Evening journal., 1915-03-08
LEGISLATURE STARTS ON LAST
WEEK WITH MANY IMPORTANT
MEASURES YET TO BE ACTED ON

one Republican and one Democrat, !
and also to make the City Treasurer
the receiver Of city taxes, with depu-
ties TO be named by City Council to !
be divided equally between the two |
principal political parties. There
have been rumors that deal has been
attempted to name the two assessors
in the bill as it passes the Legislature,
but as yet no agreement has been
reached by the Republicans and
Democrats as to enactment of these
measures.
The bills to give the Street and
Sewer Department control of the
collection of garbage and City Coun-
Gil control of the disposal Of garbage
! in Wilmington still remain in
] House committee There is a report
that certain Democrats are opposed
10 the bills unless there is an as
surance that a certain number of
Democrats will DC given jobs by the
Street and Sewer department under
the proposed new garbage collection
system. The bills were killed ori-
ginally by the opposition of Repre-
sentative Elliott. most of the Demo-
Gratis voting with him. but later the
bills were reconsidered and recon-
mitted.
Woman Suffrage Vote.
Senate and House are due to vote
tomorrow on the proposed amend
ments to the state Constitution to
give the ballot to women. The bills
we're introduced by Representative
Salisbury and Senator Harris. Just
how many votes the measures will
get is problematical. They are to be
called up in both branches tomorrow
afternoon. Since the three Republi-
can members of the House committee
on revised statutes voted to report
, the amendment favorably the Demo-
Gratis are wondering whether the Re
, publican Representatives intend to
vote solidly for the Salisbury bill,
and there are intimations that the
! House Democrats may line up for
suffrage merely for any political ad-
vantage that might come from such
lineup. Because of this political
4 skirmishing the suffragists may get
. many more votes for their bill than
e represents the actual suffrage senti-
/ ment in the House.
= County Legislation.
S County legislation affecting the
D thhree counties is still on the calen.
{ dar and TO be called up. One of the
n bills to be forced to the front in the
S closing days is that for the reorganiz
e alton of the Kent County Levy Court
4 providing for the election of three
/, members at large after the terms O
e the present Levy Courtmen expire
: and his bill providing for a tax re
i form system in Kent county, which
: would abolish the hundred tax col
i lectors and make the present Count.
d Treasurer, a Democrat, the Receive
o of Taxes and County Treasurer unit
n his term expires, after which tn
d, Office would be filled by the voter
& every four years. II is said the Re
E. publicans intend to pass this bill, a
Id they did the bills to reorganize tn
re Levy Court and the tax collection sys
OF tenn in Sussex county.
G. MAY ReOrganize New Castle.
IN Should the Republicans persist
this course there are reports that
retaliation the Democrats may tr
IN to force through a bill 10 abolish tn
OF present New Castle county Lev
We Court and create in its stead a thre,
or commissioner court to be elected
n the people from the county at larg
ne or to be appointed by the Governor.
lg Two important bills introduced /
ds Representative Letherbury of impor
rs ance to New Castle county are yet
er be acted upon. One would abolish Il
y. hundred tax collectors and requii
III the Receiver of Taxes and his dep
Nv ties to travel all over the county al
en- sit TO receive taxes. The bill ge
IL orally is modelled after chat passed f
- Sussex county. His other bill is
M abolish the hundred assessors al
Lp create in their stead a county boa
an of assessment of three members,
srs be named by the Levy Court, wi
AZ both principal parties having repI
ec sentation, who shall make asses
er. ments for county purposes. Mr.. Let
zen erbury's bill is regarded as having
many advantages that movement
under way to try to have it pass
80 for all three counties, and it is und'
lnu stood that bills for that purpose &
80 - being drawn
70 Bills Affecting Liquor Business.
my Indications are that the propos
Ia Ia constitutional amendments for
mo periodic submission of the liceI
'ine question to the voters of the tn
counties every six or eight yea
ury ii,I will not be passed. The outlook
H,i resubmissicn for Kent and Sus'
ot,, u counties also regarded as hopelC
.n ~ as the House vote on the Hill sh
'bot ping bill showed last week. Whet
nh nh the Hill bill will be pressed 10 a V
in the Senate as substitute meas
is to be determined. but there is ev
bor reason to believe that IL it does
inn pass tnal pOuS t"e I.asn iis1ei
,iisb will be no bar to the shipment
Iiac. % beer and whiskey into Kent and
"a sex counties by dealers in New Ca
An county as we'll as from outside
a ~ State
AS yet no progress has been m
. toward enactment of Senator Go
leys bill for the granting of lie
licenses TO legitimate clubs or ori