Evening journal., 1921-03-15
HOUSE BANS new
BOUNDARY Line
Move Will be Made to
Reconsider Delaware
Penna. Survey
STATE UTILITIES
BOARD NOT FAVORED
stan Correspondent

stan Correspondent
DOVER. March l5.-There was
another lengthy discussion in the
/ House last night on the bill OF Sem
| ator Walker. which has already
passed the House. TO ratify the re-
port OF joint commission OF Della
ware and Maryland establishing
the boundary line between the two
States. The vote was IL yeas to i6
nays. but Representative CleSdaniel
and Corbit changed their votes to
nay" for the purpose OF later NOV
ing for consideration today or to-
morrow.
This Is several times this bill has
been before the House. The survey
in question. the result Of which was
ratified by Pennsylvania many years
ago. was made in 1892. Senator
Walker advocated passage OF the
bill while Representative Bucking-
ham opposed Il. Several farmers in
the upper section Of Mil Creek hun
dred said that the new survey II car
ried out will throw most Of their
property and their houses in Penn
sylvania-
Senator Walker argued that while
q might inconvenience a few farm
ers in Mill Creek hundred II would
benefit a large number OF persons in
Brandywine hundred and that pre-
vious 10 the re establishing Of the
line there had been nothing but ira
dition or an imaginary line TO go by
He pointed out that Delaware
gains about 5000 acres Of land by
. the survey in the vicinity Of Clay
mont. where the land is very valu-
. able. on part Of this land there ac.
quired by Delaware. part Of the
Worth Brothers steel plant is erect
ed. on the other hand. about 1.OO(
acres is lost to Delaware along th'
a Mil Creek hundred boundary
Representative Corbit in advocat
ing the bill said that Delaware
, should be ashamed that it had no
. been ratified before this time.
No Legislative "Dcadlinc"
By a vote OF 26 nays to yeas
o. the House last night killed Repre-
p sentative Lords bin 10 amend tn
O. constitution to stop the presentation
e Of new business 10 the Legislator
after the third Tuesday Of January
To- Of the year the Legislature meets
,l Representative Lord and J. +. VII
L. son. voted for the bill.
r. The House concurred in the Sen
,- ate substitute to Representativ
Kramer's bill, .exempting soldier
De- with hon, rary discharges who sery
Is ed in the Sranish-American and IN
r, World War from the payment OF
ol peddler, huckster or auctioneer
sr license. Those who served In IN
civil war are already exempted b
law. The Senate substitute mad
some minor changes in the wordin
Of the original bill.
Representative +. II. Davis with
drew from the calendar the bills
increase the salaries Of the GovernC
and Secretary OF State. These wei
the first two bills introduced in n
House this session.
The House also passed RepreseI
tative Otwelrs bill giving authorii
II for the working Of Sussex coun
4 prisoners the same as those of kel
county.
Representative Clendaniers bi
providing for merchants to swear
the amount OF business they do 1
eu to the end Of December each year i
stead OF the end of June, was passe
us Utilities Bill UnfavOrablc.
lu The House bill creating a sta
.' Board OF Public Utility Commissio
III" ers was reported unfavorably. wi
"a substitute. to the House Of Repr
~ sentative last night The origin
be bill does not appoint the first cor
,st missioners or provide for their a
he pointment. The substitute authC
I'm ICES the governor TO appoint 70
,te commissioners, residents OF [
of state at least 10 years previous
is appointment, not more than two
whom shall be Of the same polite
I'll party and not more than two
ie- whom shall be residents I'm any o
sn- county. who shall hold office un
is January /. 1928. At the gene
ant election in 1929 two commission
ne shall be elected for two years a
'od two for four years. and their 81
lis cessors shall be elected for fC
years. The substitute reduces fr'
rn- So 900 to $4,000 per annum the s
the ary OF a commissioner and redu
ave from $4,000 TO 100000 per year
IN amount OF money the commission
'lN are empowered TO spend. The 81
stitute also abolishes the Wilmil
ton Board Of Public Utility Comm
'"' sioners.
nus Representative Otwell. by una
nous consent. introduced a bill I
II ing savings banks and savings 500
ties not having capital stock.
levies an annual amount OF
6 cents on every 500 OF the amo
Of the average OF deposits held
a ing the calendar year in which 81
II tax is levied. Representative OtV
81 also introduced a bill repeating a
n taxing banks and trust compan
enacted prior to January /. /!
~ except as to taxes accrued prior
al the adoption Of this act.
Il FASHIONS AND FADS.
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