Evening journal., 1913-01-17
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Legislature Considers Bill for
Preserving Printed or
typewriter Copies
WOULD BACK PAGES
WITH PARCHMENT


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, January 17.-Revrs-
sentative Moneys bill designed to
supplant Delaware's time honored
method Of enrolling bills with the
modern way Of printing or typewrit-
ing was introduced in the House yes
terday. The typewriter is mightier
than the pen, as well as speedier, is
the spirit the proposed new law
breathes, and indications are that it
will be enacted without delay, as
members of both parties who served
in previous Legislatures have con-
ferred informally on the proposed
change and favor it.
Mr. Moneys bill cites that the
method of enrolling or engrossing
acts and resolutions by hand has
been followed in Delaware since Col
onial days, long before the type
writer was thought of, and the print
ing press was crude. His measure
provides that all bills and resolutions
Hdrotu UN Int ltEloidluIR diAtI lAn
enactment shall be recorded and pre-
served either by being printed or
typewritten, as may be stipulated.
When such bills are typewritten they
shall be securely fastened page by
page to parchment backing, and each
page shall be stamped to show that
it is the official copy
Under the bill each branch of the
Legislature is empowered 10 appoint
a bill clerk, who shall have charge
of the backing, stamping and filing
bilGf and resolutions. While il is
not specifically stated. the bill clerk
is to take the place Of the enrolling
clerk, so there will be no increase in
the officers Of the Legislature. The
presiding officers and Governor are
empowered to sign such typewriter
. or printed bills, in lieu of enrolled
bills. The bill clerks are required,
under the Mooney measure, to make
. reports weekly to each branch of the
bills in their custody.
Money For Wilmington.
The first bill reported favorably to
the House was Representative Coop
A er's. appropriating s46S9 to the Will
mington Board of Education to pay
for tuition of nonresident pupils in
Wilmington public schools.
To Complete Armory.
The House Committee on military
Z affairs, of which Representative
. Bradford is chairman held con-
4 ference yesterday afternoon and con-
\ sidered the report Of the State Ar
mory Commission. The committee
. decided to recommend a further ap-
preparation for furniture and the in
stallation OF a heating plant in the
new armory at the rear Of the State
House.
Similar action was taken by the
4 Senate committee and Senator Ewing
introduced a joint resolution in the
Senate carrying an appropriation OF
S1743 to pay for part OF the work
. necessary to complete the armory.
It is expected that the armory will
be finished by Tuesday night. when
. the inaugural ball will be held there.
Bethel Tired Of Charter.
Senator Furniss introduced his bill
TO repeal the charter of the town of
Bethel in Sussex county. II has been
incorporated for five years. but has
tired OF a formal town administra-
4 tion. as the population Of the place
1 is but ninety persons. Senator Fur
4 Miss also introduced his bill to re-
quire the p. b. and W. Railroad
Company 10 install safety gates and
a watchman at the crossing Of the
road leading from Laurel to Bethel.
To Survey State Land.
Senator Anderson gave notice Of a
bill providing for a survey and plot
ting of the public lands of the State.
The bill is similar TO one introduced
during the session two years ago,
4 which failed OF passage. II will
4 name a commission 10 make the sur
vey and to draft a definite report
4 showing just how much land the
State owns.
1t may be surprising to many resi-
dents OF Delaware 70 know that the
State owns thousands Of acres Of
land. particularly in Sussex county.
much of # along the Atlantic coast,
u extending from Rehoboth southwark
for many miles, and also extending
inland for some distance Much of
Il is marsh and lowiand, and some
OF II along the coast is sandy ana
might be utilized as building sites for
4 summer homes.
Several years ago an effort wac
made by a syndicate to get through
bill turning over this land to the men
4 named for a nominal sum. but the
4 bill was defeated through the opposi-
ton of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
. The bill TO be introduced by Senator
Il Anderson is for a survey. and not
for sale Of the land in question.
Both branches adopted resolutions
Itt,.r
attorneys, chaplains and stenograph-
RS OF both branches