Evening journal., 1915-03-12

piration OF their terms and empowers
them to collect taxes outstanding on
their duplicates and 10 collect the city
taxes coming due July 1.
New Guard Boat.
The Senate passed Senator Hof-
fecker's bill to appropriate $1,000 for
the purchasing or building OF now
oyster watch boat for the state. The
bill provides that the Governor shall
appoint a commission of two MEM
bers and shall himself be an eX-oificio
member TO secure the new boat. SEN
ators Wharton and Hoffockcr advo-
Gated the bill. explaining that the
present watch boat is unseaworihy.
Money for Newark Firemen.
The Senate passed without opposi-
ton Senator Hofecker's bill to appro-
pirate $500 annually TO the Aetna
Hose, Hook and Ladder Company %
Newark. Senator Honeckor, in adyo-
eating the bill, told of the large
amount of State property that the fire
company there protects and has
never received a State appropriation.
There is more State property IN New
ark. he explained. than any other
town in the State. not excepting
Dover. Senator Furniss also advo-
Gated the passage Of the bill.
Water Department Charges.
Tho Senate passed Representative
Vaughn's bill, passed by the House
earlier in the day. amending the law
/ relative to the rates that the Will
mington Water Commissioners can
| charge for water. Senator Gormley
who explained the bill. stated that il
will allow the department 10 charge
minimum fiat rate Of S5 for watol
actually consumed
The House bill providing for thi
mayor of Wilmington to nh vacancies
in the water board instead of the tw,
remaining members filling the va
cancies was also passed by the Sen
ate and House.
The Senate passed the House bill
continuing in force for two years
banking powers conferred on the Lib.
erty' Trust Company of Wilmington.
Retain NOn-ReSidents' License.
The Senate reconsiderod. on motion
OF Senator Frazier, the vote on tho
Senate amendment TO the House bill
ment of license to fish In the Chesa.
peake and Delaware canal Tho
amendment made the waters through.
out the State free for non-residents
without the payment of a license
After reconsidering the vote, the Sen.
ate then defeated the amendment by q
vote Of II nays TO yeas Those vot
ing for the bill to retain the amend
ment we're Senators Anderson, Hof
fecker and Webb.
The original bill exempting non
residents from the payment Of The
$3.50 license fee to hsh in the cana
was then put on its final passage anC
was killed by vote Of Z yeas and
nays. Senator Hickman said hun
dreds of people were opposing this
bill and he thought il unjust.
Senator Hoffecker claimed the res
idents of Delaware City and 81
Georges wanted the bill passed an'
that he had numerous petitions askins
that tho non-residents be exempted
from payment of the license Sena
tor Gormley also stated that there
was much opposition TO the bill.
Representative Bender. who intro
duced the bill in the House. was giveI
privilege Of the floor and stated tina
since the law compelling non-resi
dents TO pay a license went into offec
the people of his district have becl
losing $4,000 a year because peopl
from outside the State now go Z,
Maryland where they can fish free.
Newark'S Sewer Plant.
The Senate defeated Senator Hof
feckcr's bill to increase from $4,000
10 $4,000, the amount that the tow
Of Newark can borrow for the sevo
and disposal plant that was completes
last year. Senator Hodocker state
that $4,000 was not sufficient TO pa
all the bills for tho work. Senate
Gormley said he understood thcr
was some opposition 10 this bill an
that the Mayor OF Newark had tol
him tho 81. 900 due should have bee
paid out of the $4,000 Senator Hoi
fecker said he did not think the 'bil
was understood. Senator Harris re
] marked that two members of tn
i Newark Town Council had spoken {
him opposing the bill. Six Senator
voted for the bill. Senators Gormle
and Mitchell against and the othe
Senators did not vote.
4 More Pay for Prosecutors.
Senator Barnard's bill to incress
the salaries of the deputy attorne
generals was passed by the Senat
q There were no votes against tho bi
but several Senators answered nc
voting. The bill will increase fro
q $1,000 to 81 500. the salary OF the de-
s uty attorney general for New Cast
4 county, and from $500 to $1,000 Il
q salaries Of the deputies in Kent al
81 Sussex counties. 1t was advocated
z senators Barnard. Hoffecker and Ca
a ter. and while the present deputi
81 are Democrats. was not made a par
A measure.
& Wilmington Loan Bill.
81 The Senate. at the session last nigl
q passed the House bill conferring "hoi
8 rule" powers on Council of Nilmingt
n 10 borrow money by bond issues TO
I amount up to ten per cent. OF the