Middletown transcript., 1911-03-04
THE LEGISLATURE
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The House passed Mr.. ConwelPs bill
abolishing all lees for Kent county officials
and leaving those officers on the same
salary as at present.
Another Senate bill passed requires
children, if able, to contribute to the sup
port of their parents when the latter ale
unable to support themselves.
Another Senate bill passed was that
providing that where deceased person
leaves an administration of $75 or lesE
letters on the estate shall not be necessary.
Representative Conwell introduced 9
bill for the incorporation of Woodside.
The commissioners named are Burton
Cosden, 6. W. Walheater and Ezekiel
Cowgirl.
House bill making G olumbus day lega
holiday. Senate bill giving access to
graves of veterans for decorating purposes.
House bill extending the time for record
ing private acts.
Following a lengthy debate the Senate
killed the Senate bill Introduced by Sena-
tor Ewing providing for the assessment
and taxation of dogs for school purposes
and making them personal property.
Senator Thomas NJ. Monaghan, intro.
duced in the Senate Thursday afternoon
bill relating to cold storage and refri-
gerating warehouses and places and fixing
the time during which food may be
stored in them.
The Senate committee on public build.
ings and highways made favorable re-.
port on the bill OF Senator Louis A. Drex-
ler providing for the construction of the
state highway and authorizing an expen.
diture OF $75O,OOO.
Representative Richard G. Bucking-
ham, introduced bill in the House pro.
viding for the Levy Court of this county
to bond the county for an additional
$500, 600 for the purpose of continuing the
work of building permanent good roads.
By vote of 8 to the Senate passed
the Senate bill introduced by Senator
Drexler, requiring all vehicles to carry
lights after nightfall, and providing for
fine of S. for each offense or ten days
imprisonment. A similar bill introduced
two years ago by Senator Drexler was
killed by that body.
The Senate passed the Seuats bill in.
creasing the State appropriation for each
county from 81, 900 to 81, 800 for the ed
ucation Of those attending normal schools
intending to teach, the bilf requiring that
they shall teach in the scbot Is of this state
for two years Immediately following grad
uation.
In executive sessi IN which lasted only
a short space OF time the state Senate We'd
nesday morning confirmed the appoint.
ment made Tuesday by Governor Penne-
will Of New Castle county in the place
of Philip @. Churchman, who requested
the governor to withdraw bis name.
Four of Representative ConwelI's bills
to reduce the salaries Of State officers we're
killed III the House. The vote on none
of these BILLS was PARTISAN vote, as Dem
ocrats and Republicans voted both ways.
The bills voted on would have reduced
the salaries I, t the Governor, Secretary OF
State, State Treasurer and Insurance Com
missioner to $500. The present salary
of them is about 81, 900.
Among the bills introduced in the
House was the "Jim Crow" bill of Mr..
Bell. 1t requires railway and railroad
companies to provide separate coaches for
whites and blacks, and provides penalty
for from $500 to 5000 fine for the COM
pany failing to comply with the provisions
of the act. 1t a'so provides fine OF from
$25 to $50 for the person who wilfully
rides in any coach other than those de-
signAted for him.
Representative B. F. Cooper introduced
bill for the improvement of Kent county
highways. 1t authorizes the Levy Court
to appoint a road engineer at 81 800 q
year, and to issue bonds for general road
improvements. The road supervisors are
continued in Office. The bill provides
that a majority OF land owners along a
road may petition for the improvement
of that road, and if it is improved five
pr cent OF the cost shall be assessed
against each property abutting on the
road.
Representative CoDwtl. introduced joint
resolutions naming directors on the part
OF the state for tile branches of the Far.
mer's Bank OF Delaware at Wilmington,
Dover and Georgetown. The directors
nominated in the ConweIl resolutions are
those whose terms are just expiring, as
| follows: Wilmington branch-J. Ernest
Smith, David Snellenburg, Ezekiel
Cooper, Georgetown-W. j. Thorough.
good, John G. Townsend, Jr., and Walter
Il. Hilyard, Dover-Thomas G. Roe,
George H. Gilderslseve and George H.
Murray.
Representative White introduced bill
to create an undertakers' examiners board
of five competent undeTtakers actively
engaged in business. They shall be ap.
pointed by the governor. Persons en-
gagged iu the business at present may re.
ceive certificate by paying 81 to the
board. Others hereafter desiring to en-
gage in the business shall pay fee of So
and pass an examination as to their quaIi-
fications. A fine of $25 is provided for
anybody engaging in business contrary to
the law.