Evening journal., 1909-02-22
LEGISLATURE ON
ITS CLOSING LAPS
About Three Weeks More. and
Much Legislation Piled
up in Committees
SOME IMPORTANT
MEAsURES FOR ACTION

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb 22.-Now that the
time FOR presenting notices Of new bills IN
the Legislature has expired. the remainder
OF the session viii be devoted to the in
PRODUCTION OF new bills and cons.dera-
ton OF bills on the calendar OF the House
and Senate. Already 2it bills have been
introduced I'm the House, and with those
still to be presented that branch will have
more than Il can attend to satisfactorily
I'm the few weeks remaining OF the session.
II is expected that action win be taken
this week to designate time beyond
which no new bills may be introduced, 30
that both branches can get down TO final
action on the measures in hand. Unless
the introduction OF new bills II shut Off
within a week or 30 the Legislature will
be swamped with oil kinds OF prospective
legislation. and much win die By the way
side.
Already the members are talking OF ad-
journment on March u or 10. but some de-
sire the Legislature to remain until all
business has been disposed OF after due
consideration. The members can draw pay
for only sixty days. No action has been
taken as yet 20 call up for final action
the proposed amendment 10 the Constltu-
tion TO increase the pay OF Assemblymen
from s. to $40 a day. There Is not much
In being a legislator from the financial
viewpoint. The members get s. a day. and
out OF this they have TO pay their car
fare and board. Not much is left when the
receipts from salary and the expenditures
are balanced up. IL is really a sacrifice
for many members 20 attend the sessions
OF the Legislature
To Place Time Limit.
In View OF the few weeks remaining
Il is expected that some Of the members
viii agitate night sessions. There ar,
scores OF bills in committees OF the HOUSE
to be acted upon. and with those 20 come
the committee wheels VIII be clogged
Dozens Of bills were brought to Dover to
day to be introduced. ana dozens Of other
are being prepared.
Under the notices given all kinds o
bills may be looked for and the vigil To-
snakes" will begin.
Tomorrow a committee OF members o
the Delaware optical Society win viFi
Dover to be given a hearing on the bill q
regulate the practice OF optometry o
adjustment OF errors OF vision by imean
Of glasses. The bill provides for}an ex
am.ning board. and qualification Of stud,
Of extending over two different years 70
persons hereafter desiring TO practic
optometry in this State but persons noN
practicng can receive a certificate by m
ng their names and complying with con
diitons set forth without undergoing ex
animation before the board.
Hearing on Labor Bills.
On Wednesday morning the House a
a committee OF the whole will give hear
Ing 70 John NJ. Dorney and other repr,
sentativeB Of the Central Labor Union o
the bills introduced by RepresentatiN
Connolly 70 prohibit compulsory insuran,
Of employees by employers. and TO comp
The weekly payment OF wages. Mr.. Coz
nelly withdrew the compulsory insuran,
bill which is aimed TO prevent railroa
men being compelled 70 join railroad r.
relief associations. after the bill had bee
reported unfavorabiy by a House Commit
tee and after he had been informed b
several railroad men that they are nc
compelled to join the relief association {
the Pennsylvania Railroad. When repr,
sentatives Of the Central Labor Union r,
quested a hearing Mr.. Connolly announce
that he would reintroduce the bills an
had Wednesday morning set as time fC
a public discussion Of the measures
Efforts viii be renewed this week to tr
TO get enough signers for resubmi issio
Of the license question 70 the voters
Sussex county. but even those advocatin
this step say they have an outlook n
from promising They are disappointed b,
cause three Sussex county members cleo
ed as wet" men do not care to sign n
resubmission petition. The New Cast
county resubmission bill Is still IN n
committee on elections Of the Senate an
efforts will be made this week 10 get
reported out. Those opposing the bill al
seeking to delay Il as much as possibl
IN the hope that Il may be crowded out
relegated I'm the final rush OF buslnes
Efforts will be made 10 amend Il in a
Senate. and il this should be done a
bill might get tied up I'm the House wit
out being passed finally, and thus fail.
Hard Shedding Ahead.
All other bills aimed at the liquor ira
nc are not getting very far The mer
bers Of the House voted for the Ne
Castle local option bill because they Il
Il incumbent TO do so under their oath
but the bottle law" repeater and the b
providing for a search Of houses where
was suspected liquor might be sold
legally, were killed in the House II
latter bill is to be introduced in the Sena
- by Senator Anderson, and there are to
a host OF bills in the House 10 try to pr
es hibit the advertising OF liquors in "dr.
Id territory. and 10 prohibit the soliciting
's. orders for liquor in those districts. as w
III as to prevent the shipment OF liquor IN
he dry" districts. Stiu another measure pr
IL posed IS to include the whipping post
is mart Of the penaltv for selling LIQUOR