Evening journal., 1915-03-01
LEGISLATURE FACES CLASH
OVER IMPORTANT MEASURES
DURING ITS LAST TWO WEEKS
Fair and Markets Bills.

Some feeling cropped up among rural
New Castle county members ON Friday
because of passage by the House of the
hi to repeal the $1,000 a year appropria-
tion to the Delaware State Fair That
feeling manifested itself more or less "a
the way scmc of the champions of the
fair appropriation voted Friday after
noon. ON top OF that, some of the rural
New Castle county members are more or
les, stirred MP over Representative
Evans bill TO deprive City Council OF
Wilmington Of considerable of its super
,isoiy and regulatory powers over the
street markets of that city. which are
attended by farmers aud truckers. The
rural members claim IL does not take
away from Wilmington many more pow.
crs than arc now Taken away from that
city by the present law. and that It will
make pOssih the enforcing of penaltic,
for violating the smarkci laws. whicn
cannot be done at present. They also
contend it win allow the city 10 make
pure food and other regulations. but will
iiN by statute, which Council cannot
change. the procedure for renting mar.
kct spaces to farmers and truckers, that
fccs that may be charged for such
spaces, and will provide penalties for eN.
acting of excessive fees or failure tC
award spaces as stipulated by law.
On the other hand, the Wilmington
members, excepting Representative
| Elliott, Democrat, who temporarily, at
least, aligned himself with the rural
members against his own city last
week contended that Wilmington
should havo complete supervision
over its street markets as a "home
rule principle" They claim that the
l.gans bill will tie Wilmington's hands
so far as the city's control of the mar
kets and its own streets on which tho
markets are located are concerned.
lnasmuch as Wilmington paves the
streets and has to maintain and clean
them the Wilmington members feel
the Evans bill simply is a step toward
government of Wilmington by mem
bcrs OF the Legislature from outside
that city. Representative Rash has
q bill to vest entire control and regu-
latiCn of the street markets i'm Will
mngton's City Council
The climax of feeling regarding tho
! street market controversy came the
| latter part of last week, when Repre-
/ sentative Evans circulated a petition
which was signed by twenty members
+ OF the House to call the Evans bill
out of Mr. Rash's committee. Mr.
: Rash anticipatod the move and re-
b ported the bill unfavorably. Advocates
! OF the bill claim they have enough
votes TO pass It. Nevertheless, some
OF the rural New Castle county mem
hcrs arc pretty much on edge, and il
the hills which requires a two-thirds
J vote is not passed, there may be some
trouble in holding the rural members
/ IN line on party questions. The Evans
/ bill may be called up today or tomor-
row.
Lineup On shipping Bill.
/ Representative TIill's callon-a-
month liquor shipment bill is expect
cl to come out of committee today or
tomorrow and may be called for a
vote on Wednesday. II Will provide
tho first wet" and dry" lineup a
; the session. The vote by no means
Il Will be on party lines. One check
un Of the House membership, which
Is based on opinions and not on state
ments Of the members themselves. in.
dicates that the Hill bill may be do
featCd by one or two votes. However
, the Anti-SalOon workers, who hav,
p been active here. claim the Hill bill
easily will be passed by the House
There is no positive assurance at thi,
b time what the final result will be
! as either way tho vote will be close
AS has been the history of pas
q. sessions. the wet and dry" lineul
8, probably will be followed by more O
! less hard feeling between members. I
p is the one issue that cleavos part.
lines more than any other in the Leg
p islature. This, coupled with the nm
! pleasantness over the State Fair ap
preparation repeater and the stree