Evening journal., 1921-01-28

booths and Introduce it as a substi-
tute to this bill.
After the bill had been given It's
third reading Mr.. Otwell explained
that in many districts Of Sussex
county the booths and other mate
rial has been disappearing and new
booths would have TO be provided
for the next election. He said there
seemed TO be no law making anyone
responsible for 10. He said the bill
was endorsed by the county COM
missiOners.
Representative Clendaniel, also a
Sussex member, opposed the bill. lie
said in his district they store the
booths from one election 60 another
for but 81. He also said that II sold
after the election the booths would
likely not bring more than s. and
they cost $50 to provide.
Representative Kramer, OF VIII
mingbon, also opposed the bill who
said 10 looked to him IKE II would be
a waste OF the Stale or cOuntys
money 10 sell the material as pro-
vded under the bill.
Mr. Corbit and Mr.. Buckingham
said the inspectors in their districts
are held responsible for the booths.
Mr. Otwell remarked that in hds
own district the booths are also
kept from one election TO another
lie then moved that the vote be de-
ferred, which was done.
The House passed two other bills
introduced by Mr.. Otwell. One OF
these would make IL unlawful Ia
spend for road work In any repre-
sentative district in Sussex county
more than has been appropriated by
the county commissioners 10 that dis.
trlct The other bill provides thai
the bonds OF county officers Of SUSSEX
county must be approved by the
Levy Court Commissioners Of ihc
county and that they be deposited In
the custody OF the commissioners.
Increase For Phone Go.
The House without opposition pass
ed representative Clendaniers bill al.
lowing private telephone cOmpanie;
in the state TO charge up TO $40
year for service. As Mr.. Clendaniel
is personally interested in a private
telephone company that will benefit
by the bill he did not vote on IT, Tbe
company is in the neighborhood OF
Lincoln City. Sussex county. 10 is am
extension from the Diamond State
Company system. That company
originally, Mr.. Clendaniel explained
Z
year for each subscriber hut recently
raised the rate to 50. The privair
company is restricted under a present
law from charging more than ~
and under the bill passed YESTERDAY
can increase that amount 10 son 4
year Mr.. Clendanicl said the com.
pany could not keep uD the line I'M.
less allowed TO increase the rate
20 $40. "''
Would Exempt Veterans.
AuctiOneers and peddlers vyhs
served in the Spanish-American Wal
and have an honorable discharge. an
exempted from paying a license a.
auctioneer or pcddler under Repre
sentative kramers bill passed bv M,
House yesterday afternoon. Veteran.
OF The Civil War were already ey
empted from paying this lhense.
representative WarrlngtOn's HOusi
| joint resolution creating a commits
sion TO View the situation on Indiar
/ river inlet. Sussex county. and ne
port the advisabil.ty OF openine. IN,
| inlet from Indian river 70 the ocean
was reported favOrabN In the Hons,
with House amendment. The orfgina
bill nSmed Senator HanGy and Repre
sentativcs Stats and Clendaniel a
| the commission. The amendmen
adds the name Of Senator Hopkins I,
the commission. The bill provides al
/ appropriation Of $500 for a survey
| and the comm ssi0n Is 90 report h
| the next Legislature with recon-
I mendatiOns. A similar commission
was created by the 1919 Legislature
but did moi complete the work Tha
commission consisted OF Senator
Bennett and Hollett and Representa-
| tive Danzenbaker. Later in the after
noon the resolution was passed b,
] the House under suspension OF rules