Milford chronicle., 1917-02-09
BILLS INTRODUCED IN LEGISLATURE


A number of bills have been intro
duced in the House this week, but in
the Senate very few measures have
been presented. Among those intro
duced are the following:
Representative Killen introduced a
bill in the House to amend the State
constitution by providing for the In
itiative and Referendum. If the bill
is passed at two sessions of the legis-
lature it will give the people of the
State the power to propose, enact or
reject laws at the polls, and also pro-
vides that to propose law, petition
must be signed by not less than 5000
voters, and to propose a constitutional
amendment the petition must bear
5000 signatures to be filed with the
Secretary of State.
Representative Killen also intro
duced a bill to convert the First Ma
tional Bank of FELTON, into a banking
institution under the laws of the state,
to be known as THE FELTON, Bank.
Other bills introduced in the House
follow: By Representative Cross, pro-
viding for the appointment of an in
pector to inspect steam boilers in the
State. The Inspector shall be appoint
ed by the Governor and shall receive
a fee of 81. 90 for each boiler inspect
ed.
By Representative Jones, to apprO-
pirate $4,000 to the Palmer Home for
Old Folks, at Dover.
By Representative Tindall, to make
il compulsory that every school dis
trict in Sussex County raise 500 an
nually for school purposes, instead of
$50 as at present.
BY Representative Ahern, to apprO-
pirate $4,000 to finish paying for the
new Armory at New Castle. The orig
inal bill, passed two years ago, called
for $4,000, but the increased cost of
labor and materials brought the cost
up to $4,000.
By Representative Boyce, to appro-
pirate $500 to the Pathological and
archaeological Laboratory for new
apparatus; also to appropriate S4,500 /
for same laboratory to pay salaries |
and other expenses; also a bill to pre- /
vent accommodation trains on the Del |
aware railroad from being side-track- !
ed to allow an express train to make |
up lost time.
Representative WEIGH, who intro I
duced a bill several days ago to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale Of Gig
arettes in Delaware, has received a
request from the Tobacco Merchants
Association of New York for a hearing
on the bill. The request will be
granted.
The Senate, in executive session, 4
considered. the appointments made by
Governor Charles r. Miller during the
past two years, and confirmed all but
one appointment. In the one excep-
tion, action was deferred until later
date, and it may be confirmed at that
time.
Bills introduced in the Senate were
as follows: By Senator Honecker.
four bills calling for appropriations
for Delaware College at Newark. as
TOIlOWss maintenance or Agricultural
department, $4,000 annually; to en-
able trustees to repay 1858 "a. bor-
rOwed several years ago to build
heating plant; for agricultural exten-
sion, $3,412 .01, July 1, 1917, and s4.-
47S8.76, July 1, 1918; for maintenance
OF WOmen's College, $64.492.
BY Senator Newton, to amend the
act passed two years ago providing (
that the Board of Trustees of the
State Hospital for the Insane, at j
Farnhurst, could select one physician,
and the family Of prospective pa
tient, another physician, to decide up {
on the sanity Of such patient. The
amendment provides that one trustee !
instead Of the Board may have the au- {
thority to select the physician, as it q