Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
MANY MATTERS IN THE
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE

greater pOIIlOu OI lIle dlIeIuOOn.
The House passed the House bill
of Rep. Pool, making the squire
season open September 10 instead o.
November 10, as at present, afte
Mr.. Pool had made the plea tina
squirrels are fat and juicy" in Sep
tember and hardly fit to eat il
November. The bill was not passed
without a fight, the vote being L 9 to
III.
Rep. White of Christiana hundred,
gave notice of bill to reduce the
maximum speed of automobiles and
motorcycles from twenty to fifteen
miles an hour in the open country.
Senator Drexler has given notice
of bill in the Senate to increase the
speed limit from twenty to twenty
four miles an hour, to make it uni
form with the laws of Pennsylvania
and Maryland.
The House passed the House bill
introduced by Mr.. Swan to amend
the fishing laws so that herring may
be caught in the locks of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal at Della
ware City.
Rep. Messick gave notice of bill
for the protection of game from dogs,
by prohibiting dogs running at large
during certain months of the year.
While the bill has not been drawn, it
is especially intended for the protec-
ton of rabbits and quail and will
probably require dogs to be kept
housed or in leash, in all rural terri
tory, from March to October of each
year.
Harry V. Lyons of Lewes, has a
law amending the pilot laws of Del
aware, and it will be introduced
shortly.
The purpose of the bill is to make
the Delaware pilot regulations con-
form to the Pennsylvania regula-
tions. 1t will provide for appren-
tices in the service, who, after four
years service as such, pass to the
"15-foot branch" (being permitted
to pilot boats drawing Is feet of
water next, after two year, passing
to the "23-foot branch, and after
year in that service to become full
hedged pilots.
Under the present system pilot
is required to serve six years, after
which he goes to the 12foOt service
for year, when he becomes full
dedged pilot
In the House Mr.. Buckingham
his bill providing for the
of commission by the
governor to arrange for the Battle Of
Gettysburg celebration, at Gettys- |
burg, in 1913.
Mr.. Hammond gave notice of a
bill to amend the laws of the State .
Board of Health, whereby the mat
Ter of obtaining permits for the ship
nent of bodies into the State will be
facilitated
In the Senate Mr.. DuttOn gave
notice of bill providing for the inn
to the streets of Seaford.
The bill has not been drawn, and it
s understood that Senator Dutton
simply gave the notice in order to
ret the matter before the people Of
hat town in order to ascertain if
uch meets with their approval.
Senator Miller gave notice of a
ill amending the law governing the
of public records. The
of the bill is to change the
lame of the Division of Public Rec
,rds to the Public Archive Commits
ion and give the commission some
dditional power.
The Senate passed the House joint
providing for an audit of
he accounts of State officers and in
titutions, and it resulted in some
opposition on the part of Senator
Iarshall, who said that in view of
be fact that the accounts were aud 4
ed by the State Auditor, he would !
onsider it a reflection were he an
hicial to have an additional audit a
lade.
Notwithstanding that the resolu-
ion did not come up for final pas
age until Monday, Chauncey P.
Iolcomb already has been engaged
} do the work, and when Senator
Iarshall learned this, he withdrew
is objection, but he served notice
nat he would oppose the resolution
roviding for the Little Legisla-
ire" which will 60 over the ac-
1unts of the State officers and insti- :
ltions next winter. i,
Senator Marshall declared that
hat was needed more than any
ling else in the way of an audit,
as an auditing of the accounts Of
,e county officials of Kent and Sus-