Evening journal., 1915-03-15

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similar bill TO apply only to Sussex
county. MIR. Lcthcrbury is resident
OF Middletown. represents st. Georges
hundred and is generally regarded as
one OF the ablesr members OF the Leg
islature. He was mentioned as likely
10 be appointed one of the three mem-
bcrs of the New Levy Court should
bill have been passed to reOrganiZe
that body.
New Castle County Situation.
While referring TO the New Castle
county Levy Court that body certainly
has strenuous time ahead OF IT, Ac-
cording to Special Auditors Simmons
and Armstrong. the Levy Court will
need about 100000 cash az least, on
July 1 10 meet lis obligations.
A bill had been introduced 10 au-
thorizo the Levy Court TO borrow
Sl72,000 by issuing certificates of in
debtednoss for short terms 10 tide it
over until the taxes begin to pour in
during October When members of
the Levy Court began'tO line up mem
bers OF the Legislature against any
plan TO reorganize the Levy Court by
empowering the Governor to name
ity 10 try to lift the county out of its
financial despair. the members OF the
Legislature decided to do nothing for
the present Levy Court.
Accordingly they authorized that
body to borrow only S63.000 and spe-
CITED that the money should be used
only to redeem certain designated
bonds and TO pay interest that will be-
come due July l on outstanding
county bonds. This will preserve the
faith and credit of New Castle county
so far as meeting its bond and inter-
est obligations are concerned, but will
leave the Levy Court to founder
around the best it can TO pay salar-
les and the thousands and thousands
of dollars OF other obligations that ii
will have to meet between now and
July 1. That the Levy Court will have
| far from a merry time in trying ia
/ wriggle out of its financial meshes
/ is not doubted. The court cannot
borrow more than $4,000 from the
Farmers Bank. and how it is to get
along is unquestionably a serious
problem.
There are some persons who Won
der whether the Levy Courtmen will
resign because of the rebuff handed
TO them by the Legislature, but there
is little likelihood of them giving uE
their jobs. If they should. Governor
Miller would be empowered to ap.
point their successors until New Levy
Courtmen could be elected in Novem.
Der, 1916.
One Liquor Bill Passes.
As was predicted frequently il
these columns, the Legislature has
finished its general business dclibera
tions without passing any bills af
fecting the liquor business, excepting
Representative Rashs bill TO repea
the Hazel anti-shipping law. No
enough signers could be secured TO
resubmissiOn in Kent or Sussex coun
ties, and efforts to get through tn
Hill gallon a month shipping bill AM
some measures advocated by the liquo
, dealers themselves failed. However
the clash over liquor legislation dur
ing the closing day of the session fur
/ nished one of its most eXcitin
, episodes. As a result of the fight tha
, developed over these bills, prediction
were freely made here Friday an
today that two years hence the con
test down the State will develop NOR
bitterly than ever into a wet" an
dry fight for supremacy and con
troll of the Legislature.
Juvenile Court Unchanged.
During the closing hours the bill {
place the Juvenile Court in Whining
, ton under the jurisdiction of the judg
1 of the Municipal Court was not calle
up in the House. II had been passo
a by the Senate and had been amende
: i'm House committee TO preserve II
Z Juvenile Court as at present cXcel
+. that il would provide for $500 q yea
. salary for tho judge OF the Juveni
4, Court There is no provision in Il
I law now for compensation for that 0
. fetal. Opposition developed so stron
ly over the bill that it was deeml
4 useless to call it up and it was ALLOW
4 ed to die on the calendar without Il
~ House voting ON It,
4, PaWnbrOker Bill Dies.
= Another bill that died in the Sena
~ without being acted on in the closil
J., hours was Representative Elliots.
!, prohibit the business Of pawnbrokS
~ with drastic penalties up TO 800
- fine or two years Imprisonment upl
~ any one engaging in that bushes
!, Il was passed by the House but died
- Senate committee
Among the bills left on the Scna
J. calendar. as the Legislature wOu
= up general business was Represent
tive HIPS to provide for ballot TO
Il burned Immediately after the judg
ic finished the official canvass +
Is some reason. the Senate did not g
m on the bill, designed to minimize DC
sibiliiy of contests for seats in t
: Legislature before that body
Efforts to make serious changes
the marriage laws and the Ten Ho
Women's Employment Law failed
J.. the legislature, but the Child Lab
20 Commission was abolished and a M
y, commission of h-e members, TO be a
" pointed by the Governor, was authC
m ized. Governor Miller is TO name
~ commission by April 1.
a The bill 10 legalize ten-round boxi
y bouts in Wilmington died in the Sena
q committee.
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