Evening journal., 1911-03-23
COUNCIL ACTS
NOT VALIDATED
Bill Voted Down by House
After Republicans Question
Right to Support
Measure
BELIEVE SOME ACTS
SHOULD NOT BE LEGALIzED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER March 23.-After much dis
cussion the House this morning
again defeated a bill TO validate tho
acts of tho present city Council and
officers of Wilmington during ihe
present administration. The Repub-
licans voted against validating the
acts and the Democrats for H.
Representative Gormlcy called up
the bill to enforce the collection of
capitation taxes and then offered as a
substitute his bill to validate the acts
of the officers of Wilmington which
bill was defeated the other day. Rep
rosentatiyo Moore asked his reasons
for again offering that bill and Mr..
Gormlcy replied that the citizens do
mandod the passage OF the bill and
there was no politics In t.
Doubtful Over Some Acts.
Representative Moore said thcia
was doubt that some OF tho acts Of
the officers should be lcgalized. but 10
was asking too much for the Logisla-
ture to condone all Of the acts of tho
present officers OF Wilmington no
said II was putting the responsibility
where II did not belong and he did
lNi AHAih AHt AH'klNiNlUlf NIVuiu 0'
called on TO pass such n bill Ha
intimated. however. that he would
vote TO validate marriages performed
/ by the Mayor and the president Of
I Council Of the present administra-
tion. He asked that action he de-
fcrred that he might prepare an
| amendment
GOrmIcy opposes Delay.
n -. u
he would oppose any deiorring Of ac-
ton. and he pointed out the necessity
for validating the tax levy and assess
ment for the ensuing fiscal year. Mr..
Moore. however, contendod that that
would be done anyway. and added that
tho bill ewas too broad. He said the
Republicans would not support It.
/, Representative r. o. Cooper asked
, Mr., Moore It he knew OF any acts
OF the present administration tha
were improper and should not be vail
! dated Mr. Moore replied that he di
y not consider that II was his duty
q specialize any such aots and thf
= would be for the people of Wilm'ds,e
n 10 decide at any rate. Or. Coope
\ then said ~ the opposition was for
! purely political reason be would lik
to know it Mr.. Moore replied ina
the Republicans would be responsible
for the way they voted.
GOrmley Asks About SNAKES
Representative Conwell suggested
that action be deferred so that the
Wilmington members could try 10
agree Representative Gormley OBJ
iected. and this plan was not follow
ed. The vote was then taken but be-
fore the result could be announced
Representative Gormley moved that
announcement Of the roll call be de-
ferred and that the bill be referred
TO the legislative attorneys to deter
mine whether there we're any snakes
Pin #. Mr.. Moore contendcd that the
motion was out Of order but the
speaker ruled that Il was In order
Mr.. Gormley's motion was lost fifteen
, yeas TO twenty nays. Mr. Conwell Re.
publican, voted with the Democrats
, to defer.
, Action then was taken on the adop'
I ton OF the Gormley substitute to val.
, idate the acts of the city officials, and
the substitute was rejected thirteen
! Democrats voting for IL and twenty
two Republicans against II.
This left the capitation tax bill be-
fore the House and at Mr.. Gormley
suggestion action on IL was de-
. ferred.