Evening journal., 1920-04-23
AGAIN CLASH ON
HOGSERUM BILL
House Votes Down Amend
ment Senate Had Adopt
ted After Debate
UTILITIES BOARD
CHANGE DEFEATED
STAN correspohdeit.

I stan Correspondent
DOVER, Del. Api %. - The
House yesterday defeated by &c
yeas 10 # nays. several Repub-
leans not voting. Representative
Lyons bill TO amend the act creating
( the Public Utility Commissioners FOR
Wilmington. TIE amendment would
hermit the mayor TO appoint the COM
<missloners az large in the city instead
1f by Representative districts. Ci'y
z Solicitor John W. Huxley who explain
( "a the amendment stalled ulal INC
zNayor had trOubble In getting men IN
some OF the districts 20 accept an ap'
|pOintment on the board anu desired 70
have the privilege OF making the ap-
<polnlments at large. a..
Fourth representative district, Wi,
fnlngton. fought the bill on the ground
II hat members Of nearly all cOmulis-
#sions in Wilmington are appolnlel
Nrom the uptown districts and should
4 his amendment get through his dis
4 rict would not be represented on tue
board II would have required Two
4 birds, "a votes TO have passed inc Din.
N i
Z navs killed the Senate amendment
i the House bill apprOpriatlng So
f 100 for purchasing hog cholera serum
,nd virus under the supervision OF the
Estate Live stock Sanitary Board. The
ISenate amendment provided Tor the
distribution OF the serum ana virus
|mOng veterinary practitioners licens-
+ Id BY the State upon application in
& iNritllg TO the state Live Stock Sanl-
j airy Board Under the original bill
The board had the option as 10
whether or not IL would furnish the
material.
Although the two houses recesAa
Until May . TO then consider schoo
Ode amendments other business VII
Mo doubt be considered at That time
Az 10 Is possible 10 get sufficient Nole'
ynffrage ratification will be put over
suffragists still have hopes Of fina
ictOry although the "antls~ content
II here is no possibility OF a change il
VIC lineup against suffrage especial
y IN the House
There are a number Of rather i'm
0rtant bills left on the calendars tina
Fad passed one house and were await
ng action by the oother branch. SOM
Df the Senate bills remaining on th
SiOuse calendar are senator Allee's so
sdlled Kent County Levy Court rip
per- bill and senator Murphy's bill
/broyiding for Kent county 20 borrow
100000 for building roads.
Some Of the House bills rcmainin
Dn the Senate calendar are: Represen
atiye McNabb's soldiers bonus bill
luigley's bill TO compel the Whining
fon and Philadelphia Traction Com
Dany 10 abandon the overhead bridg
bear New Castle: Francis bin author
zing the Levy Court OF New Castl
county TO borrow $4,000 to repair m
transform the old Baltimore and Obi
railroad bridge over the Brandywine
Wilmington: McNabbs Dill iimitin
he fare that trolley companies ca
,harge 10 five cents.
There are also many bills on the ca
ndars that remained tied up In con
fnittees and had never been acted o
I. by either house. Among these an
/ .SenatOr GOrmley's soldiers bonus bi
which although the first bin intro
W,uced was never reported out Of th
Senate Judiciary Committee OF Whic
Senator Walker Is chairman, GOrmlc
bill defining intoxicating liquor,
}I'iormley's income tax law repealel
SenatOr Palmer's bill TO sell the c0uI
y almshOuses and create a State Rl
icf Home. senator Longs bill apprI
Driating $4,000 10 rebuild the boar
Nalk at RehOboth: Senator Walker
suffrage ratification resolution.
Representative Grcgg's bin 10 dive
800, 900 from the general Stale fund
he school fund 10 relieve the scho
AK burden on real estate had been n
ported on us merits but was new
icted on by the House Many men
Ders desired 20 walt action Of the co,
commission before voting on this bi
Other House bills never acted on Z
'ither branch included Mr.. McNabh
s-hOur a day bin for Wilmington p
rOlmen and Mr. Danzenbaker's thr
nember Levy Court bill FOR New Ca
le county.