Evening journal., 1919-03-18
SENATE is BUSY
At night SESSION
Amendments to Workmen S
Compensation Law
Are Passed
WITHDRAW MEASURE
FOR UTILITY BOARD
Stan Correspondent.


STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, March
is.-The Senate last night considered
and passed the two House measures
prepared for the Chamber Of Commerce
and endorsed by the Central Labor
Union. Of Wilmington, and employers
and employees generally relating to tho
Workmen's Compensation Law. Both
measures were passed by unanimous
votes and without any expressed oppo-
sition. Ono bill gives the Industrial
Accident Board the power TO regulate
compensation insurance rates, and TO
provide that such rates shall be ade-
quate, reasonable and ot discrlmina-
tory. The bill further provides a tax
.of per cent. on insurance premiums,
the proceeds Of such tax TO be devoted
TO paying the expenses OF administeriNS
the compensation law. The second
measure consists OF a series Of amend
ments to the compensation law itself.
The period during which payments
for total disability are made is extend
cd from 27O 20 475 weeks, seyenty-flve
dollars instead Of twenty-five is allow
Na ANA AARENAA0A CiA NAANf iAAN M0ANlAr
period Is eliminated where injuries last
longer than four weeks. and the week
ly wage upon which compensation is
based IS increased to a maximum Of
thirty dollars and a minimum OF ten
dollars. There are several other minor
amendments. Senator Alice advocated
the passage Of both bills. The measures
were explained on the floor by Clarence
C. Killen, secretary Of the Chamber Of
Commerce.
BY vote OF 10 nays to ) years, with
Senator's Brown and Price absent. the
Senate killed the House bill comforting
banking poyers upon the Industrial
Savings & Loan Association, and in
cooperating the Industrial Savings and
Loan Bank Of Wilmington. There was
no discussion upon the bill. The vote
follows: Nays-Senators Alice, Bennett,
Handy, Long, Palmer, Richards, Walker,
Webster and Short. Years
Gormley, Hollett, Latta.
Murphy and Pool, Senator'S Bennett and
Robertson at first voted yes, but
their vote TO no, supposedly
for the purpose Of reconsideration.
The House bill making it lawful 20
shoot chickens damaging real estate,
grass, flowers or crops, after serving
live days written notice upon the own
ar, was also killed by a vote OF 20 nays
10 yeas. Senators Gormley, Handy,
Latta, Long and Murphy voting in the
The Senate also killed, by vote OF
nays to : yeas, the House bill specifying
he time for terminating leases OF march
ands, demised for the purpose Of trap
ping and cunning.
The Senate unanimously passed
Senator's Palmer's bin amending the
system in Sussex county.
The House bill introduced by Repre-
Lyons providing for the
Americanization Of foreign born nom
English speaking residents Of Delaware, |
md apprOpriating $4,000 a year for the |
lext two years TO be used in establish |
ng schools for the instruction in the |
English language Of such residents, was |
'assed unanimously by the Senate with ]
ut discussion.
The Senate also unanimously passed /
he House bill authorizing the State /
TO pay to the County
Of New Castle county the sum
( Si,iSS, as the States share of the
2376 expended by that county under
ne provisions. Of the Mothers Pension
aw.
BY a vote Of 10 yeas to 5 nays. the
enate passed the House bill providing
)r the renewal Of charters Of corpora
ons that have expired, it being a
bill to Senator Handy's bill
assed earlier yesterday.
BY unanimous vote the Senate pass
/ the House bill relating TO the distri-
utiOn OF intestate personal property
Y providing that in cases where there
re no issue the widow shall receive the
rst $4,000 Of property and one-half OF
lie remainder, instead Of just one-half
the estate no matter what its amount
ay be, as at present.
The Senate also passed the House bill
aking minor amendments to the law
.latlng to attachments.
Several House bills were passed un-
making minor changes in the
'esent code in relation TO wills, liens
Id civil actions. The House bill
the issuance Of subpOenas j
r the attendance Of witnesses before C
examiners and masters c
pointed by courts in jurisdictions was {
lsSed.
A number Of Senate bills were stricken c
ON the Senate calendar, among them G
ing Senator Benefits bill TO abolish L
pital punishment. and his bill to
cate a State Public Utility Commits I
IN. Senator Gormely's bill to Amerl- .
nize foreign-born citizens was also p
'icken off as a House bill covering the y
me subject has been passed 1t was
o'clock when the Senate recessed un. :,
today. n
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