Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-26
TO LIMIT TIME
|, OF NEW BUSINESS
IN LEGISLATURE
Mr.. Lord Offers Amendment TO
Constitution Fixing Fourth
Tuesday in January.
FOR WATCHMAN AT VIOLA

state House, Dover. tep 70
The General Assembly. after per
functory session. today. with less than
a quorum present. adjourned until
Monday morning. at 1880 o'clock
IN the House. Yesterday afternoon.
Rehrcsentaive Lord. by unanimous con-
- sent. introC'.ced n bill proposing an
amendment 10 Section !. Article :.
Constitution OF Delaware. providing
that no new bills other than tire
Omnibus Appropriation bills. and no
new resolutions. 10 which the concur
renee OF both Houses Of the Generai
2 Assembly may be neCo ossary. other than
the claims resolutions. or OF adjourn
lncnt. or Of Joint sessions. shall be re
,.eived in either House of the General
Assembly after the fourth Tuesday OF
January at any regular biennial session
thereof.
Relating 10 Licenses.
- Representative CIendaniel. also 10y
unanimous consent introduced a bill
amending Chapter of the Revised
code. relative TO merchants licenses. by
adding to I9> Section 161. new
paragraph, as follows:
ANY individual. association. firm or
! corporation in making the statement OF
the aggregate cost value OF goods.
wares. merchandise. produce or other
property required by this section. for
the purpose of fixing the amount or
The license fee under this section oI
such individual association. firm or
corporation. may use the amount OF
hts their or its purchases for the
calendar year ending on the 3lst day
Aof December Of the last calendar year
- before the making Of said statement
which statement shall I'M SUCH event
constitute the basis FOR the license Zee
.,4i The hill
substitutes december 81 for June 30
For Crossing Waterman.
y r., n vote OF 25 10 = the House passed
Tho House bill prohibiting the opera
,ion q railroad trains through the town
of Viola untii the railroad company
operating such trains shall have pro-
1ia~a ,vatchnlcu Tor the two public
rt,.ds crossing the railroad tracks IN
: said town with an amendment requir-
Ing the railroad company 70 employ
one watchfnau. The amendment also
eliminated provisions that would pre-
won't the operation of trains Discus
SION was on the necessity Of having
Waterman. concerning which opinions
offered George " Walhcater and
a Representatives Prown, Dill, Staats and
Kramer spoke for the bill and Repre-
.,entatives Corbit Gray and Frank Hall
\ Davis against H. Voting resulted as
follows
Yeas-Browr. Champion, b F Davis
Dill. Harrington. Hudson Kinder, Kre-
ner. Lord. Mari. Medi1l Megginson.
Noble Otweu. Phillips. Schneider. Smith.
Staats Elmer J. Turner. Thomas ".
Turner Virden. Henry Wilson, J. z.
Wllso~. Warrington and Pasiley-
Nays-C1ark. Clendariel. Frank Hall
Davis Gray. Lester Miller and White.
Not voting-Corbit and Ice
Absent-Buckingham
Popular LEGISLATION Loses.
Not receiving = votes a constitu-
rionaI majority. the House failed 70 pass
the House hill proposing an amend
n7ent 70 the Constitution Of Delaware,
providing for the initiative and refer
endur. Representatives Brown and
Kramer spoke for the BIT and Repre-
sentative Corhit against Il The vote
originally was affirmative ard =
negative With +. -resantatiEes Buck
ingharn and PF-lips not voting. but for
the purpose e grovinE FOR reconsidera-
ZION Representative kramer changed
fiz vote from af7irn7a t5ve - negative.
= representatives Clark. C1eidaniel. Cor
bi, Frank Hail Davis. Gray. Hudson,
lee Mar NedilI Otr a.. Stats and
Henry Wilson also voted negatively.
Cannot Bar Children.
After advocacy by Speaker Paskey
and Representatives Tlrden. Lord and
Brown. the House passed, with Repre-
sentative Kinder dissenting. the House
fiu making i unlawful for q landlord
70 refuse 70 rent dwelling because Of
nildren IN tenants family. Represen-
tatives Corbjt and Phillips voted affirm
lively, although the former considered
he bin ineffective and the latter thought
II would enable Negroes TO move into
respectable neigbborho0ds
The House also passed the House BILL
increa sing the fees Of constables in
New Castle count> south of the Christi
ana river
Favorable Reports.
The following House bills were re-
orted favorably to the House
Changing the name of The Trustees
J. Delaware College" 10 "L niversity OF
Delaware
Establishing standard time
Vesting the title Of certain real estate
n the Delaware Hospital
Relative 10 the Identification Of motor
,ehicles.
Regulating the practice Of chiropody.
Increasing the salary Of the deputy
kherif q Kent county.
The following House bills were re
ported on their merits 10 the House
Providing for a motion Picture Cen
or Beard,
Defining non-alcoholic drinks and
Prohibiting the manufacture. sale Of
criIg for sale. exposing for sale or
having in possession with intent to sell
II any adulterated or misbranded non
alcoholic drinks
Relative to bringing into this State
tor sale. horses and mules when the
same are diseased or over 20 years OF
age
The following Senate bills were re-
ported favorahly 10 the House
Relative 10 the requirements of ap-
plicants for registration as graduate
purses.
Increasing the bond Of the receiver OF
axes and county treasurer of Sussex
ounty.
Relative to the use Of prophylactic
againSt the Inflammation of the eyes 81
hc new born.
Repealing an act approprlatlng money
to the State experimental and demon
81 ration farm IN Sussex county.
The Senate bill changing the time
and manner Of registering pharmacist
and assistant pharmacists and restrict
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