Evening journal., 1915-02-24

vicinity OF lnllu slcct Ollubt, WIZ
minglon, to the Park Commissioners
for park purposes was also passed by
the House. 1t affects the part Of the
Chmstiana. river park that will not
be occupied by the bridge approach
The House passed unanimously a
bill introduced by Representative
Hoch TO repeal a law appropriating
S45O0 annually TO send students from
this state 10 normal schools in other
states. Mr. Hoch explained that with
Delaware College and the new Wom-
ems College there is no need to send
Delaware young men and women 10
other States TO prepare them 20 teach
in the schools
Representative Letherbury's House
joint resolution inquiring all charii-
'able institutions asking for state APP
propriations to give an accounting OF
their expenditures OF the previous
year was passed by the House
State Officials Deputies.
The House passed Representative
Evans bin creating the Office OF
Deputy State Treasurer at salai y
of $1,000 a year. the vote being 20
yeas and 10 nays. The last Leglsla-
ture passed a bill abolishing that Of
fee Mr. Evans stated that he had
been told by a former holder of the
office that because Of the increase OF
business Il was necessary that there
should be a deputy. Representative
Hall opposed the bill and stated that
the present state treasurer knew
when elected that the law did not
provide for a deputy and therefore If
he wants a deputy he should pay for
that officer out of his own salary. The
Democrats, with the exception of
Representative Lcthorhury, who
voted with the Republicans, opposed
: the bill
The House by a vote of 10 yeas and
10 nays. also passed Representative
: Rash's bill 10 create the Office ol
deputy State auditor OF accounts.
The salary IS fixed at $1,000. This
Office also was abolished by the Legis-
lature two years ago. Mr.. Rash OK
/ planned that the State auditor for a
number Of months rs away auditing
accounts of other State departments
and during that time no one is LETT
in the Office II was straight party
vote on the bill Representative
/ Lctherbury was absent when the vote
was taken.
( Codify Game Laws.
Representative Bcndlers bill. which
codilies and makes number ol
! changes in the fishing laws of the
7 state. was passed without opposition
The House passed Representative
Downwards bin relating to acquit-
! tancos TO executors and administrators
/ II was explained that the purpose oi
/ this bill was 10 enable an executor ~
administrator, when making distribu-
ton of funds among several creditors
To get the Orphans Court TO decide
the question of priority of two ol
more demands when there Is doub
i'm the mind of the executor as e
which priority should be given.
Representative Naughan's bill. au
thorizing City Council of Wilmington
TO return TO the Board of Water Com
n issioners sixty per cent of the re
ceipts received by the Water Depart
ment from the sale Of water TO main
tain the department was passed b
thc House without opposition. Couu
Gilman Oscar C. Draper explained th
bill
Senator Hart's bill appropriatin
$3.50 for improvement of the cOlOre
schools IN New Castle county an
$500 for the Improvement of those
Kent and Sussex county was passe
by the House.
Tho House passed Senator Furnisi
bill logalizing the killing Of turke
buzzards in Delaware. Senator Ful
Miss. who was given the privilege G
the floor. stated that much diseas
was attributed TO the turkey buzzard
i'm this State aud at present there
a law against killing them
Governor Miller advocated such
measure in his message to the Genera
Assembly The vote on the bill wa
% yeas to nays.
Senator Mitchell's bill TO extend III
! provisions Of law regarding forfei
ed bail now on the statute books
Sussex county was passed by n
! House. This bill. which at presen
n only applies TO New Castle county,
4 relative to the distribution of none!
q recovered from bail bonds and recOl
o. nizances. taken for the appearance
persons i'm Court OF General Session
I and Oyer and Termner lt is us,
n i'm New Castle county to upbuild Il
u law library. Daniel j. Layton. il
who explained the bill, stated tn
there is no law library i'm SUISSE
e county. but that II this bill is passe
n what little money is secured from !
il provisions will be used TO start a
T. hrary.
r. The House passed the Senate b
e correcting the Revised Code relati'
.e to the practice in the Court of Chan