Evening journal., 1917-03-23
LEGISLATURE ON
LAST DAY SPEEDS
action ON Bills
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sioners Of Newport relative to new
buildings.
BY vote Of IA nays to yea, Sen
ator Brown voting in the affirmative,
the Senate killed the House bill au-
thorizing the Governor to appoint a
commission TO change the rules of
the court relative TO the procedure
and trial of civil and criminal cases.
Bills passed by the Senate this
morning included the following
House bill appropriatng $500 for
the historic pageant and celebration
to be held in Dover in May to com
memorate its two hundredth anniver-
sary.
House bill appropriating S1S7,7725C
to the board Of trustees of the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst as
a general appropriation and appro-
priating $4,000 for completing new
buildings; appropriating 5000 as an
amusement fund, appropriating $4,000
to improve buildings and grounds OF
the institution. apprOpriating 10000,
and appropriating S12,96S.S2 to the
hospital to make up deficiency in the
appropriation of two years.
The House killed Mr. Rash's bill re-
quiring the Wilmington and Phiadel-
phia Traction Company TO keep a
Waterman at Railroad and Church
streets. The House passed the House
bill extending the charter OF the LIB
erty Trust Company.
The House killed Mr.. Cross bill TO
increase the salary OF the register In
chancery and clerk of the Orphans
Court from $4,000 to $4,000 year
The Senate passed the House bill
providing that teachers institutes
shall be held five days each year and
permitting the three counties to hold
Institutes jointly.
The Senate also passed the House
bill making unfair discrimination In
trade a misdemeanor.
On motion of Senator Long. the vote
on the House bill to increase the sal
aries OF county school superintend-
ents, which was killed by the Senate
last night. was reconsidered and the
i bill recalled from the House.
Boxing Bill is Killed.
BY a vote of yeas to IL nays the
Senate killed the House bill authoriz-
ing tho Governor to appoint a com
mission Of three members to be known
as a State Athletic Commission, &c
regulate boxing and sparring matches
land permitting ten round bouts.
i REPRESENTATIVE McNabb and Sena
tors Barnard and Gormley advocated
the bill, and Senator'S Hickman an'
p Walker opposed it. While speaking
for the bill Senator Barnard, who Il
one Of the largest men ip the Legisla
ture. remarked that he would like q
iput on the gloves for three round
/. with any member OF the Senate VIII
I. voted against the bill. The vote fol
lows:
Yeas Senators Gormley. Holleti
Joseph, Murphy. Wharton and Bar
Nays-Senators Brown. Frazier
y Hart. Hickman. Hoffecker. Ions
Mitchell. Newton, Pool. Walker an
Z Webb
u other bills passed by the House fo
T. How:
- House bill requiring publication an
= distribution Of the State insuranc
r laws.
House bills increasing the license {
= Junk dealers from SIS TO 5000. an
< making it unlawful for such deale
J. TO dispose of goods bought by hil
within fifteen days.
The House killed the House bill n
curing a license for the giving (
. trading stamps at the rate OF $50 Il
- $1,000 goods sold.
"a The Senate killed the House bill
u abolish Levy Court appropriations
!, incorporated towns.
y Change City Boundaries.
y BY unanimous vote the Sena
~ ~ passed the House bill approved by Il
~ Wilmington Chamber Of Commerce
- extend the boundaries Of that city. u
~ extension taking in a small plot
70 land on the Delaware River south
is the Christiana-
IN The Senate unanimously passed d
AZ House bill making adultery a misd
meanor punishable by fine and II
". prisonment.
n Levy Court To Build Road.
The Senate killed a bill to pla