Evening journal., 1911-03-20
BUSY WEEK
OPENS AT DOVER
Many Delegations Urging
Various Measures Appear
at the State Capital
CHARTER cnMMIggInN EOR
OhhNAEn UvMHIkSOIUN FUN
CITY TO BE RECONSIDERED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
DOVER, March 20.-Many delera-
tons attended the Legislature TODAY
for and against pending bills and in
dlcauons are for the busiest week by
FAR Of the session.
me Street and Sewer directors OF
Wilmington and Street Commissioner
Pierson with Secretary Chrlsty are
here advocating the abutting prop
erty paving bill which has been re-
ported unfavorably to the House.
A big delegation of Wilmington
plumbers is here TO advocate the
House bill to create a plumbers ex-
amining board for Wilmington which
had been reported unfavorably.
Wilmington Charter Bill.
Herbert II. Ward. William r. Ban
croft. William f. Kurtz and George
B. Miller Of the Wilmington Civic AS
ISOLATION are here advocating the pas
sage OF Representative Moore's reso-
luton to create the Wilmington Char
ter Commission. tho resolution hav-
ing been defeated on Friday by the
Democrats. In all probability the
resolution will be reconsidered and
passed today without much opposition.
Representative Of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
are here urging reconsideration Of
Senator MOnaghans Public Utilities
bill. which was passed Friday.
The New Castle county Levy Court
is here advocating bills for the issuing
of bonds for a new bridge I'm VIII
mington. enlargement Of the Court
House and good roads.
Representatives Of telegraph and
telephone companies doing business
I'm Delaware are here opposing tn,
Consumers League bills to amend tn,
child labor law and to regulate tn,
hours Of employment of women be
cause the law would seriously affec
both companies.
John S. Rossell and other Whining
ton bankers are here advocating IN
Senate bill TO restrict the use Of IN
work trust" In titles Of companie
chartered I'm Delaware.
Delaware College Charter.
Big, delegations are here on IN
subject Of Delaware College charts
legislation. One delegation is urgln
. the granting OF perpetual chart,
. for the college and another favor
the granting of a charter for tv
years only. An effort will be made {
agree on Senator Corbit's bill TO COZ
tinue for two more years the Dels
ware College Charter Commissio
with the view OF reaching an amicabl
agreement II provides that vacancie
occurring in the old Board Of Trus
tees shall be fitted by appointment
made by the Supreme Court Of tn
State BY this method the State con
troll OF the college is to be gradual
accomplished.
Miss Emily p. Bissell is here advc
eating legislation TO enable cities an
counties 10 make appropriations I
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Sc
ciety.
DR.. A. z. Frantz is here advocatin
legislation for the Stae Board {
Health and c. r. Van Trump. {
Wilmington. is here I'm favor OF legis
lation asked by the State Commissio
for the Blind.
Miss Margaret Shearman Is heI
working in behalf of the bills Of III
Consumers League.
A delegation Of druggists is hel
opposing Representative Wilson
bill that would enable any druggi
who had a certificate and engaged
business ten years prior to the crei
. tion of the examining board, TO el
. gage I'm business again without unde
. going an examination.