Evening journal., 1915-01-25

DOVER, Del, Jan. %. With a busy
week ahead, the Legislature resumed its
sessions to-day. A dcluge OF bills is eN-
pcctcd daily, as this is the last week
for the Introduction Of new measures.
Alter Monday next, February J, no new
bills excepting appropriations and claims
measures, can be introduced into the
General Assembly under a Joint resolu-
ion adopted by both branches
After the dead line for new legisla-
ton has been passed at the beginning of
next week, Senate and House will set
tle down TO final action ON the various
+ bills before them. The present Legis
Iaturr is cNuectcd to make a record AZ
/ to the small number OF bills enacted inio
/ laws and also for brcyity of its session.
| Up to this morning cighty-two bills had
bcen introduced in the House and thir
! ty in the Senate.
! Already some of the members are
talking of a date for adjournment sine
die In all probability the Legislature
viii finish its work the first week In
March. Whether 1t will adjourn that
week, or will take a recess for a week
Tor iwu and then return TO Dover for
consideration of any important financial
subject that might crop up meantime,
and to adjourn finally, is not yet known.
But sentiment is growing among the
members for finishing the session ms
carly as possible and many of them
already are figuring Oh getting away
from Dover the first or second week IN
lalarch. Under the Constitution the Leg
islators or, paid for sixty days, and
lcaunot be COMPENSATED for attendance
lhcvond that time. Sixty elapsed days
would cNtcrd two or three weeks be-
vond that period. There never has
been a definite ruling as 60 whether tine
sixty da1s for which the members can
he compensated refer &C. elapsed time
2 ar TO actual daily sessions The G0n-
cral Assemhlymcn, after all, are masters
lot Chat situation. rs they PASS the APP
3 prolrotions and claims measures to pay
; themselves. Aside from that, none q,
them are anxious to perpetuate the Ley
, ismturc longer than is necessary.
Don't Hunt fol Bills.
The present Legislature is different
IN at least one respect from those oi
recent years. The members are not wor-
Irving themselves about flooding Scnat-
and House with hills, nor arc they
comainn tho state for measures to pre-.
sent The members OF this LegislatT,
e. have been content thus far, to wait
for persons who see need of new leg
islatior to prcDare and send their bill'
to Dover and have not been going
., around looking for excuses for framing
bills and hurdening further the statute
books There is general sentiment
- among the assemhlymcn that Delaware
has plenty Of laws. Some Ineuber'
b think there are too many lpws, and theS
have shown no haste tc add to tli'
States collection of statutes. Possibly
the size OF the new Revised Code ha'
Z appalled, some of the members VIII
n its two Thousand CT more pages, n
- groups ali the statutes Of the state II
is difficult to mention any subject thai
e IS not covered in some manner by th'
'- Revised Code as now compiled,
Method OF Amending
"a Conformity 10 the procedure prescrih
r. ed in the Revised Code for amending }
r. has already required mncn addiiiora
III work on the part of William q. Jones
% Ir. and Daniel !. Layton. Ir., the leg
= slative attorneys, and upon the lcgis
10 iatiye stenographcrs. The intention !
to- ai0cnd each section of the code 81
D. that it will be substituted a.
u. whole for the section changed, or vii
d become an addition TO the section u J
s desired to supplement. 10 thus pre-
serve the Revised Code as il should h'
~ and render unnecessary any clabotat
revision of it in the filture al great r'
d pcnsc to the State. each section desire
r. To be amended must be set forth
d. an,endltury bills as a substitute Tor th
c, section 10 hc changed. Fur instance I
'u amending the automobile laws, 1t wa
S. necessary e. include several typewrli
ten pages that probably changed onl
OF six or seven words in the existing lev
,u Another amendment that simpl
u changes the word "shall' to may
ar the election laws in one section, r.
~ ouircd the including of that entire SCI
'n tion with the one word changed, m Il
~ amcndaturv hill.
w When additions TO present sections
~ the Revised Code are 10 be made, u
~ now sections are designated, a b, C, et'
with the number OF the section accon
wv panvine the letter. Thus, in framing
law designed To regulate the issuan
w and negotiation of warehouse receipt
y; Mr. Jones. attorney for the House, h'
= 20 90 thruugh the alphabet twice in de
" imating the various amcndatory Sc
20 tions of it running "aa' 10 "zz." In
.',o will give an idea OF tho great amour
~ of work ertailed upon the attorne,
~ for the present Legislature in drawn
~. NEW hills and in providing for amen
~ nscnt. TO the code in the form prescri
iii lcl hy Herbert II. Ward and Judge
on 8ayarl Ilciscl, the Code commissioner
Many Bills Expected.
This marks the third week OF q
- legislature Among the bills eXpcct'
to be offered this week are the propose
l new charter for Wilmington the pr
posed board OF assessment for w
mugton to provide a bipartisan or no
partisan board; a proposed now chart
Tor the Wilmington Board OF Educati'
and 10 reduce the membership from thi
iip- teen 20 seven; bill to permit Ci'
pills Council TO acquire by condemnation
ear, purchase all or part OF the Dclawa
ilog River front of Cherry Island mars
bills providing for the issuance Of bon
Il for AN addition to the High school, !
III the construction OF new reservoir 1
the purchase OF park lands etc.
Ten-Hour Law Hearing.
= Tomorrow morning delegation IS
pectcd here 10 protest against the
peal of the ten-hour law for the G