Evening journal., 1915-02-05
POSITION DEFINED
ON PARTY Bills
IN Legislature
Republicans Tell Democrats
Which Measures Will Be
So Considered
LEVY court PLANS
NOT So REGARDED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE. Dover, Del. Feb.
5.-Republican members of Senate and
House held conference at noon today
and heard a report from Senator's
Walker and Hohecker and Speaker
Grantland their committee who con-
ferred with a committee representing
the Democratic membership of tho
Legislature, about so-called partisan
legislation" to which the Democrats
object
After the conference some Of the
Republicans stated that they had de-
cded on their attitude regarding
several measures to which the Demo-
Gratis object, and that their commit
tee will inform the Democrats later
today of that attitude The Repnbii-
cans, it was stated. Will tell the
Democrats they consider the bills to
reOrganize the Kent and Sussex
County Levy Courts as progressive
measures which the Republicans in
those counties advocated during the
campaign, and they intend to pass
them
AS to the Hill bill for the burning
of all ballots Immediately after the
Superior Court has finished the Off
cial canvass, the Republicans de-
cidod to pass it, too. claiming it will
affect each party equally and will put
an end to wrangles in the Legisla-
ture over opening of ballot boxes in
contests Of seats of members.
The Republicans stated they took
no definite stand on the Rash bill to
empower voters to place their ballOi
in the envelope Immediately after the
envelope is handed to them by the
election officers. instead of having Ia
go into the booth to enclose the bal.
lot in the envelope. and on the Rash
bin empowering the Wilmington De
partment of Elections to appoint cleo
tion clerks from lists submitted by
party organizations.
The Republicans stated they have
not made these two bills part.
measures. They claim, however tina
the Rash bill regarding placing o
ballots in the envelope without gOini
into a booth would sweep aside in th
future a technical objection that wa
raised during the Waldman-Frazie
contest
There was a report today that Oh
Democratic legislators. if the Repub
licans insist on putting through tn
bills TO reorganize the Kent and Sus
sex County Levy Courts, will offer
resolution calling for an investigation
of the New Castle County Levy Cour
by a legislative committee The Dem
ocrats have such a resolution pre-
pared. It was said.
The statement thai the Democratic
members have made a party issue %
tho bills to abolish the present Chill
Labor Commission, to create a ney
commission of three members and q
give the appointment of the inspecto
"a the Governor is denied by then
Senator Gormley. i'm behalf of tn
Democratic members, informed th
Republican conferees that the Demo
Gratis will vote individually, as the
please, on those measures, accord
ing 10 the present intention. Some q
tho Democrats. however. object to tn
Governor being given power 10 aI
pcin; the inspector.
The House passed Rcpresontativ
Elliott's bill providing that the con
mittees on passed bills can correct
clerical errors in bills after they nav
passed both branches.
The morning session Of the Senai
lasted twenty minutes, that hous
taking n recess to hold committe
meetings, and 10 permit the Republ
cans 10 hold a conference.
During the brief session Senate
Furniss offered a substitute bill
legalize the destruction of turke
buzzards TO make it conform to Il
revised code. The bill was referrC
10 committee.
Senator Hickman reported thar Co
ernor Miller has approved the Senaf
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