Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-21
NJ 'NABB INTRODUCES
BILL TO GIVE CITY
MORE LEGISLATORS
Provides for Five Senators. In
stead of Two. and Ten
Representatives
REDISTRICT WILMINGTON
Special p,.pa,cn Prom >,ad Correspondent

Special Dispatch tr,m Stad Correspondent
sr,fr uotiv puveR JAN. u
Reprcsen' ative N'cNahl u troduccd A.
the Legislature TODAY bhl proposing
an amendment 20 the state constitution,
.aVlng Wilmington larger representation
IN the General assembly hv increasing
IN, number of senators accredited to that
,ltN frnm two a. tive and the number IT
representatives from ilvc 10 ten This
would make Wilmington representation
b, ~snc ~ that Of rural New 2stle
county and al>a ui hCnt and Sussex
counties aud would increase the lccis-
latlvc membership from - g. 90, making
= body Comp.scd ~ - senators and ~
representatives The hll would nave -
~ passed bv two successive Legislatures
a. become effective.
The hill proposes five new senatofla
districts for Wilmington rs follows
\o lll The Second and Fourth
ward and al that part ot the sixth and
Eighth ward Slug south of and bounded
hN tb,. central huc ot IIghth street
" Al thc Ninth ward and tho~c
la,rt, 81 he ~IN.h and lghth words
yrns torth Fl .u.I bounded Is inc c,ntral
tp ~ llghfh -'r,,t
\o tll tn. seventh vard and that
Imri ~ Tie Hih vari lNing north y aud
Bounded l., .'rulEa' hu including Tie
central llac 81 lsclt' -,r,ct
No i-An tn. lir-t and Thrd wards
ail thaf part i. th, ltitn wari south ot
iAgtfh street and east ii Ndam-
NJ + an tie rcnth. Eleventh and
4vr4fth Nlrd and tlat purIou at the
lira ward south q lrhth street and
~ II Ndaia>
I4cn representative district ~ VIII
instead q one
urnEs miI- t>rGnnrcFp.
','hct hons till- vcrr introduced AS
foi,v
j., Representative 'ranai~ Toamcud
chaptcl - 81 tie rrvl~cd caic. respecting
sa,> 81 od cstat, IT insane persons
incr.a,in- ir.m 50 te Si2a pr csr the
ccmIrns atna 81 Trustees ~ the Pror IN
New Castle county
B REPRESENTATIVE Gregg Authorizing
the appointment III fVn guardians IL one
cas-, ne ta a,i d, guardian II The pcrSon
and the other 10 act ~ guardian q; the
property t. amcnd chapter - u the
revised code. providing fer thc descent
81 real and personal property Il the
mother ID illCgltmatc children - iur-
ther amend chapter 30 ii the roNl-cd
code. regulating The practice 81 dentistry
and dental surgery.
Rt Representative Hardcsiy- t'rovld
Ing fractional licenses for motor vehicles.
Representative Jakcs Bill. making an
appropriation to State consolidated school
district Ne. ], was reported favorahly 70
the House
The Legislature accepted ~ Invitation
~ h, Governor Townsend gucSf "a aln-
nor AZ the Hotel ia Font Wilmington, At
4 q clock next frldav night.
Representative McNabh laughlngiy re-
marked that hereafter he would vigorously
protest against icasts on Fridav bccaase,
- said being a Catholc, hIs eating was
r,.-irl ted in that dAv
Senator Palmer introduced a hl!l IN
creaslng the salary ~ the comptroller Of
~usseN county from II 900 - 81 800 per
annum and providing that the appoint
-ncnt of hls clerk shall ~ made bv the
umptrollcr instead 81 by The Levy Couri
senator Robertson hill, Increasing
hC salaries uf tic hancellur. tho hlcf
ustlcc and the Associate Judges, was
cportcd favorably 10 the Senate
The senate. on rccons Iteration. re-
1cd rs rules back o the committee on
DIS
amendment viii be made providing for
"a executive committee ui t.ve members
y cad of three, a. provided hV The rules
Bdoptcd Yesterday "Necutlyc committee
Imposed 81 tive members ass been APP
1inttd senator Robertson called up
senate till increasing the salaries Ut
b. ludiciary, hut final action was de-
Ycrred until afternoon.