Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-23
DIVIDED ON
PARTY LINES
Several Election Bills Defeated
in the House This
Morning
Mr.. FLINN'S ANTI-TRESPASS
BILL PASSES SENATE

Special 10 THE EVENING OlRNAL
DOVER, Del. Feb. 23.-The House
this morning devoted some time TO
the consideration of election bills az
fecting Wilmington tho members OF
tine Department of Elections. Lambert
J FOulk, secretary of tho department T.
Democratic City Chairman Daniel Du-
Ross and Charles l.. Lloyd. secretary
10 Mayor Spruance. were here during
the morning session.
The House passed without Opposi-
ton the House bills providing that
registration officers I'm Wilmington
shall qualify before the Department
of Elections instead Of the Clerk Of
the Peace: House bin providing that
the Department OF Elections instead
Of the Sherif shall distribute the
registration books I'm Wilmington;
House bill providing that the last
Saturday in July and the first two
Saturdays IN August shail be the
registration days instead of the first
three Saturdays in August as at
present
Election Bills Defeated.
The House defeated by a party vote
the House bill providing that the De-
partment of Elections ia Wilmington
shall name the election clerks in
stead of the judges Of election naming
them, and also the House bill pro-
yiding that the polls at all elections
in Wilmington except at primaries
and the Board OF Education election
shall open between z and 7.3O o'clock
In the morning. aud close at 6 o'clock
In the evening. The vote ON both
these bills was twenty-five Repubji-
cans for the bills aud thirteen Demo-
Gratis against the bills. Speaker
Campbell ruled that the bills required
tWO-thirds vote when the question
was raised by one of the Republican
members
Representative r. o. Cooper offered
a substitute TO the bill fixing the time
for opening and closing the polls; one
providing that no polling place i'm VIII
mingtOn shall be in stable or build
Ing connected with stable. This
was voted down by the Republicans.
One other bill is to come up referring
10 the Wilmington elections this after
noon, and viii be passed as there is
no opposition TO It..
The House passed the House bill
appropriating $4,000 for improve
ments at the Cossage Farm at New
ark.
Anti-Trespass Bill Passed.
The Senate passed without any
further debate Senator Films bill in
creasing the penalty for respassinc
on railroad property Gp % three
months imprisonment. The Senate
also passed the Senate bills, givine
the Governor and the Secretary oi
State stenographer at $1,000 a veaI
instead OF $500 as at present, and a
clerk at $500 year for the Secretar,
OF State. That money is now paio
out of the contingent fund.
Discussion over these bills develop
ed into an all around testimonial tc
Miss Fannie Harrington, who has been
chief clerk in the Office of the Secre-
tary of State during several adj
ministrations. She will benefit by the
salary increase.
The Senate also passed the follow
ing bills: Changing the date Of school
elections in Marshallton to the last
Saturday in June; House bill permit
ting fish to be caught within the locks
| of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal at Delaware City.
The following bills were given no.
tice of in the Senate:
BY Senator Finn: To change the
boundaries and create a new election
district in Christiana hundred.
BY Senator Fooks: Providing for
the construction of a bridge across
Laurel River at Laurel
BY Senator Ewing: Providing that
no railroad, highway or railway here
after to be constructed shall cross at
grade
BY Senator Marshall; To facilitate
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