Evening journal., 1913-02-24
HOUSE HITS
AT DEPUTIES
FOR OFFICIALS
Body Passes Bill DeprivinG
Next State Officers
Of Assistants
MORE AID FOR STATE
AGRICULTURAL BOARD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. |
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del. Feb
24.-Many persons interested in leg
islation focked to the legislature to-
day and many hearings were given by
committees as we'll as in joint session.
The House today passed Repre-
sentative Smiths bill for the elimi-
nation of grade crossings. Julian c.
Walker. counsel for the New Castle
County Levy Court, explained that
under this measure it is proposed to
eliminate the Concord turnpike grade
crossing Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad outside of Wilmington.
The railroad company is to pay for
the elevation of the railroad and the
Levy Court is to pay for damages to
property caused by the change OF
grade. A commission named by the
resident judge is to assess the dam
ages.
Unrge Child Labor Law.
Miss Emily p Bissell and Henry
B. Thompson, of the Child Labor
Commission are in the legislative
halls today advocating favorable ac-
ton by the House committee on the
child labor bill. They will urge the
committee at a meeting this after
noon to report the bill without further
delay either favorably, unfavorably,
or on its merits.
A communication from the City
Council of Wilmington was read TO
the Legislature endorsing a bill TO
allow the Board of Water Commits
isoners to retain fifty-five per cent.
of its receipts and advocating enact
inent OF the Ellison marriage law,
making the Wilmington Board OF
Health the license-issuing body which
has been introduced by Representative
Grantland
Some Deputies May Go.
rhe House passed Representative
/ Owens bill to abolish all deputies in
State offices after the terms of the
present State officials expire. Repre-
sentative Owens said he thought the
State officers. if they remained here
could do the work themselves without
deputies.
Representative Grantland said h'
was in favor OF economy. 0ut he -De
lieved that at least two OF the STATE
officers required deputies and for tha
reason he could not support the meas
ure. He thought il poor policy {,
elect State officials who would be re
quired to pay their own clerks Rep
rescntatives Barnard. Bennett Der.
rickson and Lattomus. Republicans
voted with the Democrats for the bill
the vote being Is yeas and 10 nays.
Bills passed by the House today in.
cluded the following:
Representative iiiTsch's bill appro-
priating $3.50 to pay Delawarc's share
in the next conference of Governors
it-being the States pro rata share OF
expense, the Governor paying his Owl
personal expenses
Representative Arthur's bill 10 in.
, crease from 1926 TO 5000 a year III,
Levy Court appropriation to Ches.
void
Representative Bradford's bill tc
exempt from taxation all propert,
held by churches and religious so
! cieties by removing the provision il
the present law that does not exemp
property Of churches held for invest
! ment purposes. The vote was (2i
vets. IL nays).
Representative Smiths bill to re
: new the charters of certain corpora
> ftions that have expired.
Representative Bradford's bill in
creasing from $4,000 70 $4,000 a yea
the contingent fund for the Stat,
Board of Agriculture to enable IL I,
secure serum for. treatment of hol
cholera
Representative Bradford's bill ap
propriating $500 a year to the Stat
, Board of Agriculture for prizes t
| encourage the breeding OF poultry
The vote was 25 yeas. 6 nays.
Representative Phillips bill au
thorizing Delmar to borrow S30.00l
for street and sewer improvements
Senator Hazels bill appropriatinl
,, $4,000 annually TO Palmer Old Folk
Home, in Dover.
Senator Marshall's bill appropriat
ing $4,000 annually to the State Col
lege for Colored Students.
. Representative POOLS bill givin'
the Town Commission of Middletowi
supervision Of all streets and road
p in Middletown and authority to mann
the road overseers and levy and col
, lect road tax within the town.
$4,000 for Drawbridges.
The Senate passed Senator PIERCE
bill authorizing the Sussex count,
Levy Court to borrow 100000 TO con
struct two drawbridges over the pro
posed Delaware Bay-Rehoboth Ba.
canal.
Third reading was given Senate
Reinhardt's bill to prohibit the max
/ f.Ir To- -, II,
tain property or credit after whicl
action was deferred. The bill, whicl
was reported unfavorably. was ex
plained by Senator Reinhardt VIII
said il was a uniform measure ad
vocated by the American Bankers AS
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