Evening journal., 1919-02-18
State Utilities Com
mission Provided for
in Measure at Legis-
Idfure---S eU ra
Amendments Pro-
posed to Whining
tons LdiUs
WOULD QUIZ
ALL CANDIDATES
Sac correspondent.

STAFF Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del. Feb. Is
Senator Handy introduced a voters
assistant bill In the Senate yesterday
afternoon. The bill provides that In
case OF voters needing assistance IN
ehe preparation ofItheir ballots
they viii have The right TO request one
Of The challengeTs stationed al The poll
Ing places 10 accompany hem into TIN
election booth 10 show i'lem how Ia
vote. II Is optional with the voter
whether or not this privilege is used,
under the terms Of The bill which also
provides that In cases OF phys cal dis
ability one or two electors may accom-
paDy the disabled yoler into the booth
IN assist him Following the intro
ducllon OF he bill some OF the Demo-
Gratis In the Stale House corridor re-
marked that this is The old voters as.
slstani law VIII ch was repealed some
Yeas ago. but Senator Handy says such
Is not The case. His bin does not cre-
ate yOiers assistant, but simply gives
the voter pe privilege Of asking tn
challenger Tor assistance should he
really need IT, The bill reads as fol-
lows:
ANY voter shall be permitted TO
brng with him into the election room
ana booth one OF the challengers 10
assist him In the preparation and de-
posting OF his ballot and II any voter
Is under such disability as TO require
other physical assistance The election
officer shall perm { one, or II necessary
two electors 10 assist him inlo the
bpoth and IN ihe preparing and dapos-
ting OF his ballot In case any person
who may be selected TO assist any vOt-
er shall reveal how such elect0r has
voted or what person or persons were
voted for by him on any ballot, or
shall give any information conoerning
The stale or appearance OF any ballot
voted, such person or persons 50 Of
Tending shall be guilty OF a m sdemean-
or and upon indictment and conviction
thereof shall be fined Si0O and may b.
imprisoned not more than three years
A total OF 73 bills were introduced in
the Senate yesterday. The total num-
Der on tlE4-calendar is 20i
Increase Election Officers Pay.
Governor Townsend sent TO the Sen
noon ihe appointment Of Geo BE H.
Jones TO be Justice Of the Peace in
Kent County; James II. Jester TO be
Justice OF the Peace In Sussex County
and Lee Sparks to be Justice OF the
Peace in New Castle County;
The Senate. IN executive session. con
frmed the appointment OF James II.
Galloway to be Justice OF the Peace al
Newport, and Harvey p Quattlander 10
be Justice OF the Peace In Sussex
County.
Senator Robertson introduced Q bin
10 increase the compensation Of prim-
ary election officers from $3.50 to $500
a day.
other bills introduced IN the Senate
yesterday afternoon were as follows;
state Utilities Commission.
BY Senator Bennett, pt1yiding for
the creation OF a Pubfe Utility Com
mission 10 have jurisdiction over all
public utilities In Delaware, the msnl-
hers Of the commission TO be elected |
blennially by the General Assembly. |
The bill was presented In skeleton |
form.
BY Senator Bennett 70 appropriate !
800 70 open the Ind an River Inlet.
BY Senator Palmer, 10 provide HAT
the expenses OF the Insurance Commls-
sioner for making Investigations or
corporations and banking Institutions
under his supervision shall be paid by
the corporations 50 investigated. such
corporations TO have the right Of ap-
peal 10 the Chaneell0s should they
deem he charges excessive.
nu CanoIrr DaIponu rwa.sfNIra. G.t
school assessments IN SUSSEX County
shall be made during the period from
January ! TO January 70 OF each year
BY Senator Palmer, a skeleton bill
relative 10 the Office Of the SUSSEX
County Bo-d OF Assessment
BY Senator Palmer providing q PEN
atty for overdue taxes IN the iown al
Lewes. an addition OF 1 per cent. 3
month to be added 10 all taxes re-
ma ning unpaid aitr October q
each year.
BY senator Palmer, authorizing the
printing and sale Of a digest OF recent
laws OF Delaware
New City Charter Bill.
BY Senator Robertson, 10 authorize
the City Council OF Wilmington TO raise
revenue for that city oy levying tax
On certain persons, firms and corpora
lions doing business q Wilmington. In
roduced In skeleton form.
BY Senator Robertson, 10 revise and
the statutes II Wilmington
Introduced in skeleton form
BY Senator Robertson, authorizing
city Council Ct Wilmington TO estab-
ish coal weighing stations In that city. |
skeleton form.
BY senator Robertson, TO empower
CITY Council Of Wilmington TO levy
taxes upon corporations doing busi-
ness In Wilm ngton Skeleton form.
sy senator Bennett q Joint resoIu-.
s,vh 10 continue In existence the Indian
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