Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
LAWMAKERS FOUND
YESTERDAYS WORK
WAS M0N0T0N0US
Nothing Occurred 10 Disturb the
Serenity of the Senators
or Representative.
A FEW BILLS INTRODUCED
Stan Correspondence oi Every EVENING
STATE HOUSE,, DOVER, Jan y

The Senate passed the Senate hIll pro
viding for the descent of real and personal
property OF mothers ot illegtimate chil-
dren. Ii enables legitimate and llicgitI-
mate children to share alike IN real and per
sonai property of the mother when she
dies intestate.
The rousn passed the House bill re-
spccting guardians and wards II author
iscs the ORPHANS Court Ia appoint two
guardians of n minor une to guard the
person and the other To guard the proper
" an individual acting ~ guardian OF the
person and trust company rs guardian
of the property.
Favorable report was made 20 the SEN
ate ON the Senate hill taking from the
Levy Court of SUSSEX county and giving
to the comptroller authority To appoint
the comptrollcrs clerk increasing the
comptroller salary and requiring unanim-
Gus vote OF the Levy Court to ovCrrulc
the comptroller 5 veto.
Senator Bennett introduced n concur
rent resolution approving the International
rlan for League OF Nations but hv re-
quest Of Senators Arcc and Walker action
was deferred
By vote or - to Representatives
klair Nulvcna, Parker, Quiglcy. SNOW
and ; ] Warrington and speaker Corhlt
discerning, the House concurrrd IN the
Senate concurrent resolution directing the
SECRETARY of State to furnish free 10 each
memhcr Of the legislature bound cop!cs ~
the Revised Code and Volumes =, -
and 80, Laws of Delaware Speaker
Corbu SAID he had received such hooks
when member ~ previous Legislature,
hut never looked 81 them. Judging from
hls experience, he thought Il would hc 2
uscle,s expense ~ The state % provide
copies Tor the members ot tins lcGl>la-
tlrc NicsSrs LYONS and Buckson stated
they had use for them MI Parker ssId
the State librarian had enough copies ~
supply he members
III, House concurrcd ~ thr Senate con
current resolution hNHg February u as
the last daY for receiving new business,
also II the Senate concurrent resolution,
authorizing the Senate and House com
mlttces on accounts tu audit the books ~
Stat officers and state institutions and
requesting them % rrpoFt bN lchruarN =
The House adopted House concur
rent resolution providing Tor the appoint
mcnt ~ a Joint con mitteC, consisting q
three Representative and twn Senators,
10 visit tho Delaware State Hospital for
the Insane 81 farnhurSt, neNt Saturday
Colonc Theoiop Townsend 4 hospital
trustee, brought 20 Dover the following
Making "a general appropriation 81 s29N.-
$50 tsl2 e0 more than IN 1917 and lal>N
90 the State Hospital TOR the years 1912
and lgsO. appropriatinC So. .hN.9u to tn
State Hospital to meet q deficiency IA IN,
appropriation for last year expenses
apprnnrlatinC $4,000 10 the state Hos
nital Tor rrpalrs to the hu ldlngs appro-
prlatlng - $50 - the State Hospital. Tor
the purpose 81 improving ant completing
An unfinished walk and providing q ncW
mancie and press Tor ihc laundry and
appropriatlng 81 20 to TIE state liospita
- an amusement fund
INTRODJ CTiON OF nils
senator Bennett introduced iii act II
amend chapter - Vulumc = Laws u
Delawar.. bcne an Ac' 20 providc ior
the mon eihcient collection II taA,s u
sussex county by establishing tic office oi
receiver oi taxes and county treasurer
and presenting be dutn> p salt ~ 81
and atollshlng the oitc, 81 county tr,.sur-
er and he ~ e. of collector 81 taNo~
The amendment does not require 'ht
county treasurer and receiver .! taxes or
his deputy 20 ~ once d month nj May and
June III caci Representative dlsfrlct - Io-
ceivc taxes - required ~ d section 70 be
eliminated.
II III receiver ot tavcs and court
treasurer shall r~:ltGie preceding for
the Collection ii taxes and IL shall there
after appear that the taxes ere urcHl-
lectahle by reason uf erraT III the as, e =
Ineut or Otherwise and not due 10 he
real default cr neglect ~ tho receiver ~
II property sold for The payment Of taX~
shall not rltg q sufficient sum 20 pay
the lawful fees mileage costs and charges
81 the jusuce OF the peace coastal III.
rst.se~ ftrF f.ffs b..
ceiver not beiug IN default or neglect
in such caste In, ices. etc slal be paid
by the Levy Court
Tie receiver may select and employ
unc deputy - an annual salaI u
~ .2G0 a. present $500, and may employ
:.dd Jnal assistance m ms office As may
be required irnm time 90 tune provided
the cost thereof shall not exceed 500 per
year AZ present $500
Il The receiver shall be unahlc 70 hrd
properly 81 "a taAal T. from wmrh 10 col
lcct tas due Il shall l,c lawful Tor the
receiver and II shall be hls duty % make
compai' under oath a. amy justice n
the peace Iu Sus>eN county and thcrcupon
the justice shall losuo i warrant t0T me
arrest of the taxable and Il after hearing
Il shall bo found by the gisticc that The
tAx n respect q such person 50 arrested
tlAt anu NNltE iitf ttlniFt riftt4i ''ll-i AZ
III taxable - the county Jal until the
tnX aud all fces, custs and charges shalt
t< fully pald
IN the event Of the death esignatiun
or removal from Office of the receiver IT,
fore the proceedings fer the sale Of lard
shall have pecn completed lls successor
IN office shall succeed % all hls powers in
respect 81 SAID sale ard u cast the term "
Office ~ any receiver shall expire lefCre
the proceeding. FOR the sale ui lands shall
have been completed tie receiver shell
continue hs power ia respect ~ said sele
until the same shall have bren fually
approved hy the court provided that If
any outgoing receiver shall die oT remove
from The state before any sale % lands
conducted by mm shall have been ap-
proved by the court III such case the Su-
pericr Court shall have jurisdiction I'd
direct the receiver then III Office u make
and complete returns of sale AID %
execute aud deliver deeds for the land 50
sold
Senator Bennett also introduced Till
10 amend chapter Ij6 Of the Revised
Code relating 10 fees Of the register of
wills IN Sussex county
For adjusting and settling account and
certifying such settlement il the sum IL
debts and credits inclusive u interest
calculated shall not exceed 500 the
register now j. allowed 81, over $500 and
not exceeding 81 900 one per cent, on
the next hOusand and not exceeding