Evening journal., 1914-10-02
NO OBJECTION TO HAZEL
LAW WHEN READ IN HOUSE
AND SENATE YESTERDAY

without material change and only
with such alterations or corrections
as are deemed essential.
Mr.. Grantland Alert
Wnen the Hazel law as embodied in
the code revision was read in the
House, Representative Grantland in
quired why the word section" was
used, instead Of the word "act," in
relation to violations. Mr.. Mooney
said he presumed that was because
the new code was divided into sec
tlons, instead of acts. He suggested
that Code Commissioner Ward be
asked about t.
Mr.. Ward said the entire Hazel law
was put into one section, so that the
reference might be exact. when
we used the word section he said,
1--WE meant the act all OF which has
/ been put in one section Mr.. Ward
said the wording otherwise is exactly
the same as In the original act, and
the meaning has not been changed In
! the least. His explanation was salts
/ factory.
Session Is Listless.
Reading of the proposed Code con-
tinued in the House until four o'clock,
| but the Senate kept on with its ses-
sion until $3.50 o'clock. In the after
noon the Senate swore in Dauphin
T. Wharton of Dover as assistant
reading clerk. He is alternating with
Clerk w. d. Stoops. Code Commits
sioner T.. Bayard Heisel, John f..
Neary, Senator Frank p. Ewing and
Sergeant-at-arms Horace Blizzard as
sisted in reading in the Senate. Up
10 the time of adjournment $50 pages
had been read in the Senate on the
first day. The Code report COM
prises 1925 pages.
The Senate made yesterdays con-
tinuous session, with reading con-
tinuing during the noon and supper
hours. In the House 262 pages had
been read up to adjournment, making
100 pages gone over word for word
during the day. Speaker Holcomb
ordered every line read. Reading
Clerk George w. Hanson, Speaker 8
Clerk James B. White and Bill Clerk
Walter NJ Hearne took turns in read
ing.
The reading in both branches was
about as listless as il could be, and
tho members found little IN Il to
thrill. The reading clerks droned
out the various sections in a hum
drum way, while some of the mem
bers often escaped from the rooms
long enough to smoke, while others
smoked in the Senate and House
Chamber, the anti-smoking rule being
forgotten under the circumstances.
That the session will not adjourn
before Friday Of next week is GER
tain. II may continue for at least
two more weeks.
To Examine Election Laws.
That both Democratic and Repub'
lican parties may be satisfied will
the registration and election laws al
revised and compiled by the Revised
| Code Commission, two volunteer
committees of lawyers and legislator
representing both parties will ex
anime the revised code report an
: compare the section relating TO re
gistration and elections with existin
laws.
One committee comprise HerbeI
H. Ward, Republican; James NJ. Tur
nell, Democrat, and Representatiy
Timothy ]. Mooney, Democrat, VIII
e will go over one copy OF the propose
u revised code. The other committe
' comprises Senator David ]. Reir
II hardt. Republican; Representatiy
;. Charles II. Grantland, Republican
u and T. Bayard Heisel, Democrat, wh
i also will go over a copy of the cod
G The committees will conduct the
examinations separately and will moi
u any clerical errors or omissions,
J. any. The two committees then wi
d compare their findings and any n
3 cessary changes will be made in II
Il revised code report.
IS Some of the Democratic members
u the Legislature were displeased b.
cause Senator Reinhardt and Repr
i sentative Grantland started an e.
l. animation of the election laws In Il
proposed code Wednesday night, wit
t out a Democratic party represent
le tive being present. The agreeme
)t to have the two committees to scr
ID tinize the election and registratiC
V. laws was the result.
II is desired particularly that 4
ID law affecting elections shall be tia'
a, less as Il is adopted in the new cod
ot as It is realized that il is more diff
h cult at a regular session to ha
amended an election law than al
other law, because of the general /
- clination Of members to live up aloi
y partisan lines. General legislati,
could easily be corrected, n nece
sary, but II is another and mo
dificult proposition to amend electi,
or registration laws.
The two committees examined Z
election laws until early this mornil
before they quit, and then they h
not finished.
1T PAYS TO BE CAREFUL.