Evening journal., 1915-03-01
GOOD ROADS MEN
SEE Legislature
ABOUT HEWB.ILbS
Numerous Measures Strick-
en- From Calender or With
drawn to Save Time
march 8 IS date TO
CONSIDER suffrage
Special to The EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to The EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del,
March Good roads" advocates
from all over Sussex county, includ-
ing many well known Republicans and
Democrats, tiocked to the Legislature
today, in anticipation of Senator An
derson's bill to re-organize the Sus-
sen County Levy Court by providing
for three members to be elected at
large two years hence, being called
up in the House for final action. The
bill is to be called up for final ac-
tion this afternoon.
Representative Hill's gallon a
month liquor shipping bill and Rep
resentative Rash's repeater of the
Hazel anti-shipping law were report
cd favorably to the House by the
House Committee on temperance.
There was a report that a petition
was to be circulated to call the Hazel
law ropealer out of committee. These
bills may be called for final action
tomorrow.
The House passed Senator Barnard's
bill legalizing fox hunting during the
night time.
Senator Barnard said there had
been much fox hunting at night, but
there was question as to its legal
ity.
The House also passed Senator
Wharton's bill to re-enact the Kent
county good roads law, passed two
years ago authorizing the Levy Court
to borrow 100000 for road building
w. Watson Harrington explained that
the bill had been left out of the re.
vised code.
Senator Wharton's bill providing q
Good Roads" law for Kent county
also was passed by the House. II au
thorizes levying of a special tax fol
road improvements, and eliminates
the present law feature that abuttini
property owners shall pay a share o
road construction costs. II enable
the Levy Court to prescribe the ma
terial of which roads shall be bull
and gives the county engineer super
vision over unimproved as well as i'm
proved roads.
Senator Frazier's bill authorizing
the town commissioners Of Frederici
to borrow $4,000 for the establish
ment of a water plant, also was pass
cd by the House.
Senator Frazier stated that Their
is litigation over the water plant a
Frederioa which is owned by a pri
vate corporation and the town want
TO be in a position to buy the plant.
Republicans Senators Confer.
Republican Senators held a confer
ence this morning and decided to hol'
no night sessions this week but t.
work up TO o'clock each evening
Senator Grantland said the Hous
would not hold night sessions unles
necessity developed
The Senate killed Senator Hick
mans bill providing that employees II
banks shall verify deposits before en-
tering them in the depositors book
and to place his name in the boo
on the same, line with the entry
Senators Hickman and Newtol
were thc only memebrs to vote 10
the bill Senator Hickman state
that it was prepared to safeguard tn
depositors. Tie said a depositor ma
given MIN the bill and he had no per
sonal interest in it.
Senators Gormley and Carter oh
iected To the bill on the ground ina
il was unwise 10 interfere IN IN
business of banks with legislation
Laundry Bill Killed.
BY a vote of 8 yeas and nays IN
Senate killed Senator Newtons Dii
TO provide for The regulation and IN
spection of public laundries and was
houses in town and cities and proVid
ing sanitary rules 10 govern then
The first vote taken on the bill wa
9 yeas TO nays, Senator Ander
son. Gormley, Mitchell, Webb an
Wharton voting against it,
This would have been sufficient [
pass the bin as The chair ruled that
only required a majority vote, but be
lieving that a two-thirds vote wa
necessary, Mr.. Newton changed hi
vote to no"
Senators Hoifecker and Walker ais
changed their votl TO mo" that the
might ask ts have the bill reconsid
cred.
This killed the bill aud it was the
that the chair informed 4 EN- that h
nine votes would have passed the bill
Senator Baranrds bill providing fc
the protection of owners of land aboN
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