Evening journal., 1915-02-20
HOUSE KILLS BILLS AFTER
PARTISAN LINES ARE DRAWN
Republicans RefaIisfe After Democrats Defeated
Representative Hoch's Measure---"Bonie Law
Repeater Reported Fsvorsbly, Club License Bill
Recomiffed
SENATE AND HOUSE DISPOSE OF
MANY BILLS DESPITE WRANGLE

and did not know until Mr.. Hall
raised the point that Mr.. Daley was
not present Mr.. Evans said he meant
no discourtesy. Mr. Daley entered the
discussion and was recorded mot vOt-
ing The vote on reconsideration
wa is yeas and 10 nays. The action
leaves the bill on the House calendar.
SOOthed Their Feelings.
"ro soothe the feelings and quiet the
nerves Of the members I will ask the
clerk to read the following telegram.
remarked Speaker Grantland. He then
had read telegram from several min
isters Of the Inter-Church Federation
Of Wilmington protesting against
elimination from the marriage law of
the ninety-siX hour period that must
elapse after issuance of marriage Ii
censc TO a nonresident before he
can marry
Reading OF the telegram and the
Speakers gOod-natured sally helped
to smooth over some of the ruffled
feelings somewhat
Can Keep Voting Books.
Representative Downward's bill ia
require the State Board of Health ia
submit It's accounts TO the State Audi
tor the first Tuesday I'm January, in
stead of October, in each year was
passed by the House.
Representative Rashs bill to over
come the necessity of copying thC
/ registration books for use at muni-
cipal elections in Wilmington ais,
was passed by the House. after il had
been explained by Speaker Grantland
/ He said the present law requires the
Department of Elections to return
/ the registration books TO the Clorl
Of the Peace ten days after primary
/ elections. and the pending bill wOIlt
! increase the period for the return o
! the books to forty days. which woul'
permit use of the original registra
] ton books at city election, removing
necessity for copying of duplicate
books. Mr.. Grantland said this woul'
make a financial saving for the cit!
of Wilmington. Representative DICK
ey was the only member TO Not'
I against it.
Abolish Uniilled Office.
The House also passed Representa-
tive Letherbury's bill to abolish .h'
Office of female inspector of factories
in New Castle county, which he eX
plained has been a dead letter on tn
books for ten years. Mr. LetherDur.
said he understood ther had been NJ
such official for many years although
the law providing for such an inspec
tor remained on the books. SpeaAe
Grantland said the woman who las
held the position had presumed lh'
Office was abolished and went 10 l-u
rope where she remained awhile II
her absence and for two years o
more somebody continued to draw IN
salary from New Castle county, MI
Grantland said For some reason o
another the law was allowed TO re
main on the books, although lner
was no such official as female facior
inspector since the Office of factory In
spector was created about ten year
ago.
hill Insurance Bill.
Representative Rash's bill author
izing the Mayor and Council of vii
mington to tax fire insurance com
panies doing business in that city wa
killed by the House. Mr. Rash sal
the committee after investigation ma
concluded IL was not a desirable bil
Mrangle Over Sussex Bill.
AT the afternoon session the Senat
got into a wrangle over another bil
which the Democrats claim to be par
tisan. The bill was that Introduce
i'm the House by Representative DaYi
and which was passed by that pod
on Thursday with one vote agains
it to provide a more efficient collec