Evening journal., 1913-03-21
MANY BILLS
PASSED The
LEGISLATURE
Senate in Session Until Nearly
Neutrality-suspicious. Ad-
jOurnS Early
TODAY IS LAST
LEGISLATION DAY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL


DOVER. Del. March 21.-Both
branches of the Legislature made
great inroads on their calendars i'm
sessions all of yesterday and up to
late last night. The Senate was in
session up 10 a few minutes before
midnight but the House adjourned
at l045 o'clock az night in the course
of a spirited parliamentary fight be-
tween the wet and "dry" members
over an attempt to reconsider Sen
ator Hazel's bill to prohibit the ship
ment of liquor into dry" Kent anu
Sussex counties.
There was a striking contrast be-
tween the procedure In Senate and
House last night with that of the
closing days of two years ago. Both
chambers were roped off. the floors
were kept absolutely clear. there was
an absence of confusion. and every
measure called up in each branch
was considered and explained before
being voted on. Speaker Holcomb
knocked the heads of half a dozen
gavels during the day, and President
pro tenn. Marshall banged the head
of his gavel. but tied IL on and 1t was
doing duty again today TIE Senate
lvoted on thirty-three bills during the
day. and the House about the same
number. Dozens of bills we're strick-
- from the calendar.
Shortly after the night session be
gan the electric lights went out and
both chambers were in darkness for
about fifteen minutes
While today is the last legislative
day for the consideration Of general
business, a plan Is under considera-
lion and probably viii he agreed ON
for a recess from II o'clock tonight
10 sometime Saturday morning in
order to give President pro tenn. Mar
shall and Speaker Holcomh an oppor-
tunity to sign all bills passed They
must be signed during the actual ses-
sion of the Legislature. II a session
is held tomorrow It viii be "a continu-
alton of Fridays legislative day, and
one or two members will be sunl-
ciont to accomplish the result desired
Dover Hospital.
After keen debate the Senate passed
the House bill to appropriate $4,000
TO establish a state hospital at Dover
DIT. F.. r. Steele pointed out the need
for a hospital down state Alexander
NJ Daily pointed out that the appro-
pratlon is conditional on a fund OF
$4,000 being raised by subscription.
Richard r. kcnney, James NJ. Hughes
and w w. Harrington asked that the
bill he passed.
Senator Senator Furniss said II
tho State had anything left that had
not been appropriated to Newark Il
ought to be appropriated for the hos.
pital Or. Marshall said that tn,
State simply has not the money Il
spend, that the Governor would hav,
TO veto Il and that he would have
10 vote against II. Senator Reinhardt
said he was sorry this bill had not
come up sooner before so much money
had been voted for "armories TO be
used as dance halls"
Another Indices Bill.
The Senate passed by a vote OF 9
TO Z the House bill authorizing com.
mission consisting OF Albert Worth
and James M. Tunnel TO make a copy
of indices in the Orphans Court OF
Sussex county. Mr.. Reinhardt OBJ
jected to the commissioners being
named In the bill and TO the maximum
amount Of compensation. $500. to be
allowed in the discretion of the Or
DutHc AoNIi senator ANDERSON
Joined with all the Democrats to pass
the bill
The Senate adopted a concurrent
resolution authorizing the sale of old
furniture about the State House
A joint resolution was adol ied APP
propriating to the Archives Commits
sion $500 to purchase filing cases for
old State documents in the State
House basement.
The following bills also were pass
ed by the Senate:
House bill 10 vest title 10 the Mar
ket Square and Green in New Cas-
tie to the Old State or Court House
Commission.
Senate substitute for House bill Ia
appropriate $4,000 for a green house
at Delaware College The original
bill rovided 5000 for a hog cholera
serum laboratory an a green house
Senate bill TO correct defects i'm the
law passed this fession to provide
two Town Commissioners at large
Tor Laurel
House bill to increase to $500 m,