Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-23
STATE SENATORS
SNAP AND SkARl
IN BRIEF SESSION
Democrats Accuse Republicans OF
"Hogeing i" in Standing Com
mittee Appointments
CONTROVERSY OVER RULES
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Republican conferences prevented Scn-
ate assembling Yesterday untl! = q ri"cN IN
the afternoon hut ~ session, although
hrlci. was lively
Soon after the conVcmng rulcs tor the
senate were submitted 10y senator Palmer.
chairman of : committee authorized to
Nbcn the clcrk finished reading them
and senator Alc,r had moved hat they hc
adopted Senator GormlcN, Democrat.
SAID thev differed from ulics governing
prcvious sessions bv providing that
senator Short Republican President pro
tcmporc ul the senate, instead ut ilcutcn
t,uv.ruor lla,un. Democrat, pre~t-
dent of the Senate should appoint the
executive commute. aud asked the MASON
for the change
senator Palmer stated rule authorized
tho President pta tcmporc to appoint all
committee unless otherwise dlrcctcd and
oppressed the nplnton that the executive
committee, which acts on the governor S
appointments should hc oi the same
paltu,d coupl Nlou a> the governor
~eu9tor GormleV -ald precedent -hould
l.. followed and declared the change was
madr solely Tor political reasons i'rtcr'ng
ta the ~n4fe standing committees. each
ot which l- composed ui four Republican
ami ono Democrat ~ a~Acd l'u.eldcui
rro Tom ~hor' why thc pma,rite We're
gwen ~IIrh -rant representation
senator Hand, ru-ci pont e order
President pra lcm short addressing
senator C,orulcv sud
'lhc char t1l~ ~ 81, anv councctIon
between the question YOU asked aud the
changing ut Tie rllc lhc motion tn
adept 'hr rllc taeri'rc 5 III order
senator CorruIrN uHrrci an amendment
prpV.iinE thHf votes ~ pubhc session
rules and tNrtrffNt session rules Toe taken
srpar,ttch. W.l. WIS aipptcd hV 4 vote
uf otoN. ~enatrr Brown, Long Fool and
Walker. krpulietn~. uniting With Sen
ators Gormlr, tlnllrtt iatta Murphy
aud lrtcc Democrats in tho Affirmative
arrl Senators Nlicr Bennett Handy
Palmer Richards Robertson. short and
Webster. Republicans. voting III the
NEGATIVE. The puhhr session rules were
adopted unanimously and the executive
sessilu rules D, vote Of 2 to 5 senator
Nalkrr Iolunr the Republicans In on
posltion ~ whom hc had voted on the
am ndmcut.
HOUSE PASSES 4 RIII
While the senate wasted the dav tho
Rous, was busy
The House hlll increasing the penalty
for operating motor vehicle without tEc
owner : consent was reported faNnrthlN
t. the House al~o, the lIou~c hil pro
vlding fractional hrcnsc. for motor
Vehicles
The House scorci hrst il the pa~,acc II
bill this term, passing Representative
Jakcs hlll opproprafIng S,i.6 to state
Consolidated School Distinct No Z
Representatives LYONS and NcNahh ~aid
they voted chccrfully for thc I'm aud II
pressed hope that the Legislature would
deal justly with Wilmington IN the di.tr-
button of the State school fund
Representative Lyons, I'M request of
Chancellor Curtis. introduced y hhl to
smcnd chapter aS of the Revised code.
respecting the settlement 81 personal
estates Tho bI,l repeats S}9} section 80.
and inserts m lieu thereof y new section.
which differs FROM the Old one only hN
emitting the Word- with the approval as
aioresald Chancellor Curtis sgut Ncrrc-
sentative LYONS i letter. saving
The amendment Is intended to strl,r
uut the words IL the end ui the section
which seem a. lfut the power ~ j trustee
or guardian to dispose ai property without
the approval of tic chancellor ! alwav~
considered the existing provision un-
necessary and probably unwlsc and sgalnst
established policy IS the law WhIch imposes
upon all hducIqrlcs the Responsibilities ui
holding or disposing of property belonging
To trust estates The striking out ol tho
words will simplify the duties oi trustees