Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-18
E|GHT-HOUR BILL
DEFEATED IN HOUSE
BY DECISIVE VOTE
Members Oppose Law Regulat-
ing Working Hours In State
Public Service.
MEMBERS IN CONFERENCE
stan Correspondents OF Every Evening.
~ne,

serrinR with oHlcefs OF the state BosfC
II Charities, Senate first reading OF
House bills was the sole business oi
the Senate yesterday afternoon. The
lIouse committee on appropriations al
81 attended the conference. which was
hcld in the executive department.
BY n vote of % 10 4. the House de-
.eated the House bill fixing at eight the
number of hours constituting a day 8
work in this State on or in connection
With any city county or State work
ana requiring The payment of prevail
ing rates ot wages. Voting on the bill
resulted as follows:
Nays Brown. Buckingham. Clark
Nlendaniel. Frank Hall Davis. Gray.
Harrington. Hudson. Kinder. Lee. Los
ter. Lord. Medill. Mesginson. Noble,
Phillips. Smith. Stats. e. ]. Turner.
T. w. Turner. White and ]. Il. Wilson.
Yeas-kramer. Miller. Paskey and
Nirden.
Not present during roll csll-Corbit,
compton. B. T. Davis. DILL Mari, OF
@ell. Schneider Warrington and Henry
wilson
Representative Kramer pointed to
he United States government estab-
lshing an eight-hour day and asked
he state TO follow Federal custom
lie declared unjust the prauCe of con-
FACTORS coming to Delaware and requir-
ag men TO work nine or ten hours
IlN
representative Frank Hall Davis
leid that the bill would adversely af-
oct private industries or corporations,
,4t Representative Kramer said IL would
lot
The House passed the following House
bills
Requiring the trimming Of all hedges
tnow only thorn hedges) along public
roads in this State at least once d year
and TO a height of ~ feet (now 5la
fcctl.
Providing that in cases where a cor
oner gives certificate Of death the
cause 81 death stated on such certificate
shall he ccrtined ny a regularly licensed
physician The amount of whose Zee was
f.ot announced
ENcruttnr property Of the Salvation
army from taxation.
Author.-iue the register in Chancery
and the prothonotary of the Superior
court for Kent county TO procure new
seals of office.
The House struck from its calendar
he House bill authorizing the clerk Of
the Orphans Court for Kent county to
procure a new seal of Office.
The following House bills were re-
ported favorably 70 the House
Authorizing Seaford TO borrow $4,000
or fire equipment.
Creating a Street and Sewer Conn
mission for Seaford authorizing a bond
ssue ~ $4,000 for street and sewer
work. and providing for the assessing
= abutting property.
Requiring al persons working at the
business Of plumbing or houee drainage
Wilmington 10 be examined and
ccnsed.
Authorizing Camden 10 borrow money
'or the Improvement Of its water sys-
.cm.
Increasing the Levy Court approprj-
alton 10 little Creek
Authorizing New Caste 70 borrow
money for light and water plants
Creating a Board Of Water and Light
Commissioners for New Castle
Enabling women 70 vote az town cleo
,ions in New Castle and requiring them
q pay town tax
Increasing the amount OF money .
Laurel may raise by taxation
Amending the charter Of Delmar
Increasing the powers Of the Com
n rlissioners Of Greenwood
Providing for hospital trea trlent Of
indigent sick in New Castle county.
The Senate bill increasing from $1,000
{" $500 per annum the amount ~
4oney Harrington may raise by taxa
tor was rerorted favorably 10 the
louise.
.idlr. ssing legislators. William J.
itolluson. president of the American
Flax Fibre and Linen Corporation
aiI, fiy described the industry which the
hesap psare Flax and Linen Co. Will
stahlish at Smyrna. exhibited samples
Z hhre and linen made from fax and
Commended fax raising in Delaware
state Road Tax BIZ.
Al act providing a tax on real prop
perry tef the use Of the state FIighwav
department. WI interest taxpavers l.
Was IT, sented 10 the House February
: by Representative CIendaniel on re
quest and Is being considered by the
House committee on revenue and taxa
.lor. Its provisions follow:
Section That the Levy Court OF
each county shall annually levy ard
collect from real property, in addition
10 the amount now authorized by law
an extra tax OF 12H cents on each
500 Of the assessed value OF all real
property in said county. which tax shall
De for the use of the State Highway De
oartment. and the moneys realized
herefrom shall be used by it in the
same manner as the other regular IN
ONE Of said department
Section 2 The said tax shall be
evied and collected in the same manner
IS the county taxes are levied and col
ected. and the receivers Of taxes and
ounty treasurers Of the counties shall
n each month turn over TO the State
Department the amounts OF
aid taxes received and collected BY
hem in the Several counties under the
PROVISIONS of this act IL the preceding
month and shall a the same time rend-
r 10 the State Highway Department
,articular accounts showing the
mounts received and collected ana by
yhom paid.
wilmington would be obliged TO pay
most Of the taxx. and the highway de-
= rtrnent could spend the money IN
part OF the State. Prospects of the
neral Assem mbly passing the bill are
lsidered poor.
Next Thursday Will be OF special in
est 70 the women OF Delaware. Mrs.
,ud Wood Park and Mrs, Clifford
lchot, who are women Of national
imlnence, Will come to Dover in the 1
rest OF legislation affecting women. /
chairman OF the Women's Joint
ongr ressional Committee at Washing
1n, Mrs. Park unites the legislative Il
'ork OF the General Federation Of