Evening journal., 1915-03-09

with a cold or nasty catarrh--Relief
come so quickly.
The House also passed the Senate
bill requiring the State Librarian TO
furnish the Municipal Court of VIII
mington with copies of any of 1.-The
State judicial or chancery reports
that he may have.
ArmOry for New Castle.
The House also passed Representa-
tive Hance's bill authorizing the State
Armory Commission to build an ar
mory at New Castle to cost not more
than $4,000. Major Chauncey p.
Holcomb, addressing the House, said
there are armOries at Milford, Dover
and Newark and he thought this
would be the last one to be asked for
in the rural districts. He explained
that there is a provision in the bill to
the effect that the armory cannot be
built until the Governor. State Treas
urer and State Auditor say there is
sufficient money in the State treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated, 10
pay for the armory.
Representative Hance stated that
he would guarantee that $4,000
would be sufficient and that they
would not come back for more. The
vote on the bill was 2S yeas and
nays. Messrs. Allen. Davis, Daisey
and Hill voting against II.
No Lights on Vehicles.
Senator Gormley's bill to require
vehicles travelling on the public
roads and highways at night to carry
a light that should be visible 200 feet,
with a Senate amendment TO make
i the provisions OF the bill apply to
New Castle county only. was killed
by the Senate by vote OF z nays TO
7 3 yeas. Senator Gormley, Walker
4 and Hickman advocated the bill and
Senators Webb and Hart opposed II.
I Senator Hoffecker, the remaining
I member from New Castle county,
I stated that he was personally in favor
of the bill but some Of his rural con-
stituents were opposed to 1t and he
did not see how he could consistently
7 vote for il.
4 There was considerable discussion
on the bill. the members from the
= lower counties letting the members
l from New Castle thresh il out Sena-
tor Walker made an appeal for pas
i sage Of the bill. The vote was as fol-
g lows:
q Yeas-senators Frazier. Gormley
e and Hickman.
Nays-Senators Harris. Hart, Hof-
g fecker, Mitchell, Webb. Williams and
0 Walker
e Senator Walker first voted yes
and changed to "no" for reconsidera'
= tion.
= Not voting-Senators Barnard, Car.
n ter, Furniss, Joseph. Newton and
o Wharton.
p Reorganize Health Board.
Senator Hickman's bill amending
{ the State Board of Health laws by
t providing that no member of the
! board shall act as secretary Of that
g body was passed by the Senate. The
bill originally provided that whooping
cough and typhoid fever should be
included among diseases that are sub
ject to quarantine, but was amended
to strike out that provision. The bill
consolidates a number of the minor
amendments to the Board Of Health
laws which we're introduced in the
House as separate bills and were later
stricken from the House calendar.
Provisions of the bill explained by
Attorney w. G.. Jones, who said the
main purpose was to reorganize the
State Board of Health and provide
that only two of its members. instead
OF the entire seven, shall be physi-
clans. The secretary shall receive
$3.50 a year.
Senator Hickman advocated the
bill, and criticized the methods Of the
State Board of Health.
He said the bookkeeping OF the
board has been very careless. The
vote was 10 yeas to nays.
Referendum Special Order.
AT the request of Senator Furniss
his bill providing an amendment to
the constitution for Initiative and
Referendum was made the special or
der of business for 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon.
To Abolish Another 0fflce.
Senator Hoffecker's bill TO abolish
: the Office of document clerk, which he
| declared was offered in the interests
of economy was passed by a vote OF
i Is yeas to 1 nay, Senator Barnard
voting in the negative.
/ Democrats Gain No Member.
Senator Gormleys bill to provide
that not more than three Of the mem
bers of the Department of Elections
OF Wilmington shall be Of the same
political faith, which would give the
minority party a representation of
two members, was killed by the Sen
ate by a vote of yeas to nays, Dem
ocrats voting for and the Republicans
against it. At present there are foul
Republicans and one Democrat on the
! board Senator Gormley advocated
the bill, saying that it would be fair
and just.
The Senate voted unanimously tc
hold night sessions tonight, Thursday
and Friday nights.
To Inspect Laundries.
Senator Newton's bill providing fol
the regulation and inspection of pub.
lie laundries and wash houses in the
state by Boards Of Health was passed
by the Senate by a vote of 10 yeas and
4 nay Senator Mitchell voting mo.
H The bill had previously been passed
4 twice by the Senate but had been re
y considered each time. there having
B been a misunderstanding over II.
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