Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-18
OIL PAINTING OF THE LATE THOMAS r. BAYARD COMPLETED

state board of education for travelling
expenses.
House bill providing that motor
cycle license tags shall be Of flexible
material and s letters one and three
Fights inches in heighth shall be AT
ranged lengthwise
House bill. creating the office Of
document clerk whose compensation
shall be fixed by the claims COM
mittees.
Senators Ewing. Gormley and Presi-
dent pro TEN Marshall explained the
ueed for such an official
House BILL TO amend charter of
Bethany Beach relating to bond
issue
House amendment to Senate bill,
limiting expenses Of eKnt County
Levy Court members to $50 for work
performed outside their districts
Senator Reinhardt's bill authoriz-
Ing the appointment Of commission
Of six lawyers. two from each county,
TO recommend TO the State judges
methods Of simplifying and expedit-
ing procedure and trial Of civil and
criminal causes I'm the State courts.
Substitute for House bill. TO require
county comptroller of New Castle
county 10 audit quarterly the accounts
of trustees OF the poor.
Substitute for House bill. fixing the
salary of Court House bailiffs in New
Castle county At 1920 year I'm lieu
of per diem payments.
House bill naming a commission
to supervise the decoration Of the
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historical episodes.
House bill authorizing the state
librarian to sell useless books from
the state library.
House bill providing manner of APP
pointing successors TO deceased alder
man in MiddletOwn.
House joint resolution naming a
commission to estimate the cost Of
reclaiming lowlands in the state.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendment to the House bill amend
ing the charter of Bethany Beach yes
terday afternoon.
The House passed Representative
CoOper's bill providing for fractional
/ licenses for three and six months for
merchants. the minimum fee to be IS.
Senator Ewing's bill TO change the
boundaries of the third and fourth
election district of Christiana hun
dred was passed by the House.
Representative Grantland's bill
authorizing former Receiver of Taxes
Robert NJ. Burns to collect outstand-
ing taxes Of New Castle County for
! the past four years was passed by the
House. The Levy Court is to fix his
compensation and furnish clerks. An
other bill offered by Representative
Grantland was passed providing that
the retiring receiver of taxes shall
have quarters in the Office of the Re
ceive of Taxes and also shall have the
assistance Of the latter's clerks in col.
lecting delinquent taxes.
Senator Marshalps bill providing
for the condemnation of land under
canal waters for telegraph and tele
J phone wires. conduits aud pipes wa:
passed by the House. DR.. Marshal
said the bill was the outcome OF al
attempt by the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal. Company to increase th'
charge TO telegraph company for tn
privilege of laying cable across tn
canal from $40 to 800 a year.
After Chancellor Curtis had eN
planned the measure, the House pass
ed Senator Reinhardt's bill TO vest i
the receiver or receivers title to pro
perty that has been thrown into re
Ownership The Chancellor explainei
that such law would Wind up re
ceiverships.
! The House also passed Senate