Evening journal., 1918-03-22


McNahh Exnlalns Position.
Rebrcssntative McNabb. OF Whining
ton WHO was yesterday appointed By
Speaker Hall as member from the
House OF tho proposed Joint committee
under the Wharton resolution to con
sidar The ConcN,0f Defense bill. to
day stated that there arc some features
of the bill as passed by the house
(which he will oppose In committee
should lhc Joint committee ever be
named and he will also oppose the
same features on the floor He stated
/. that he viii not support any delense
bin until these features are eliminated.
Mr.. McNabb objects to five features
Of. tho present bill He says no VIII
not support a bill that provides ior
thee conscriptOl OF any female LABOR
and that he win Insist that the age
Ilmt for c0nscripilon OF male labor De
made IS 10 80 years instead OF 10 TO o.
Tile bill, said McNabb, must pro
vide for an audit Of The accounts ana
.cynendilures Of The Council ana l VIII
also insist tllat assurance be given lnat
organized labor be represented on tne
rOuncn before 7 viii support the Dill.
ileff are lNu Ntli'i .A' 'fN' ~
. Will insist on before givine the Dill
my support" said Mr.. McNpnn.
= 1T must provide for a right OF ap-
neal II Is claimed that the present
bin provides that, hui ! fail to see IT."
The nth objection ihat the Whining
ION member has TO The present bill
and which he will fight TO have changed
Is rlr insertion Of the words legal oc-
cunaiionn Instead Of useful occupa-
lion relative 10 cOnsoription of labor.
The House Yesterday afternoon con-
curred I'm The senate resolution intro
! fhlced by Senator Wharton providing
FOR the appointment Of three Senator'S.
Including The president pro TEN. and
seven members OF the House, including
lhe speaker. 10 Jointly consider the
! Council of defense bin passed by the
House. Speaker Hall at once appoint
cd, Nessrs. Royce, McNahb and Culver,
democrats, and Rash, Burris and Peet,
Republicans with himself TO serve on
the committee
Previous 10 this action Of the House,
\ some Of the Republican Senators went
10 the oflce Of Governor Townsend and
conferred with him relative 90 the reso-
luton. Il was reported around the
State House HAT Governor Townsend
was back OF the Wharton resolution,
but the governor made II plain TO the
Senators who conferred with him that
he had nothing whatever TO do with
me resolution. although he was in
hearty accord with the spirit Of ~. The
governor said ne wished The Iiepubli-
/ can Senator's had brougl; The Demo
cratic Senators with them as they. are
/ equally as much Interested In the
measure. The governor is dosirous that
/ the two branches agree on some bill
that will be OF help 10 meet the situa
/ ton.
The Senate later unanimously adopt
/ ed resolution offered by senator
/ Gormley 10 adjourn sine die at 3 O'Clock
next Tuesday afternoon. The resolu
tlon provides that the two Houses adj
iouru this afternoon unul' 70 o'clock
Tuesday, and after that time no BIN or
Resolution other than the claims bill
that requires the signature OF the gov
ernor be considered IN Offering the
resolution Senator Gormiey stated that
! the Legislature VIII have been IN ses-
sion two weeks today and that all that
q they were called together for has beer
4 acted on with the exception OF the De.
ffense Bill which no declared appears
y 10 have become a political football.
n Senator Walker did not consider tina
D. politics has been played with the De
> Tense Bill but thought bhat busnes
= could be disposed OF In time 20 adjourn
!. next Tuesday. Senator Hoffecker alsl
}, thought that al business could be dis
+ posed OF by Tuesday Every Senator
h supported The resolution.
Exclude other Business
b The Senate. by its action on a bin in.
r troduced by Senator Hickman, went or
r record against consideration OF an,
p other business but the defense meas.
e ure. The bill was one 10 increase The
e salary OF the bailiffs Of the New Castle
e county courts This bill was passed
. by both Houses last session but wa.
+ lost before 10 reached The governor fol
2 his signature. Senator Hickman called
I up the bill and Senator Long moved
e TO lay Il on the table, which motior
prevailed, Z TO 6. Those voting to la,
7 10 on the table were Senators Brown
Hollett, Long, Mitchell, Murphy, New
+. ton and Wharton. Those who oppose,
t The motion were: Hart. Hickman, Hof
+ fecker, Pool, Walker and Barnard.
President George b. Miller, Of tht
Wilmington Board OF Education: Dr
i. %. Cooper, member OF the board
and Superintendent OF Schools C.
q Scott made a plea before the Senate IL
support OF a bill introduced by senate
= Hickman providing Tor additional Stat
! aid for Wilmington teachers Wi
n mington al present, II was explained
receives aid for but 200 teachers whe
az a mattar ~ fact QfO feochnrc ar
ID employed. The bill, however, was no
d brought up for action.
"a In the House that body refused Z
ie accept a committee report on Mr.. Nc
g. Nabbs bill regulating the business q
te mid-wives on the ground that ahe doc
y. had been closed 10 all such bills.
Is
N II would be well to advertise 10,