Evening journal., 1915-03-05
STATE MAY LOSE PART OF WAR
DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION
Defeat in House of Davis Bill for the Formation of
Third Battalion of -Four Companies for First
Delaware InfaRiry May Also Cost State It's
Standing as Military Regiment
$4,000 TO PAY FOR STOCK
KILLED DURING QUARANTINE

tute in the Senate for his bill to es-
tablish the Office Of Receiver of Taxes
and County Treasurer for Kent
county and abolishing the Offices of
the tax collectors. The substitute
provided that the present Kent coun-
~ treasurer should be the Receiver
of Taxes and County Treasurer in
stead OF the Governor appointing that
official. The substitute was defeated
by vote Of yeas TO 1 nay, most of
the Democratic members not voting.
Senator Garter voted no. IL required
majority vote. or nine members, tO
adopt the substitute. Senator Bar
nard then moved that the original
bill be recommittod. which prevailed
Feeling between the Democratic and
/ Republican members became tense
over the Barnard bill. and Senator
/ Wharton moved that the sergeant-at-
arms be instructed TO clear the SEN
ate floor and close the gates leading
/ 10 the floor. This caused a spirited
debate between the members on each
( side Senator Hoffecker asked the
reason for such motion. Senator
Furniss replied that there has been
/ too much Interference from outside
! persons. lie said he has seen Of
/ ficors of the Legislature instructing
some Of the Republican members how
/ TO vote, and he declared that they
/ should know how TO vote without be-
| ing told
Senator Wharton's motion to clear
I the floor was carried by a vote OF
yeas to nays, but Senator Whar-
| ton later withdrew the motion. OK
planning that his reason for making
/ IL was TO avoid confusion on the
/ floor during session
Pass Insurance Bills.
Two bills that already had passed
the Senate. increasing the powers of
/ the Insurance Commissioner and reg
ulating the business of insurance
companies and their representatives,
were passed by the House. They
were called up and explained by Rep
/ resentative Downward. and are TO
strengthen the laws to meet condl-
tions discovered i'm connection with
the business of certain Delaware
chartered insurance companies. as q
result of which several mon have
been indicted in United States Court
at Wilmington. One of the bills gives
greater inquisitorial powers in inves-
tigating the standing and business of
insurance companies in Delaware.
Three other bills from the Senate
called up by Mr. Downward and pass
cd by tho House provides that the
Secretary OF State shall publish no
tice Of dissolution Of corporations in
stead OF the corporations publishing
the notice; providing that certain cor.
porations shall make annual reports
to the Secretary of State, and provid
ing for the renewal or revival of Della
ware corporations before January /
1916. on application TO the Secrotar,
OF State.
Another Senate bill. called up by
Mr. Downward and passed by the
House. is to clarity the law fixing the
liability of joint suretcs and joint
debtors. Tho six bills were prepared
by former Secretary OF state Thomas
W. Miller and Insurance Commission
er W. II. McCabe.
HoOf and Mouth Disease.
The House also passed the Senate
bill apropriating $4,000 70 pay for
livestock killed by the State Live
stock Sanitary Board in ruppressing
the hoof and mouth disease epidemic
Pass Bill Twice.
Another Senate substitute for
h House bill passed by the House was
that authorizing New Castle Count.
4 Levy Court to sell the old bridge
q tenders dwelling at Fonimore'
q Bridge. a new house for the bridge
81 tender having been built Speakc
Grantland explained that the bill ha
been introduced by Representativ
Schwatka, was passed by the Hous,
and for some unexplained reason tn
Senate had made II a substitute bill
a although identical in text To straigh
q ten out the tangle. Speaker Grantlan
g asked the House to pass the subst