Evening journal., 1913-01-30
CALM NOW
PERVADES THE
LEGISLATURE
contlnued From Flrst Page.

tors.
Bills introduced during the morn
ing in the House were:
BY Representative Grautand for
.hc State te reimburse the New Castle
County Levy Court 5000 for max ne
the mercantile assessment
BY Representative Mooney: Pro
posed constitutional amendments TO
provide for one judge county court
sessions In certain cases and to au
thorize the State 10 lay out and con-
etract highways necessary IN a State
long system or roads.
BY Representative Ovens To pro
vide Tor boards of assessment for tae
Senatorial districts OF Sussex county
to be elected by the voters, three IN
each district
BY Representative Phillips For the
destruction OF animals or birds dy.ns
OF contagious disease
BY Representative Hammond Em-
pOwering the Attorney General In
stead OF the Governor TO appoint The
State detectives.
BY Representative Stoeckel oiu-
powering the government to appoint
ment a justice of the peace for Days
horo.
BY Representative Wagamon:
authorizing the Federal Government
TO acquire right of way for the Della
ware Bay-Re -oboth Bay canal.
~Suckers- Suffer Setback.
In both branches of the legislature
resolutions urging repeal of the vot-
ers assistant law and the Initiative
and Referendum. forwarded by a CON
ference of Sucker" Progressives
were received. The resolutions were
read in the House but not in the
Senate
Some OF the senators We're indig-
nant because the resolution read that
"all intelligent citizens Of Delaware
know that the law known as the yot-
ers' assistant act is a disgrace to this
state No action was taken on the
resolutions In either branches.
Both branches adopted Representa-
tive Grantland's joint resolution nam
ing Walter NJ. Hearn ana Dauphin r.
Wharton. legislative enrolling clerks,
las bill clerks under the new law for
preservation Of the original bills in
stead OF engrossing them.
Representative Wagamon gave no.
fice OF bill for the appointment of a
joint committee of three representa-
tives and two senator's to settle with
state officers in January 1914
Drinking Cup Bill Killed.
The Senate killed Senator Mar
ehalls bill prohibiting common drink
ing cups on railroad trains, steam
boats and in public places. The vote
was against and 4 for the bill.
Some Of the Senators objected to
the term public Places claiming
Il would ban the tin cup at the road
side pump. The bill defeated is SINH
lar to the Maryland law.
Road Bill Goes TO Committee.
General r. Coleman duPont's letter
asking for repeal or confirmation Of
the Boulevard Corporation law was
read In the Senate and referred to
committees The bills accompanying
Il provide for a repeal of the Boule-
ward law and amendments TO that law
were referred TO the committee on
corporations.
The bill TO require the Chesapeake
= end Delaware Canal to construct a
bridge where the proposed Boulevard
will cross il was referred to the high
ways committee The bill for the re-
turn by the State OF $4,000 to the
Coleman DUPONT Road Incorporated.
in event Of the Boulevard law being
repealed was referred to the finance
committee.
To Safeguard Crossing.
Senator Furniss withdrew his bills
repeating the charter of Bethel and
10 require safety gates at the Della
ware railroad crossing of the road be-
Tween Laurel and Bethel The rail-
road will safeguard the crossing.
For State Boulevard.
Senator Ewing gave notice of bill
so amend the State Constitution so
that the State can lay out and build a
6tatolong boulevard A similar bill is
now in the House
Representative Bradford introduc-
ed a bill to cure a few defects in the
game laws.
The House passed Representative
Hammond's bill repeating a law az
fecting extension OF Georgetown
Vaughan and some other bitches.
Among the bills given notice in the
blouse were.
BY Representative Barnard. to i'm.
crease Kent county's appropriation tC
Wyoming for road purposes.
Closer Touch on Justices.
BY Representative Owens 20 re
quire county comptrollers TO examine
each month all accounts of ever,
county officer and Of Trustees OF th'
Poor IN each county and also requir
1ng all Justices of the peace and con
stables 10 keep a docket OF all money!
received or disbursed by them and 4
require county comptrollers TO ex
anime all such dockets and provid
sor monthly settlements by magis
trates and constables