Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
MOVE IS STARTED
FOR RATIFICATION
OF AMENDMENT
Speaker Hall of House Issues Writ
for Special Election to
Fill Vacancy.
LIQUOR BILL IN SENATE
special pirfstch TO Every Evening


state House, Dover. March l3.-
The liquor iss,Ic was brought to the fore
"a the Legislature, today, when Mr.
Bnvcc introduced III the House n Joint
resolution ratifying the Federal Prohi-
read u was referred 10 the committee
On temperance. which comprises Mcssrs
Loose. killcn. Green. DAILY. Hutchinson.
pritchCtt and Cross There were no dc
bates or comment.
Representative Connolly introduced
hil IN the House creating Paid Fire
Department for Wilmington. IL sub
~tantislly is the same as that introduced
~ the regular session The three com
missloners, however. are 10 bc appointed
~ the governor The hill was referred
- the committee ON municipal corpora
ions II Is proposed as a defence mea-
SURE. 20 enable Wilmington to better CO
operate with the Federal government IN
lts shlpbWlding and munitions program,
hv affording better tro protection Of
property
Misses Iomsc u Phillips. Margaret
lynch aud Elizabeth Collins were ap-
pointed House stenographcrs
ELECTION u rlIL VACANCY
Aftrr Speaker Halls writ had been
lSsued for an election t. fiji the vacancy
caused bv the death of Representative
collins. Mr. NcNabb questioned its
nocesslty. whch was explained by the
speaker and Nr Counrlly. who showed
that the procedure was incumbent
Thcrr viii he ono registration dav and
fho election officers of the last election
vii servo
Resolutions were adopted on the death
81 Representative William l. Collins.
u hlch occurred several mouths ago
sun HARFING oN IIoroR
SENATOR Hickman introduced bill pro
aihting tho selling or giving Of liquor TO
soldier sailor or government eInplovp
~ uniform. under penalties ranging from
500 ~ $500 fine and Sly months TO a
wears imprisonment as well
Richard : Lowell Harry kety and
llarrv Golistcin representing the l25
members of the Retail GroCers Asso-
cation of Wilmington, had hearing, to
day. before tho House committee on
revenue and taxation. protesting against
class exemptions m the Income Tax law
II the effort to have the Law amended
fails, II may be tested IN court
WANT ~ SAW INFANTs.
In committee Of the whole in the
House. at noon TODAY, on resumption Of
consideration of the Defence bill Mrs
Charles II Miller. chairman Of the
Women Defence Council. told what the
committee did last wear and what IL rs
asked To DO this year Last year. without
state aud they accomplished much at a
cost of several thousand dollars. This
vear. among things the women arc asked
to do. Is to protect tho infants through
tho passage 81 bill regulating midwifery
She showed where. last year IN Wilmington
~ 2. $50 births. 76l were not attended bY
fihvsicians. and sal, orone IN every five,
died "a higher death rate than New ork
or Chicago She approved the Defence
bill. hut asked for the other bill also
SCHOOL BOARDS wan ME,sURT
In both branches Of the Legislature q
communication from the BOARD Of Educa-
ton Of Wilmington was rrad, stating that
the board will present hlll IN a few days,
% give IT authority Ia ISSUE short time
obligations for the borrowing Of necessary
funds to meet school needs The COM
rnunlcations which are signed by Presi-
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