Evening journal., 1913-02-11

/ trlct Of the Tenth Representative |
district in eKnt county into two cleo
ton districts
! 10 Safeguard Children.
By MIR. Ewing: To amend the act
regulating the employment Of children
| by prohibiting the employment of
children under l6 years old around
dangerous machinery or amidst un-
sanitary conditions, ana providing for
inspections by the factory inspector
and a woman assistant to be created.
Children over II and under IA, may
work to help support destitute
mother OF family
BY Mr.. Ewing Joint resolution nam
ing the Secretary OF State, the presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate and the
Speaker OF the House a commission
TO secure oil portraits OF Simeon S.
pennewill and Governor Miller, to be
placed in the State House.
BY Mr.. Reinhardt. To appropriate
$4,000 to erect a building at Farm
hurst for the care of the criminal in
sane; act concerning warranties in
applications for life insurance polir
cies: providing that life insurance
companies shall deliver with each
policy a copy of the application made
! by the insured.
Road Work for Criminals.
BY Mr.. Carter Providing work on
q county roads for criminals convicted
in Kent county.
BY MIR. Reinhardt: TO make valid
the record of certain deeds; bill re-
Z lating to suits brought upon life in
, surance policies.
s BY Mr.. Ewing: To create a perman-
. ent Revenue and Taxation Commission
of five to be appointed by the Gov
4 ernor at a salary of So for each days
- service; bill fixing a maximum
r penalty of a s25 fine on public school
a boards whose schools do not display
2 an American flag.
Publicity for Meetings.
Senator Fooks introduced a far
: reaching joint resolution which would
: provide complete publicity for com
}, lmittee meetings. The resolution
!. would add a new rule to the rules of
= iboth houses which would require the
chairman OF a committee to tkeep
: a record of the time and place of
. each meeting and Of each meeting
- of the committee. the attendance OF
committee members at meetings, the
[, names OF persons appearing before
- committees, with the name OF the
I, body they represent, and the vote OF
each member on all business acted
;, upon. Such a record would be sub
', ject to approval by the committee
~ The rule would further require thai
= every committee hearing be open tc
:. the public, and that a copy OF the
~ committee record be filed with the
= clerk and finally with the Secretary
=. of state.
IL The Senate adopted a concurrent
ol resolution abolishing the committed
lg on enrolled bills and creating thai
re committee one on passed bills. This
Is one of the changes involved In thu
abolition OF the enrolment OF bills
st The House concurred In it.
The report OF the state commission
he on the Gettysburg Fiftieth Annivers
Ily AIRY celebration was read in the Sen
re- ate The commission states tina
Ter there are 300 old soldiers in Della
ler ware who wish TO attend the ce.ebra
de ton and recommends an appropria
An tion OF $4,000 to assist in defrayin
IN the expenses. The report also recon
,or mends that the commission be IN
a. creased from three to Ave member
"a who shall serve without compensa
nv ton, save actual expenses.
is Senate Afternoon Bills.
~ Bills introduced in the Senate dur
"a ing the afternoon included the 70
~. lowing:
py BY Mr.. Reinhardt: Authorizing II
po Wilmington Park Board to borro
is- S25O,00O for park extensions; an al
TO make uniform the law of war;
house receipts; providing a $40 tn
ne atre license for towns with less ths
wy 10000 inhabitants; to assess ahu
Inc ting Wilmington property owners
90. share of the cost OF street paving
The an act to preserve purity OF foo,
for and to prohibit the adulteration
food products; to amend the gener
the incorporation law by regulating Il
ar issuance Of preferred stock and liml
es- ing the dividends on such stock
lxs s per cent.
Of BY Mr. Ellison To exempt waite
NJ. lof Delaware and Chesapeake Can
nm, from State fish and game laws.
nc BY Mr.. Hazel Approprlating s
,is- annually for water rents OF sta
Ia armory at Dover.
aaS .n BY DR.. MARSHALL; To appropria
sot snt 5000 to S. ID, Townsend, Jr.. for sc
"e. vices on Employers Liability Coz
ID" mission; four bills recommended
hs- National Corn Federation TO ma
Aif laws itidllNk 10 nliiS
rsn lading. to the transfer Of shares
am stock, to warehouse receipts, AID
lers the sales Of goods.
to BY Mr. Fooks: Authorizing {
7ate Attorney-General to appoint two dc
uties to aid in collecting taxes fr,
proclaimed corporations; to .ncrea
law salary of Sussex county Comptrol
by from $1,000 to S1.500 a year; TO
rses incorporate the town OF Laurel
les. creating a town council of five
the be elected hiennially; TO anne
y 10 Laurel school law by requiring pl
ork- lication Of names of candidates
,ris. school commission. an act creatlne
~. state public utility commission
three, one from each county. to
A. appointed by the Governor for
one year terms
ono, BY Mr. Ewing: Fixing the hours
work for clerks in court house offiC
emu New Castle county, from Septem
y l. until May, to -. ] to 3. with a h,
day Saturday, and during the IN
lunl- summer months. 10 u and 1890
.sseA 49,. 4.30 and a halliday Saturday.
llui'- Mr.. MIR. Ellison: Fixing . per c,
X month as the maximum inter
I'M charge by pawnbrOkers
BY Mr. Ellison: Fixing . per c.
,ne sessed value Of property in Wilmi
Ncept ton
nalty BY Mr. Walls: An act creating
rent board Of tax assessment Of five
5ton Kent county
ards BY Mr. Gormley: AN act relai