Evening journal., 1915-03-10
SENATE DOWNS REFERENDUM
BILL AND VOTES TO CONTINUE
STATE FAIR APPROPRIATION

In the Senate the House bill pro-
hibiting bands of gypsies from pitch
ing their tents and encamping in
Delaware and plying their craft was
called up for final passage After
II had been explained by Senator An q,
derson and others that such bands /
were a nuisance especially in lower !
Delaware. the bill was passed by a /
vote OF IL yeas to two nays Sena- !
tors Gormley and Hart voted in the |
negative
Tho House bill abolishing the offico I
of qualifier az primary elections /
throughout the State was passed by |
a vote Of 10 yeas and two nays in !
the Senate.
The House bill authorizing a De- /
putty for the State Treasurer. was call |
ed up for final action and was passed
after opposition by the Democratic 4
members. Senator Furniss pointed /
out That two years ago when a bill |
was passed abolishing the deputies, I.
the Democrats were charged with in /
consistency. He desired to go on
record as still opposing deputies for
State and county Offices.
Senator Hickman took the stand
that in case Of Illness OF the State
Treasurer OF his incapacity to be in
his Office a deputy would be most nee
essary.
Senator Furniss replied that the
clerk appointed by the state Treas
urer could easily act in the capacity
of a deputy. but opposed the State
paying for such a deputy.
Senator Gormley contended that as
the Republican members had been
preaching economy during the pres
ent session there was no better time
to put Il in practice than at the pres
ent time by voting against the bill.
II was passed by strict party vote,
yeas and nays.
Following the passage OF this BILL
came a similar bill to create de-
putty for the State Auditor. on which
the same discussion occurred, the
Democrats opposing the deputy and
the Republicans favoring IL. The bill
was finally passed by vote OF nine
Republicans for IL, six Democrats
against II. with Senator Carter not
voting and Senator Williams absent.
The House bill appropriating $4,000
to the State Board Of Education for
contingent expenses, was passed
without a dissenting vote. Senator
Webb asked that Representative
Rasn's Hazel repeater 10 be made a
special order for 3 o'clock this after
noon Wednesday,.
The House bill reducing the con-
tingent fund of the State Board Of
Supplies from $500 to 500 annually,
was passed by the Senate.
The House bill allowing the People
of Laurel TO increase the amount OF
, their school taxes annually to $4,000
, was passed without dissenting vote
Defeat Tax Exemption Plan.
The House defeated Representative
. Elliotts bill TO amend the constltu
G tion to allow the Legislature TO enac
n laws permitting cities and towns Z
@ exempt such percentage of the valu
] of factories, buildings and other i'm
2 proyements from assessment and tax
( alton for whatever term the Legisla
S ture may deem proper. The vote wal
= II yeas to s nays. The bill was ex
I planned by William II. Cooper OF Viii
mington in a lengthy speech. IL re
quired a two-thirds vote.
BARRIERS Law Changes.
Representative Rash's two bills
relative to BARRIERS and barber shops
we're passed by the House. One Of the
bills will require each barber chop 10
pay a State tax Of S. a year and Will
, place the barber shops under the in
spection of the State Board Of Health,
, The other bill affects only the Will
mington BARRIERS by amending the
! present law regarding the Examiners
Board. Under the present law bar
Der from outside of Wilmington is re-
quired TO pay s. to the BARRIERS Ex-
amining Board when he goes to work
in that city and fee Of 81 year to
the same board. The amendment re-
duces the first amount from S. 10
$3.50 and the second from 81 to so
cents.
Representative Rashs bill to es-
tablish a sinking fund for the State
by providing that $4,000 shall be
transferred from the general fund
into the sinking fund each year was
passed by the House.
Speaker GrantlaTf explained that
the only sinking fund receipts are
now those of the oyster revenue col
lector. He said the time is coming
when the State will need an adequate
II sinking fund 10 take up its bonds.
a companion ullls lHlIouutCu ny
Representative Bender, to provide
that the receipts of the Oyster Rev
enue Collector shall go into the gem
eral fund of the State instead of into
the sinking fund also was passed by
the House.
The House passed Senator Hick-
mans bill advocated by Wilmington
banking institutions. which provides
. that first purchase money mortgage
recorded shall have priority over
= other purchase money mortgages.
{ Senator Hoffecker's bill which pro-
vides a way that corporations can be
r brought into court when indicted
y under criminal charge by a caplas
Under this bill the corporation could
appear personally or through counsel
Attorney William G. Jones. who .ex-
planned the bill. stated that under the
= present laws there is no way to gel
corporation into court under q
criminal charge.
Representative Dickey,s bill, to give
voters at school elections throughout
Q the State one vote each instead oi
e one vote for each 81 Of tax paid
which is the present law. was passed
- by the House without opposition.
I TO DISCUSS PORTO RICO.