Evening journal., 1913-02-06
NO BILLS In THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AFTER MONDAY


Legislature shall change the concur
rent resolution adopted about two
weeks ago, to shut of the introduc-
tion of new business in Senate and
House after Monday February 10, no
bill or resolution can be introduced
after midnight Monday. Speaker
Holcomb of the House made that rul-
ing yesterday afternoon after calling
attention of the members of the
House to the necessity for having all
bills or resolutions ready for presen-
tation without delay. The Speaker
read the resolution adopted by both
branches, which says: "No new bills
or resolutions shall be received after
Monday February TO-" Speaker Hol-
comb observed that while IL is possi-
bic for this to be changed with the
consent Of both branches, he didn't
think IL advisable to do so.
Personally the chair feels we
should live up to il" continued Speak
er Holcomb. Our constituents have
had ample notification and time TO
prepare and send bills to us for in
PRODUCTION" Speaker Holcomb added
that If by chance the resolution
should be changed to give an extern
sion of time. it might lead to further
requests for extensions and there
would be no telling where it would
end.
Representative Smith asked wheth-
er the giving notice Of a bill by the
end of business on Monday would
permit the introduction of a bill un-
"The language is plain replied
Speaker Holcomb, "and the chair
rules that it means that all bills must
be introduced read and referred by
midnight Monday next"
Representative Pool asked whether
or not if a bill were introduced on
Monday it could not be given a second
reading later on, and Speaker Hol-
comb said that might be done under
suspension of rules.
"rhe newspapers in Wilmington
have had many articles announcing
that no new bills will be received af-
ter February 10. and ! have seen
editorials in several Of the newspap-
ers repeatedly urging that bills be
prepared early and sent TO the Legis-
lature without delay" said Speaker
Holcomb. There is no reason why
If we should live up to this resolu'
ton. that we should not be away
from here by the fourth or tenth OF
March, for otherwise we may be here
until April"
Democrats at Dinners.
While under the new rules the Leg
islature is supposed TO have a night
Inrr off ri
of February. there will be no session
tonight, as the Democratic members
of the Senate and House will attend
the reception and dinner to be given
by the Democratic League at vii.
mington in honor of Senator-elect
Willard Salisbury Tomorrow night
the Democratic members are to be
guests Of Mr.. Salisbury at a dinner
in the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadel'
phis
Blow at LIQUOR Clubs.
Senator Harris gave notice OF bill
in the Senate yesterday afternoon
that made some OF the members 81
IN and take notice His bill Is Il
make the possession of Unite,
States government license for TIT
sale or Intoxicating liquors print
facic evidence in certain cases. II
other words, Senator Harris proposes
TO enact a law that would make th'
possession Of q government liquo'
license by a club in Kent or Sussel
counties evidence that the club Il
violating the State laws by selling
liquor.
Favor Cunning License.
Representative BradfOrd's bill pro
viding q license for residents OF Della
ware as well as non-residents for thu
privilege Of cunning in this State wat
reported favorably back to the House
yesterday afternoon by the commit
tee on game. The bill would require
each resident of the State to tak'
out a license costing one dollar {
year for the privilege of cunning
Non-residents desiring to gun in Del
aware would have to pay $1,000 fol
the years license, and nonresident
would have to pay $3.50 a year fol
the privilege Of fishing in Delaware
streams. The Delaware Game ant
Fish Commission would have super
vision over issuing licenses and thu
enforcement Of this law. Two year,
ago a similar bill passed the Legis
lature but failed to receive the Gov
ernor's signature
Passed BY the Senate.
The Senate yesterday Afternoon
passed Representative Swans bill
authorizing the town of New Castl
TO borrow $4,000 to liquidate its pres
en- Indebtedness. The Senate els
passed Representative Hammondl
bill increasing from 81 to 81 da
the pay of trustees of the poor for at
tending meetings of the board. TIL
Senate also passed Representativ
Moneys resolution transferring SIS
from the railroad fund to the sinkin
fund
In the House yesterday afternoo
the committee on revised statutes re