Evening journal., 1911-01-26

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Senator Corbit has a bill for the
Secretary of State to procure a new
seal
Senator Marshall offered a resolu-
ton that the Senate procure a copy Of
"Nessersmith's Government Of Della
ware" but Senator Finn
thought the procuring of valuable
things for members might open a
dangerous door and action was de-
ferred.
To Verify Assembly Journals.
Several important bills given no.
tice Of yesterday are to be introduced
within a day or two. Senator Mon
aghan. gave notice of a bill to pro-
vide a method for the verification and
preservation OF the journals OF both
branches Of the Legislature Attorney
General Gray is to draw the bill and
II is designed TO provide legal
method for verifying the records in
the printed journals in event OF liti-
cation, and also a method for pre-
serving the original minutes kept by
the clerks of the Legislature. The
bill will meet a condition that arose
during the hearing OF the Whining
ton election cases, which emphasize
the importance of the Legislative
journals.
Senator Monaghan also will intro
duce a series OF bills authorizing
municipalities and counties TO appro
pirate money annually to the Della
ware State tuberculosis Commission
and also for the State to appropriate
money, the amount not yet deter.
mined upon, to that commission.
More Speedy Justice.
Representative Evans gave motto,
OF a bill 10 enact the recommends
tions OF Governor Pennewill as t.
changes In the State courts, to eX
pedite the handling OF criminal casel
OF minor Importance. The bill vii
make one judge a quorum to holt
court and conduct trials i'm certail
criminal cases 10 be specified. Thi'
method will enable two sessions O
court TO be held IN one county at tn,
same time. and will clear the crlmina
] dockets without much delay In III,
more important criminal cases tw,
Judges at least will sit on tho bench
This method Is followed I'm othei
| States.
Another change to be provided FOL
is that OF expediting appeals from
the decision OF the lower courts b,
having a hearing on the appeal M
soon as possible by the Judges with
out the lapse of several months wait
ing for the Supreme Court IN regular
sessions.
Mr.. Evans also will introduce
bill to create the position OF proba
tion officer In connection with tn
! criminal courts In each county.
Severe Penalties for Crime.
Senator Ewing today gave notice o
( three important bills. One Is to an
/ thorize the Governor TO issue reward
up to $4,000 for the arrest and con
Viction Of persons who commit helm
Gus crimes. At present the Governo
Is limited to offering $500 reward.
The demand for an Increase of tha
amount to $4,000 grows out Of senti
ment over the Casey murder at CLAY
mont, whore Colonel James G. Nc
Comb contributed part Of the rewar
money when It was found the Cover
nor could not exceed $500.
Other bills given notice of by Sen
ator Ewing are to increase the max
mum penalty for highway robber
from six years to ten years imprisor
ment and for burglary from te
years TO twenty years Imprisonment
These bills are the outgrowth of tn
many burglaries and robberies in IN
rural districts.
To Repeal "BOttle Law"
Representative Pool yesterday a
ternoon gave notice of bill to r.
peal the "bottle law" as the law
known, that permits liquor or be,
to be sold in bottles and kettles TO !
taken away from saloons. A "bo
tie law" repeater has been before u
Legislature for several successi'
sessions, but 4 has been defeat,
each time by a narrow margin.
Mr.. Pool also gave notice of a b
TO require the Delaware Railroad Cor
pany to maintain fagman at n
Pleasant crossing. He says both bill
We're given to him by his constit
ents.
/, Mr. Marvel gave notice that he W
1 introduce a bill TO amend extensiy
I, ly the laws regulating the taking
oysters from natural beds. He do