Evening journal., 1911-01-17
HOUSE GETS
DOWN TO WORK
Measure TO Give Courts Dis
CretiOn in Imposing Penalty
for FeIOnlOuS Assault
LIQUOR LICENSE MAY
BE INCREASED TO $500

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan Representa-
tive Moore today notified the House
that he would introduce a bill to
give the court discretion TO impose
life Imprisonment instead Of death
in cases Of felonious assault should tho
Jury recommend to mercy. If this
bill passes. aud it is believed IL wills
Il will save the life of George Colom-
bo of Wilmington. reprieyed by Cow
crnor Jenewill until February II. 10
give the Legislature chance TO
change the law.
Representative Wilson, introduced
the first bills today they being to give
the State Hospital at Farnhurst s25.-
600 Immediately. and also TO make up
an $4,000 deficit They were referred
under suspension OF rules.
Representative Gormley gave notice
that he would Introduce a bill pr0yid-
ing for publicity for all campaign ex-
penditures by candidates aud party
organizations 10 be filed within thirty
days after election. with clerks Of tho
peace and the Secretary of state
Representative Locates will intro-
duce "A new Good Roads Law for Sus-
sex county. and Representative White
gave notice of a bill to prevent tho
sale of adulterated seeds.
Higher Liquor License.
Representative Honecker gave no.
tice of the Revenue Commissions bill
raising liquor licenses To $500 ia
cities of over ten thousand population.
$3.50 20 go TO the city, $50 to county
+ and $3.50 to State. In cities under ten
All fh. lfaat.un ia ~ hn Q+1n
- Half TO county and half TO State
Representative Beswick gave notice
OF bill to provide for the Depart
Z mcnt of Insurance an actuary and an
q examiner. DR.. Lightbourne made in
vocation in the Senate this morning
7 for FIRST time as chaplain.
Representative Moore gave notice
of bill for the licensing Of individuals
or firms having their principal place
of business without this State. but
I. having branches OF distributing de-
y pots la the State.
Representative r. o. Cooper intro
la duced the Delaware railroad tax in
N crease bill
"a Representative Hoffoeker gave no
,e tlce Of "A bill 10 create the Office OF
,e county comptroller for Kent and Rep.
n. resenuauvc Davis gave notice Of -
bin TO create the same Office Tor
Sussex.
rs Representative Buckingham ga "a
notice of bill for some road i'm
proyements in different hundreds oi
= New Castle county.
Revenue Commission Bills.
Former Senator George W. Sparks
in behalf of the Revenue and Taxation
Commission of which he is a member
y yesterday afternoon presented ts
\ Senate and House the report of th'
y Commission. and IL was read.
Colonel Sparks also gave 10 the
members about thirty bills TO carry ou
e the recommendations of the Commits.
- sion They were distributed among
several members OF both parties IN
the House TO be introduced, Repre-
sentative r O. Cooper. who is a men,
hor of the Commission. will Introduce
the bill TO increase from $4,000 ia
$4,000 the annual taxes on the Della.
ware Railroad. This bill is said tc
have the opposition Of the railroad
d company IN fact the recommendation
~ for that increase was not adopted un.
animously in the Revenue and Taxa.
% ton Commission, as the Commission
M report sets forth.
~ Dr. Cooper offered. and had adopted
In the. House a concurrent resolution
~ providing that all the bills introduced
'i at the request of the Revenue and Tax
alton Commission be considered at :
nd Joint session of Senate and House
and that all the bills be referred 4
on the House as a committee of the whole
IT, This will enable the members of boil
of branches 10 hear the merits of tn
ny measures explained at one session an'
m thus save time.
lst visit 10 State Colleges.
he The House concurred in the Senat
bf resolution 10 appoint a joint commit
he tee to arrange for the visit of the Les
IA islature TO Delaware College and IN
bol State College fer Colored students
a,. Speaker Campbell appointed Repr,
~ sentatiyes Wilson. Evans and Lecate
on the House Committee. Senator
Marshall and Fooks arc on the Senal
~ Committee
oai The Senate adopted a resolution o
me fered by Senator Miller endorsing Ne
or Orleans as a place for holding the O.
cs- position to commemorate the Panan
lot Canal In 1915.
an Some bills given notice of by Sci
"a ator Marshall included: Acts to MAX
. uniform the law of negotiable instrl
ments. to make uniform the law
ov- bills Of lading to make uniform ii
ere law OF scales Of goods, to make un
ion form the law of transfer of shares
vas stock in corporations. All these Law
BILE were recommended by the recent NJ
. tional Civic Federation.
Senator Monaghan gave notice Of
bill 10 change the name of Georl
Russell Williams to George William
Russell
WEATHER.