Evening journal., 1915-01-18
LITTLE BUSINESS
IN LEGISLATURE
At THE Opening
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will introduce bill to license Iegiti-
mate clubs in New Castle County.
having a membership of 100 or more
TO permit them to sell liquor to mem
bers only.
The license fee is to be 500.
Senator Gormley introduced a hill
to empower the Mayor and Council of
Wilmington. by ordinance. TO borrow
money to purchase and improve parks
and Fairgrounds in Wilmington. II
was referred 10 the committee on
cities and towns. The bill gives City
Council the right to regulate and fix
the amount of bond issues for park
purposes, the same as for the Street
and Sewer Department.
Senator Walker introduced his bill
to require all railway companies hav-
ing terminals in the State to provide
seated waiting rooms for passengers
in rural communities.
Votes for Women.
Senator Harris introduced the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
give the ballot to women.
Representative Letherbury intro
duced a bill to provide for a $4,000
bond issue by Middletown to refund
water bonds.
Representative Vaughan introduced
bill prohibiting hat cleaners and
bootblacks from doing business on
Sunday under penalty of fine up to
twenty dollars or Imprisonment Of
ten days in default of payment.
Speaker Grantland received two pc
titions favoring the bootblacS Sunday
closing plan, one being signed by sixteen
bootblacks and the other by many busi
ness men and clergymen.
Some members here claim the boot
black shops could be closed on Sundays
under the old "blue laws" but they fear
such a crusade might prove too far
PREACHING.
Senator Harvey Hoffecker. chairman
of the Legislative Committee TO investi-
gate the Delaware Child Labor Com
mission. at noon today received letter
! from Former Inspector William J. Glib.
bons asking a chance to tell his side
Senator Hohecker was somewhat sur.
prised to find the letter already had
been printed
The letter follows:
Wilmington. Del. Jan. Is. 1915.
MT. Harvey Hoffecker, Chairman oi
the Committee to Investigate Della.
ware Child Labor Commission.
Dear Sir: | have been informed
that the Legislature has appointed Z
committee of five members tive
Senators and three Representatives
/ to investigate the cause that lead III
TO my removal as child labor inspec
tor. would respectfully ask that
be given a chance to defend myself
that privilege being denied me b,
the commission. The Constitution Of
the United States guarantees the ac
cused the right to a speedy and pub
lie trial by an impartial jury / ash
you. as a native born citizen of Della.
ware; / ask you in behalf of my fam.
lily and friends to give me this oppor,
tunity.
Il would suggest that the minutes
of the meeting held December 10
1914 and the minutes of the meetins
held January 2. 1915, be submitted a.
evidence. The first meeting m,
resignation was requested: secont
meeting l was removed from Office.
only ask justice. And if you thin
the evidence presented is such tha
would justify the action taken by tn,
commission. l will always be mind
full that you have done your duty Z,
the public and credit to yourself an,
justice to me.
Very truly yours.
"W. J. GIBBONS"
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