Evening journal., 1915-02-23
HARD WORK ahead
FOR BOTH HOUSES
OF LEGISLATURE
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favorably by the House revised statu-
ties committee several days ago. AS |
it requires a two-thirds vote to pass
the bill, it is hardly believed that the |
bill will pass either House.
TIE Senate passed Senator Hart's bill
10 appropriate 5000 20 the state Col
legt for Colored Students to repay thel
college fo. expenses of holding summer
schools.
The Senate also passed SenatorI
Harts bill 10 appropriate $500 annually
TO the State College for Colored Stu
dents for maintenance Of a summer
school for colorcd teachers.
Senator llohecker's bill providing that
six per cent. shall be the legal rate of
interest that shall be paid ON loans OF
money, was passed by the Senate with
ont a dissenting vote.
Senator HoGecker's bin providing
a penalty OF $4,000 fine or two years
imprisonment, or both. for persons
convicted of wilfully starting OF aid
ing in the circulation Of false and in
furious rumors concerning the finan-
cial condition OF solvency Of banking
institutions was also passed unani-
mously by the Senate.
Bills reported favorably out of com
mittee in the Senate this morning
were as follows
Senator Anderson's bill to provide
for the appointment of six commits
sionors. two from each county. for the
promotion of uniformity Of Legisla-
tion in the United States. The bill
names Dr. Caleb r. Layton and Dr.
John H. Hammond, as the commits
sioners from Sussex county; Senator'S
Charles NJ Wharton and Joseph
Frazier. of Kent. and Speaker Charles
II. Grantland and Representative
Walker Letherbury Of New Castle
county.
House bill abolishing the present
| hundred tax collectors of Sussex
county and creating the office OF re-
ceiver OF taxes and county treasurer.
Senator Anderson stated that he viii
call up this bill for final action to-
morrow.
House bills TO require pawnbrokers
and junk dealers of Wilmington to re-
port daily to the Police Department
House bill TO authorize the Levy Court
of New Castle TO appoint clerks for the
several county offices as may be needed.
House bill to legalize appointments o
clerks made by Levy Court of New Cas-
tie county in the past.
House bill creating the customary
Little Legislature" for next January.
Representative Vaughans bill to le-
galize boxing bouts i'm Wilmington was
amended this morning by the House
committee on municipal corporations
which decided 10 report It favorably
with an amendment sanctioning bouts
up to ten rounds, instead of fifteen
as in the original bill. It authorizes
the Mayor of Wilmington to appoint
an athletic commission of three mem
bers. empowered to grant permits fol
boxing exhibitions and have full sup
ervision over such contests.
Representative Evans announced Il
the House that his bill abolishing tn
resident gunners' license Of $1.1O hat
not been acted on by Governor Mile
and had become law by limitation.
Representative Rash's bill provid
ing for the creation Of a toard OF as
! sessment, appeal and revision in vii
mington was reported favorably wit
substitute
II does not name the members of q
board. but empowers the next mayor
name them in July
Important measures reported favo
ably to the House included the follow
. ing;
Representative Letherhury's bill, wit
substitute providing for uniform count
assessment law in New Castle and Su
sex counties; Representative RasRs bi
, authorizing Wilmington to borro
money for the building of sewers on
side of the city
Representative DuwHward's substitu
hill amending the marriage law. provi'
ing that ministers shall have up to Il
tenth dav of the month to make returl
and providing that cergymen shall ha'
n the right to appeal i'm case of convi
u tion of violating the law.
Representative HIPS bill TO requi
telephone companies to give thirty da.
II notice before taking out a telephone +
r non payment of bills.
* Representative Hilps bill providiu
= for the return to the Coleman duPoI
q Road incorporated of fifty thousan
u dollars il deposited with the State q
guarantee
u Bills reported to the House on the
! merits were:
y Representative Careys bill appr,
~ priating $4,000 for establishing
State hospital i'm Dover
D. Representative Elliott's direct pr
l' mary bill.
Is Representative Elliotts bill provil
, ing for a fifteen per cent. increal
i- in Wilmington policemen's salaries
u Representative Elliott's bill
r amend the constitution by providir
ne for a permanent registration of vo
10 ers.
NJ Bills reported unfavorahly we're:
TO Representative Downwards bill
TO abolish the whipping post
Representative Schwatka's bill Il
By creasing constables' mileage south
Il the canal.
he Repi esentative Jones' bin TO tax ci
ut cuses according to number Of cars.
Representative Evans bill 10 T
peal the law appropriating $4,000 a
nually to Delaware State Fair
80 Representative Downwards resol
~ ~ tion for vocational education col
n mission.