Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-23
MOVE TO REPEAL
Continued from D sge /

ward proceeded 70 the ball Df the bous'
OF Representatives and listened to tho
reading Of the governors message
Immediately after rcassemblng, Sent
tor Long moved that the Senate recess
until | 30 O'Clock this afternoon.
Senator Gornloy asked whether recess
was necessary or q rnakeahift 10 delay the
introduction Of hrs bill.
President Short explained that recess
was proposed 50 the Republlcan Senators
could give some gentlemen hearing
Senator Gorrnley accepted The ex-
pIapation, and on his request the bili was
returned 20 him.
The senate next adopted Senator Longs
rnotion and the Republican Senators pro-
ceeded To the Supreme Court chamber TO
hear appeals by United States senator
Ball. Congressman layton and others in
behalf Of suffrage.
nEwAnD poR SERVICE nEs AND Woshh'
Senator Gorrnley introduced Dli
authorizing the State 20 compensate IT'S
service men and women. The act pro-
yides "that any soldier, sailor, marine or
member of the Army Nurse Corps ana
American Red Cross, who served WITH inc
military or naval forces OF the IHlted
States. during the war between the United
States and the German Empire and IT'S
allies. shall be entitled TO and shall re-
ceIye compensation for such servic 3,
based upon the payment Of ten dollars pr
month for every month, or major portion
thereof, each soldier, sailor or marine,
member Of Army Nurse Corps or Amnri-
can Red Cross, may have been III the
servjce. and that every soldier, sailor,
marine or member of the Army Nurse
| Corps or American Red Cross, who during
Al. r "a had a ulfn
child or parent solely dependent npon
/ him during the period Of his services, shall
receive an additional compensation Of i've
| dollars per month for each month Of his
+ service or major fraction thereof.
For the purpose Of carrying into effect
/ the urovisiors Of this act. there IS created
/ q commission, 70 be known as The Com
I rnissiOn for tho Compensation Of Soldiers,
/ which shah consist Of the State auditor,
/ State treasirer and adjutant-ggneral,
/ with whom at soldiers, sailors and ma
| rines and members of the American Red
| Cross shall file claims for compensation.
/ The commission is to investigate al
/ claims and make payment offconper'sa-
I tion.
/ The funds for the payment Of the said
cornrSnsation shall be raised from the
I sale cf bonds ~ the State, 70 be known as
Soldiers Compensation Bonds From
/ the date Of the passage Of the act, until q
| fund sufficient for the payment Of interest
and retirement of bonds has been pro-
vided there shall be annually sssessed,
! levied and collected in each Of the coll1i-
I ties Of this state tax of one-qtlarter OF
a mil on each dollar of the value Of all the
/ real and personal property IN every SIch
! county upon which county taxes are Or
shall he axe ssed levied and collected
roUR PER CENT LIQUOR.
Senator Cormley introduced bill de-
fning intoxicating liquor and providing
for q referendum before u becomes ef-
fective The bill says.
whenever the phrase Intoxicating
liulor' is used IN any law Of the state oi
Delaware or any act Of the Congress 0i
the United States or IN the Constitution
Of the United States Of America wherein
aad whereby the several states shall have
concurrent jurisdiction ~ 10 enforce
nenf. Il shall l-e defined or construed "a
mean any beverage containing four pei
cent or more Of alcohol by weight, and
any beverage which shall contain less
than four per cent Of alcohol by weight
shall be deemed Notwithstanding
This act shall take effect immediately,
but it's provisions, except as TO the refer
endslm herein contained, shall remain IN
operative as a law Of this state until th'
lezal voters of the state, voting ct thf
next general election held after the ap
proval Of this act for the election Of th'
members Of the General Assembly have
adopted the provisions Of thus act IN IN
manner hereinafter provided.
The ballots used at the said election
shall contain the following WORDS: ID
YOU favor the adoption Of an act entities
An act to define and constr1le the phras
intoxicating Liquor. whereby any beyer
aye containing less than four per cen
alcohol by weight shall be considered non
Intoxicating?
REFERENDUM FoR AMENDMENT.
Senator Gorinley introduced a bl
providing FOR a referendum vote on con
stitutiOnal amendments 1t provides that
whenever the Congress OF the Unite
States of America shall, under the term
OF Article Y of the Constitution Of th
United States OF America, submit 10 To
legislatures of the several states, q
/ amendment 10 the Constitution OF tn
: United States of America, the LeglslatiIr
OF the State of Delaware shall, befor
ratification or rejection OF such const
tuti0nal amendment, provide for the sut
mission Of the same TO the electorate q
the State of Delaware at the enstun
general election, providing that this &c
shall include al amendments 10 the Con
: stitutiOn of the United States of Amerlc
that are now pending and have not bee
ratified BY three-foJuths Of the States, q
, well as any such amendments heTeaIte
submitted