Evening journal., 1913-03-20
BAN ON CRETNA
GREEN IN The
GORMLEY BILL
Amended Measure, Allowing
SquireS to Issue Licenses
Again is Passed
CALL REFERENDUM BILL
THIS AFTERNOON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. March 2O.-Amended
10 meet the objections raised by Gov
ernor Miller. the House yesterday af-
ternoon again passed Senator Corn
ley's marriage bill and It again goes
TO the Senate for Executive scrutiny
and action.
The bill as passed this time pro-
vides that non-residents must obtain
marriage licenses from clerks of the
peace. but the justices of the peace
can issue licenses TO bonafde resi-
dents Licenses issued to non-resi-
dents cannot be used until 90 hours
after issuance, and licenses to resi-
dents cannot be used until "a hours
after being issued. The license fee
to be charged applicants shall be 49,
but the justices of the peace may OBJ
tain the licenses for $3.50. The new
law will become effective May /.
Referendum Bill Today.
The initiative and referendum bill
was called up in the Senate yester-
day afternoon by Mr.. Furniss and dis
cussed briefly when on motion of
Senator Fooks, action on it was de-
ferred until this afternoon. Mr.. Fur
Mss made a short speech advocating
direct legislation as a progressive
measure when several of the Demo
cratic Senators conferred. Mr.. Fooks
then made his motion to defer, ex-
planning that some of the Senators
desired to understand the bill better.
Money For Farming.
The Senate passed the House bill
to appropriate $4,000 year for two
years for agricultural extension work
to be performed by the staff of the
Delaware College Experimental Sta
ton. Senators Blackstone, Furniss,
Walls and Williams voted against it.
Mr.. Walls objected that too much OF
the money appropriated was being
devoted to salaries, and not enough
for actual benefits to the farmers.
Mr.. Furniss declared that he was tired
of voting money for institutions at
Newark, and that one-third Of the
amount appropriated this session
would 20 to that town. I'VE had bet
ter take the State capitol to Newark"
be concluded
Senator Reinhardt's bill to author
lie Wilmington to borrow S25O0OO for
the purchase and maintenance of park
lands was reported on its merits IN
the Senate yesterday afternoon.
President pro TEN. Marshall APP
pointed Senators Walker and Carter
members of the joint commission TO
secure a site for the proposed tuber-
culosis hospital for negro patients.
For Colored COnsumptives.
The House passed Senator Ellison's
bill appropriating $4,000 for the es-
Enlistment of a hospital for negro
consumptives. Representatives Grant
land. Mooney and Mcdonald and Sem
ator Furniss spoke in behalf of the
bill. The selection of a site for the
hospital shall be made by a commits
sion to be named by the Legislature.
On motion of Representative
Schneider the House recalled his bill
passed during the morning. to create
an examining board Tor certified pub
lie accountants. Representatives
Grantland and Mooney opposed the
recall Of the bill unless for an i'm
portant reason, inasmuch as the time
was getting short Mr.. Schneider
merely explained that he wished to
have It recommitted. II was recalled,
20 to TO-
Reconsider School Bill.
On motion of Representative Hof-
fecker the House yesterday afternoon
reconsidered the vote by which Rep
resentative Smiths bill was killed the
day before to appropriate $4,000 a
year for the next two years to the
Girls Industrial School for the cree
ton of new buildings at Claymont.
Mr.. Hoffecker explained that he
thought some agreement might be
reached as to an appropriation from
the State. The bill was reconsidered,
q to IL. and was recommitted.
Water Department Funds.
The House passed Representative
Cooper's bill to allow the Water Com
mission to retain for the next two
years sixty per cent of the water
rents collected by that Department
for its maintenance. A similar law
was passed two years ago, and while
there was some opposition at the out
set Council has agreed to such divi-
sion for the next two years.
Passed by the House.
Bills passed by the House also in
cluded the following.
Senator Reinhardts bill to provide
a uniform law for credits, and pro-
viding penalties for the making OF
false statements in order to obtain
credit
Senator Reinhardts bill to strike a
comma out of the General Corporation
Law in order to remove a doubt about
the right to tax Delaware chartered
mining companies.
The House passed Representative
Taylors bill to make Interference
with meetings of taxables of DITCH
companies liable to a fine. or impris
onment in default of navmenff