Evening journal., 1913-04-08
.S772,OOO IN
STATE CLAIMS
Both Branches of Legislature
Pass Omnibus ApprO-
pFiatlOn Bill
$3S,OOO FOR GIRLS SCHOOL;
FIGHT OVER TROLLEY ACT

STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, April
SBothe branches Of the Legislature
passed the omnibus appropriations
bills for tho fiscal years Of 1913 and
1914 and the general claims bills to-
day The total amount appropriated
In the appropriations and claims bills
for 1913 is $772,OOO with estimated
receipts Of $4,000 In the list OF
appropriations for 1914 is $4,000 for
the Girls Industrial School for new
buildings and the Legislature two
years hence will be asked for a SINH
lar appropriation Herbert II. Ward.
Henry Ridgely and Daniel j. Layton,
Jr, were given $500 each for draw
ing the boulevard law amendments.
They asked for $1,000 each.
The Senate passed in quick fashion
the bill appropriating $1,000 TO pro-
vide for representation of the State at
the Panama Exposition in 1915 by a
vote of "A TO 2. Senators Anderson
and Furniss voted mo
President pro TEN Marshall an
nounced the appointment of Senator'S
Hazel and Blackstone to be members
of the little legislature next year
and Of Senator'S Ewing, Walls and FL
lison to be members of commission
to select a map OF Delaware for the
public schools.
Speaker HolcOmb appointed the
following committees
l faI rfff
in Representatives Hammond,
Cooper, Bradford
On Legislative Reunion Owens,
Reynolds, Grantlad
70 Locate Hospital for Golofed
Consumptlves Mooney, Swain Bar
nard
To Buy Maps for Public Schools
Hirsch. Records. Smith.
After the omnibus appropriation
bin for 1914 had been read i'm The
Senate, Deputy State Treasurer
Jones said that the allowance of $50
as a contingent for the State Board
of Supplies must be a mistake.
ut was not a mistake, but was so
fixed Intentionally" retorted Pres.-
dent pro tenn. Marshall
Mr. Jones replied that it would be
impossible for the board to make
ont on this amount
"The allegation is made by gem
ucman who doesn't know what he is
talking about replied Or Marshall.
"It Is time for the state TO watch
It's finances when clerks in the state
Offices receive bonuses for writing
contracts and for this reason the
amount has been reduced from $500
TO $50"
I'm tho House Of Representatives
this morning Representative Cooper
offered an amendment 10 the original
resolution shutting off business on
March ~ providing that three bills
could be considered today aside from
appropriations and claims. and fixing
the hour for adjournment sine die az
1880 o'clock, noon, today. The bills
named for consideration were that ar
fecting the fisheries laws, providing
for Delawares representation at the
Panama Exposition in San Francisco
and enabling the government TO ac-
qnire title to land for a dredge wharf
la Wilmington.
DR. Cooper explained that II was
necessary for the bili to be passed to
/
Wilmington was TO secure the Gov
eminent dredge Or Cooper said ne
had hoped to include IN the list bills
TO amend the ballot law and also 10
enable the Peoples Railway Company
to engage in the lighting business In
Wilmington
Representative Mooney said he hac
prepared and hoped 20 oher amend
ments to the ballot law 20 remedy inc
situation over primaries in Whining.
ton, whore an primaries must be held
Yin one week. but because of the senti-
ment IN the House he would not oTel
the amendments He said he expect.
ed the Legislature two years henc,
I would correct the law
Dr Cooper added: "ln reference
10 the Peoples Railway lighting bill
while do not speak with authority
! ! understand that the Governor vetoed
( the original bill with the express
understanding that certain provision
would obtain which have not beer
done. AS there is no opportunity nov
/ viii refrain from calling up tho
Peoples Railway bin"
Fight Over Trolley Bill.
The House adopted the resolution
! unanimously.
DR. COOpers reference 20 the bill e
empower the Peoples Railway Com
pany to engage in the lighting bust
ness brought out the fact that on,
of the keenest fights OF the Legislative
session has been waged here since
noon yesterday. AT the time Cover
nor Miller vetoed the lighting bill
conference was held i'm a State Hous
office, attended by Street and Sewe
Director George w. Sparks of vii
mington. DR.. L. Heisler Ball and Rich
ard W. Crook of the Peoples Railwa
Co. Governor Miller was with tn
conferecs for a minute or two. u Ia
been reported persistontly since the
that an understanding was reache
that IL the bill was vetoed, the PEG
pies Railway interests should secur
e charter for lighting compan
I under the general CORPORATION Law
c and then apply for n franchise froI
{ she Street and Sewer Directors
]. Is reported that an understanding wa
e had that the franchise would b
e granted.
4, Yesterday Representatives OF IN
e Peoples Railway Company came her
!. and tried TO get a new bin introduce
a 90 give the company a lighting frar
chisc. but Representative of the Wi
mington and Philadelphia Tractio
Company were equally aggressive
blocking any attempt TO call up tb
, lighting bill. There has been grel
lobbying over Il for more than da
, and the traction company Interest
!, won out by forestalling the calling Il
of the bill in the Legislature.
The Senate without any discussio
concurred in the Cooper resolutio
limiting business to the three bill