Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-26
WORK FOR LEGISLATURE
MAKING APPEARANCE
CITY Solicitor Huxley Has Tax
Bill and DR.. Briggs One for
Liquor Prescriptions.
Special Dispatch From stan Correspondent


SrArE HonsE. DOVER. March 26.
CITY Solicitor John W Huxley Of VIII
minrton came TO Dover, today. in the
interest of bill TO enable Wilmington TO
raise more money through local taxes
other than on real estate. He declined to
make the details of the measure public IN
advance Of its presentation.
DIR. H. ". Briggs. representing the
New Castle County Medical Society, IS
here with n bill 10 make the Nolstead
act applicable 10 Delaware. he sole
purpose, ne says, Is TO permit the use OF
liquor for medicinal purposes. This means
that there Is not likely to be compro-
mise, as proposed by Federal Prohibition
Director Boyce.
Representative Danzenbaker has IN
troduced bill to prohibit motor car deal
ers using dealers licenses en- cars engaged
IN commercial business.
Soon after the Senate convened, at
1I.3O o'clock. Senator Walker requested
the Senate committee on Judiciary to
meet at noon for consideration of the
Senate resolution concerning woman
suffrage.
Senator Robertson introduced an act
conferring upon the mayor and Council
of Wilmington certain additional powers
relating to issuing licenses and collecting
license fees: also. an act to raise revenue
for the city of Wilmington by requiring
license fees from persons and corporations
engaged in carrying on OF the business oi
real estate agents
Senator Bennett introduced an act ap-
propriating 5000 to be expended tins
year under the direction OF the DIVISION
Of Agricultural Extension IN experiments.
investigation and demonstration III truck
farming ia the State.
senator Alice reintroduced so-calJed
Kent county ripper, an act to reorgan,ze
the Levy Court of Kent county he
Legislature rejected the bill at its regular
j session last year
Senator Highfeld introduced the Della
ware Medical Society's bill authorizing
the sale Of alcohol in Delaware for medi-
+ cnal purposes
Senator Gormley. on behalf of the
Delaware Automobile Association. intro
duccd an act making il misdemeanor
/ for any person TO possess a motorcycle
/ or motor vehicle from which the manu-
+ facturer's serial number or any other
manufacturer trade or Distinguishing
! number or identification mark has been
/ removed. effaced, changed, covered Oh
destroyed. for the purpose Of conceaIinq
or destroying the identity Of such motor
! cycle or motor vehicle also an act limiting
the use Of the. membership card sign OF
/ insignia Of the Delaware Automobile
Association
Senator Murphy introduced an act
increasing the salary OF the road engineel
Of Kent county from g 500 to 81 100 dol
+ lars per annum.
The Senate ordered that Senate calen
dars be printed and then took recess
until 80 0 clock
The House transacted no business, thl
morning.
The Legislature viii adjourn this after
noon until Monday, after a whole week
session without having accompLshe'
ANYTHING worth while-and there was n
organization deadlock, either
A bill is here to reimburse liquor me
for unused licenses dating back to Jul
/, 1919, instead Of January when tn
prohibition law went into effect