Evening journal., 1915-01-23
ONE VOTE FOR ALL At
SCHOOL elections
Senate Hears OF Desire to
Change From Vote Based
on Tax Pro Rata
AUTO, FISHING AND
ANTI BUZZARD BILLS

ceived by President pro TEN. John NJ.
Walker:
Dear Sir and Friend There is a I
petition being circulated in school /
district Brandywinc Springs, New /
Castle county. Delaware. School Dis
trict No. 33 asking the Legislature
TO repeal part Of section 3. page Y,
of the school laws of the State OF Della B
ware. 1913. Tho law reads, electors
male or female shall have one vote
for every dollar or fraction of dol
lar of school tax assessed for the year
in which such election is held.
I'VE want the above section amend
cd to read Every clcctor. man or wo-
man. who is a frceholder shall have
one vote in any school election per-
tanning to any school business
"Onc vote and only ono vote be he
king or peasant. high or low! This
Is not a monarchy, In other words We
want a married man with a house
/ full of small children to have as much
say in a school election as an old
bachelor who has no children. School
/ laws of Delaware. section 3. page II,
/ 1913. Your respectfully, Edwin A.
/ Thompson. BrandyWine Springs, Del
More Speed For Autos.
Representative Hills bill 10 increase
The specd 10 be allowed automobiles
from 20 10 % miles an hour in open
! country. and from 10 to Is miles an
hour whore houses arc closer together
and i'm cities. excepting al curves. was
passed by the House. Representative
Cnbbage was the only member to vote
against IT, Mr.. Hill said in advOcat-
ing tho bill. that most automobiles
are operated at greater speed than the
limit i'm the present law. and nobody
desires TO be q lawhrcalLer. therefore
he deemed it advisable TO raise the
speed limit. Personally. he said, he
favored even greater speed than that
provided in tho bill.
Free Fishing in Canal.
BY vote of IS TO the House pass
ed Rcprcsentative Bcndler's bill to
permit nonresident fishermen to fish
IN ,hc Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
without taking out the $3.50 license.
MI. Bcndlc. said the residents of Red
Zion hundred generally favored the
bill as it would permit residents OF
other States to visit places along the
3 canal or to cncamp along that stream
and enjoy tho fishing He said the
. 800 fishing license requirement had
. kept many non-residcnts away, and
. Delaware City and ST. Georges had
lost. il was estimated. about $4,000 in
. revenue that otherwise would be spent
! for groceries. butter. eggs and supplies
e. by TN visitors and campers, as vel
e as rent for cottages or board. Mr.
s Bender said the loss in license fees
2 would be slight. and would not reduce
81 the States revenues, but that of tho
q Fish and Game Commission somewhat
j Representative Evans said he would
Y have &c oppose the bill as class leg
, islat since it applied TO but one
B, stream. Representative Hall took the
k same view and thought the measure
would establish dangerous precedent
Representative Rash also advocated
/. passage Of the bill
b. "Anti- -Buzzard" Bill.
n What was designed as an "anti-
n buzzard" bill caused considerable dis.
5. oussion in the House yesterday after
> noon and finally was sent back to COM
mittce to meet objections raised by
= several members. who. however. arc
e favorable TO the purpose Of the
n measure.
n The original bill was introduced b,
/. Representative Daley and provides
- for the burial OF animals and birds
v Am amendment was offered by Rep
y resentative Webster. The origina
V bill provided that all animals tha
Q died or had been killed must be bur
icd within twcnty-four hours. anl
carried a penalty of from $50 to S5l
fine for violations Mr.. Daley sale
, he thought this bill would get rid o
q the buzzards.
Mr.. Websters amendment provide,
/, that dead animals and birds must be
, buried at least four feot-and tina
4 they may be removed by cremator.e'
il done so within twenty-four hours
!, K also reduced the penalty to 81
I for violations.
n Some of the members thought
n would be hardship to have to bur,
:, dead chicken four feet deep.
0 "Why it would take a man all da,
. TO dig four feet deep on my farm.
said Representative Allen, of nea
Seaford Other members thought tn
bill might apply to fowls or animal
-. killed for food or the market. an
m the bill was recOmmitted TO he cor
~ rected
MI Seal for Health Board.
cl The House passed Reprosentativ
II, Downward's bill providing for sea
a for the State Board of Health. bear
u ing the words state Board OF Health
n 1879" and providing that a duplicat
,lo OF any official record of the Stat
BOARD Of Health. when bearing IN
',s Boards seal and certified by III
w. secretary of the Board, shall be a
~. e cd evidence in a court of law as th
- original would be. The Republican
voted for the measure and the Demo
Gratis against il. although the caus
for their opposition was not an
ncunced. Representative Hall late
P- said he understood an amendment I
~ tbc Board Of Health laws would
TO offered later ON cmbodying man
Pr changes covered by some of th
IA pending bills.
*. Change Squirrel Season.
tie Representative Warrington's bill
change the open season for SQUIRE
'eh hunting so that il will be fro
ith September / 10 October Is tho
'nll November Is 10 December 81 wa
oi passed by the House.
'ck Chairman Newton of the revise
Gle statutes committee of the Senate r
ported back favorably the bill rela
ing to the admittance of insane pc
sons to the Delaware State Hospit
rk az Farnhurst
)id Chairman Hart. of the executi'
,cS committee. reported favorably
D.. Governor Millcr's nomination of Ha