Evening journal., 1913-02-14
HOUSE KILLS
BILL TAXING
LIQUOR CLUBS
Revenue Commission Act Finds
Only Six Friends Among
Representatives
MANY OTHER REVENUE
MEASURES REJECTED
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.

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we're reported out OF committees to
the House. the House began at $50
o'clock this morning. final action on
many OF those measures. Some bills
recommended by the State Commits
sion and Taxation an a result Of two
years dellberation were defeated in
the two minutes by the assemblymen.
81 simply believe the bill should be
defeated" said Representative II. o.
Cooper. a member OF the revenue
commission when the measure was
called up to increase from S25. to
/ 5000 year the special bottle
license" for liquor dealers. And the
House killed the bill unanimously.
Kill Club License Bill.
The House. by a vote OF % nays To
yeas. killed the Revenue Commits
sions bill to require clubs desiring
to dispense liquor to pay an annual
license Of 800. Representative
Cooper explained that as he had not
agreed on this measure in the Revenue
Commission he was free to vote
against II and would do 80. He said
the Commission found II difficult 10
frame such a bill that would be salts
/ factory to all. by an unwritten law
the clubs had been conducted on the
principle that dispensing" liquor to
members was not selling within the
meaning Of the law. It was easy to
get a card Of membership into some
Of these clubs. Dr. Cooper said. and he
had been informed that IN some clubs
cards we're not necessary at times
Il am informed that there are be.
tween seventy and eighty clubs in
Wilmington that dispense liquor" said
DR.. Cooper, land / don't know how
many there are in Kent and Sussex.
None Of them are licensed" remark
] ed Representative Hammond
1T Is not fair 10 the licensed liquoi
I dealers who pay their license mus
observe all legal restrictions. mus
close certain days and cannot sci
after eleven O'Clock at night, TO pas
this bill said DR. Cooper.
"The clubs have no such restric
tions, can dispense or sell whatevei
they chose at all hours and I am in
formed that some of them do on Sun
day. too
Would Protect Legitimate Clubs.
Dr. Cooper said there were legitim.
ate clubs too, IL he could use that
term, which are conducted above
criticism and which would not care
to go into court and be classed az
desiring to sell liquor when they mere
ly dispense il to members. Dr. Coop.
er regarded one feature of the bill
requiring clubs to file certain inform.
alton with the court when seeking
a license as too inQuisitorial.
1T has been said on this floor thai
if the court rules that dispensins
liquor is selling. the clubs would
have 20 take out a license or become
speakeasies as they are in SUSSEX
county" observed DR.. Cooper Ger
tainly the legitimate clubs don't wan
to be classed as speakeasies"
In response to question by Repre-.
sentative Mcdonald, DR.. Cooper said
clubs would have to publish their
application for license but would moi
have to secure signatures to the ap-
plication. Those who voted for the
bill, were Representatives Cook
Grantland, Lattomus. Lingo, McDon.
aid, Taylor
Manlcurits Have Friends.
Manicurists and chiropodists hav,
some good friends evidently in the
Legislature for the House killed the
kbill 10 tax manicurists So a year b,
vote of 29 to 4. The bill reported
unfavorably by a printers mistake
appeared as "unsayorably" on th'
calender.
"I'm surprised at the popularity o.
the bill" remarked DR.. Cooper.
The bill to charge chiropodists 81
license annually was defeated by Z
vote of 15. nays to II ayes.
The House also killed the revenue
commissions bill exempting widows
from paying a traders and peddler'i
license. The members did not under
stand the bill and Dr. Cooper said i
was not quite clear to him. The vot'
was 20 nays'and IA yeas
Livery License Bill Too Drastic.i
The revenue commissions bill to re
quire livery stables to pay an annua
license of SO was recommitted aftei
DR.. Cooper said he could not recon-
mend or say anything against the bill
II designates as proprietors of liver,
stables all person having three oil
more horses TO hire or boarding anC
some of the legislators thought it to'
drastic.
Some of the Revenue Commissions
bills passed by the House were:
DIR. Cooper's bill requiring Clerks
of the Peace to keep books in a lpha
betical order of all persons or firms
taking out State licenses.
Dr. Cooper's bill providing that nv
per cent a month shall be added t.
all State licenses which are not pai'
within thirty days of the time the.
become due was passed unanimously
Under the present law % per cent. il
added if payment is not made in thre'
months.
DR.. Cooper's bill requiring outsid
firms or associations having brancl
distributing depots within the Stat
to pay an annual license Of $40.
This bill would not prevent ship
ment of goods into the State but re
ferred to the taking of orders frou
distributing Wagons and In brancl
stores, Dr. Cooper explained.
DR.. Cooper's bill requiring mercsn
tile agencies TO pay $40 annual Ii
ccnse.
Or Cooper's bill recurring dyer
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