Evening journal., 1915-02-09
SUSSEX COUNTY
LEVY Court BILL
CAUSES DISSENT
Democrats and Republicans
Make Separate Report
on Matter
both Sides have
BUSY SESSIONS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, Feb. o..
Members of the Legislature today re-
ceived an invitation to attend the town
meeting under the auspices of the Labor
Legislative Committee of Delaware at
the Wilmington Century Club to-
morrow night, when the revision of the
Child Labor Commission Law will be
discussed by several Wilmingtonians and
/ by Secretary Loveioy, Of the National
/ Child Labor Committee.
Members of the Legislature also are
being bombarded with letters protesting
against passage OF the law to grant
liquor licenses 60 clubs.
Speaker Grantland and Representa-
tives Hill and Elliott, committee
appointed pursuant to resolution
adopted by the House yesterday to IN
vestigate the financial condition OF
New Castle county. will meet IN
Wilmington on Saturday to begin
their investigation, Mr.. Hill an
nounced today.
The committee has summoned no
witnesses. Mr.. Hill said, but expects
no difficulty in obtaining access TO
tie books and records of the county
The committee has summoned no wit
nesses, and under the resolution Is
not given power TO compel production
of books or attendance OF witnesses
Senator Anderson's bill to reorgan
b ize the Levy Court of Sussex count,
e bv reducing the number OF commits
q sioners from ten to three was report
4 ed favorably by the Committee OF
p Public Buildings and Highways to tn
= Senate this morning.
$ Senator Williams presented q MIN
G ority report signed by himself an
II Senator Mitchell, Democratic member
10 OF the committee. protesting againt
10 the passage of the bill. The repoi
IS reads;
l. 81 believe that Senate bill No.
would act as an injustice to the res
= dents OF Sussex county. and therefor
we wish TO be recorded as being o
posed To the passage of the same
The bill is designed TO 20 into
., feet two years hence The bill pr
vides that the three members vi
are to be elected at large, no ~
from any one Senatorial district sha
receive 81, 200 a year. The prese
y ten members receive $500 a year eac
/ The bill would not affect the preset
Levy Court. as il would not be G
fective until the election in 1916.
Upon motion Of Senator Furnii
both majority and minority repor
were ordered received, filed an
spread on the journal.
Senator Anderson later asked
have Il recOmmitted for the attorn'
of the Senate to make some chang
to make it conform to the revis'
code which was done.
other bills reported favorably
| the Committee on Public Buildin
I and Highways were.
Senate bill providing for the pr
| duction of owners of land above m
/ ponds in Kent county, by regulatil
II the raising of headgates.
HI Senate bill TO provide for q
/ permanent improvement of Pub
III Highways in Sussex county by YES
ing control of road improvements
a tho Levy Court. The same comm
II tee reported unfavorably the Sena
III bill providing for the State to a
II appropriate $4,000 for protection
u property along the beach at Rel
beth.
The Senate bill prescribing that
license shall be issued to pers
under 16 years Of age to operate mot
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