Evening journal., 1915-03-12

he presented each year"
j. Bibb Mills, for the Law and Order
Society, opposed the bill. He contended
that il was an especially vicious bill"
Freeholders might move from the dis
trict or die after license had been
signed by them, but the licensed place
would be continued, he said. He added
that the good saloonkceper, who obcys
the law, has no difficulty in getting
signers.
Representative Bender said the bill
would not prevent the filing of remon-
strances, and it would be up TO the Law
and Order Society to ret after violators
of the law. After all. he said, il would
rest IN the discretion of the court
whether licenses would be renewed
James Kane, proprietor of the Hotel
Wilmington, was given privilege Of
the floor. He said many men object
to signing licenses because their wife
or daughter may belong TO church,
yet they favor the license being
granted. Mr.. Kane said there was
not place turned down that he
could recall because of a lack of
signers.
Even the toughest places can get
the signers, he said. Passage of
the bill would remove the inconven-
fence of dealers going around an
nually to get signers for applications
for renewal of licenses" he added
i've understood that you sometimes
have to pay to get signers," remarked
Representative Downward
"Yes, that is a fact" replied Mr..
Kane He said that after the ruling
of the judges sometime ago that a
man should not sign more than one
application, which ruling the court
later changed, in the First ward, some
men fixed price of fifteen dollars for
/ signing a liquor license.
/ Representative Hill opposed the bill.
81 guess I'll have to go on record as
one of the mfairminded men of Della
ware" he said.
81 can't support measure Of any kind
TO make it easier for a saloon to keep
its doors Open Those who vote for this
/ bill will be held responsible"
Representative Downward replied
that he is in favor of temperance, but
thought men in the liquor business
should be treated fairly. He believed
he said, that if dealer goes out and
gets the signers once, that should
establish his right to continue with
the license granted under that appli-
cation unless his license is revoked
by the court for violating the law.
Representative Hill asked if there
is a state in the Union where saloon
keepers don't have to go around and
get signers for applications every
wear. and Representative Rash replied
Pennsylvania"
The bill was defeated. 16 nays 10
10 yeas. The vote was:
Neas-Mcssrs. Allen. Bender. Cub
bage. Dickey, Daley, Downward, Elliott
lloch Jones. kenney, Letherhury, Lingo
Richards, Roach. Naughan.-l5.
Nays Messrs. Carey, Daisey. Davis
Donovan, Hail. Hastings, Hill, Mabrey
Milbourne, Rash, Salevan. Salisbury
Schwatka. Short, Williams, Speake
Grantland-l6
Mr. Rash changed from yea to nay
for purpose Of reconsideration.
Not voting-Hance, Webster
Absent-Evans and Warrington.
Rash Makes Charges.
When the bill to make minors buy
ing liquor and persons inducing then
10 buy or try 10 buy was called up, Mr.
Rash explained its provisions. HI
. said IL was fair. and asserted tina
minors were being hired to visit sa
looms to buy liquor and get the deal
ers in trouble
Opposing the bill. Mr.. Mills said tn
bill, II enacted. would make il utterl
impossible to get evidence to convict
dealer who sells TO minors. "lt is full
of snakes he concluded.
a Representative Jones cited an in
a stance like that referred to by Nj
q Rash that had occurred in Dover.
o Representative Bender said that /
every form OF violation OF the law tn
n. person who induces another to hel
rs violate, becomes an accessory to tn
n fact, and he thought It should be so ]
l. the liquor business
Does he consider Il snake for IN
'd Law and order Society 10 hire a ban
.u of young men 10 so around and bu
le liquor" Representative Elliott asko
y Mr. Mills. 20 whom he referred a
s. the Attorney from Baltimore"
Representative Rash replied