Evening journal., 1911-03-31
SOLONS HAD A
MIX-UP AT END
Senate Passed, But House
Killed Bill to Abolish High
way Commissioner OfKent
JUVENILE COURT IS
PROVIDED by LAW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 31.-Just prior
to adjournment sine die of the Legis
lature yesterday afternoon the Senate
and House got into disagreement
over a pending bill, which was killed
by the House after it had passed the
Senate unanimously. The bill was to
repeal the Soper good roads law for
Kent county and to abolish the office
of State Highway Commissioner of
that county created under that act The
Democratic Levy Court of Kent county
failed to carry out the provisions of
the Soper law as to borrowing money
for road improvements. Governor Pen
newill two years ago under that act
appointed c. B. Hope, of Dover, as
Highway Commissioner for Kent coun-
ty He was willing and ready to per-
form his duties at all times, but there
has been practically nothing for him to
do because the Kent Levy Court would
not furnish the money for road work
A bill was introduced i'm the Senate
yesterday afternoon by Senator An
derson to repeal the Soper law and
abolish the office of Highway Commits
sioner for Kent county. BY abolishing
the office the State would be saved
$1,000 a year in salary for the next
two years. ~ was explained that the
law was imperative because of the
Levy Courts failure to issue bonds
within the prescribed time.
The bill passed the Senate unani-
mously, but when it struck the House
Representative Messick's highway
committee reported .unfavorably on it,
and it was killed by a party vote, the
Democrats voting for the repeater and
the Republicans against it. Represen-
tative Conwell, Republican, was out of
the room at the time and when he re-
turned, after a consultation with some
of the Republican members, he moved
a reconsideration in an effort TO have
the bill passed. AS the House was
working under suspension Of rules,
unanimous consent was required TO
reconsider the vote. Consent was with
held by Representative Tebo and
Messick which left the bill defeated.
Threatened a H0ld-Up.
Representative Marvel introduced and
had passed by the House bill eX-
tending the time for Kent county as
SCISSORS to make their returns until
Thursday OF next week The time for
making returns is Saturday OF this
week. but It appears that one assessor
will not be ready with his return then,
aud IL was thought best to extend the
time in order to remove any doubt as
10 validity of the assessment. When
the bill reached the Senate, and il
was learned that the House had killed
the bill repeating the Soper law, some
of the Senators were indignant and II
looked as if they intended to kill the
House bill affecting the assessors out
of revenge. Senator Walls referred
10 the House action as contemplate
The Senate finally passed the as
SCISSORS bill. however.
Senator Drexler had worked indus
triously during the day to try to gel
the Soper law repealed, and It was
initmated that some of the opposition
TO the bill was because of Drexler's
activity for it.
Juvenile Court Bill Passed.
The House called up and passed
Senator Miller's Juvenile Court bill
for Wilmington and it was passed
with an amendment offered by Repre-
sentative White providing that thc
juvenile court judge could be a bust
ness man, to be appointed by tho
Judges Of Superior Court. and to serv,
without salary The original bill pro
vided that the Judge of the juvenile
court should be a member Of the Bal
and receive $500 a year. The Senate
concurred in the House amendment tC
the bill.
Revenue Bills Passed.
The Senate passed two bills recon
mended by the Revenue and Taxation
Commission. One is to amend thu
manufacturers tax law and will brinl
several thousand dollars more rev
cnue 10 the State annually. The othe
is to fix a schedule of licenses TO
amusements. 1t fixes a license 70
amusement parks, covering all amuse
ments therein, at $500 a year.
fixes the license for a circus at 500
year al or near Wilmington, AM
800 a year at or near other town
of the State. Theatres and mOvinl
picture shows in Wilmington shal
pay 500 year license, and outsid
of Wilmington $25 year.
Both branches adopted a concurren
resolution offered by Sen. Sheldrake
thanking c. c. Yates and IT. F. Moor
of the Federal Governments service
for their services i'm surveying AM
plotting the States oyster beds
There was a long wait while tn
Juvenile Court bill was being enroll
ed. as II had TO be signed during tn
session to make II effective. TIL,
Legislature adjourned sine die at ga
o'clock.