Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-01
LEGISLATORS ARE
GETTING BUSY IN
. CONSIDERING BILLS
Rehoboth Beach Commission
Report Presented at a Joint
Session Yesterday.
BILL OF NATIONAL GUARD

STAFF Correspondence of Every Evening.
STATE HOUSE, Down, Feb L.
At a Joint session of the Legislature
Yesterday afternoon, the Senators and
Representatives received typewriter
copies of the report of the commission
appointed to make an examination into
conditions affected by and producing the
erosions at Rehoboth Beach. B. +.
Cresson, Jr., oorsultirg ergireer, briefly
addressed the legislators, outlining the
report. Edmund Mitchell, president OF
the commission. said II had done its best
and would gladly do anything else IT
could. The Ge, eral Assembly gave
rising vote of thanks TO the commits
siorers, who served without compeasa-'
ton.
Representative Frank Hall Davis pre-
sented in the House a JOINT resolution
appropriate & 81, ,669G2 TO pa. the ex-
perse Of the Inauguration Of Governor
william ID. Denrcy, action on which was
deferred The inauguration Of Governor
John c.. Towr send, Jr., cost So, 200.
TO AID ILL POOR FOLKS.
Representative White introduced blll
to provide for the INDECENT sick Of New
Castle county. The Levy Court would
be authorized 10 annually appropriate a
sum Of morev for such purpose. All hos
mitted TO accept, treat and care for any
indigert sick residents Of the county and
to furnish proper medical care and at
teltion. Every hospital accepting and
caring for any such INDECENT shau keep
records OF the expenses IN the manper and
forms prescribed by the State Board OF
Charities and shall submit to The board
monthly p record Of the numblar of in
digent sick treated, the name and resi-
dence Of each pate the day received
and the day discharged and an lteInized
list of expenses in the form provided by
the State Board Of Charities. Upon APP
proval of the lists ard bills by the board
il shall so certify. ard 1t shall transmit
such lists and bills monthly to the Levy
Court, which Is authorized and directed
10 pay bills bearing the approval Of the
board, provided that the Levy Court
shall in no case or for any reason what
soever be required to pay within six
weeks more than SO day as the total
expense for the care ard treatment Of any
patient in any hospital
Representative Harrington introduced
a bill authorizing the prothonot2Ty Of the
Superior Court for Kent county 70 pro
cure Few seal Of Office.
BILLS REPORTED FAvORABBY.
The following House Bills were re-
ported favorablv 70 tAo House.
Authorizing AlIllsboro to borrow money
for light and water plants.
Making il unlawful to refuse, to rent
on account of children IN a tenant 5
family.
Authorizing Delmar 20 borrow money
for sewage system.
The following House bills we're reported
favorably to the Senate
Appropriating $500 10 tire Aetna Hoee.
Hook and Ladder Co. OF Newark.
Appropriating $500 TO the Robbins
hose Co. OF Dover.
The Senate bill requiring telephone
companies to announce the time OF day to
subscribers calling the exchange for that
Information was reported favorably to the
senate also the House joint resolution
creating a commission to inspect indian
River Inlet and estimate the cost OF con-
Meeting Indian River With the Atlantic
Ocean.
Senator Short introduced bill rein
cooperating the Bank Of Milford.
NATIONAL GUARD BILL.
Members of the American LAgon and
the Militia code committee appeared
before the Senate miscellaneous commit
tee and the House committee on military
affairs Yesterday afternoon IL behalf Of
the House bill relating TO the Nation al
Guard and q proposed bill providing For
the collection of records Of Delaware SCI
diers and sailors ii the Civil, Spanish
American and World Wars
Colonel Thomas ". Miller said passage
of the National Guard bill would make The
organization conform 70 the National