Middletown transcript., 1911-04-01
THELEGIsLATURE
Adiourns After Some Stirring
And Sensational Scenes

An0 SENSATIONAL SC616S
Both branches of the general assembl
Thursday afternoon acted favorably o
senate joint resolution appropriatin
So, 1000 to Rebecca A. Lore, the widow c
former Chief Justice Charles B. Lore.
The House passed the House bill pro
viding for the governor to appoint com
mission of three to act as an undertaken
examining board. They will receive nj
compensation and the purpose of thl
board is to examine and issue certificates
to those entering the business.
The Senate passed the Senate bill au
thorizing the town of Dover to borrow
$25, 900 for new school buildings.
The Senate passed Senator Corbit's
joint resolution appropriatiDg $25. 900 for
properly furnishing of the new State
House and Administration building, to
be done by the State House commission.
The Legislature already has passed a
House bill appropriating $4,000 to reim-
burse persons who advanced that amount
to the State House commission to restore
the old State House to its colonial appear
ance and to make other improvements,
The new building and Improvements have
cost about $4,000 as they stand. The
$25, 200 is to lay new floors, make many
other improvements and furnish the
building.
The Senate passed the House bill ap.
propriating $40, 900 to the Delaware tuber.
culosis commission, for the erection and
equipment of buildings, providing the
same amount is first raised by subscrip
tions by the commission.
Salary increases granted include the
folloWing State Ttreasurer's deputy, ST..
200 year; State Auditors deputy, 81, 200
year, from 5000; State Librarian, 81, 200
a year, from $500; chief clerk to secretary
OF State, ST 200 year, from 5000; steno-
grapher TO secretary OF States Office, from
5000 to $S00i clerk in insurance commits
sioner's office, from $500 to $500 year;
State Treasurer's salary, $500 year after
1918 mot an iucrease) New Castle County
Superintendent Of schools, 1900 to ST.
500 year.
The House passed the House bill in
creasing tile salary of the State Judges BY
vote OF "a to z. 1t increases the salary
Of the chancellor and chief justice from
81. 500 to 5000, and the associate judges
from 81, 900 to $4, 800.
The Senate passed the House bill to ap-
propriate $l5,0 900 for the erection OF
state arsenal at Dover that also can be used
for state functions and celebrations and
public meetigs.
Some of the big appropriations include
the following: $4,000 to the state hos
pital; $4,000 for a new armory a
Dover; $40, 900 to Delaware College ;$9, 900
for the department of agriculture exten.
sion; SIS, 900 for the state farm at Newark;
81, 800 for chair of history at Delaware
College; $1,000 to the State College for
Colored Students; $4,000 to reimburse
persons who loaned money for state house
alterations, aud $25, 900 to complete that
work; So, 500 for repairs to colored school
houses; $500 for a marker TO Delaware
troops at Valley Forge; So, 900 a year for
two years to Old Folks Home at Dover.
Among the important bills passed were
the following:
Bill creating new state board of edu.
cation with power to give certificates TO
capable teacher without re.examination.
Bills establishing commission to in
vestigate child labor conditions and to |
draft an employers liability law, the |
to report to the next session |
of the general assembly.
Bills creating the Offices of comptroller
in Kent and Sussex counties.
Giving sweeping powers to the state |
board of agriculture with respect to quar-
antine in cases OF epidemics and appro-
priating additional money.
Enforcing the collection of capitation
taxes.
Bills accepting the tender of all rights,
title and interest to to the state from the
old board Of Delaware College.
New game laws, whose enforcement
will be under the supervision of game
and fish commission and providing for
resident and nonresident fees.
Bills continuing the revised code com.
mission, the school commission and the
revenue and taxation commission.
A new marriage law which promises to
decrease WiImington's fame as a Gretna
Green.
Two bills with stringent provisions aim.
ed at the white slave traffic.