Evening journal., 1917-03-13


pay that salary
After considerable discussion the
House killed Mr. Welch's bill to amend
the Constitution by providing for a
general reg stratiOn Of voters
throughout the State once every ten I
years instead of every two years. as |
at present. The members lined ~ on !
political lines on this bill. eighteen !
Democrats supporting il and thirteen F,
Republicans opposing it. II required |
twenty-four, a twO-thirds vote TO pass
the bill, Il being an amendment TO
the Constitution.
/ Messrs. Welch. Boyce and Connolly
smoke for the bill while Representa-
tives Burris, Rash. Peet and Cross
made remarks aga nst IL. The Repub
licans claimed it would open the way
for repeaters.
, Money For NOrkhOuse.
/ Representative Burris' bill authoriz-
J ing the trustees OF the New Castle
County Workhouse to borrow 100000
for new buildings. was passed by the
=. House by a vote OF 2S to ?. Represent
ativos Welch. Culver and Pritchett
voted against the bill. The former
. made a speech against the bill on the
ground that forty cents a day for the
board Of prisoners, which is paid by
/, Sussex and other counties, was too
much and could not be reduced as
long as the trustees are erecting new
buildings
, Messrs. Burris. Boyce, Connolly,
McNabb. Peet and Gregg spoke for
: the bill and told of the excellent work
f that has been done by the trustees Of
this institution.
a. Open Season for Muskrats.
v The House passed Mr.. Tsrburton's
s bill extending the open season for
muskrats from March Is to 20, and al
T. lowing the sale of the muskrat meat
s from November 20 to April /.
MIR. Connelly's bill renewing the
- charter Of the Liberty Trust Com
t pany Of Wilmington, was passed by
the House.
After an amendment had been
adopted, offered by Mr.. Boyle, to in
e clude bran. the House passed Repre-
n sentative Loose's bill regulating the
sales Of commercial feeding stufts.
c The bill will require the analysis of
j the feeds to be placed on the bags the
same as is done in other states, and
@ also provides for a penalty of from
= $40 10 $25 for violations.
Mr.. Connelly's bill providing for
the bonding Of clerks of school dis
S tricts throughout the State, the school
o commission to pay the premium, was
= passed by the House.
The House passed the Senate bill
appropriating $1S5 to the Board ol
e Education of tho Frederick public
'f schools to cover an insuficiency n
e the amount allowed TO that district
= by the State.
I, Refund Money 20 County.
:. The House passed Senator Corn
y. ley's Senate bill authorizing and di
~ recting the New Castle County Build
ing Commission to pay 10 the treal
/ urer OF New Castle county all fund
~ heretofore placed to its credit by tn
county treasurer and which has nc
: been expended by it IN erecting an
furnishing the new county buildin
q for New Castle county.
Chairman Jones, Of the House ar
- preparations committee. reported taN
,, orably six bills carrying approprii
tions for the State Hospital for tn
w Insane atFarnhurst, amounting {
1927 ,641.32.
The House passed the Senate bi
regulating the admission Of patient
20 to the State Hospital with a Hous
amendment.
no Admission to State Hospital.
III IL gives two physicians the righ
~ to pass on a subject for the hosplts
,e' though the patient can be discharge
r when the hospital physician decide
n that il Is the proper thing to do.
O. The House also passed the Senat
joint resolution providing for tn
he presentation to each Delaware sOldie
a who was at Deming with a medal.
W Senator Longs bill providing 70
at the appointment OF two additional cor
ay stables in Baltimore hundred. SUISSE
county, one to reside at Selbyvill
. and the other at Bridgeville, was pas
ed by the Senate.
The Senate also passed Senate
Murphy's bill authorizing the HeI
County Levy Court to employ an a
ditional clerk for tho recorder of Kel
county at a salary not TO exceed s.
a month.
n More Money For Prosecutors.
Y BY a vote of IA yeas to 3 nays u
lU Senate passed the House bill to
crease the salaries of the deputy q
torney generals OF the three coun
els les 5000 year each, tnat OF the ne
Castle county deputy being increas'
from $1,000 to $780, and Kent al
Sussex counties from $500 to $1,000.
-. Senator Newton's bill to extend d
ch' town limits OF Greenwood is of
mile on each side, and to increa
from 5000 to $500 the amount tn
the hown may raise by taxation, W
passed by the Senate.
Reconsider "Cedar Rust"
On motion of Senator Long, who
troduced Il, the Senate bill passed
the Senate last week to ersdics
cedar rust" from apple orchards
prohibiting the growing of cedar tre
within two miles OF an apple orcha
was reconsidered and recommitti
Much opposition has develop
against the bill and II will pFobal
be killed.
Game License Bill RecOmmltted.
on motion OF Senator Hart, the
introduced by Senator Joseph. rev
luz the resident hunters license
S1.10. which was passed last we
was. reconsidered and recommitted.
Senator Hickman's bill providing