Evening journal., 1911-02-14
HOUSE KILLS
SHERIFF BILL
Members Do Not Favor the
Extension Of Term to
Four Years
PUBLICITY BILL REPORTED
WITH RECOMMENDATION

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb 1.-THE House, this
morning killed Representative Gill
lis, bill to amend the Constitution to
provide four year terms for the coro-
ners and sheriffs hereafter to be cleo
ted in the state. Walter H. Hayes ex-
planned the bill The vote was p
nays and IA yeas. The Republicans
split up, many Of the down-State
members voting against It; and Rep
resentatives Gormley and Hammond,
Democrats, voted for IL, and all the
other Democrats against II.
Kent County Hospital.
Representative Tebo will introduce
later today a bill to establish THE
Kent County Hospital at Dover. It
appropriates $5,000sfor establishing a
hospital at Dover, and $4,000 annually
for maintaining it. The following
fecker, DR.. l.. A. II. Bishop Walter
Morris, George II. Hail. James II.
Hughes, George NJ. Fisher, Ed. Willim.
Dr. c. J. Harbordt, Edward A. Evans
and DR.. George w. Marshall.
Representative Gillis, as chairman
of the House Committee on Elections,
reported favorably six bills to give
the Department of Elections custody
and control of the registration books
at the city elections i'm Wilmington.
Representative Gormlcy's bill proyid-
ing for publicity for nomination and
election expenses was reported on its
merits.
A substitute bill was reported favor
ably for Representative Whites bill
prohibiting New Castle county officials
from being elected for a second term
, The substitute makes this prohibition
apply to the entire State. The bill
giving the Department Of Elections
the appointment Of election clerks in
, Wilmington, was reported favorably.
The House passed Representative T
o. Cooper's bill to impose a $40 fine oi
Imprisonment upon persons who keel
out public library books after beinl
notified in writing TO return them.
May Re-surVey a Boundary.
Walter II. Hayes today advocated tn
passage of law providing a commits
sion to re-survey the New Castle coun
a ty-Kent county boundary. He says
" has not been surveyed since 1880. ]
l. 1898, the Kent-SusseX boundary wa
Z surveyed and suitably marked wit
"a granite stones.
" Representative Wilson gave motto
- of a bill TO amend the law in relatio
N 10 investment of trust funds by trus
Is tees.
70 = House passed Speaker Campbell
a bill to reincorporate Selbyville
" names Speaker Campbell, W. r. Nc
y Cabe. John G. Townsend. w. b. Der
y rickson and c. l.. McCabe. as com
missioners.
The House passed Representatiy
~ Hammond's bill to amend the chart6
'Ss of Georgetown and to. re-incOrporai
the Board of Education Of Frankfor
y Sussex County Salaries.
Senator Blackstone introduced HI
bill to abolish fees as part Of the con
pensation of Sussex county Official
and to put all Of those offices on
salary basis.
n The salaries proposed I'm the Blacl
stone bill are as follows: Clerk of tt
y Peace. 1900; Sheriff, $4,000; Core
ner. $500; Prothonotary, 81 800: RI
, corder of Deeds. S1.500; Register
- Wills, 81 500; Register in Chancer
~ $500; Clerk of Orphans Court, $50
~ In the Senate yesterday afternoC
~ the following bills were reported Fl
VI vorably: Senate bill concerning pu
W. lie roads and bridges; Senate bi
y changing the name of John NJ. Thom
son to John Nj. Cannon, House bill
change the names Of Drury HintC
Doggett Leroy Benjamin Doggett an
Edward Marten Doggett; Senate b
- to change the name Of George Ru
sell Williams to George Williams Ru
sell
IT. Senator Pierce introduced his bill
st exempt from examination for teacher
nd certificates those persons who ha
h. taught school satisfactorily for Fl
- years, and graduates of normal schOo
a. and reputable colleges.
"a In the House yesterday afternol
~ Representative T. o. Cooper gave n
"a tice Of bill to extend the time
IN which the Mercantile Trust and Sa
Deposit Company of Wilmington mu
ss engage in business. The company W
er chartered two years ago.
n Representative Hammond gave !
tice Of a bill to reincorporate Geora
town aud also a bill to provide sol
other method Of issuing certificates
shipment of bodies on trains, in 4
ditiOn to the present plan.
Representative White gave not
" Of a bill to amend the act in relati
~ to releases, acquittances and receil
to executors and administrators.
Representative Buckingham int
NJ. duced his bill 70 create commissi
Ia and TO appropriate $4,000 for De
ave wares participation in the iiftieth Z
ta- niversary of the battle of Gettysbu
an I'm 1918.
ate Representative Locates introdu,
an his bill for the relief Of the pub
the schools of Delmar.
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