Evening journal., 1911-02-15
Senator DrexIer Proposes
That Amendment TO the
Consfifufion---Ofher I'm
porfanf Bills Before the
Legislature

Special 10 the EVENING JONNANhi~
DOVER, Del. Feb. 15.-Senator
Drexler gave notice to the Senate yes
terday that he will introduce bill
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutlon to provide for the submis-
sion to the voters in each Of the four |
Constitutional Districts OF the State
every eight years the question OF the |
license or no license OF the sale OF
intoxicating liquors. Il is the same
bill he introduced two years ago,
which was Killed then.
Many persons regard the method
proposed by Mr.. Drexler as the best
that can be adopted to terminate the
incessant battling over the wet" and
dry" question and to take that issue
out OF politics The bill provides that
the first election shall be held In 1914,
and that an election shall 0e held
every eight years thereafter on the
wet" and dry" issue I'm each dis
trict. These elections shall be sched-
uled automatically without any fur
! ther legislation, so as to remove the
question entirely out of the political
domain.
THE time proposed for holding the
first election and the number OF years
> proposed for each recurring election
are not arbitrary said Senator Drex-
Ter today. 1T is the principle I am
advocating. II the members see fit
, to amend the bill by making the first
/ election later year. or the elections
, to be held twelve or twenty years
apart, for instance. It is up to them
BY starting In 1914 and having cleo
: tions every eight years the elections
q will occur In on years. ft will en-
r able the license question to be voted
y upon as a moral issue. and divorc-
p ed from politics. which is greatly to
be desired
Il would require favorable action
by two biennial Legislatures TO pass
the Drexler bill
To Stop Whistle Blowing.
AS a result of the agitation begun
= by residents OF Wilmington against
y the promiscuous blowing OF locomo.
tive and engine WHISTLES in certain
sections OF the city. Representative
T. o. Cooper will introduce law pro-
hibiting such promlscuous. and sleeI
destroying, and nerve-racking tootinl
OF whistles.
YestibuleS for Car Crews.
Representative White introduced hi
bill requiring railway companies Il
maintain vestibules ON the platform
Of trolley cars for the protection o
motormen and conductors during th
winter months. The bill provides
penalty OF s25 fine for each day
car is operated without the vest
bules
Representative Pool introduced h
bill TO amend the constitution by Il
creasing the pay OF members of Il
Legislature from s. TO $40 day.
also introduced a bill to repeal Il
bottle law" so far as Il applies
rural New Castle county. but n
amending the law as It relates
Wilmington.
For Rural Police.
Senator Ewing gave notice anew
his bill to provide for rural poiiceme
for Brandywine and Christiana hui
dreds, New Castle county. Mr.. Ewing
bill will provide for two pOliceme
for each hundred, TO be appointed
the Levy Court. which body shall d
eide whether the policemen shall
mounted officers, the amount Of the
compensation, the scope Of the
duties etc
Representative Moore gave notice
the Board OF Trade bills TO abolish q
present collectors OF taxes and a
SCISSORS IN Wilmington and to crea
new board Of three assessors.
Y which James H. Morris and Eugel
n M. Sayers, the present assessors, sha
be two, the third 10 be named by q
n Mayor
8 Comptroller for Kent.
IA Representative HOffecker introduc
III his bill creating the Office of coun
j comptroller for Kent county. T
y. first comptroller. TO serve until 49,
shall be appointed by the GovernS
,s1 and in 1918 and every four yea
thereafter a comptroller shall
n elected. He shall receive $1,000
year.
Representative Buckingham intr
nan duced his bill increasing TO $500 {
siv annual appropriation to the Ora
&c Army Of the Republic.
e'o Representative Bell introduced
the bill providing an open season all {
INST wear round for wall-eyed pike a
Ius- other fresh water fish.
ora Representative Gormley introduc
his bills to abolish divorce in De
an ware and also his employers habil
ost- bill.
osl- .e Wants Sussex TO Save.
~, Representative Hammond gave =
Jt .,t,, tice OF bill to abolish the prese
~, 49, hundred tax collectors In Suss
roo county and 10 make the county trei
he urer a receiver OF taxes at $4,000
nan year. The receiver shall have a dep,
Dse- at $500 a year. BY this method
has Hammond figures that Sussex couI
the would save $1,000 a year. which cor
un- be applied as interest for bond
ted. sue to build new highways In
tive county.
.vor Representative Hammond also y
reg introduce bill to appropriate MOI
en- to place a marker at Valley Forge
is memory Of the soldiers OF the De
Ders ware line IN the Revolutionary W
4 Of Judge Henry c. Conrad will expl
lent the purport OF this bill.
II in Salaries for State Officers.
New Representative Conwell Of K
e ne county, who has earned the title
'eiul watch dog Of the treasury" beca
Of his careful scrutiny OF every
- affecting the States finances will
troduce bills to fix the salary OF
State Treasurer and the lnsura
Commissioner at $4,000 a year ca