Evening journal., 1911-03-22
HOUSES WORK
HARD AT NIGHT
Some Important Bills are
Passed in Both Branches
of Legislature
LAWMAKERS TALK OF
REUNION NEXT YEAR

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 22.-Both
branches Of the Legislature put in a.
night of real work in passing bills last
night. There was a good working ma
jority of members in each branch, and
many measures were passed. The
members seemed we'll satisfied with
what they accomplished.
Representative Gormley's bill pro-
viding that fees collected by the coal
oil inspector in Wilmington shall be
turned over 10 Council. and that the
inspector shall be put on salary, TO be
fixed by Council, was passed by the
House Mr. Gormley and Mr.. Moore ad-
vocated the measure.
No MOrgue Keeper Yet.
The House killed the House bill to
compel the New Castle County Levy
Court to appoint a morgue keeper.
Ferris Giles spoke in behalf of the
bill and Philip l.. Garrett, attorney for
the Levy Court, said the court was op-
posed to It because it already has
authority to build a morgue when IT,
deems il necessary. The vote was 10I
yeas and nays.
Bills passed by the House included
the following:
House bill providing that money OBJ
tanned from forfeited bail bonds in
New Castle county shall be used to
establish and maintain a law library
for the use of the court, the judges to
select the books
House bill providing that no Coun-
Gilman of Newark shall do any work
for, or be interested i'm any contract
with or in furnishing supplies to the
town.
House bill providing for the renewal
of charters that have expired.
House bill to authorize the trustees
Of Delaware College to deed a strip of
land along North College avenue,
Newark, to the town, for widening of
the street
The Senate passed Senator Mona
ghan's bill 10 regulate the hours OF
employment Of women. It prohibits
the employment of women more than
ten hours day, but there are several
exceptions provided for in amend
ments. The amendments exempt laun-
dries, fruit and vegetable Gamers,
telephone exchanges. restaurants, can
dy stores and ice cream parlors from
the prohibition that a woman shall
not work later than 10 o'clock at night.
The amendment. also provides that
in the case of Retail stores females
may be permitted to work not more
than twelve hours one day I'm any
one week. Women telephone opera
tors more than is years old of the
night force shall be permitted TO work
not more than sixty-three hours In
any one week, and in cities or towns
of less than $4,000 inhabitants all
female operators 1s years or over
may be permitted 90 work not more
than sixty-three hours I'm a week Also.
where provision is made for Satur-
! day half-holiday for women they shall
be permitted to work more than ten
hours a day but not more than sixty
hours q week
Water Board Finances.
The Senate passed Senator Miller's
bill providing that the Council Of
Wilmington shall appropriate sixty
per cent of the Water Commissions
receipts to the commission annually
for its use. At present Council ap-
propriates an amount It deems suf-
ficent. the Water Department turning
its revenues over to Council. Sena-
tors Miller and Monaghan said that
Council had agreed to the bill but
later had repudiated IT, The Sena-
tors said they regarded It as a just
measure
The Senate killed Senator Hazel's
bill to require fire insurance COM
panies to pay two per cent of premi--
ums collected I'm any Incorporated city
or town to the Ere department Of such
city or town.
Plan for Reunion.
The House adopted Representative
Bucklngham's concurrent resolution
to appoint a committee of three Rep
resentatives and two Senators to ar
range for a legislative reunion next
year
The House passed Representative
Gormley's bill to provide for a com
mission Of six persons to be created
to consider and frame an employers
liability bill and report II to the
Legislature two years hence. Two
of the Commissioners shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor, two by the
President pro tenn Of the Senate and
two by the Speaker Of the House.
The Senate passed the Senate bill
to change the name Of George c.
Retzer to Gustave c. Roller, and the
House bill 20 incorporate the town OF
Greenwood.
The House passed the House bill TO
give the clerk of the market in Will
mington authority 10 test weights and
measures in Wilmington and to en-
force their accuracy.
, The House bill to create a Plumb
ers' Examining Board for Wilmington
was recommitted.