Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-14
staff Correspondent.

DOVER, Del, Mar. l4-AlthouEh IL
had been reported unfavorably by the
committee on public corporations, the
House yesterday afternoon passed by
a vote OF IS to 8, Representative
SWANS bill providing for the payment
OF a demurrage by common carriers
in delays in delivering freight cars
to shippers. Mr. Swain and Senator
Murphy, who advocated passage OF
the bill claimed that shippers have
TO pay demurrage II cars are not UNI
loaded on time and that there should
also be a demurrage against railroads
for delays. They claimed that ship
pers experience much trouble in get
ting cars and are often kept waiting
from one to four weeks after order.
ing the cars.
The bill allows the railroads three
days to deliver an empty car after
il has been ordered In case OF fail
ure to deliver the car within that
time, a demurrage of 81 for the first
day. 81 for the second day. SO for the
third and So for each day thereafter
would be charged, the railroad COM
pany TO pay that amount to the snip
per ordering the car. The schedule
is the same that the railroad charges
shippers for not unloading cars
promptly. The members who voted
against the bill we're Messrs. DAILY,
Downward Hutchinson, Jones, Pretty
man and Speaker Hall
II is said the bill will die in the
Senate.
XIII "Side Tracking" Bill.
The House killed Mr.. BOyce's bill
TO prohibit the railroad company from
sidetracking or holding back local
trains in order that express trains
may make up lost time. MIR. Boyce
explained that since introducing the
bill he has learned that it could only
apply TO trains that run within the
state and would therefore not accom-
plish the purpose that he had in mind
lie said he would vote against the
bill but his reason for bringing II
Ip was that he was opposed to any
bills dying in committee.
The House passed Representative Bur
ris' bill providing for the publishing o
the equity cases decided by forme
Chancellor Nicholson during his tern
# office not heretofore published.
Representative Rash's bill authoriz
ing the Levy Court of New Castl
county TO sell the old Third stree
bridge house, in Wilmington, was passe'
by the House.
The House passed Representative
Ioose's bill to amend the constitution
10 provide for the paying Of the salarie
Of members of the judiciary month";
instead of quarterly.
Mr.. Burris' bill TO amend the oharte
Of NIiddletown by providing for the az
pointment of a temporary alderman i
case Of the absence or illness Of th
regular alderman, was passed
The House passed ID. G. Halls bill I
increase from 5000 to S4OO by the lev
Court of Sussex county appropriation
the town of Ocean View.
Pass Water Rights Measure.
Representative Downward's bill g'
inr Wilmington authority to acquil
water rights by purchase or condemns
ton was passed by the House.
The House passed Mr.. Jones' bill II
cressing from $40 to sos tho amour
chat the State Board of Pharmacy ca
nav tho National Board for membe
ship.
Mr.. McNabb's bill to increase fro
40 to 80 cents day the amount this
the Levy Court Of New Castle count
shall pay for the keep of girls IN u
Delaware Industrial School lot Olr
was passed by the House:
similar bill providing for Kent and Sn
sex counties to make the same incrca'
was also passed by the House.
Bills Affecting New Castle County
The House passed MIR. Aherns PHI
decrease from 10 the membership
tbo Council Of New Castle, and provi
ing for their election at large, althous
district voting places VIII he mai
tanned. ,
Tho House also passed a bill autho
ling the city of New Castle TO borro
$4,000 for street Improvements
Representative Burns' bill increasn
the contingent fund of the Court
Cbancerv from $500 to $500 was pass
BY the House.
publishing of 400 copies of Houston
Tenorts Volumes 5 and 6, and also {
400 comics Of volumes /, and 3,-ot I
Delaware Chancery reports, we're pass
by the House.
Measures Reported 10 House.
The following bills we're report'
favorably in the House:
Regulating the sale OF insecticide
Relating to the sale OF commerce
fertilizers (Senate bid.
Relating to the packing and stri
ling of apples (Senste bilD.
Amending the charter OF Newpol
Amending the mechanics lien la
Prohibiting electric compani
charging for unused current.
Permitting Oriental Lodge of Ne
port to hold property (Senate bill).
Increasing the per capita appT
priation to the Ferris School fru
20 to so cents.
Relating to the salaries Of coun