Evening journal., 1911-03-10
FAVOR REPEAL
OF BOTTLELAW
House Committee Also Reports
UnfaVOrably on Bill to Abolish
Voters Assistants
WILMINGTON SITUATION TO
BE CONSIDERED ON MONDAY

Special to THE EVENING jOuRNAA
DOVER, March 1O.-There was a
rush of business in both branches Of
the Legislature today and many bills
were passed by both houses.
Communications were received by
the Senate and House from the City
Council OF Wilmington requesting the
Legislature TO pass the bill legalizing
the Wilmington city government
On motion Of Representative CORN
ley, Monday afternoon next was fixed
as the time to give the City Council
of Wilmington a hearing on the bill.
A communication was received by
the Legislature from the Young Mems
Republican Club, of Wilmington. in
dorsing General duPont's highway Of
fer
The House passed Representative
Wilson's bill 10 abolish fee al
lowances for the State Treasurer and
TO place the treasurer on a salary Of
$4,000 annually and his deputy at
$1,000 a year.
Representative Conwell offered an
amendment to make the treasurer's
salary $4,000 a year, but later moved
TO recommit the bill in order to make
'hR III IOniilliitt. I1lb mo-
tion was lost and then the bill was
passed by the House by vote of 26
TO 9.
Other bills passed by the House in
oluded. Senate bill to renew the
charter of the State College for Col
ored Students; Senate bill for the
shelling Of roads I'm Little Creek hum
dred, Sussex county; House bill to
enable graduate pharmacists who hold
diplomas and We're I'm business for
ten years prior to the passage OF the
present druggists examining law 10
engage in business without undergo
ing an examination; the House bill
70 incorporate Woodside
Road Bill Goes Over.
Senator Drexler called ND his hill
10 amend the road laws of Sussex
county by requiring that the Levy
court shall improve roads according
70 the design of the county engineer.
tinal action was deferred on ID until
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Drexler explained that under
the present system each levy court
man has 2. method Of his own for inn
proving the roads. The DrexIer bill
WOULD apply the New Castle county
system to Sussex county. Mr.. Drey-
l2r said that some OF the Levy court
men we're opposing the bill, but
Joseph L. Cahall, attorney for the
Sussex Levy Court. was advocating
the bill and declared he would resign
rather than oppose it,
May Borrow for Bridge.
Other bills passed by the Senate
included the following: House bill
enabling drainage and ditch COM
panies to own and operate dredges
Senate bill authorizing the Kent
county Levy Court to borrow up to
$4,000 for a new bridge over Duck
creek House bill authorizing Mills
boro to borrow $4,000 to erect q new
school house; House bill fixing 81 1900
as the amount Millsboro can raise
annually for school taxes; House
bill extending the authority of the
Mayor of New Castle so that he can
imprison offenders uD TO thirty days
House bill to change the boundaries
of the town Of New Castle: House
bill authorizing New Castle 10 assess
farm lands in that city on a half val
uation basis; Senate bill fixing the
fishing season for shad in Mispillior
river from March to May 10; House
bill authorizing the condemnation oi
trliU AOl oAEMAtllluE IAAiAN river
Kent county; House bill appointing
the Governor president pro tenn o
the Senate and the Speaker of the
House as commission TO obtain {
portrait of the late Ambassador
Thomas F. Bayard to be displayed II
the capital; Senate bill amending thu
Incorporation law by providing tina
attachments against corporations
chartered in this State may be lai'
IN the hands Of anv resident director
I'm addition to other officers nov
specifed by law
Again Hit at LIQUORS.
A favorable report was made Il
the house on Representative Tebo'
bill to prohibit the sale Of medicina
bitters, hard cider or any medicines
or liquids containing a large per
ceutage Of alcohol in Kent or SUISSE,
county. The bill was reported will
an amendment prohibiting the givini
away of LIQUOR on election day.
A favorable report was also mad
on the hill To repeal the bottle Law
Voters Assistants May Remain.
An unfavorable report was mad
To the House on Representative Pool
IL.