Evening journal., 1911-02-23

LIABILITY
legislature Gets Notice Of Act
Prepared by tie Rev.
H. W. Wells
ANOTHER RUSH
OF BILL NOTICES


tive T. o. Cooper in the Legislature
yesterday afternoon gave notice of an
employers liability bill, It being the
measure drawn by the Rev. II. W
Wells. of ST. Andrews Chu oh, VIII
mington, with som, notifications. II
applies to common carriers and abol-
ishes the fellow servant doctrine, and
provides t,ial contributory negligence
on the part Of any person injured or
killed shall not be a bar 10 the re-
covery Of damages provided such
negligence Is Of q lesser degree than
that OF the employing common car
rier Defects in equipment shall be
deemed prima facie evidence of neg
lect on the part Of the common car
rier.
More Good Roads.
Representative Locates gave notice
Of a good roads bill for the State, It
being 10 apply the Shoemaker law Of
Maryland TO Delaware. The bill pro-
vides that when two-thirds OF the
owners OF property along a road pc
tition the Levy Court TO improve such
road the Levy Court shall provide
for such good improvement The
owners Of property abutting on the
road shall pay five per cent Of the
cost Of such road Improvement. The
bill will carry an appropriation of
$4,000 TO each county to assist i'm
roadbuilding under It.
Money for Teachers.
Representative T. o. Cooper gave
notice OF a bill TO increase the num-
Der Of teachers upon which the APP
portionment Of the State school fund
may be made TO any school or dis
trict. Wilmington. which now has
more than 300 teachers, gets a share
of the school fund based on 1e5
teachers.
Columbus Day n Holiday.
I'm the House yesterday afternoon
Representative Conwells hill making
October IL, Columbus Day, a legal
holiday, was passed This bill was
advocated by the Knights OF Column
bus Of Wilmington and Italian or
panizations. Representative Conwell
In speaking on the bill said he de-
plored the tendency to make so many
holidays and that e might become
dangerous to business II kept up. He
said he hardly thought It had reached
tie dangerous point as yet and he
would vote for the bill with hest
fancy and reluctance. Mr.. Moore said
Coiurbus Day has heen made a legal
holiday In sixteen States. nine Of
which were among the original thir-
teen. The hill applies the legal holt
doy to banking institutions, State and
county offices.
Representative Wright gave notice
OF hill 70 REGULATE telephone rates
in Delaware. and to prescribe wha'
maximum rates shall be charged az
tots.
Representative Hammond gave no,
tice Of a bill to prescribe the mini.
mum compensation for school teach.
o~s in Delaware. II will classif,
'eachers according to years Of service
Nd proficiency basing the salary
he~eon
70 Abolis" Fee Allowances.
Representative White introduced
his hill to abolishing the fee allow
ances as nart OF the compensation of
county officials Of New Castle county.
Il allows the register in chancery and
tho con ptroller a deputy at 81, 200 a
year each.
Representative Goruley introduced
his three hills to validate the NUM-
cipal government Of Wilmington. Ia.
ealizirg all the acts Of the present
administration which has been de.
clared Illegal by the courts decision
and also to cure defects in the cleo
ton law that was found to have beor
unconstitutionally passed by the Leg
islature.
Representative Hurdle gave notice
OF q bill to require railroad compa
MES to furnish passenper cars will
( cuspidors and toilet articles.
For New Arsenal.
! Representative Buckingham gaveno
tice of his bill TO provide for a new
/ state Arsenal. II names Governo
/ Pennewill, State Treasurer Moor,
Acknowledgement Wickersham, tn
Quartermaster-General and the com
handing officer of troops to select
Z site for the new arsenal, and $500
Is appropriated TO erect and complet
the building. 1t will be eercted eithe
IN Newark or Dover, the chances ia
voring the latter place.
/ y Representative White gave motto
OF a. bill 10 change the polling plac
Of the Fifth Election District of chris
tiana hundred from Lawless' salool
to the DUPONT schoolhouse.
Some Bills Passed.
! Bills passed by the Senate yester
day afternoon included the following
House bill TO reincorporate tn
Board OF Education of frankfort.
House bill changing the time 70
opening the squirrel Season from tn
hrst OF November to September 1F
Senate bill authorizing the Boar
OF Education OF Harrington 20 borro,
$4,000 to build a new schoolhouse.
Senate bills permitting the Tow
/ Council Of Milford to levy taxes 10. a
amount equal to one and one-half De
cent. OF the assessed valuation. an
providing that the Board of Ligh
Commissioners OF Milford snail h
elected on the first Monday in Janu
airy, the same day as Councilmen ar
elected.
Bills passed by the House yeste,
day afternoon included the follow
ing:
House bill making the Levy CouI
district fncfead nf the oot.,,t.- ~ ..-