Evening journal., 1915-02-26
House AGAINST AID
FOR The State FAIR
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the omnibus bill although 1t has been
talked over.
The vote on the bill was: Aes ITO re-
peal appropriation Alessrs. Allen,
Bender. Carey, Cubbage, Daley, Davis,
Daisey. Downward, Evans, Hastings.
.Hil, Hoch. kenney, Lingo, Short,
Vaughan. Warrington. Speaker Grant
land lis.
Nays for the appropriation -Alessrs.
Dickey Donovan. Elliott. Hall, hance,
Jones. Iotherbury, Mabrey, Alilbourne,
Rash. Richards. Roach. Saleyan, Sauls-
bury and Schwatka, Mebster-l6.
Not voting Mr. Williams.
Representative Kenney's bill to in.
corporate North Laurel was passed
by the House II names William L.
TOrbcrt, William J.. James and Robert
Waller as corporators.
Representative Williams bill TO re-
peal the legal requirement that The
! New Castle County Levy Court shall
appropriate at least 81 900 monthly
/ TO Ferris Industrial School was re-
! considered and recommitted in the
] House. Under the present law the
Levy Court pays forty cents a day
! for each inmate committed from New
Castle county with the minimum
monthly payment fixed as one thous-
4 and dollars. The Williams bill would
continue payments of forty cents a
day.
Representative Roachs bill defining
what shall constitute public laundries,
subject TO State tax which eXempts
washerwomen from its operations,
also was passed by the House. It
would tax laundries of Cinnamon.
Bills passed by the Senate today
included the following;
Senator Joseph's bill TO regulate
planting of oysters I'm Lewes river,
| with an amendment extending prOvi-
sions of the bill TO Rehoboth bay.
House bill 10 authorize the commits
sioners of Middletown to borrow up
to $4,000 10 install a sewage system.
Representative Letherbury of Mid
dletown explained. the bill
House bill TO increase 10 $1,000 the
amount that may be raised by taxa
tion for school purposes in George
town.
House bill 10 authorize the Street
and Sewer Department to grant per-
mits TO lay pavements without starting
at the curb line.
House bill to increase the contin-
gent funds of the County School Su-
periptendents.
Senators Carter and Anderson Op-
posed the bill on the grounds that the
superintendents are getting enough
money. while Senators Hart, Newton,
Honecker and Wharton spoke for il,
Senators Anderson, Carter. Frazier,
Gormley, Joseph and Mitchell voted
against the bill.
House bill TO authorize the Levy
Court of New Castle county TO sell a
house and lot at Fennimore's Bridge
House bill to authorize the Levy
Court of New Castle county TO appoint
additional clerks i'm the Office of re-
coiyer of taxes and county treasurer
in New Castle county, when they are
deemed necessary, was passed by the
Senate. by a vote of yeas and / nay
r. Senator Anderson voting against IT,
{ Attorney Jones explained that the
p bill is to permit the receiver of taxes
at the sanction of the Levy Court Il
! employ an additional clerk during thi
months of September and October
when the county taxes are coming in
the House bill TO provide that five
? members of the Sussex County Lew
! Court and the clerk of the peace o
that county should constitute Z
quorum was recOmmitted.
The Senate passed the House bill {
, lcgalize the action of the Levy Court q
New Castle county in appointing extr
; clerks in the office Of recorder of deeds
]
the present law the recorder of deeds ca
only employ one deputy and fou
clerks, whereas the volume of busines
done by that Office necessitates the EN-
4 ployment of at least ten clerks, b
stated, and that the Levy Court has "a
ready authorized the appointment of th
extra clerks and the bill Is TO coniirl
these appointments
Senator Gormley asked if the bill
related TO the Office of clerk of IN
Orphans Court and Register il
| Chancery. Levy Court Attorne.
/ Speakman explained that the bill
provides that the two clerks i'm tina
Office shall be deputies He pointe
out that the bill does not change tn
salaries of the two clerks but simpl
Il gives them the power of deputy t
sign papers in the absence of the hold
er of the Office.
Mr.. GOrmley remarked that Regis
ter in Chancery Frank p. Ewing ha
informed him several days ago tina
he only wanted one deputy i'm IN
Office Il was pointed out, however
that the bill provides that the tw
clerks may be appointed deputies an
does not make it mandatory. The bi
was then passed.
Senators Hoffecker, Wharton, An
derson and Joseph, Speaker Grant
land and Representative Evans wi
visit Rehoboth tonight and tomorro'
to view damage done the reEort by th
December storm. They may have som
recommendation to make to the Les
islature regarding relief for the dan
aged resort.
Representative Rash withdrew hi
bill authorizing Council Of Whining
ton to make an annual appropriate
10 the volunteer Firemen's Relief As
sOciatiOn of Wilmington
Speaker Grantland stated that th
reason for the withdrawal was thi
the legislative attorneys had stated
would be unconstitutional.
The House received commune,
tion from the Equitable Guarante
and Trust Company of Wilmington
signed by Richard Reese, treasure
| advocating passage of the House bi
| ] fuqraaefno tho cnlorv of tho nanui