Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-21
EXAMINING BOARD
FOR PLUMBERS
continued From First Pare.

treasurer for Sussex county was
passed Immediately afterward. Sen
at0r Pierce said he believed the bill
would effect an annual saving OF
$4,000.
The House bill to establish State
Examining Board for public account
ants passed the Senate.
Railways Must File Reports.
The House bill to require railway
corporations 10 file copies Of their re-
ports to the stockholders with the
Secretary OF state was passed by the
Senate In substitute form. Il applies
to owning companies. operating CONF
panies and leasing companies and de-
fines the report each kind Of company
shall make.
For failure 20 file slch report With
in Is days OF the time REQUIRED a COM
pany may be Gned 81 coo and for a
second failure may be fined $4,000.
The original bill provided a forfeiture
OF charter for a second violation.
Representative Mooney. father Of
the bill, explained Il TO the Senator's.
The substitute was drawn by City
Solicitor Daniel 0, Hastings and
would make Wilmington railway CONF
panies file financial statements
Members In Fluster.
When Representative Grantlands
bill to provide for direct nominations
OF all candidates for ONCE was reach
ed on the House calendar this morn
ing Mr. Grantland said he had hoped
to have some action taken on It but
Il did not appear as If there would
be-
Representative Hammond demand
Id TO know n the revised statutes
committee had refused to act on the
bill Mr.. Grantand replied that IL
always happened that the commit
tee on municipal corporations was
meeting the same time as the revised
statutes committee and he considered
Wilmington paramount and attended
the former committee meetings. In
response to Dr. Hammonds question
Mr.. Grantland said his bill had not
hoen considered at any meeting Of
the revised statutes committee he
attended
Shortly afterward DR. Hammond
met Mr. Grantland In corridor out
side the House chamber and began
to berate him for what he considered
his destinations" but Speaker Hol-
comb Gained DR.. Hammond.
Bills passed by the House included
the following:
Senate substitute for House bill
prescribing licenses for Menhaden
fishing boats
Senate bill amending the charter Of
Laurel.
Senate amendment TO House bill
appropriating $4,000 for buildings on
Delaware College farm
Senate joint resolution authorizing
the sale Of old state House furnish
ines.
Senate resolution appropriating
$500 for filing cases for the Ar
chivcs Commission.
Senate bill to pay Sylvester d.
Townsend. Jr., 5000 for services on
Inc Employers Liability Commission
KIN Engineers License Bill.
The House killed Senator Gormley'i
hin to license stationary engineers N
Wilmington after Representative
Mooney made an eloquent plea foi
.ro hill
Trolley Co. Loses $500.
The House last night killed Repre-
sentative Swans bill for the State "a
refund to Wilmington. New Castle and
Southern Railway Company $500 II
had deposited in the State railway
construction guarantee fund MT
Swan was the only member to vote
for a.
Representative Hammond's bill to
require all corporations doing bust
ness in the State TO pay their en-
ployes az least twice a month was
passed by tho House by vote of 20
20 3. The bill was reported on It's
merits and on motion Of Mr.. Ham
mond the rules we're suspended and
the bill was passed. II enacted II
would require railroad companies IA
pay twice a month, they now paying
monthly.
Representative Bradford's bill en-
towering the Lovy Court OF New Cas-
tie County in it's discretion to in
crease the salaries Of the deputies In
the Offices OF the recorder OF deeds
and receiver of taxes In New Castle
County not more than $500 a year
each was defeated by the House. the
vote being 10 yeas and 16 nays.
Representative Grantlands bill Il
make the Judge and deputy Judge Of
the Wilmington Municipal Court
Judge Of the Juvenile Court Of that
city was killed by the House by q
vote OF is nays to II yeas.
Election Bill on Calendar.
Representative Grantland haC
stricken off the calendar severa
bills TO amend the city election laws
for Wilmington. He did this aftel
conferences with Representativ,
Mooney. at which Il became apparen
that the bills could not be passed.
The House killed Representative,
Barnard's bill TO create the office o
milk inspector for the State, empow
ering the Governor 10 appoint the I'm
spector at $1,000 a year. The vot
was 9 yeas TO 10 nays
The House passed the Senate bill
TO amend the charter of Milton AM
setting forth who could vote at tow
elections. The bill is a substitute de
signed TO meet objections raised b.
Governor Miller in his veto of tn
original bill at the request of som
Milton residents who objected TO on
feature of IT,
Speaker Hoicombs bill was passel
by the House to require the printing
Of the lists of voters registered Of
the fourth and fifth registration days
the posting OF such lists throug
election districts and also reQuirin
tat five copies Of such lists shall b
Delivered to the committee of eac
POLITICAL party. The present law re
cuires the printing and posting q
lists Of voters registered on the frs
three days.
The House killed Representative
Swans hill requiring corporation
cmnlOvfng mora than ono hupdro