Evening journal., 1915-02-08
COUNTY affairs
WILL Be PROBED
By committee
Lower House Unanimously
Decides To Look Into
Financial Situation
Three MEMBERS Named
TO CONDUCT INQUIRY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, Feb. s..
Providing for an investigation of the
present financial condition of New Cas-
Tic county, a resolution offered by Rep
rescntative Hill. Republican, of Sussex
county, was adopted without a dissent
ing vote by the House this morning.
Under the resolution Representative
Hill. as chairman of the House commit
tee on revised statutes. appointed COM
lnitiec to conduct the investigation.
Mr.. Hin named as the committee
Speaker Grntland. Republican: Repre-
sentative Elliott Democrat, and Repre-
sentative Hill. Republican.
Tho resolution adopted by the House
is a, follows;
Whereas there are numerous bills
before the revised statutes committee
Of the House of Representatives in re-
lation Of the salaries of the officers.
ocputies and clerks in the various
county Offices in New Castle county
and
Whereas. several bills have been
introduced in the House, the passage
OF which will nccosstate a consider
able increase in the bonded indebted
hess OF said county ana
Whereas, II seems desirable for
tho information of tho members of
the revised statutes committee and
for the proper direction of the mem
hers of the House. that il be asccr-
taincd whether tho present condition
OF New Castle county will warrant the
present session of tho Legislature 10
authorize such expenditure of the
public money; therefore.
BE II Resolved. That The chair
man Of the revised committee OF the
House of Representatives be and is
hereby authorized and directed 10
appoint a subcommittee 10 inquire
into tho present financial condition
OF Now Castle county and report their
findings at later date.
II Will be observed that tho resOlu-
tion does not provide for an inycsti-
cation of the Levy Court, but of New
Castle county's financial condition.
Final Adjournment.
Looking toward final adjournment
OF tho Legislature on Tuesday March
16. a joint resolution offered by
Representative Evans was adopted
unanimously by the House early this
afternoon and WAS sent TO the Senate
for action. Tho resolution is as FOL
lows:
That both ho.c. of the Gcucral ~
sembly adjourn at the close cf the lcgis
lativc day of March 18TH. To - ocloci
noon ON the fifteenth day of March
after which time NO other busirc,, re
qnirms a., approval at the GoNerno
Shall hc considered cNccl ting the onni
lus appropriation bills and ;hc genera
claims resolution. wa, decided today
and he it further
"Rcsol,cd, That the hour of . o'cloci
0n the afternoon oi the sixteenth da.
bf March. 4. T. 1918. j., hereby fixed "a
The time for tic adjournment sine di
cf both houses "a the Ojth General As
semhly of .hc State of Delaware"
Ono of the bills reported favOrabll
10 the House was that of Representa-
tive Williams. which he introduced
by request. 10 make the operator of ;
street car or an automobile jointly
liable with the owners for damages
for injury or death caused by sucl
car or automobile. IL also provides
for fine of from ten 10 twenty-five
dollars upon any person or persons
who through negligence or ommis
sion cause injury or casualty of any
body by a railway car or automobile
There was some surprise among ta
Representatives when thi bin was re
ported favorably by the judiciary CON
mittec, whioh comprises Rcprcsen ativc
Lingo Bender. Davis, Garry, Rcacl
Cubbage and Schwatka.
One member of the comminttee
after the report was made, said h
evidently did not fully understand tn
bill. Some legislator pointed out tina
The law provides a FIVE dollar fine 70
killing a turkey buzzard or fifty dol
lar fne fer killing a female fox a
certain times yet under the William
bill an automobilist or motormai
could not be fined more than S25 70
negligently killing a child.
Democrats in Caucus.
Democratic members of Senate an
House held a caucus for an hour and
half. when their cOnfcrccs reported III
result of their conferences with the r.
1ublcans regarding the attitude of ~
latter regarding billi the minority cha
Rcterize as partisan legislation" stat
Chairman Thomas +. Bayard and jaime
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