Evening journal., 1913-02-06


lay out and construct highways as
part Of a chain TO make a highway the
entire length or entire width of the
State. This amendment was adopted
two years ago. and requires favorable
action by the present Legislature,
too.
A food of bills and notices poured
into the House yesterday afternoon.
and the members of both branches
were busy, either acting on measures
or with committee work. President
pro tenn Marshall and Speaker Hol-
comb kept the members keyed up to
the consideration Of as much of the
pending business as possible. Speaker
H0lcomb urged upon the House mem-
bers to get as many bills before COM
mittees for consideration as possible.
Bills introduced IN the House yes
terday afternoon We're as follows:
Many Bills Introduced.
BY Representative Bradford, in
oreasing from $1,000 to $500 year,
the salary OF the deputy recorder of
deeds and of the deputy receiver OF
taxes for New Castle county.
BY Representative Bradford, in
creasing from 5000 to $1,000 a year
the salary of the adjutant general of
the State of Delaware.
BY Representative Reynolds, in
creasing from $1,000 to $500 a year
the salary of the comptroller of Kent
county, and authorizing the appoint
ment Of a deputy comptroller at $500
year.
BY Representative Smith, three
Joint resolutions, authorizing the Sec
retary of State to have printed two
thousand copies each Of the state
Constitution, general corporation law
of the State and the State election
laws.
BY Representative Mccormick, ap
propriating $4,000 for the agricultu-
raj extension service of Delaware
College and College Farm for the
next two years, the appropriation be-
ing the same as for the past two
years.
BY Representative Schneider, ap-
propriating $4,000 to Delaware Col
lege Farm, for the erection of a lab
oratory and improvements to some
of the present buildings. It is pro-
posed to establish a hog serum lab
oratory, to produce serum for the
use of the farmers of Delaware in
combating hog cholera.
BY Representative DerricksOn, pro-
viding that attachments may issue
either upon affidavit to the protho-
, notary or justice of the peace, against
the property of persons who issue
worthless checks or checks upon
overdrawn accounts with intent to
defraud
Money for School
BY Representative Smith, appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection and
equipment of new buildings for the
Delaware Industrial School for Girls.
Il is proposed to erect the new build
ing at ClaymOnt, on a property re-
Gently purchased by the corporation.
There is a provision in Mr.. Smiths
| bill that the buildings cannot be
mortgaged or sold except with the
approval OF the Chancellor of the
State and then the States interests
must be protected.
BY Representative Hammond, auth
orizing the Clerk OF the Orphans
Court of Sussex county to make In
dices of the records of his Office. the
compensation TO be fixed by the Levy
Court of Sussex county.
By Representative Jester, to amend
( the laws taxing insurance companies.
by providing that Delaware charter
ed insurance companies fifty per cent
or more of whose capital IS invested
in Delaware shall pay State tax
equivalent to two per cent Of their
gross premiums. This Is the same
rate that outside insurance corpora
tions pay in State tax. At present
Delaware corporations such as those
prescribed pay a general corporation
tax to the State. being exempted from
the two per cent tax on gross pre-
miums
Bills Given Notice of.
Bills given notice Of I'm the House
yesterday afternoon included the fol-
lowing:
BY Representative Cummins, three
amendments to the present oyster
laws. One OF the bills is 10 enable
any grower to hold an unlimited
acreage Of oyster beds, there being a
limit set by law at present, which the
oystermen claim is disregarded. The
bill also would abolish the tax for
State purposes of three dollars a ton
upon oyster boats using the Delaware
oyster beds, and would increase the
State tax upon oyster beds held by
private parties from fifty cents an
acre 10 81 an acre
BY Representative Barnard. two
bills to amend the charter for Wy
oming by increasing the amount the
town may receive from the Kent coun-
ty Levy Court and increasing the
amount the town may raise by tax
alton.
Delaware At Gettysburg.
/ BY Representative Hammond. ap-
propriating $1,000 to assist the Della.
ware Gettysburg Commission in its ar
rangements for the participation o.
Delaware veterans of the Civil War
in the iiftieth anniversary Of the Bat
tie of Gettysburg in July at the Gettys
burg battlefield. IL is proposed thai
tDelaware's old soldiers shall go tC
Gettysburg in a body and the appro
priation is for the attendance Of somI
of Delaware's officials and TO assis
in defraying the expenses OF Della
wares survivors of the war
BY Representative Jester, to amend
the act creating the Farmers Bank o.
Delaware.
BY Representative Arthurs, to in
corporate the Clayton Bank
Among the bills reported in the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon were tn,
House bills appropriating S72.50O I,
the State Hospital at Farnhurst, an,
also to change the numbers of schoo
district % and % 1-2 and 161 anC
161 1-2 in Sussex counties
Senator Reinhardt's bill providing
a penalty for persons who make falls,
statements for the purpose of obtain