Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
MANY PROTESTS
At DOVER AGAINST
THE DEFENCE BILL
They Resulted in a Conference Of
Senators Before This Morn
ings Session.
BILL MAY BE AMENDED
.,-iai Dispatch 20 Every Evening

Sr,TE IIoUSE. DovER. MARCH is.
because the Statewide protests against
lhs Defence Council bill, which the House
r.S,cd IN Thursday. further dclibcratiou
over the measure was considered nj a
inference which preceded the opening
fhc sessions Of the two houses OF the
ri,laturc. TODAY onc proposition was
n. return the hlll to the House for re-
,l#lon with view to giving all objeCtors
- opportunity 10 hc heard at n Joint
..-~iou Others thought the amendments
.auld hrst bC made 10y the Senate. the
tl,,ti-c to bC asked To concur attCrward.
n conference of Senators. prior to
5c opening of the Senate, the sentiment
ipcarCd to hc that tho logical action
,,ould hc 10 refer tho hill 70 n Joint
committee ot tho two houses to suggest
amendments II was also thought y
ought b. we'll To similarly refer the Ma
tianal Prohibition Joint resolution. IN
Nlrw of the fact - referendum amendment
thereto hqd been proposed There was a
slnshowcr on FRIDAY but II Is raining
TODAY. Is the WAY one Senator explained
t.c WIDE and almost general opposition
that has developed to the Defence h'li-
uurcrto~~ rRoN tIL QUARTERS
Objections are coming IN from All
Quarters. and especially from repre-
.entafivcS AZ labor. who say they Tear
tho provisions arc too drastic and CIV"
fno much powcr ~ the governor, who IS
tiveu the authority to appoint members
II Tie council Members ot the Senate
We received man, requests. both written
and oral. to amend the bill. and cut ont
..,rc II tho moro drastic features.
\. rrsti I Of the increased opposition
thsi has developed during tho weekend
recess and whlch Was largely brought
bout by tho attitude taken hv the " IL
inngton daily newspapers thcrc scem to
he llttlc prospects at either the Defence
Ill or the Prohibition amendment pass
pg the Senate TODAY
ruR NIw pTFENcE NIL
Tho senators spent tho whole morning
lulntormal conferences NJ Il Is . clock
l.avcver. the session not having been call
,d he Democrats went into caucus e
usldcr a JOINT resolution which Senator
N barton announced hl> intention %
iutrndueinr Il PR, idcS fnr the appoint
nasnt. hN The presiding officers of the two
lulscs. oi POINT committee IF conference
II rce from ihc senate and four from the
Ilousc. to include he two presiding Of
tt.ers. to draw q new Defence bill replac
rE the ono under consideration
The House began tho week with q
,lgarou- debate on Representative W ClCh $
nll providing Tor the registration Of
Delaware soldiers and sailors. So that
thc> can vote ~ the election next fall
The hlll Was advocated hy Nr Nelch
and bN Colonel Theodore Townsend q
Milford. vho sand that while the present
,w would permit the soldiers and sailor,
4, vote there is q question whether it'
operation rs to the registration coule
,Ntcnd 20 "a foreign country. James NJ
Iupncll of t,corCctown. who held that tn,
present law doc~ not permit Of the ap
tsnutmrut 81 = ~uiiIcient number a.
aa>lnr, registrars. Representative Bur
Il- Who sought information Mr. Poet
Il, ho wanted 10 know whether there wa'
.u, Federal provision that would simplify
aattCrs
Representative NcNabb thought tn,
state should make provision, 10 bc sur,
thc soldiers have "A vote That was done
81 the spanish war when the soldier
..orc registered in camp. We Shoulo
.uarantcc cvcrN soldier boy from Del
ware "A vote. he SAID
Colonel Townsend SAID IN he CUll VA
fb, Delaware TROOPS voted through pro
Islou made bN the state.
Mr. buckingham. who was q mcmbe
oi the Fourth Delaware At Petersburg
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