Evening journal., 1915-02-12
SENATE'S MOVE FOR
HOLIDAY is Baked
Refused To Sanction Ad-
iournment of Legislature
Yesterday To Monday
PASS MANY BILLS AT
AFTERNOON SESSION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. l2.-After the Sen
ate unanimously had voted to adjourn
until Monday, in order that the mem
bers ght observe Abraham Lin
coins birthday anniversary or at
tend the cornerstone laying ceremony
at the Joint city and county building n
Wilmington, the House yesterday at /
ternoon with but one dissenting vote de-
cided to remain in session today This
action by the House against the holiday
vacation was a surprise TO the senator's,
who could not adjourn until Monday
without the consent of the House.
Senator Hickman offered the resolu-
luton that when both houses adjourn
ed Yesterday afternoon that adjourn
mcnt be taken until Monday morning.
Senator Hickman explained that its pur
pose was to permit the members who
cared 10 do so TO attend the cornerstone
laying of the Joint city and county
building, today, and aside from that
it would be legal holiday.
The resolution met with opposition
from both sides when called up in the
House. several members yoicing the me-
ccssity for remaining in Dover to-
day ii the Legislature is 10 consider all
/ bills before il. Representative Down
ward advocated opening the House ses-
sions earlier in the morning
| The Senate unanimously adopted a,
Senate resolution, Offered by Senator
! Frazier providing that there shall bel
no more public hearings in the Senate.
ehamher after today. This. however,
will not prohibit hearings before COM
mittees i'm committee rooms.
RecOmmit Garbage Bills.
/ Representative Elliott moved for
reconsideration Of the bills to give
/ the Street and Sewer Department Of
| Wilmington control of the collection
Of garbage and City Council of Will
mington control of the disposal of
garbage i'm that city. Both of these
/ bills had been killed on Tuesday by
| the Democratic members lining up on
them. Since then several prominent
/ Democrats OF Wilmington are said to
/ have urged the Democratic Assem-
/ blymen TO support the bills to inn
prove the city's garbage system.
Pass Election BillS.
The House passed Representative
Rashs bill to require the number of
/ the Representative districts to be
printed upon official ballots. Repre-
sentatives Rash. Hall, Elliott and
Lethorbury all spoke in favor of the
bill because il would minimize mix
ups in ballots at elections.
Representative Williams bill TO re-
peal the law requiring the printing
and posting of the lists of voters reg
istered on the first three days was
passed by the House without a dis
sonting vote Speaker Grantland said
that frequently mistakes creep into
the printed lists and the mis-spelling
of names or entering of wrong ad-
dresses had caused much annoyance
10 voters regarding whom mistakes
had been made in the printed lists
Mr. Grantland also said abolition OF
printing the three-days' registration
lists would save New Castle county
about S1,S00 each election year Rep
resontative Hall said he saw no ne
cessity for printing the lists and
favored the Williams bill.
Reduce Number Of Ballots.
Another election bill passed by the
\ House was that of Representative
Evans to reduce from fifteen to eight
the number of official ballots that
must be printed for each voter in the
State Mr. Evans said the printing
of ballots in New Castle county cost
$4,000 last year. and he believed half
Of the ballots were not used, entail
ing an unnecessary expense. Repre-
sentative Letherbury agrod with Mr..
Evans and said he would like to see
the number of ballots for each voter
reduced TO FIVE.
Rabies Treatment for Needy.
Under a bill introduced by Repre-
Z sentative Bender and passed by the
n House, the State would set aside $500
h for the purchase of rabies anttoXin
q for the treatment of persons bitten by
3 rabid animals when such persons are
n unable financially 10 pay for suct
y treatment Mr. Bender explained thai
i several children in his district had
n been bitten by a mad dog and before
81 they could undergo the Pasteur treat
N ment they had to pay S25. Some o
Il them did not have the ready money
4 for this purpose, Mr. Bender said
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