Evening journal., 1919-02-25
uan Correspondent.

acted on were passed ANONYMOUSLY.
They were Senator Roberison's Dill 70
extend the corporate limits Of the CITY
OF Wilmington by t-aightening out the
lines on the west end Of the Seventh
and Ninth wards; Senator Bennetts
Dill permitting. the First National Bank
of Frankford TO change 10 a state bank
Ing Institution to be known as The
Frankford Bank" and Senator Handy's
bIlI 10 permit the First National Bank
of Milford 10 become a State banking
Institution TO be known as the Bank
Of Mllfo-d."
Fractional Auto Licenses.
The House b'l introduced by Repre-
sentative Hsrdesty. providing for frae-
tlonal automobile licenses, ga OF the
license 10 be paid after Anetl-i; ~
after July 1. and ia after October l.
was called up for action. Senator Ben
net offered an amendment 10 the bill
providing that the fractional license
should only apply In cases where the /
automobile was purchased AFTER jan
uary l. and that owners or OLD auto-
mobiles should pay the full years
license fee. as Is done at present, no
matter how many months In year
they use their machines Senators
(sormley Handy and Murphy opposed
ne amendment. contendlng that auto
mobile owners should only pay Tor
thai portion OF the year IN which they
use their cars. while Senators Bennett,
Alice Palmer and Price advocated u
on the ground that the State shoul +,
receive the revenue for the upkeep OF /,
The roads. The amendment was lost
by vote OF 2 nays TO yeas, as fol- +,
lows: Nays-Senators Brown, CORN
ley. Handy. Hollett. Laita, Long. Muir
ply. Pool and w alker. Ieas--Sen-
ators Alice, Bennett, Palmer. Price,
Richards Robertson. Webster and
Short. The original bin was then !.
passed by a vote u 10 yeas TO 7 nays,
Senator Price being the only one OF u
the eight who voted for the amend q
ment 10 vote for the original 4
Lights on Vehicles =
The House BIZ introduced by Repre-
sentative Dannzenbaker requiring all ~
vehicles drawn by horses, mules o: v
oxen to carry at least one white light
after dark was next called up. but D
upon motion OF Senator Walker action
was deferred until tomorrow, when It
will be the especial order OF business
at $50 p. m.
In making his motion 10 defer action
upon the bill, Senator Walker de-
clared that some OF the members were n
not ready 70 act upon II.
Senator Gormley opposed the motion
70 defer action, declaring mat " the y
Senate ever expected 10 get through I
this session II must stay at Dover AMI
apply itself TO the business on the
calendar.
Senator Walker replied that he was
as ready to stay at Dover as anyone,
but as some OF the Senators were not
ready to act upon the bill he thought
II best to defer action. The motion TO
defer action was then carried by the
following vote:
yess-Senators Alice. Bennett. Brown. !
Hsndy. Long. Palmer. Robertson. Wal
ker, Webster and President Pro Tenn.
81 orf--fO.
Nays-Senators Gormley, Hollett. Lat
a. Murphy. Pool and Price,. Sena-
Or Richards absent.
ecommit Game Bill
The next House bill called up for ac-
ION was Representative Buckson's bin
o change the open season for catching
nuskrats, with Senate amendment eX-
ending the season from February %
10 March 10, and making the season
from December 1 10 March 10. This
amendment was adopted by a vote Of
~ yeas to nays, Senators Brown
Cormiey. Palmer and President Pro
TEN. Short voting IN the negative.
Senator Palmer then offered an
amendment 10 the same hin chanrirr
the open season for squirrels, making
the season begin on September 1 M
stead Of November IS. and 10 close on
December 81.
Remarking that the Palmer amend
ment was an entirely different PROPOSE
tion from the original bin and had been
sprung too suddenly TO give the mem
bers time to consider t. Senator Alice
suggested that It be referred 10 commit
Tee instead OF being considered on the
floor OF the Senate.
Senators Palmer and Bennett advo-
Gated the amendment, declaring that
squirrels disappear for the winter early
In November. and that unless the sea-
son opened earlier there would be no
squirrel hunting, while President Pro
TEN. Short opposed 1t. declaring that
II would mean the determination Of
squirrels.
Senator Palmer then moved that the
iii be recOmmitted so that 1t could be
amended to meet with the approval OF
he Senate.
Senator Pool remarked that II the SEN
lie continued to defer action on bills il
'ould not get through this summer.
Senator Palmer's motion TO recommlt
as then carried by a vote OF 9 yeas to
nays. as follows: Yeas. Senators Al
e. Handy. Long, Palmer. Price. Muir
~. Robertson. Webster and Short.
Bennett, Brown, CORN
y. Holett, Latta, Pool and Walker.
The Senate after II had been opposed
: President pro TEN Short and other
embers killed the House bill provid-
g for the protection of king crabs.
ormer President pro tenn John A. Bar =
ara' spoke for the bill. Representative
'suckson who introduced the bill and
liners interested claimed Il was val
'ra, as a fertilizer. Some Of the
, members feared that the bin as shaped s.,
~ ou'o De determined 10 the propapa-
uon OF the crab -e PtOPaeo-
several Bills Passed
psn o senate passed the following nine.
,,-e, ps sentative Danzenhaker,s hn,
-. u-ns lot an additional vo.s. Diii'
A. ~, ~ 5randywine hundred Ssn.S us II
:. .,e >ounty. by dividing ths a.. 49, Las
lion district, making o,e 'e urst cleo
81 Caymont and the osho roeng place
lected by the Inspector W Dc Sc
representative Lloyds bin nrou,.
tvt me appointment OF a Justice % ny