Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-15
SOME LEGISLATIVE
BILLS IN DOUBT
1t Will Probably Develop Early
Next Week Just What VIII
be Considered.
staR Correspondence Of Every Evening

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State House. Dover, March -. II Will
probably not develop, until next week,
Just what sort Of business, 1t any, VIII hc
considered bv the Legislature. IN addition
to that for which the governor called II
together The House resolution lm,tcd
business to the governor $ program is IN
effect having been rcturnrd yesterday
afternoon To the House by the senate,
after the latter body had concurred III ~
Prior to hat time. however, nuinher
Of bills not on the program had been
introduced in both houses some as war
measures. however aud therefore con
str,Ied hy some of the mCiuhcrs rs being
in LccnInr with the spirit oi The governor $
proclamation There arc some. however,
that cannot bc So construed While the
effect of the resolution. now that II IS
effective, is to exclude all business here
after proposed that IS not IN keeping with
the spirit Of the proclamation, u IS q quos-
tion what will become ot those now pend
INC having gotten on the calendar before
thr resolution became effective. No ruling
has hccu made on the subject. but when
Spcakrr Hall of the House was questioned
he saJ he believed the llousc was ohll-
gated to consider all business proposed
before the resolution became effective
There IS pond reason for believing that
the tovislatirc will finish It's business and
adjourn ucxt wccl> Some ot the members
hone to get through hv Wednesday, while
others hchcvc the session Will run ON until
Thursday or FRIDAY There are some.
however. who s1v They would not he sur
prscd 10 soc II prolonged Tor three Or iout
weeks. tut this ~ccms doubtful II cannot
last moro than 81 davs. while the members
are paid only for the days thcv are N
actual session. receiving s. q day and
travelling expenses.
Il tho opening of the afternoon session
Yesterday All Jones wanted e know
whether ANYTHING was to hc considered
but war measures.
The House not then having officially
heard of the Scnatc's action on tho con
current resolution restricting business ~
that IN tho governor proclamation
Speaker HalI ruled that until informed q
the Senate : action any business COULD lle
considered
The issue was immotllatclH forced.
when MIR Wclch called for action on hls
hill. offered IN the morning aud reported
favorahlv IN the afternoon, permitting the
alderman of Milton to act rs iuaNur ln the
mavor absence. which hr claimed WAS
tn correct an error IN laW ot ihc last
session. which may deprive his town oi
mayor at any time.
Mr. Rurrls thought the House action
on the concurrent resolution was init
cativc of its Intentions IN the matter.
Mr. Pcct thought new business could not
he stopped but They could st"r fuai
action on blll untd thcH hoard from the
senate ON MI Buckingham motion.
II was decided tu defer tlnal action on any
hill until the Senate was heard from The
Milton hill. therefore. went over for the
tune being In fact il was not acted upon
during the afternoon, though the SCnate
subsequently, informed the House ot its
action on the restricting resolution
TO AMEND INCouE tax.
Rcprnecntativo NcNahb introduced
hill amending the Income Tax law b,
raising the exemption from s. 000 fot All
to 81 500 for unmarried mon and married
men, and also removing the exemption
for revenue from agriculture and real
estate, which makes the farmer. aS well
as all others nahle for the tax Tho alh-
davlt Is also removed
Representative Connolly introduced
bill making oight hnur- the lrngth Of the
working day for Wilmington pohcnmcn
Mr. Downward introduced = hlll appro-
priatIng s 500 . Year for tho education
Of foreign born adults III Delaware Ia
preamble il was pointed ont that there
were IN Delaware last wear l.. 420 foreign
horn whites over 10 wears ri age ct whom
3.35a wcrc illitcrate and 1000 could not
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