Evening journal., 1917-03-09
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vote. the Democrats supporting the bill
and the Republicans opposing n.
The House passed Representative
Days bill providing for better at
tendance at Teachers Institutes and
also fixing a minimum salary for teach
ers IN the rural section.
The bill fixes a graduating scale. the
minimum salary for a teacher being
fixed M $40 and going TO 500 month.
Representative ElhsOn's bill providing
that the levy Court OF New Castle
county NAV construct q road that Is a
continuation of county road through
incorporated towns of less than 800
population was passed by the House.
Mr.. pritchett's bill to relieve the
Levy Court of New Castle county from
paving to the town of st. Georges $500
annually for street improvements was
passed by the House.
Farmers Bank Directors.
Three House joint resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Jones naming State direct.
ors for the farmers banks were passed
by the House as follows;
Wilmington Branch. Ernest Smith
David Snellenburp and Ezekiel Cooper.
Dover Branch-James II. Wilson, VIII
liam d. Denny and William watson
Harrington.
Georgetown Branch - William L.
Thoroughbred John G. Townsenr, Jr. and
Walter B IIilyard.
The House by a vote Of IA to xiii
ed Mr.. Welch's bill 10 make 1t unlawful
10 kill offers in the State for 10 years
MANY members had left for the train
when the vote was taken on this bill
Mr.. Welch. Mr.. Peet and several other
members spoke for the bill and explain
ed that unless the otter Is protected IT
will soon become extinct.
Mr.. Tarhurton explained that as he
represents a district where some offers
/ are caught he desired opportunity 70
consult his people before voting on the
bill. Several other members thought
Mr. Tarburton should have this oppor
tunitv and voted against the bill be
cause the vote was forced.
Mr.. Welch changed his vote to "nay'
and will move to reconsider the actor
of the House today.
I Fishing License Exemption.
The House passed Representative
| Ellison's bill exempting nonresident
from paying the $3.50 license for fishing
| IN the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
| All the members present, 81, voted To-
the bill. Others having left for theil
homes.
The same bill passed the House tive
years ago and was killed in the Senate
The House committee on labor report
| ed favorably. with substitute. Repre-
sentative Downward's bill amending thu
| lO-hour law for women. The substitute
retains all of the occupations included
in the original bill, eliminating. how
ever. domestic service. Otherwise thu
l law Is not Materially changed, the u
hour day being permitted as at present
The municipal corporations com
mittee Of the House, of which Mr.
!. McNabb is chairman, reported favor
!, ably the House bills regulating the
amount Of money the Levy Court o.
New Castle county shall pay to the
Delaware Industrial School for Girl
and regulating the amounts of mcne'
that may be paid by the Levy Court
OF the several counties to the Della
ware Industrial School for Girls.
! other bills were reported favorabl
in the House as follows:
Bills Reported FavOrably.
e Providing for the descent OF real Is
9 tate and personal property OF III
L mothers Of illegitimate children; PRE-
viding for a surveyor for suisse
$ county; authorizing the Secretary
+ State to procure a new press and sea
d Of office.
The following House bills were re
e committed in the House; Requirin