Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-27
CAHPhEETINCS TO
TAKE OUT PERMITS
House Passes Mr.. Halls Bill,
Outcome OF Disorder at
Woods Gatherings
INHERITANCE AND
INCOME TAX HEARING

Staff Correspondent
DOVER. Del. Feb. 27.-Tho House
Yesterday afternoon. in one hour,
,assed six House bills and killed one.
Announcement was made of a joint
hearing before the two Houses next
THURSDAY morning on The Income and
Inheritance tax bills. now pending in
committees
Representative Daly's bin, providing
Tor the election Of the county school
sunerintendcnts by nonular vote. was
billed by a vote of rs yeas 10 10 nays.
Two members answered not voting
and five were absent The bill fixed
he salary at $500 year. and a con-
ingcnt fund OF 5000. The superinicn-
tents a. this time receive 81 200 a year
md S400 as contingent fund.
Mr. DAILY. In advocating the bill
stated that Il would put the authority
'or naming the superintendent back
In the hands Of the people. where II
belongs.
Mir. Burris opposed the bill on the
ground that he did not want 20 see
the Office OF county superintendents
made a football Of politics.
The House passed Representative
-ulver's bill. authorlz ne the county
commissioners Of Sussex county to
appoint a constable for Delmar.
Representative Tarburton's bill, in
,reasing the salary OF the clerk Of
he orphans court and register IN
shancery. for Kent county from $1,000
10 $1,000 a year was passed by the
louise. without objections.
Representative Mcssicls' bill, pro-
giding for a similar increase for tho
same offices In Sussex county was
,lso passed
The House also passed the bill IN
reduced by Mr.. Poet, providing that
.orporations whose charters have eX-
pired can have them renewed by fol-
lowing out the custom provided Tor
inder a state law.
After Mr. Pect had explained the
ori Mr.. Welch stated that another
oill was being prepared. which will he
nut In as a substitute for some othel
bill to make the renewal clause Of the
charter continuous. so that II viii not
Ne necessary TO pass the above NIL
,very session.
The House bill. introduced by Rep
resentative Killen. providing for the
election of county school superintend.
ents by the school commissioner ana
clerks of the different counties on
motion Of Mr.. Killen, was rocommit
ed The bill had bean reported iav
orably
The House passed the bill exempt
ng from taxation. property owned ~
volunteer fremen's relief association
Mr. Cross. who introduced the BIZ
aid the bin would be IN recognition
N the services OF volunteer hremen
n he limited 10 s25.0O0 worth OF pron
srtv Mr. McNabb said he would vot'
for the bill. but n he was volunteer
areman. he would not ask for such 2
mall thing
Mr.. Connolly. who said he is mem.
her of the volunteer Firemen's Relief
Association OF Wilmington, ana
thought a would be q good thing II inc
legislature would pass the b'll.
The vote was unanimous. The VIII
mineton association owns the build
ing. No. 21i East Fourteenth street IN
Wilmington.
Regulating Campmeetlngs.
After ~ hdu nceh tNNinlhNNf "-AN w"
rocated. by Speaker Hall. the House
passed the House bill, regulating tn'
holding OF campmeetings. The hil
provides that e shall be necessary u
secure a permit In escn county wher.
the campmeeting Is 10 be conducted
from a board consisting OF tho sherin
clerk of the peace and president o
tho Levy Court, before such camp cal
he established. The fee for the per
nit is fixed at 81.
Speaker Hall stated that the pui
nose Of the bill Is 10 prevent lawles'
ness at Campmeetings by not allowin
them unless the authorities are satil
sed that responsible persons are
.harge or them.
FORMER Representative J. r. 10
fecker. OF smyrna, also advocated n
hiII. He stated he was foreman
he Kent county grand jury last yea
hat recommended such law becau'
Of the many cases that came betoI
the Jury. where the trouble resuitln
'n arrests started at campmeetings
Mr.. Hoffeckcr read q long list