Evening journal., 1919-01-28
STATE MONUMENT
ON DOVER GREEN
TO HONOR HEROES
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Representative Coulter Messlck, Of
Bridgeville. and T. Marvel Gooden. ol
Dover, auditors TO audit the account:
OF state officers and State institutions
and report back to the General Assem-
bly, by February 2s. The Senate ao-
counts committee will also name an
auditor, and former Representative
Frederick Bender. OF Delaware City. is
spoken OF for the position.
Bills were introduced in the House
this morning. as follows:
By Mr.. Denzanbaker. dividing the
First Election district, OF Brandywine
hundred, creating an additional district
10 be known as No. 5. One voting
place will be at Claymont and the in
spector TO be named by the Governor,
under the bill. for District No. ;. will
select the voting place for that district
One additional voting district was added
TO this hundred two years ago. but Mr..
Danzenbaker says that because OF the
growth OF plants In the vicinity OF
Claymont. there will be 800 additional
voters in that district by the next cleo
tion.
By Mr. Danzenbaker, substitute for
House bill relative 10 trucks carrying
trailers paying for double registration.
II the trailer and load under the sub
stltute do not weigh more than 1900
pounds, and have not metal tires, double
registration VIII not be necessary.
BY Mr.. Lester. giving Council OF Della
ware City authority 10 collect taxes on
telephone. telegraph. electric light and
trolley poles; requiring the constable
at Odessa 10 bond In the amount OF
$500.
By Mr.. Lyons. increasing the penalty
for manslaughter from 5 10 30 years
within the discretion OF the court; in
creaslng the number OF challenges on
the part OF the State In murder cases.
By Mr.. Jakes. increasing Kent county
Levy Court appropriation 10 Wyoming
for the care OF streets 10 $500 annually.
By Mr.. Bunting. increasing Sussex
county Levy Courts appropriation TO
Roxanns TO 500 annually.
Speaker Corbit appointed Representa-
tives Gregg, McNabb and Jester a COM
mittee, on the part OF the House, to
visit and inspect the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane. at Farnhurst.
The Senate will also name a committee
and the visit will probably be made
next Saturday.
Charles Warner, chairman OF the
City Committee OF Wilmington, that
prepared the new Board OF Education
bill. came 10 Dover today with the new
measure. The features OF the bill have
already been printed. Mr.. Warner says
that sometime this week a bin also
will be introduced 10 coordinate the
laws under the Labor Commission OF
Delaware. which are the child labor,
ten hour act for women and the new
sanitary law.
Sylvester d. Townsend, Jr, chairman
OF the Industrial Accident Board. which
carries out the provisions OF the Work
mems Compensation Act, was also In
Dover today, attending a meeting OF the
board. There will be some amendments
10 be offered TO the act at this session,
especially as TO insurance features.
New School Bill In.
Senator Robertson, OF Wilmington, in
troduced in the Senate the new Board
Of Education bill for Wilmington,
which was brought TO Dover by Charles
Warner, chairman OF the City Com
mittee. The bill would abolish the
present Board OF Education. and pro-
vldes that on and after June 30. 1919.
the board shall be composed OF i've
members 10 be elected az large.
Senator Robertson also introduced one /
Of the bills approved by Attorney |
General Reinhardt. and which was pre-
pared under his direction. which |
amends the present system OF drawing !
iurles so as to prevent the jurors from I
by which side they are chal- |
enged.
The bin provides that the Clerk Of |
he Peace shall draw twenty-four names |
rom the box, and the attorneys for the /
plaintiff and defense shall challenge /
hem until the number Is reduced 10 |
he required twelve.
A third bill introduced by Senator |
aobertson at the morning session makes /
/ minor amendment 20 the law regllat-
ng the admission Of insan5 persons to |
he Delaware State Hospital.