Evening journal., 1915-02-24
epccial 10 THr EvENINC JOURNAL


STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del, Feb
24.-Members of the House remained
in Dover last night for a session but
transacted no business beyond final
reading of the lengthy uniform ware
house receipts bill Action on IL was
deferred until today The Senate adj
iourned late yesterday until this morn
ing without sending bills passed dur
ing the day over to the House 10 be
sent to committees.
In the House twenty-three bills
were passed and one was killed yes
terday and in the Senate twenty-one
bills were passed three were killed
and two stricken from the calenoar.
u was the biggest days work the Leg
islature has done this session.
Charter for Bellefonie.
Representative Wcbsters bill 20 in
GlrpOrato the town OF Bellefonte. su-
burh of Wilmington in Brandywinc
hundred. was passed unanimously by
the House. The corporators named in
il are Joseph J. Lawrence, Winfield 5.
Clark, Thomas c. Pierce, Carl Snollen-
burg and Harry A. Hurst Their sue
cessors shall be elected in June or
next year. Representative webster
said there was no opposition to tho
bill. those originally opposed to il
being outside the town limits as now
prescribed.
Notaries Public Increase.
After substitute bill had been
voted down the House concurrcd in
Senator Honockor's bill providing for
the appointment of notaries public. II
increases the number of nOtaries in
New Castle county from 60 to 90
leaves Kent with 10. as at present, and
increases the number in Sussex county
from Ii to 20. The bill also gives the
State Revenue Collector notarial pow
ers. so far as the transaction ofbusi-
ness of his Office is concerned. IL also
gives the deputy collector of Internal
revenue. notarial powers within his
Office in the Federal building, Whining
ton. Representative Hall offered a
substitute hill by request of Repre-
sentative Elliott. providing that the
fees collected by the state Revenue
Collector shall be turned into the
state treasury. The substitute was
voted down, and then the original
bin was passed, with no DISSENTING
votes.
REPRESENTATIVE Hoch's bill providing
that hereafter ali bills submitted g
The stre Auditor shall be in itemizeo
form also was passed by the House
The House passed Representative
Daisey's bill prohibiting rowing bands
of gypsies carrying on transactions ol
practicine their craft in Delaware
lndcr penalty of six months imprison
mcnt for violations. Mr.. Daisey said
The actions of gypsies were objected ts
because they take away TOO mucf
money.
Registration OF Moors.
The House concurred In Senator
hndcrson's bill providing separate
classification in the registration book
of men known as Moors. The bill
providos they shall be entered in th'
books as "Moors" Senator Ander
son IN advocating the bill related al
interesting bit OF history About on
hundred and dfly years ago, accord
10 Judge George =. Fishers his
a.p shipload Of slaves from Afric
louchtd at LeWes and one of th
slaves light in color and Of splendi
physique was purchased by woman
Later she married her slave. who wa
Moor Their children intermarrie
with tho Nanticoke Indians, and th
present race of Moors are their dc
scendants Senator Anderson sal
the MOors are an exclusive peopl,
and do not marry into the Caucasia
or negro race. Representatives Mil
bourne and Salisbury voted agains
The bill
With every member voting again
Il. the House killed a bill introduce
by Representative Short TO increas
tie tax on manufacturers. Speako
Grantland took the floor and explain
ed that he asked Mr. Short to intr,
duce tho bill for him, and that Will
early in the session he was of tl
opinion that it would be a good meal
ure and would materially increas
the State revenue. since then
had been convinced that this was o.
time 10 increase the manufacturer
tax For that reason he was in q
position Of opposing his own bill,
said Representatives Downwar
Hall and Jones and Clarence c. Ki
len. assistant secretary of Wilmingtc
Chamber OF Commerce, spoke again
the bill
Georgetown Women 10 Vote.
Representative Roachs bill TO gi
women owning taxable property
Georgetown. a right to vote at scho
elections was passed without disseI
Representative Rash's bill autho
izing the Levy Court of New Cast
county to convel certain lands in q