Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-20
KILL BILL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT
LOAYES OF BREAD; MILLION
DOLLARS FOR SUSSEX ROADS

been q nunluer OF conferences over tins
bill and all parties were agreed wnen il
was put on final passage
Bills Passed BY House.
Other bills passed by the House
follow:
House bill. authorizing the Levy
Court of Sussex county to appoint
clerks for the recorder and fix their
salaries when such clerks are needed.
House bill. requiring support OF
poor persons to be given according to
their means and circumstances.
House bill, allowing informations
to be filed in place of indictments in
certain cases as a means OF saving
the county money. The bill was ad-
vocated by the State judges.
The House passed Representative
DOwnwards bill amending the Juve-
nile Court law. fixing the salary OF
the judge at $720 annually, the chief
probation officer at 81 200 and their
assistant probation officers at $3.50
each. At present the judge receives
no pay and the chief probation Off
Ger 81 600. The bill creates two new
assistant probation officers. there only.
being one assistant at this time,
/
The House passed Representative
BOyces bill providing that the diff
ferent counties can sue and be sued
The Senate bill allowing the Dover
Town Council to supply heat and
power as we'll as light from its cleo
| trio plant and extend the service, was
passed by the House
Reconsider Terrapin Bill.
/ In the Senate on motion of Senator
Long. the House bill changing the
/ season for catching diamond back
terrapn. which passed the Senate
! last week was reconsidered and re-
comm tied
/ Reunion of Leg slatOrs.
The Senate concurred in the House
concurrent resolution authorizing the
presiding officers Of the House and
Senate 70 appoint a committee to ar
range for a reunion of the members
OF the General Assembly.
Senator Longs bill amending the
law relating to the assessment on
real estate for school purposes in Sell
bvvIle by providing that such prop.
/ erty be assessed at real value instead
Of rental value, was passed by the
| Senate
Kill Fishing License Bill.
] The House bill introduced by Rep
resentative Ellison exempting persons
fishing in the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal from paying a license fee,
was killed by the Senate.
Senator Frazier opposed the bill
declaring that il was a peculiar one
Senator Gormley also opposed the bill
saying it had been introduced with a
selfish motive to bring trade to mer-
chants at Delaware c ~.
Senator Hickman also opposed tho
measure. declaring that he had re.
ceived many protests from fishermen
against the bill and urging that it b.
killed.
Senator Hotecker spoke for thu
bill. He said the merchants OF tina
town had lost much trade by the larg
/ license fee keeping nonresident fish
3 ermen away.
Sena or Wharton pointed out tina
, the canal is owned by private inter
ests and asked whether or not tn
State had jurisdiction over that bod,
Of water.
Former Representative Bender
who resides at Delaware City. In
formed the Senate that the owners o
the canal had turned the fishing rights
over to the State. Senators Hohecker
Joseph and Pool voted for the bill.
The Senate unanimously passed thu
House bill authorizing the pr ntinl
and publishing Of equity cases decided
by former Chancellor John r. Nichol
son, during his term Of Office as chan
cellor
Exempt Firemen's Relief.
The House bill introduced by Rep
resentative Cross to exempt from