Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-20
MUCH WORK
INLECISLATURE
Wilmington Election Law
Amendments to Be Con-
Sidered on Thursday
BEAR WON'T GET
ELECTION DISTRICT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Feb. 20.-On unfavor-
able report was made In the Mouse to-
day on the bill creating a new cleo
ton district for New Castle hundred
with a polling place at Bear Station,
Representative Wilson introduced
his bill providing for the tearing down
of the old Jail at New Castle.
Representative ellis introduced his
bill to allow one railway company TO
use tracks of another to get to a rail-
road station or wharf I'm Wilmington.
Mr.. ellis also introduced bills pro-
viding for licensing by the State
! Courts of persons. on payment OF
! $40 fee, to carry concealed deadly
weapons; also a bill fixing the COM
pensation of bailiff and the page in
New Castle County Courts at $3.50 a
year; requiring distributors OF sam
pies and bill posters to pay $40 license
yearly.
Representative T. o. Cooper intro
duced his bill providing for the teach
ers returning fund in the city Of Will
mington and $4,000 appropriation an
nually from City Council to that
fund He also introduced his bill for
the Revenue and Taxation Commits
sion, Increasing the Delaware rail-
road taxes $4,000 a year; also his act
to prohibit the promiscuous aud un-
necessary blowing of whistles in VIII
b mington, and authorizing the courts to
fix fees Tor expert and professional
witnesses in court.
J Representative Hoffecker introduce
2 ed his bill providing for a commission
to re-survey the New Castle and Kent
county boundaries.
$500 Salary for Governor.
Representative Conwell introduced
bills fixing the Governors salary at
$4,000 year; putting Kent county
/ officials on a salary basis and abol-
I ishing fee allowances, and fixing the
insurance commissioners salary at
$4,000 a year.
Representative T. o. Cooper gave
notice of a bill to amend te act for
the taxation of breweries. At present
they are taxed for each bar eel of beer
brewed and the proposed change is
, 10 tax them on the amount Of beer
sold.
Representative Gormloy gave notice
of bill to conform the sale Of real
estate by the city of Wilmington tC
the B. and o. railroad for its new
bridge route.
, Representative Wilson gave notice
! of bill TO classify real estate II
New Castle for the purpose Of taxa
ton
Representative Messick gave MOTTO
. of a bill providing for the drainage q
land and authorizing drainage an
ditch companies to own and operat
n dredges. He also gave notice Of
bill for the relief Of Mllsboro publ
schools.
Representative Swan gave notice {
a bill to provide for a method of in
- creasing the revenue of incorporate
cities and towns.
County Civil Engineer.
Senator Finn introduced a bill pre-
viding that the county engineer q
New Castle county shall be a civ
engineer and Senator Corbit intro
duced his bill providing that the Stat
Library shall be open from in III
morning until 4.SO o'clock in the of
ternoon.
- The House passed the House resolu
ton providing for flagstaff and tn
display of the State and Nationa
flags on the new Administrative
Building, and the House bill requil
AnE AdhEAo VI ny oAiAo " ANheh ~
them
Election Department Bills.
The House fixed Thursday mornin
as a time for consideration of all III
House bills amending the electio
49, laws of Wilmington, giving the Do
partment of Elections additional pow
ers, and providing that the registr'
80 ton books shall be turned over
the department for use at city ele'
tions.
- Representative ellis called up or
of the bills, and RepresentatiN
Gormley asked that It be deferre
Id until Thursday He explained that u
Democrats We're not ready to vote &
day Representative ellis consente
= George II. Mccall and Lambert
:. Folk, secretary of the Department
Elections, were here to explain Il