Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-14
NO HANGINGS If JURY SO URGES
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO CAUSE
RAILROADS TO PAY DEMURRAGE

school superintendents.
Widows pension bill.
Hunting on Assawoman Bay and
tributaries (Senate bin.
Amending the pawnbrokers' law
Relating to the removal OF hay
straw, etc.
Incorporating the FELTON, Bank.
Relating to mortgage indues in New
Castle county.
Relating to the records of the cor
oner.
Relating to the Public Archives
Commission.
The Senate bill providing for the
| improvement OF Negro school houses
was recommitted in the House and
the following House bills were strick-
en- from the House calendar.
Providing for the initiative and ref
| erendum for Wilmington.
In reference to the bonding Of clerks
of school districts.
This was a duplicate bill, one al
ready having been passed.
Senate FaVors Educational Bill.
The Senate passed the House bill
/ introduced by Representative Burris
Ito incorporate the Middletown Trust
Company. with State bank and trust
| company powers.
Senator Joseph's bill providing that
the State OF Delaware accept the
benefits of an act passed by Congress
to provide for the promotion OF vocs-
tional education was passed by the
Senate.
State Commissioner Of Education
Charles A. Wagner was given the
privilege of the floor and explained
the bill He pointed out that United
States Commissioner of Education
ClaXton was instrumental in having a
bill passed by Congress providing a
} federal appropriation for the promo
ton of industrial arts, Or industrial
} training in the public schools.
. Charles H. LeFevre also urged pas
sage Of the bill which carries a Slate
, appropriation of $4,000. He explain
ed that it was necessary for the State
: to appropriate this amount to get a
like amount from the federal gov
% eminent
The bill was passed by vote o.
IS yeas - nay, Senator Mitchell
voting i'm the negative.
To Inspect Ferris School.
The Senate adopted a Senate con
current resolution, presented by Sen
! ator Walker, providing for the ap
u pointment of a legislative COMMITTEES
to consist OF two Senators and thre'
e Representatives to visit the Ferris
n Industrial School.
s President Pro Tenn. Barnard ap
= pointed Senators Walker and Gormle
as the Senate members Of the com
T mittee TO visit the Ferris Industrial
j. School.
n After it had been explained by MI
e LeFevre. who declared that it ha
been recommended by eX-Govorno
% Miller, the Senate passed Senate
Y Joseph's bill creating commission {
o five members. to serve without CON
pensation. to study educational cond
tions and requirements, and to hal
y monte. unity and revise the schO'
re- laws Of the State.
a. The bill carries an appropriation
$4,000 TO defray the expenses OF II
n commission. The vote was II yeas
n 3 nays. Senators Brown, Hollett an
m Mitchell voted in the negative.
p. The House bill introduced by Rel
resentative d. c. Hall TO appropriai
~, s1121.21 to the school board al Mil
- willie to cover an insufficiency in III
- appropriation for tuition OF non-res
= dent pupils was passed by the Senat
! Because OF some question as to il
Al constitutionality. the Senate deferre
action on Representative Webster
- bill to authorize school district No.
of New Castle county to borrow Sill
10 cover an amount expended for in
proving the school building in th;
20 district.
oil Life Sentence IL Jury Recommends.
mi. sr.Nrs nv al
gu resentative WEIGH providing that
IL capital punishment cases where Il
Jury returns a verdict with recon
r. mendation Of mercy the court can in
w pose a sentence OF life imprisonmel
instead OF death was passed by Il
ng Senate.
of The Senate passed the House b
ed introduced by Representative Messic
amending the law relative to the S;
he airy Of State commissioner OF educ
is ton, by providing that the salary
or future incumbents of the Office shs
he be $4,000 a year, the same as the S;
cd airy OF the present incumbent.
The present law provides that whit
Dr. Wagner leaves the Office the s;
I'd airy shall drop back to $4,000 yea
The Senate passed the House b
IS. introduced by Representative Burr
al TO incorporate the New Castle Coun
Trust Company OF Odessa.
IN. The Senate also passed the Hou
Joint resolution providing that u
RI. bodies of Daniel Rodgers and Jose
W. Haslet. former governors of De
es ware be removed from their prese
neglected graves at Cedar Creek
W. Sussex county and reinterred i'm I
Odd Fellows cemetery at Milford.
o. The Senate also passed the thr
I'M House Joint resolutions appointi
directors on the boards Of the thr
ty branches of the Farmers Bank.