Evening journal., 1913-02-26


oftentimes there are no cases to be
heard. yet court must be opened and
I closed by Judge Churchman. who is
observing the letter of the law. His
predecessor. Judge Cochran. did not
! hold night sessions of the court. Mr..
I Grantland said. The bill leaves to the
discretion of the Judge. when to hold
night sessions.
On motion Of Representative Ham
mond, the House recalled from the
Senate Representative Bradfords bill
to exempt from taxation property Of
churches or religious societies held
for investment purposes. The bill was
not understood by some of the mem
bers when they voted for it. Mr. Ham.
mond said. IL will be recommitted.
The House also passed Senator
Hazels bill, renewing perpetually the
charter Of the Peoples Guarantee and
Trust Company. of Dover, which
would expire next month.
The House cora-rred In Senator
Gormley's hi1l proposing an amend
ment to the State Constitution to
make the bill or resolution that
passes both branches of the Legis-
lature by aye and nay vote a legally
passed vote, Notwithstanding errors in
entries in the Journals Of the Legis-
lature excepting as to the aye and nay
vote. The amendment was passed
two years ago. and now becomes a
part Of the State Constitution Under
the new provision the enrolled or pre-
served bill viii be conclusive evidence
of its passage. Under the Constitu-
tion before it was amended, a ma
iority of the State judiciary in the
Court en- Banc in the Ross-Rash cleo
tion case and in the DUPONT Boulevard
case established the journal entry
doctrine, and went at length into the
details of the Journals OF each branch
to trace the course of the bill The
minority of the court favored the ZEN
rolled bill" doctrine, which the con-
stitutional amendment passed yester-
day provides for.
The House passed Representative
Moneys bill to require the Depart
ment Of Elections in Wilmington TO
furnish copies of lists or registered
voters TO recognize politicaI commit
tees The House also passed Senator
Hazel's bill to appropriate S25 an
nually to pay the water rent for the
State ArmOry.
Representative ReynoIcs introduced
a bill appropriating S1,3S5 to the State
Hospital at Farnhurst to make needed
improvements. For cement walks
$500 is desired, and S475 is wanted to
install spray baths in Ward A, and
1850 is needed for a new engine in
the laundry.
In the House, at the afternoon ses-
sion, bills fere reported as follows:
| Reported favorably: Mr.. Cummins
bill for the protection of clans; Mr.
Cummins' bill. to amend an act relat.
ing to the leasing of oyster beds; Mr.
Reynolds bill regulating the levyine
of taxes: Mr.. Blackstone's Senate bill
authorizing the Levy court or Sus-
sex county 10 sell county Jail prop
erty; Mr.. Barnards House bill. in re-
lation to c0nyeyances: Senate joint
resolution, providing for the securing
of portraits of certain State officers
substitute for Senate BILL providing
for the registration of persons, firms
partnership and associations; Mr.
Ewing's Senate bill, amending an act
concerning retailers of goods and ped
lers; Mr. Walkers Senate bill, making
the mutilating or destroying of wills
a misdemeanor: Mr.. Blackstone's SEN
ate bill, making the stealing of dogs
larceny; substitute for Mr.. Owen s
House bill regulating the number OF
express cars that can be operated on
passenger trains in this State: Mir.
Cooper's House bill. amending Chap
ter 646. Vol 49, Laws of Delaawre
Mr.. Hammond's House bill, amending
act creating office of comptroller OF
Sussex county: Mr. Reynolds House
bill. 10 protect shore birds; substitute
for Senate bill, amending an act for
the protection and preservation Of
birds and certain animals: Mr. Brad
ford's House bill. amending an act
for protection Of certain fish in fresh
waters of the State
Reported unfavorably. Mr. Bar
nard's House bill, increasing the sal
airy of the clerk of the Orphans Court
and Register in Chancery in Kent
+ county to $3.50 a year each.
Reported on merits: Mr. Reynolds
House bill amending act creating Of
fee of comptroller for Kent county
Seante's Busy Day.
Both branches held night sessions
The Senate had a particularly busy
day and passed thirty-nine bills In
addition TO making committee reports
on many bills during the day.
No smokes For Minors.
The Senate killed the House bill
to increase mileage paid constables
I'm rural New Castle county from
three cents a mile to five cents SEN
ators Ewing and David opposed the
bill Only two men voted for the bill
Senators Harris and Reinhardt.
Senator Haze's anti-ci garette bill
was passed by the Senate i'm amended
form by a vote of 10 TO 4. Senators
Anderson, Ewing. Gormley and Mar.
shall voted against the bill. which
prohibits the sale or gift OF cigarettes
! TO any person under twenty-one years
old, and fixes a penalty of a fine from
j S25 to 500, The bill further pre-
: vents the use of cigarettes by a minor
, I'm any public place under a penalty
of a SO fine. Any person who per
mits a minor to smoke a cigarette IN
, his building would be liable to a fine
up to 500.
Senator Gormley spoke against tbs
bill claiming that the present statute
forbidding the use Of cigarettes by
minors under II was not enforced
and that the present bill if passed
would be all the more a "dead-letter
: Kill Liquor Club Bill.
| By vote of seven yeas to five
noes" Senator Harris bill was de-
! feated to make the possession of a
government license prima facie evi-
! dence against incorporated clubs
selling liquors in local option terri
tory Senators Anderson, David
Furniss. Gormley and Williams voted