Evening journal., 1919-02-27
SENATE, HOUSE
Rush MANY BILLS
House Favors $4,000 APP
preparation for the State
Laboratory
DEMOCRATS BACK
WILMINGTON BILL
stan Correspondent.

star Correspondent.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 27.-The House
yesterday afternoon passed the follow
ing bills:
Making 1t an open season all the year
around in certain streams in Kent
County for oysters.
Increasing from $500 to $4,000 the
annual appropriation TO the state Path
illogical and Bacteriological Laboratory
at Newark. Dr.. Watson explained "a
the House the great Increase in work
In that department and the bill was
passed unanimously.
After voting down an amendment the
House passed by a vote Of IS 10 9. Rep
resentative Hart's bill 10 Increase from
5000 to $500, the jurisdiction that JUS
tices OF the peace have over certain
civil cases. The amendment would in
crease the amount from 500 TO $780,
which was voted down, 90 to g.
Lacking a constitutional majority,
the vote being 10 TO IL, the House
failed TO concur in Senator Benefits
Joint resolution creating a commission
TO Inspect Indian River inlet and re-
port the estimated cost and advisability
Of opening it to salt water. Senator
Bennett explained the resolution. The
vote was as follows: Yeas-Buckson,
Bunting. Clendaniel, Francis. Jakes.
Jester. Kair. Lloyd. Lord. Lyons. Par
ker. H. S. Smith. j. D. Warrington. S.
J. Warrington and Corbit. Nays-Har-
. desty, Hart. Hastings. McNabb, Null
rine, Mulvena. Paradee. Quigley. Sher-
wood. ]. w. Smith, Soper and Stats.
Seeing the resolution was defeated Rep
resentatives Buckson. Clendaniel, Fran
els. Jester and Lyons before the re-
suit Of the vote was announced
changed from the Affirmative to the
negative and thus prepared for recon
sideration.
The House passed Representative
Lyons bill providing for the dstribu-
ton Of intestate personal property and.
a House substitute for Senator Ben
nett's bill providing for the descent Of
real and personal property Of mothers
Of illegtimate children.
The House concurred in Senator Rob
ertson's bill providing for the admis-
sion Of insane persons to the Delaware
state Hospital and also concurred in
his bill adding to the Twelfth ward OF
Wilmington the rural section OF the
shipbuilders' housing tract at Front
and Union streets.
Senator Robertson's bin relative TO
assessment against abutting properties
in Wilmington. which required two
thirds vote. failed to obtain House con-
currence. Mr. Mulvena said It was In
the class Democrats are pledged TO op-
pose until Republicans withdraw GER
tain bills obnoxious TO Democrats. SEN
ator Robertson explained the bill. Mr..
Lyons urged concurrence, saying the
bill would benefit unpaved sections OF
Wilmington. He said the obnoxious
bills were not in the House and that
body therefore was not in a position TO
trade. He stated il would be unfair to
hold up the bill under consideration
for something that did not possess real
merit. Mr.. Mulvena reiterated the DEM
ocratic position, and Mr.. Lyons asked
for roll call. The bill was defeated by
! party vote Of II TO 3
The Senate got down to business yes
terday and passed a. number OF Senate
and House bills. At the afternoon ses-
sion OF the Senate the following bills
were passed by the unanimous vote Of
he members present:
Senator Palmer's bill adding one per
cent a month to all taxes in the town
Of Lewes remaining unpaid after the
month Of October.
senator Murphy's bill providing that
AZ least three Of the five town commits
sioners Of Pennington must be free
holders in that town.
Senator POOLS Senate joint resolu-
lion directing the secretary OF the Sen
ste and the clerk OF the House TO in
clude in the Senate and House journals
respectively the journal Of the House
and senate for the special session OF
The 96th General Assembly. Il was ex-
plained that this action is taken to save
ihe state the expense Of printing the
journal OF the special session, which
was held last year, in a separate vol
ume.
House bills passed by the Senate by
unanimous vote yesterday afternoon
were as follows:
REPRESENTATIVE Danzenbaker's bill
making It a felony TO drive OF an auto
mobile without the owners consent,
and providing a penalty Of from 500 TO
$1,000 fine or one to ten years, imprison-
ment, with a Senate amendment pro-
vidlng that "at the discretion OF the
court such offender shall be whipped
not exceeding forty lashes" senator
Handy remarked that the purpose or
the bill was TO break up automobile
thefts and that the provision calling for
the lashes would make it more eject
i've.
Representative Testers bill to sim
plify the method Of assessing telephone
and telegraph poles in Delaware City.
Ex-Representative Bender was given
the privilege Of the floor and explained
that at present some Of the assessments
are made according 20 weight Of wires,
and others according 10 length, and that
the bill would make a uniform system,
which would not change the amount
Of assessment.
Representative Testers bill authoriz-
ing the town commissioners Of Md