Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24

| mer receiver of taxes and county treas
urer for New Castle county. To collect
! the unpaid taxes on his duplicate for
| the years 1918. 1919 and 1920. en-
poworing him to employ clerk to
assist in collecting said taxes and en-
| abling the Levy Court of New Castle
| county to pay them such reasonable
compensation as IL may deem proper
! Some Representatives wanted more
time for considering the bill.
by vote of % to 3. with Representa-
tives Phillips. Smith and Warrington
dissenting, the House passed the House
| bill making il unlawful for tenants IN
| Kent and Sussex counties to remove
! long fodder without the consent OF
| landlords. Such removal is unlawful
In New Castle county. Sussex Repre-
sentativcs disapproved the bill.
| Close Season for Snnppers.
BY a vote of "a to 6. with Representa-
| tives Clark. Crompton. Il. +. Davis. Din
| Lee and Miller dissenting. tho House
| passed the House bill making April III
10 July 1 n closed season for the turtle
| commonly known as snapper with
| an amendment providing that such
season shall be Statewide.
| For amendment tho House recommit-
| tod tho House bill authorizing the gov
ernor TO appoint an additional notary
| public for New Castle county. who shall
| reside in Wilmington and be an officer
! of the Wilmington Morning News.
No Lights on Vehicles.
Lacking three votes Of n Constitu-
| tional majority. the House bill requiring
| animal drawn vehicles to carry at night
| NJ least one wh - light visible for a
| distance of zoo feet. and making the
owners Of such vehicles not carrying
said light guilty Of contrihutory negli-
| seuCr in Cnse Of accident failed to pass
The House. Voting resulted as follows
Yoas buckingham. Clendanicl. Cor
| bit. Frank Hall Davis. Harrington.
| Hudson. Lester. Marr. Medill. Meggin-
| son. Miller Smith. Virdcn. Henry WI
} aon and J. Z. Wilson Is.
Nays Brown. Clark. Cromptou. y.
| T. Davis. nill. Kinder. Lee. Phillips.
| schneider Stats. Warrington and
| Paskey--l2.
Rural Representatives objected TO the
bill applying to log wagons and other
farm vehicles
House Bills Passed.
The House also passed tho following
House bills
Authorizing Judges Of election TO ap-
Prohibiting trespass on muekrat
marshes and lands that are leased.
The following House bills were re-
| ported favorabiy - the House.
Increasing the feez % Constables in
New Castle county south Of tho Chris
tana river
Increasing tho salary Of state detcc-
tlves.
Authoriztns the publication or Boyces
Judicial Reports
The Senate passed the following sen
ate bills
Making the period from the appro-
val Of the act To- November l.. 1923. a
closed season in New castle county
for quail. partridge bob white and ring
neck pheasant. Senator Richards fa-
vored making the provis isions of the hill
apply to the whole State
Authorizing Harrington to borrow
$4,000 for water plant. with an
amendment providing referendum
Compe nsating registration officers for
appearing before clerks of the peace 10
qualify
The Senate concurrcd in the follow
ing House bills
Exemptng from taxation the lands.
tenemcnts and property Of tho Saliva
tion Army.
Increasing from 81 1000 70 $1,000 per
annum the amount Of money Frcderica
may raise by taxation.
Enabling women 10 vote at town cleo
lions in New Castle and requiring them
10 pay a town tax.
Changing the method of town cleo
tions in Newport.
The Senate bill increasing the amount
s-F
the New Castle county workhouse for
the maintenance Of prisoners was made
q Senate special order for March :. At
. o'clock.
Hog Cholera nm Deferred
Pending House action on the Senate
bill repeating an act appropriating S25.-
000 for the purchase and distribution Of
anti-hog cholera serum and virus. the
Senate, after third reading. deferred
further action on the Senate bill ap-
prOpriating s3o00 for that purpose
The Senate bin relating 10 trout was
reported ''on its merits" TO the Senate.
Favorable Reports.
The following Senate bills were re-
ported favorably TO tho Senate:
Relative to summoning jurors by reg
istered mail.
Amending the charter Of Dover.
Relative 10 limited partnership
Repeating the act that created the
construction Commission.
The House bill providing for the in
digent sick of New Castle county was
reported ION its merits" 10 the Senate.
The following House bills were re-
ported favOrably TO the Senate:
Authorizing Camden TO borrow money
for improvements 20 its water plant
Requiring the trimming Of hedges
along public roads.
The House committee on appropria-
tons gave Adjutant- General j. Austin
Ellison. Colonel Thomas W. Miller,
Major John P. lie Fevre and Chaplain
J. G. Bolton a hearing on the House bills
relating 10 the public arms and defense.
establishing a War Record Bureau and
providing a bonus for soldiers
The Senate and House will meet in
joint session this afternoon for the
purpose OF hearing Mrs. Maud Wood
Park. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot and the
joint committee of State organizations
Of women in reference to matters pend
ing before the Legislature.