a State license when such a license is
, required.
Passed by the House.
Bills passed by the House yesterday
afternoon included the following:
House bill to amend the general in
corporation law by permitting corpor-
ations 20 buy and hold their own stoch
shares.
Senate bill to deed a stip Of land
] ShA NiA1 thD lAbPcl " u 1ldIlto X
Miller IN Wilmington from the city rC
Mr.. Miller.
Senate bill to prohibit the remova
of dredgirgs Of Delaware streams ant
channels to other States.
Senate joint resolution naming :
commission to attend the unveiling o
the monument to HendriclS Hudson Il
Lewes ia August.
Senate bill to incorporate the tow
of Roxana.
The hearing OF a delegation of mem
bers of the Delaware Automobile AS
sociation evidently had some weight
for the Senate yesterday received al
unfavorable report on the bill from IN
committee.
The Senate committee on cities an
towns made an unfavorable report OF
the bill introduced i'm the House an,
rushed through that branch, placini
with the police department of win
mington the policing of the publi
parks.
The House bill was reported favor
ably by the Senate committee on edu
} cation increasing the appropriation O
the Board of Education of Wilmington
} by City Council from 2 to per cent.
The Senate made an unfavorable re
port of the Senate bill providing fo
the refunding of a portion Of liquo
license fees in any district within tu.
: miles of an army post.
The Senate also reported unfavorabl
} on the House bills increasing the sal
> airy of the school superintendent {