Evening journal., 1911-03-07
HOUSE HAS
A BUSY DAY
Passes Several Bills Of In
tereSt to New Castle
Residents
CHANGERS ENDORSE THE
STATE HIGHWAY PROJECT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March Several bills
proposing changes In the Government
of New Castle were introduced in tho
House this morning by Representa-
tive Wilson One bill authorizes the
City Council there TO appoint ono
Democrat and one Republican as a
Board of Revision and Assessment.
They shall be appointed for a one
year term each.
Another bill authorizes the City
Council to compel railway companies
using New Castles streets to pave
between and three feet on each side
Of the tracks. Another bill is TO re-
quire owners OF properties TO reset
tho curbs along the streets that have
been improved.
Another bill designatcs James =.
Ryan's store as voting place for the
Third election district OF New Castle
hundred. The old voting place is now
being used by a steel company.
The House this morning passed a
concurrent resolution fixing tomor-
row afternoon at I o'clock as the
time for a joint session to hear an
address by Senator Bourne. OF Ore
gon, on the initiative and referendum.
Popular Election of Senators.
Representative Evans will intro
duce a joint resolution calling for the
popular election OF senators. He IN
troduced a concurrent resolution
some time ago TO that effect and IL
passed the House. but 10 seems 10
have been lost somewhere In The SEN
ate without being acted on. This ac-
ton on the part of Mr.. Evans is all
the more interesting because of Sem
ator duPont's voting for popular
elections and Senator Richardson
against popular elections when tho
/ question was brought up In the
| United States Senate last week.
The Evans resolution will not At
| tempt 20 instruct the Delaware dele
/ tiOn at Washington as 10 their atti-
tude on this question.
Senate Passes Teachers Bill.
The Senate this morning passod
Representative II. o. Cooper's bin
providing for teachers retirement
fund In the city OF Wilmington. DR.
Cooper explained the bill to the sen
i, ators
4 Changers lndorse Highway. q.
communication was received ~
the Senate and the House from Po
mona Grange of New Castle county
indorsing the State Highway proposf.
ton made by General n. G. dupont
and urging legislation TO carry out
the project
A favorable report was made TO tho
House on senator Ellison's bill pro-
Viding stringent regulations for tho
sale Of concealed deadly Weapons.
The House deferred action on Rcp-
resentativo Buckingham bin appro-
! prlaung $4,000 toward the General
Thomas A. Smyth monument in WI
mington.
State License Bill Defeated.
The House defeated Representation
Buckingham's bill authorizing each
county to retain FIVE per cent. of the
State licenses paid In such county.
Bills introduced I'm the House in
cluded the following:
BY Representative White To croatia
a new election district I'm Chrisiiana
hundred with a voting place at Rich
ardson Park.
BY Representative Elliott 10 amend
the charter of Bridgeville. bv exfond-
the boundaries of the town
+''ttH - NA' ~ Hi lAiUt lnnI ilnnIH-
sentative Elliott has been present for
more than a week, owing to the
death OF his mother.
! An unfavorable report was made TO
the Senate ON the House bill prohibit
) ing tenants from removing any moro
hay than they took to the farm when
vacating such farm, unless by agree
ment otherwise.
/, COrOner's Bills Pass.
The House passed two OF Represen.
! tativc Whites bills affecting the Cor.
oner's office of New Castle county
One bill provides that four persons
may be a quorum for Coroner's iur,
and the other provides that witnesse,
before the Coroner's jury shall be
allowed fifty cents witness fec ant
mileage at the rate Of three cents
mile
Changes New Castle boundary.
The House also passed two bills re
lating TO New Castle. One increasel
the powers of the Mayor as a mseis
trate and 10 enable him to impos