Evening journal., 1915-02-26
street MARKET BILL
Causes House TILT
Reported From Committee
Just Before Petition Was
Offered TO Recall it
MESSRS. EVANS AND
RASH HAVE A CLASH

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 20. "A move ON the
part of Representative Evans, OF PEN
cader hundred, to call out of the House
committee ON municipal corporations his
bin TO regulate by statute the street
markets of Wilmington, was forcstalled
yesterday afternoon in the House, when
Representative Rash, chairman OF the
committee. reported the bill unfavor-
ably Il is a bill designed to take con-
troll of the markets away from City
Council OF Wilmington.
Representative Evans, notwithstand-
ing that the bill had been reported, had
read his petition signed by twenty rep
resentativcs TO call the bill from COM
mittcc.
Representative Rash's committee had
the bill several weeks. but evidently was
in no hurry TO report it. because of the
way il would affect Mimington's gov
enmental system. Mr.. Evans chaiine
under what he regarded as a hold up OF
his bill circulated the petition TO call
| it from committee yesterday.
Much surprise was occasioned among
the Wilmington members to find that
! Representative Samuel r. Elliott, Demo
cratic member from Wilmington, had
1 signed the petition 10 call the bill from
committee. Because the Evans bill will
/ deprive Wilmington of its homc-ru
power TO regulate the street markets
the bill has been opposed by City Coun-
ell and the Wilmington Chamber OF
Commerce. The longer it would be kept
in committee the chances of it passing
would grow less, but Represeutativ,
| Elliott Joined with rural members tC
! force from committee the bill directly
aimed at Wilmington's jurisdiction oyer
/ its own streets.
There were hints during the afternoon
of possible deal involving a swap ol
votes to call the Evans bill from com
mittce and support of RopresentatiN,
! lllliDtt's bill to increase salaries of po.
liccmcn in Wilmington, the latter bill
being killed by the House about a hall
! hour before the incident arose over re-
porting Mr. Evans bill.
! The clash over the Evans bill dcvel
opcd publicity when ON motion of Repre-
sentative Lctherhury the rules were sus
pended that committees might make re-
ports.
Representatives Rash Immediately re
ported unfavorably Reprosentativ,
Evans bill to take away from City
Council of Wilmington control over th,
street markets of that city, and to ii'
the regulations over the markets by
state statute which Wilmington coul'
not change.
a minute or two later Reprcscntativ
Evans said he had communication re
garding his street market bin which h
would like Go have read II was a pet
tion under Rule - of the House, callin
the bill ont Of the committee on mn
nicipal corporations. of which Mr. Ras
is chairman. Under the rules cightec
members. hy petition. can call out q
committee any bill that has been /
committee ten days and has not been rC
ported
When reading of the petition hv Rcao
ing Clerk lIoch was started Representa-
tive Rash made point of order tina
the bin already had been reported b
the committee aud thc communicate
was not in order. Speaker Urantland SUI
tanned the point of order.
Representative Evans said in rcpl
that the object of the communicate
was TO show the evident intention
the committee to hold mp the hin, wbi,
had been in committee several wcel
without being reported. he said
would like the names 10 the petit,
read Speaker Grantland laid he cou
see NO objection TO that
"Ict him read them" remarked NJ
Rash. "llc's playing to the grandstm
anyway"
| Those who signed the petition we
/ Representatives Evans. Warrngto
Lingo. Daiscy. Williams. Dickcy We
stor. Richards and Hook. Republican
| and Representatives Schwatsa Roac
| Elliott, Hastings Salovan, Nlilbourn
Cubbage and Kenney, Democrats.