Evening journal., 1911-02-18

PLAN TO STOP
House HAS a Resolution to Shut
Off New Bills After
March |
HOUSE PASSES EWING'S
HEAVY PENALTY BILLS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Feb. IS Members of
the House of the Legislature desire TO
choke off new business at an early
date and get down to consideration
of bills on the calendar. Friday af
next week is the time fixed by Senate
and House for shutting OFF notices OF
bills, and Representative Messick In
the House yesterday offered the fol-
lowing resolution which Will be gl-
en- a second reading on Monday:
Resolved, That no new bills ca
ceptng appropriation or claims bills
shall be introduced i'm either house of
the General Assembly after Wodnos-
day, March ], and be il further
Resolved, That no bills will be con-
sidered excepting appropriations or
claims bills after Tuesday, March T.
1t is hardly likely that the resolu-
tion as drawn will get through, as 1t
shuts OFF new business too early for
some of the members. The Legisla-
ture will adjourn about March 81.
Senator Ewings bills providing for
an increase of the penalty for burg
( larly to twenty years, for an increase
of the penalty for highway robbery TO
! twelve years and authorizing the
/ Governor to issue up to $4,000 reward
| for the detection of criminals, were
passed by the House yesterday after
noon. They were explained in the
! House by Representative HOffecker as
being demanded as an outcome of the
depredations committed I'm the rural
districts and also because Of the
Casey murder in Brandywine hundred
Mr.. Hohecker explained that the
/ Governor now is authorized to offer up
to $500 reward, and following the
Casey murder private residents had
to put up the reward beyond that fig
ure to make up $4,000.
Representative Gillis, who as State
detective worked on the Casey murder
case and arrested Reese Roberts. col
ored, who was convicted Of the MUIR
der, explained that no State officer can
share in the reward offered by the
State. He said no State officer received
part of the States share of the re-
ward in the Casey murder case.
Representative Conwell thought the
jump from $500 to $1,000 was biz
Jump, but when it was explained tha
the offering Of the reward is discre
tionary and requires the recommends
tion OF the attorney-gencral. too, Their
was no opposition and everybody yotel
, for the bills.
J Several bills were given notice of II
the Senate yesterday afternoon.
{ Some Proposed Legislation.
Senator Finn gave notice Of a bill Il
{ amend the act providing for a county
engineer for New Castle county Al
/. present the act does not require thaf
the county engineer shall be a compe
, tent engineer, but the Finn bill vii
make such a provision.
Senator Anderson introduced a bill
repeating all the laws relating to roat
improvements in Kent county, anC
abolishing the office of the county
highy ay commissioner.
Senator Monaghan gave notice Of ;
bill which will make it possible fol
the courts &c order children to con
tribute to tie support of their parents
Z when the latter are unable to supper
themselves, providing the children ar
able to contribute to their support
, Mr.. Drexler gave notice of a bill re
curing all vehicles to carry lights az
for nightfall A similar bill two year
ago was killed
Senator Marshall introduced mis- bill
providing for the abolition of the of
fees of county tax collectors in Ken
county at the expiration of the term
of the present officials and providing
that the taxes shall be collected by tn
, receive q taxes and county treasurer
, whose annual salary shall be SlS0l
Provision is also made for a deputy
who shall receive a salary Of $500 an
nually.
? Marriage Bill Reported.
b Senator DreXleIes bill to regulat
p marriages and requiring a physica
examination of all applicants for mar
riage licenses was reported to tn
r Senate on its merits.
n Senator Drexler yesterday afternOo
gave notice Of two bills providing 70
a penalty of from one TO three year.
e Imprisonment for persons who con
d duct houses Of I'll fame, and inmate
n of those houses. and upon certain per
j sons connected with the business. TIL
proposed bills also will make the ties
timony of the inmates as we'll as Gil
u cumstances competent evidence.
o Representative Gillis yesterday gay
notice Of a bill TO put the bailiiis am
d the page of the courts upon a salar
, Of $50 month, instead Of a per dieI
S allowance as at present.
May Kill Election Bills.
Representative Alexander intro
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