Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-12
LEGISLATURE Gets
WOMEN VOTE BILL
Representative Salisbury Is
Sponsor for Suffrage Amend
ment to Constitution
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
IN POSTPONING MOOD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan. 12.-To Repre-
sentative +. NJ. Salisbury belongs the
honor of introducing the bill whose
purpose it TO give votes TO women. He
presented it yesterday afternoon The
measure provides for an amendment
to Section 2. Article 8, Of the state
Constitution by striking out the word
male" Before the amendment could
become effective it must be acted on
favorahly az two biennial sessions of
. the Legislature by two-thirds vote.
Representative Salisbury, who is a
Democratic member from Lewes, re-
ceived the "votos for women" amend
ment from Miss Mabel Vernon, of Will
mington, State organizer for the suf-
fragists She said she expects Mr.
Salisbury TO vote for the bill.
Travelling Libraries.
Daniel w. Corhit president. submit
ted TO the Legislature the annual re-
port of the State Library Commission
IL showed the number of travelling IL
braries loaned during 1914 10 be las,
an increase of is per cent over 1913
and the number Of travelling books
loaned to be 1882. an increase of 81
per cent The book wagons made II
trips. visited 465 households and loan
ed S.707 books The commission rec
ommends that twenty more travelling
libraries costing $50 each be added
70 the present libraries.
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution to appoint a committee to
make arrangements to visit State in
stitutions.
When the House resolution 10 limit
the time of receiving new business
10 February ] was read in the Senate
yesterday afternoon Senator Gormley
offered an amendment which had been
defeated in the House to substitute
January 25 for February 1.
Senator Gormley said he offered the
amendment to shorten the session.
Il see no crying need for new leg
islation," he said. and he added that
the greater part of the legislation gem
orally passed is Of a partisan or sell
fish nature. Senator Furniss said
they would make a better record If
they repealed laws that have been
passed at recent sessions instead of
enacting new ones.
Senators Hoffecker and Walker be-
lieved that January 25 would be too
short a limit to permit of preparation
OF new legislation. and they favored
the original resolution specifying Feb
ruary 1 as the limit
Upon motion of Senator Furniss
the resolution was laid over for "a
hours nnder the now rules which per-
nit such delay.
Senator Hoffecker presented a SEN
ate concurrent resolution providing
that the committee on accounts Of the
House and Senate be constituted a
committee 10 audit the accounts of the
State officers. on motion Of Mr.. Fur
Miss the resolution was laid over for
"a hours
Senator Hoffecker then offered a
resolution to instruct the secretary
70 have calendars of daily business
printed and distributed among the
members. Senator Furniss moved to
adopt that resolution. whereupon Mr.
Hoffecker asked that Il be laid over
for twenty-four hours. Mr.. Hoffecker
explained that he had not intended
TO present the resolution until Tues
day. but believing the Democrats in
tended to block legislation for a day
he had put ii in yesterday afternoon.
An invitation from the Peninsula
Horticultural Society 10 attend a
meeting OF that body 10 be held in
Wilmington was received by the Sen
ate and was referred to the commit
tee on agriculture.
President Ferguson announced that
Senators Wharton, Gormley and Hart
Democrats. had paired with Senators
Barnard. Harris and Newton. Republi.
cans, for Tuesdays session.
How to Amend Bills.
William G.. Jones. Jr., attorney foi
the House, addressed the members oil