Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
RESTRICTION ON
NEW BUSINESS
House of Representatives Refuses
to Consider Any Not on
the Calendar.
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STATE HOUSE. DOVER, March ~
Speaker Hervey p. Hall of the House
having ruled, at the afternoon session ot
that body yesterday afternoon, that ali
bills pending at the time the concurrent
restricting resolution became effective,
the members unanimously passed hepre-
sentative Wclch's bill To enable the
governor to appoint registrars to rcgisser
the Delaware Soldiers and sailors IN thus
country and abroad, SO that they can vote
ut the general election IN the tall
As this was generally considered war
measure it went through without serious
opposition, but the next bill which came
up. also introduced by Mr.. Wclch. to
cure a defect in the charter of the town oi
Milton, was not SO fortunate, three mem
bers, Mcssrs Culver, Messlck and Web
stcr, declining to vote. The other 30
present, however, voted for IT
As soon as the House rccnnvencd, at
80 the House hIll pending tor the
registration of soldiers and sailors, action
on which was post p0ncd from the morning
session, was placed ON thlrd reading.
Its passage was advocated 10y Mr.. Wclch,
who said the government would not
permit any man in the service TO hold
political Office hy designation ny any
State. which precludCd the naming ct
soldiers as registration officers. MIR.
Downward said he thought the soldiers
should have vote, but he dldn sec how
The law was going to work, as the regis
tration must he made the last Saturday
IN September. while they must report
tho bird Saturday preceding the election,
and he did not see how this could I've
done Mr.. Wclch thought the reports
l., nod, h. Y,.u,I MI h.,r
STAY with the troops To hold the election
MIR Poet thought the government would
not d,vulgc the location Of the troops
abroad. and therefore the proposition
looked impossible 90 him
Mr. Povcc asked the chair whether
this or any other bills not contemplated
in the governors 5 proclamation could he
considered IN view of the restricting
resolution
Speaker Hall ruled that an. measure
introduced before the restricting resolu-
tion was passed by both houses should take
its regular course. as at a regular session
but new business could not he considered
after that until the restricting resolution
had been resciuded-
MIR. NcNahh said on that basis the
resolution was not effective until signed
bv the presiding officers of both houses
Without ruling on that point, Speaker
Hall said he had just few minutes before
signed the resolution.
Mr. Burris said blll is not operative
until the governor signs il. but the COVER
nor is not required to sign 2 concurrent
resolution
Mr.. McNabh wanted to know what the
House would do with irrelevant bills
coming from the Scnate.
Mr.. Connolly said each house should
adopt the same policy and any hill ought
to he considered valid # introduced IN
each house before the restricting rcsolu~
tion became effective.
AZ Mr.. Poets suggestion the restricting
resolution was read. after which Mr. Poet
said ho didn't see how any measure not
contemplated III the governors proclams-
ton could hc considered.
MrDownward thought anvwar measure
could be considered. under tho rcso-
luton
Mr. Feet. said he and some other NOM
hers have war bills that should bc offered.
therefore he expects 10 offer resolution
today to rescind the restricting concurrent
resolution For this to succeed p two
thirds vote IN each house would he ncccs-
sarV
Nlr Downward said nc wanted to offer
resolution relative TO development of
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
Mir Burrie wanted 10 know whether
the pending bill would enable the COVER
nor To appoint men already III thc camps as
registration officers Mr. Boycc SAID
that no doubt would bc done, il the
Federal government would lei soldiers
serve: If not men would have ~ bc scut
from here Mir Burris said tho prohahill-
ties were that the federal government
would aid the facilities for voting Mr.
McNabb SAID II might be possible for the
soldiers To vote by mail, hut there was no
assurance Of tins
The biIl was passed unanimously
Mr. WEIGH bill to clothc the alderman
Of Milton with the powers of the mayor
in the absence Of the latter was passed by =
vote of 80 % o. the other three members
present not voting.