Evening journal., 1913-02-12

MAY ADJOURN
ON MARCH e
Resolution to That Effect Of
fered by Senator Ewing;
Action Deferred
BILL AFFECTING FISH
COMPANIES WITHDRAWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Dover, Del. February 12.-That
members of the Senate at least have
the idea in mind of adjournment of
the Legislature on March 2S, follow
ing a recess from March q for ar
ranging bills for signatures OF the
presiding officers, was disclosed yes
terday afternoon. when Senator Ewing
offered a concurrent resolution to
that effect. IL caused an animated
discussion among the Senators. The
resolution fixed March 81 as a time
beyond which no business would be
considered and a recess for a week
to March % which should be the date
of adjournment sine die.
Senators Gormley and Walls ex-
pressed belief that It was too early
to adopt a resolution fixing a date
for adjournment and asked that ac-
tion be deferred for a week or ten
days Senator Gormley raised
question as to whether there would
be sufficient business TO keep the
members busy until March 2l How
ever. he was willing to stay until
all the business had been given full
consideration.
Senator Ewing said thnt the cal
endar was filed with more business
than the Senate had two years ago,
and he did not think that adjourn
ment on March u would give any
too much time to the Senate to con-
slider the measures introduced. He
thought it would do good. too, TO fix
a date for adjournment so that the
lature means business and so that
early hearings could be arranged on
bills
Senator Reinhardt pointed out that
the LEGISLATURE Will be away from
Dover practically a week because of
attending the inauguration of Presi-
dent-elect Wilson at Washington. and
he thought that an adjournment date
should be fixed. although he was not
sure whether it was necessary to do
so Immediately The upshot of the
talk was that Senator Ewing had his
resolution fixed as an order of busi-
ness on Tuesday of next week.
Passed by Senate.
Bills passed by the Senate during
the afternoon we're as follows:
Senator Furniss' bill amending the
charter Of Bethel by requiring the
publication annually Of the towns
financial statement
Representative Hammond's bill re-
pealing the law regarding extension
OF Georgetown ditch and other near
by ditches.
Representative Reynolds bill ap-
propriating S72 500 TO the Delaware
State Hospital at Farnhurst for the
present fiscal year The appropria-
ton is similar to that for the Jrevi-
Gus year and the trustees of the hos
pital are i'm immediate need o. money
to meet running expenses. A sim
liar appropriation Will be made for
the year 1914
Reported 10 Senate.
Bills reported favorahly TO the Sen
ate we're as follows. Senator Pierce's
bin making 2240 pounds a legal ton
OF coal when sold and delivered by
dealers: House bill authorizing the
adoption of persons more than q
years of age; Senator Ewing's bill
providing for the payment of wages
due deceased persons TO their heirs
without the necessity Of taking out
letters of administration therefor;
Senator Reinhardt's bill 10 make Lii
liam Burr Ponder the heir-at-law OF
May S. Burr.
Reported 10 the House.
The following bills we're reported
fayorably to the House during the
afternoon: House bill fixing a pen
atty for failure TO take out State liz
ccnses; House bill as amended fix
ing the salary of court bailiffs in
New Castle county at s42O a year
Original bill fixed the salary at S60C
year They now are paid 81 for
each day of court attendance) House
bill fixing the allowance Of con-
stables at five cents a mile for mile
age in rural New Castle county
House bill giving conveyancers ac-
cess TO county records without be.
ing charged a fee therefor; House
bill repeating the law providing foI
special auditor for Sussex county
accounts House bill authorizing the
Clerk of the Orphans Court in Sus.
sex county TO make indices of Ger
tain records in his Office; House bill
appropriating $4,000 a year for this
next two years for the improvement
and repairs of schools for coloreC
pupils in the rural SECTIONS; HOUSE
bill providing for an appropriation
TO defray Delawares participation n
for the years 1913 and 1914; Hous'
Joint resolutions for printing Of tw'
thousand copies of General COrpOr
alton Law. State Constitution and th
election laws.
Appoint County Officers.
Favorable report also was mad
to the House on Representative
Swans bill proposing an amendmen
to the State Constitution by provid
ing that the judges of the Suprem
Court shall appoint the prothonotary
register in chancery and clerk o
the Orphans Court in each county
Under the present Constitution tn
officers named are elected by tn
voters Of each county for four yea
terms
Lights on Vehicles.
Favorable report also was' made I
the House upon Senator Ellison
bill to require all vehicles using tn
public highways of the State at nigh
to carry a lighted lamp that can b
seen plainly for one hundred feet o
more ahead fine up 10 twent
dollars for each offense is provide
withdrew Fisheries BilI.
Representative Wagamon IN IN
House withdrew from the calenda
his bill. introduced by request. [
amend the General Corporation La
by adding provision regulatiE
companies engaged in the fsherie
and fish oil products business
Delaware. Il was a drastic hi. an
was regarded by many persons a
simply an outcropping Of the war b,
tween rival fisheries companies tn;
has sti red Lewes for more than