Evening journal., 1911-03-15
LEGISLATURE
ADJOURNS 3OTH
Consideration Of Business
Will be Ended on
March "a
NEWARK REFERENDUM
REPORTED FAVORABLY Y

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. March 15.-The House this
morning adopted the Senate resolution
fixing the date OF adjournment for the
Legislature and making it March 80,
instead Of March 81 for final adjourn
ment Representative Wilson made the
motion of amendment
Consideration of business will end
on March "a when a recess will be
taken until March 80.
After a long discussion the House
passed Representative Evans bill to
equalize taxation for school purposes
by making the real value instead of
the rental value OF property the basis
of assessment for school purposes.
Representative Evans, Buckingham,
Il. o. Cooper. Hammond, Wright and
Tebo spoke in behalf of the BILL and
Representative Conwell spoke against
II. Dr. Hammond said it would bring
taxes for school purposes from much
timber land in Sussex county on which
no school taxes are now paid because
the land has no rental value. The bill
was passed by vote of Is to 8.
After some discussion the House
passed the Senate bill to increase the
salary of the clerk to the Secretary of
State from $500 to $1,000 a year. Miss
Fannie Harrington is the chief clerk
to the Secretary of State, and several
of the members spoke Of her efficient
services.
Bills Affecting New Castle.
The House this morning received a
t. III a4I af
fecting New Castle town. These includ-
ed one to authorize the voters to de-
eide whether they wish to establish
water works and a light plant, and
also amending the law for a referen-
dun to determine whether or not a
sewerage system shall be installed An
other bill requires railways to pave
along side the tracks in New Castle.
Newark Referendum.
The House bill providing for a ref
erendum to the voters of Newark to
determine whether or not they wish "a
sell their electric light and water
plant was reported favorably TO the
House. Other bills reported favorabls
Included House bib TO amend thf
charter OF MiddletOvn; Senate bill
regulating the analysis and sale o
fertilizers; Senate bill to reincOrpor.
ate the town of Harrington; House
bill to incorporate the Greenwood
Trust Company and the House bill ap.
prOpriating $4,000 for the payment ol
indebtedness incurred by the State
House Commission in remodeling the
State House.
Employers Liability.
A favorable report was made to the
House on Representative Gormley's
bill to provide for a commission &c
investigate and make recommends
tion to the next Legislature of a draft
OF employers liability bill.
A favorable report was made to the
Senate this morning on the Senate
bills to amend the child labor law and
to regulate the hours of employment
for women. There was also favOra-
BILE report on the Senate bill to create
a department of labor conservation
and statistics.
A public hearing will be given OF
these bills on Friday.
New School House for BridgeVille.
The House passed the House bill
authorizing the school commissioner
Of Bridgeville to sell the site of thu
old school house and to acquire new
site
An unfavorable report was made t.
the House on the Senate bill authoriz
ing Sussex county to borrow $500
to enlarge the Court House at George
town and naming a commission to su
pervise that work. The House al
ready had passed the bill authoriz
ing the borrowing Of $4,000 for tina
purpose and naming the Levy Cour
TO supervise the work. The question
at issue was whether the Levy Cour
or a commission should supervise tn
work.
In the Senate a favorable repor
was made on the House bill to chang
the polling places in Pencader hun
dred.