Evening journal., 1915-02-02
.542 BILLS PILE
UP IN HOUSES
Of Legislature
OF Number 352 Are Intro
duced in the House Of
Representatives
MANY subjects ARE
covered BY MEASURES

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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del Feb. 2.-When the
dead-line for the introduction Of new
business was drawn in the Legisla-
ture late last night 852 bills had been
introduced in the House and 1870 bills
in the Senate. to the consideration Of
which the lawmakers will devote the
remainder of the session. At the ses
sion yesterday 137 bills were present
ed in the House ald sc bills were in
troduced in the Ssuete The total is
far below the 1acord Of two years ago
when 3S4 bills sere introduced in tile
House and ia IN tue scuate There
are 81 less House bulls and 24 less
Senate bills than a TIE 1919 ses-
sion.
TWO years ago. however, many of
the bills put in on the last day for
the introduction of business were
dummies or skeletons to pave the
way for substitute measures to be
reported out OF committee. Yester-
| day most OF the bills were complete
and all were far aore lengthy and
comprehensive than ever before, be-
cause of the elaborate method of
amending the Revised Code.
Speaker Grantland announced last
evening that no substitution vi bills un-
less they conform to the subject matter
or title Of bills already introduced would
hc permitted. lhis will make futile
Iany attempt to report out Of committee
"a an s.atl..
entirely different in subject matter or
intent from the bill whose place it is 10
take ON the calendar. Substitution Ut
bills Of a character entirely foreign to
the originally introduced measure has
been common IN previous Legislatures
Bills that found their way into both
branches yesterday ran the legislative
gamut. They covered nearly every con
ceiNablc subject except ID prohibit the
manufacture or sale Of cigarettes such
a bill was being prepared when tic Sen
ate and House adjourned at D.3O o'clock
such q bill generally has appeared
as strike" but the calendar
shows but one or two bills that could
be construed as "bell-ringersn or
strike" measures.
One Of the bills introduced Is ~
amend the Boulevard Corporation
law. under which il was proposed ia
build the Coleman dupont Boulevard
Another bin provides for the return
10 the dupont Boulevard CORPORATION
OF S50,000 il deposited with the State
treasurer as an evidence Of good
faith when construction of the houle-
ward was started.
Ihere is maze Of bills TO raise
salaries of deputies and clerks in New
Castle county Offices, and a bill to re-
duce the salaries of New Castle
county officers. One OF the measures
provides that The county treasurer
and receiver of taxes of New Castle
county shall be elected by the Levy
Court insteads Of by the people.
Many of the bills presented would
change tho governmental system of
Wilmington in many respects. rang
ing from an entirely new charter to
changes in the fire department. the
assessment and tax collection system.
There are many bills that would
affect the liquor business, one maxi
ing the minor who misrepresents his
age to dealer equally liable with
the dealer who sells to him. and an
t'Fait7 tAN attAiAN ~ AAAAi BAt " ltIHOHb
who buy Of speak easy" proprietors.
For the information Of the public.
summary Of most Of the bills intro
duced in Senate and House is ap-
pended. Most Of the prospective leg
islation that found its way into Sen
ate and House yesterday and last
night, in the behalf Of many of the
members. could have been prepared /
and sent 10 the Assemblymen two or |
three weeks ago. Instead. however |
persons Interested in new legislation |
waited until the last day to forward !
their measures.
Another Of the bills would compel I
all political parties to hold their pri-
maries on the same day, the first
Saturday in September
In the Senate.
BY Senator Mitchell-To increase
the amount allowed to be raised for
Town purposes in the town of Frank
ford, from $500 to $500.
BY Senator Anderson the pro-
lection Of the people of the State
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