Evening journal., 1915-03-10
SWIFT JUSTICE HERE
FOR ALL GUNNEN


Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del. Mar.
10.-After it had been explained by
Deputy Attorney-General Armon ID.
Chaytor. the Senate, in session last
night, unanimously passed Senator
Gormleys bill to provide that upon
conviction of a man in the Court OF
oyer and Terminer on a serious Grim
inal charge, he must present his APP
peal. in case he desires TO appeal
within two weeks after his conviction.
The bill provides that a special ses-
sion of the Supreme Court shall bo
called Immediately, unless it is with
in one month OF the regular session, to
act upon the appeal.
Mr.. Chaytor explained that this was
/ to prevent delay in justice in deal
! ing with serious criminal cases, and
was prepared as a result of the trag-
edy in Wilmington. when four police
men and two citizen we're shot 6y an
escaping prisoner.
II will permit a speedy termination
of the trial of Peter Kral<us, the al
legged assassin. The bill was intro
duced as substitute TO. Senator
Gormley's bill to renew charters Of
corporations. 1t was passed unani-
mously.
The Senate also passed Senator
Gormley's substitute bill, which was
introduced as a substitute for the bill
to censor moving pictures which
raises the maximum penalty for car
rying concealed deadly weapons from
six months Imprisonment to seven
years, and also increases the maximum
fine to $4,000. The bill authorizes Of
ficers of the law to search any person
they suspect of carrying concealed
deadly weapons.
Every member present voted for The
bill except Senator Walker, who replied
mot voting"
The Senate also passed the Senate
substitute bill TO incorporate the Nes
Dover Trust Company.
Representative Rash's bill TO compe
property owners to repair breaks in tn
banks Of the Christiana and Brsndywin
rivers, within the limits OF the city o
; Wilmington, was also passed by tn
. Senate.
Representative Rash's bill provid
; city of Wilmington shall be appointed
j by the Department of Elections iron
list of names TO be presented by tn
two dominant political parties OF
, or before October / Of the year o
. each general election was also passe'
/ by the Senate.
. A favorable report was made oi
Representative Evans bin 90 take tn
control Of the street markets OF VIII
q mington out Of the hands Of Cit,
p Council and vest II with the Leassla
= ture.
4 A favorable report was also Hlsd
f on the House bill 20 provide that nv
- members Of the Sussex County Lev
= Court and the clerk Of the peace o
n that county shall constitute a quorum
The House bill to regulate the ship
q mont of apples Ras GlRo reported "A
& vorably.
I Representative Hance's bill Great
4 ing the Office Of city clerk in Net
: Castle and defining his duties wa
passed. The bill provides that tn
clerk shall be elected for a term {
:, two years at a salary of not less tina
10 81 900 or moro than $1,000; he sha
. also act as assessor and collector
taxes.
. Representative DOnovan's bill pr
~ viding for the exemption from jury
II licensed Practitioners OF veterinaT
~ medicine was passed.
H. Representative lIance's bill TO crea
u. new election district in the Ten
Representative district Of New Cast
county, with n polling place at Bear st
i tion. was passed Il Is similar to b
u passed two years ago, but slight
u changes the boundaries Of the new di
t. trict.
'e Representative Lethcrbury's Ilou
Joint resolution providing that all cha
n table institutions OF associations 7
n cciving appropriations from the sta
le shall render TO the State an accountii
II of the expenditure OF such State none
u was adopted.
+ Other bills passed we're:
a Representative Letherbury's Hou'
a. Joint resolution authorizing and r
curing the Secretary OF State to fu
ne nish each member OF the Ninetyff
10 General Assembly with a permanent
n bound copy of the revised code
Delaware.
s. Representative Hoch's bill requi
de ing that all vouchers submitted TO Il
at auditor of accounts for payment sha
&c be accompanied by itemiDed stat
nd ments and bills, by vote of IL ye'
an to 2 nays.
w IINI0N METH0DIcTC