Evening journal., 1917-03-24
VOTE DOWN PAID
fire Department
FOR WILMINGTON
lconlInned Trom pago onel

row 100000 for erection OF new
schools, and the Dover Hospital bill.
No action was taken on The bill to
reorganize the State Board of Health.
Kill Fire Department Bi !.
Lacking two votes OF the two-thirds
required 10 pass ID. Representative
Connelly's Wilmington paid fire de-
partmenf bill failed in the Senate late
/ last night The measure was lost by
vote of 10 yeas 20 6 nays. u re-
quired - votes. The bin as killed
carried a Senate amendment. which
would have made IL compulsory for
: the department as crested 10 take
over all the twelve fire companies and
equipment IN the city. and eliminated
the provision which provided that a
: Legislative committee be appointed TO
confer with the commission relative
10 the establishment of the now de.
( pariment-
Tho amendment also changed the
commission named in the original bill
which comprised William j. Luiz
7 James Logue and Michael + Cannon.
, The commission named in tho amend.
ment comprised William j. intz John
I T. Lally and John j. Saiterthwait
Representative Connolly and Senn'
/ tor Gormloy advocated the hill and
=, Representative Gross. volunteer
i fireman. opposed it Senator Hickman
also spoke against The bill
The vote on the bin early this
I morning was as follows.
h Yeas Senators Barnard Frazier,
Gormley. Hart. Hollett. Joseph, Long.
D. hFffssnn MurTf4N NNhurfNn
\ Nays Hickman IIodecker. Newton
Pool, Walker, Webb.
Mors Pay for Police.
Two Of the last bills passed by
the Legislature about O'Clock this
morning. provide an increase for tho
Wilmington police and the abolish
ing Of all fees in all county offices OF
the STAGE Senator Hickman opposed
Representative Connelly's bill 10 in
crease the police officers pay. hut
when The vote was taken and he was
the only one 10 vote aaginst the bill,
he changed his vote making it unani-
nous The bill provides for sub
stantial increases for all officers from
chief TO matron. totaling $4,000 a
year
The senate bill which abolished
fees and increases some county ofii-
GERS salaries was passed by the
House u specifies the salaries that
the officers will receive.
To Investigate Plumbers.
Representative Connolly offered and
had passed House resolution provid
ing for tho appointment by the speaker
OF n committee OF three members OF
the House, clothed with tho Dowers Of
n court. 10 make an investigation in
connection with the plumbers supply
business IN Wilmington. 20 Include
master plumbers, supply houses and
the Street and Sewer Department. The
committee rs instructed to present ii'
findings TO ihc Attorney General. d
deemed expodicnt
The House passed n House Join
resolution offered by Mr. Connell'
E similar 10 the above resolution Thi
4 was the last matter acted on by tn
House. Il was then $3.50 o'clock, an
as the Senate had not acted on M
House Joint resolution. Mr.. Conncll.
decided 20 be sure OF providing for al
investigation and had the House reso
luton adopted
Early This morning the Scu-
ate passed Mr. Conneliy's House Join
resolution providing for the investga.
tion. so there as plenty Of authority
now for conducting II.
II was 405 o'clock when tho two
houses adjourned until II O'Clock
Wednesday
The House completed It's work by
o'clock, but the Senate was busy
until after o'clock.
Representative pritchott entertain
ed the House members While waiting
on the Senate with selections on the
month organ When he started
Brighten the Corner" all members
I Joined and sang the popular hymn
Levy Courtman benjamin A. Groves
, a visitor. gave several rociiations.
\ Tho House passed the following
{ Senate bills;
|, Senate bill extending the mcchanic
, lien law
. Permitting Harrington 20 rais
more money by taxation.
Providing that the new state High
. way Department shall have superv'
! sion over the construction of tho Lin
70 coin Highway for which New CaStl
, county is 10 borrow 100000.
Authorizing the City Council OF wi
: bonds already issued.
The Senate early this mornin
, passed the following House bills
: Providing that fines collected 70
violations Of motor vehicle laws shal
y go TO the towns IN which the ofiense
I, occur.
House bill 20 prohibit moto
, vehicles weighing more than 200
= pounds from operating i'm this state
= House bill. fixing compensation &
T. members Of State Board Of Healt
. at 50 per day for each days attend
: ancc az meetings. not to exceed 81
days i'm any one year.
House bill. providing for record ,
deeds dated prior 10 January /. l91
Q House substitute for Senate bin
appropriating $3.50 to Kent and $50
apiece 10 New Castle and SUISSE
+ counties. for heating, ventilating an
b improving the colorod schools Of N
p three counties.
House bill, requiring automobil
3 dealers to pay $40 for each set {
dealers license tags instead Of IS.
House bill. 10 increase salaries Z
members Of City Council OF Whining
ton 10 $500 annually
p House bill. 10 appropriate 5000 I
r Pathological and archaeological Lat
?. oratory 70 purchase new apparatus
3. House bill. 70 increase the contin
/, gent fund of the State librarian fror
3 $3.50 TO $500
% VITAL STATISTICS.