Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
STATE SENATE SAYS
. STOP NEW BUSINESS
FOUR WEEKS HENCE
The Upper Branch of the Legis.
laturc Proposes February II
as the Time Limit.
AMPLE NOTICE is GIVEN
STAN Correspondence of Evrrv Eycn.ng

Stan Correspondsnce of Every Eyen.ns
SrATE HOUSE,, Dover, JAN u.
The Senate recommends that the
Legislature not receive new business alter
February IL. Senator Palmer had intro
dnccd concurrent resolution proposing
February 10 ns the time limit, but the
Senate yesterday afternoon on motion ot
Senator Gormlcy and second by Senator
Long adopted An amendment substitut
ing the later date
There WAS u ripple Of excitement IN The
lower branch when Representative Lyons
moved that the House proceed Ia elect
| advisory counsel. Representative Nc
| Nabb said the House should first adopt q
resolution authorizing the employment ot
| such counsel He acctlacd the Rcpubcans
| of rnugh-sh0d tactics and said the Demo
| Gratis would not submit TO Ignoring
| Warning the Republicans to he careful, he
| reminded them that they would need
Democratic votes TO help rass approprla-
| tion bills MIR LYONS stated Mr. MCNabb
| was induglng ~ prandstand play Tor
political effect, hnt Immediately Withdrew
the statement. In receiving legal advice,
Mr. LYONS SAID. the Democrats would hc
treated as fairly as the Rcpubhcans- Mr..
NcNahb declared this was the first time
in the history of tho State that the MINOR
legislature elected three attorneys and
contcndcd that the Democrats should he
privileged to select ono attorney O. pro
icct Wilmington from possible ripper
legislation MIR vons sald nothing ot =
political natun, would bc offered without
I'll, Democrats being gwen opportunity tn
get I'll he legal adV'cc they needed All
bills relating to Wilmington, he stated.
would bc submitted to City Solicitor
Ravard For advisory counsel Mr.
LYONS nominated Charles : Richards oi
Georgetown and Mr. McNahb nominated
John y IlaW <in~ of Dover. Mr. Richard |
WAS elected Partg lines were drawn on
the vote. winch stood p to II,
Another ripple occurred when tho House
hv vote Of - to II, adopted Sduatc |
concurrent resolution authorizing the |
State librarian % employ nm additional |
fireman fnr tho state House heating plant !
during the session of the Legislature, with |
i House amendment putting said cmploNo |
under the supervision oi the librarian and |
requiring h,m to perform such duties ~
that otilclal might impose Mr.. NcNaha /
objected to the resolution because II did !
not tx the salary and said such cfbployc
WAS not needed.
rlEtf NoRF pIfIS PASSED
The Senate passed d senate bill requr
ing the State income taN clerk II bond IA
the sum of S5o.0n0
The House passed. House bill making
il felony, instead et q mlsdcruoanor, Il
operate motor vehicle without tho con
-cnt ~ thc owner aud increasing tho
fsualty also 4 House hili providing toI
thc ISSUING of fractional lccn~cv tol motor
Sehiclce
ueu-c bil /, amend ehapter 90 81
be- Rev "a code. respecting guardians
and Vari> va, reported fayurahi> to
FL lIau>c ai.n Il House hiil IL amend /
chapter = Il tie Revised Codc hy re-
io3lme 5N15 So uon p. and .itah eri4an I
1i, .M3 substituting IN lion thereof. cor
responding ueW sections aud confirming .
certain acts Il married women heretofore .
completed.
Senator Robertson introduced a joint !
resolution requesting Delaware sens
Tors ~ Representative 10 Cougrc9s f. s
support 4 4 Congressional bilI pros ,i.nA i'm
f National Department Il Education
tctlon on the resolution VI, deferred
until NondAN
senator Long ntroduccl concurrent
resolution authorizing the House aId
senate committees Oh accounts e. audit
tie accounts oi the state. treasurer tie
secretary ot State and other state officials
md State institutions. with i request to
report to tic Legislature ~ february b
INTRODUCTION or nils.
Senator Bennett introduced a bill cx-
tluptng from taxation property not cN-
cpcdlug - 900 III value Of Dclaaurean1
Who served i'll The army, navy or marInc
corps of the United States III time 81 war
and were houorahlv DISCHARGED alel
soldiers and sailors widows who remain
unmarried.
Representative LYONS introduced bill
to amend chapter 81 OF the Revised ode
relating 10 married women Ii rcpcal-
article and substitutes the following
The property of married woman
whether real. personal or mixed which, sh,
may have acquired III any manner, and alI
the income, rents and profits thereof
shall be deemed to be her sole and separate
property, and she may sell convey, assign
transfer, devise, bequeath, cucumber or
otherwise dispose Of the same. and she
NAV contract. sue and be sued and exercise
all other rights and powers which iemc |