Evening journal., 1911-03-25
HIGH LICENSE
BILL DEFEATED
Lacks One Vote Of Being Made
Law by the State
Senate
INCREASE TIE TAX
ON DELAWARE RAILROAD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, March 25.-Spurred
to activity in the last hours Of the
session late last night and early this
morning theLegislautre passed several
Of the bills to provide revenue for the
State as recommended by the State
Revenue Commission.
One of the bills that passed both
branches was the bill TO increase the
Delaware Railroad taxes from S20.-
600 to SOS, 900 a year The railroad
lobby recently withdrew opposition to
this measure. The 5000 liquor license
bill was lost by one vote.
Cooper Calls Bill Up.
Representative T. o. Cooper called
up the $4,000 Delaware Railroad tax
bill in the House. He is a member
of the Revenue Commission and ex-
planned that II was one of the bills
recommended by the Revenue Com
mission. but the commission was not
unanimous in its recommendation. Dr..
Cooper said there was no great oppo-
sition on the part of the railroad to
the bill.
Representative White remarked that
1--WE couldn't necessarily expect to find
unanimous action by the Revenue
commission" on such a bill to raise
railroad taxes.
Representative Johnson asked DR.
Cooper if he could, if it was a fair
question, tell just how many of the
Revenue Commission were in favor of
the recommendation and how many
were against it.
DR.. Cooper didn't feel that he should
say definitely how the commission
divided, but he would say that very
great majority was in favor of It.
Every one of the thirty-one mem
bers present voted for the bill.
The bill also passed the Senate
unanimously and without discussion.
High License Loses.
The Senate by a vote of s yeas to
nays, defeated the Revenue Commits
sion's bill that already had passed
the House to increase liquor license
fees to $500 and 5000 a year. It Lacked
one vote of being enacted.
Senator Marshall said he was il
Fooks said that while he was a loca
optionist he believed it was a failur'
because of the conditions of enforce
ment, and he believed high licens
would be preferable.
Senator Ewing said the bill was un
just and unfair in making a 100 pc
cent. increase in license fees at on
time. The vote was:
Capnforc Andoroor nrox-1o,
Finn, Hazel, Shelldrake, Walls, Fookl
Marshall-S.
Senators Corbit, Dutton, Ell
son, Ewing, Miller. Pierce. Monagha
u.
Representative Alexander called u
for action many of the State Revenu
bills. FIVE of which were passed an
five of which we're killed by the Hous
But two OF the bills we're passed h
the Senate owing to their late arriv;
I'm that body.
Precedence for Important Bills.
Mr. Alexander said there had bee
criticism because the Revenue Con
mission bills were not acted on an
he asked that the best he had pre-
pared be given preference.
Representatives Johnson, White an
Hammond We're appointed a committe
to prepare a calendar Of importaT
bills. to take precedence. which the
did. and Mr. Johnson insisted on III
$4,000 railroad tax bill being acted o
among the first in the House
Revenue Commission bills passed b
the House and all but one not acte
on in the Senate in the closing hour
? included the following: To tax Gil
cuses, theatres and picture shows
hill to codify the manufacturers ia
law; bill to clarity and further defir
n the duties of the State Revenue Co
lector; House bill to take architect
$40 year; House bill for an annu,
assessment by the regular assessors
all dealers in goods. wares and me
chandise.