Evening journal., 1921-03-21
SENATE PUTSIN
BUSY SATURDAY
Disposes of Many Bills in
Trying TO Clear Up Its
Calendar
yves HEARING TO
STATE BANKERS
star Correspondent.


the time for adjournment fixed for
Friday is extended. II plans mapped
out some weeks ago are not changed
the session will end tomorrow night
or some time early Wednesday
morning and the members return on
Friday 10 consider only the appro-
priation and claims bills.
BY working Friday night and all
day Saturday. the Senate succeeded
In acting on many bills, but there
are a large number left on both cal
endars. II adjournment is taken as
originally planned, it is certain that
many important bills will die on the
calendars.
Saturday was the first Saturday in
many years that Delaware Legisla-
ture has held other than a per-
functory session.
To Regulate Chiropody.
The Senate Saturday afternoon
passed Representative Marr's bill
regulating the practice Of chiropody |
by providing a board OF examiners |
before which applicants for entrance |
into the profession must pass an ex-
animation. The govornor would |
appoint the board Of three.
The Senate also passed Represen- |
tative Corbit's bill exempting from !
liability for losses Of guests, pro-
prietors OF hotels, inns and boarding
houses where they have provided a
safe or vault for such articles. The
bill replaces measure passed ear
lier In the session by both houses
..
incorrectly drawn.
Senator Richards obtained unani-
nous consent to introduce a bill
providing for the appointment OF a
legislative committee comprising
two Senators and three Representa-
uves who shall meet on the third
Tuesday Of January next TO audit
the State accounts. The bill car
ries an appropriation Of s2,500 and
provides for the hire Of expert as
sistants. This committee is known
as "The Little Legislature"
Senator Richards in introducing
Ehe measure asked to have another
bin introduced earlier in the session
for the same purpose stricken from
the calendar.
ttnhtt Idt<,tC 4nill1 DhAcs
The Senate Saturday afternoon,
passed the following House bills;
Giving tht trustees OF the New
Castle County Workhouse the au-
thority to work prisoners at other
occupations than on the roads and
In the workhouse shops
To allow Sussex county TO work
prisoners the same as Is permitted In
Kent county.
Changing from June 80 to De-
sember 81. the time for merchants
10 make their returns in connection
with paying the mercantile tax This
win save them considerable trouble
as returns for the income tax can
be prepared at the same time.
Increasing from $500 to SlO,-
900 the bonds OF New Castle county
officials.
Changing the law in Kent county
relative to farmers moving from one
farm to another removing long fod-
der
Examination OF Accountants.
The present system OF examina-
tons OF applicants for certihcation
as public accountants In the Senate
was denounced as a monopoly by
Senator Alice in advocating the pas
sage OF his bill amending the pres
ert law relating 20 the Board OF Ac-
countancy in the Senate Saturday
afternoon
Bv the provisions OF Senator Al
lees bin the present requirement
that an applicant must serve three
Fears in a public accountants ofhce
before he can take an examination
would be changed so that an apph-
cant could take a preliminary ex-
animation first and IL he passed sat
isfactorily be authorized 10 prac-
tice.
Another change relates 10 the
Board OF Examiners At present the
three members OF the board must
be certified public accountants. The
amendment would require only one
member 10 be a certified public ac-
eouutant.
senator Alice said that the board
at present was a monopoly" which
virtually decided to admit to the pro-
fession only such applicants as II
saw fit. He said that the board
Ktified competition. "The young mar
In Delaware who feels he is quail
ned to pass such an examination
must submit to the decision OF
board that has a pecuniary Interest
In the outcome" Senator Alice said
clifford r. lizard, a member o.
the present board, in reply TO Sen
ator Alice stated that the Delawar'
law was along the lines OF similar
laws In thirty-two States and tina
change might not be recognized
d. ths national organization OF Ger
public Accountants. He sal
n fhe change might have ten
81 cy TO lower the standard.
elton on the bill was deferred.
Cree Banking Laws.
Mayor William G. Taylor, OF Wi
ninRton. vice-president of the Dels
ware Trust Company; John S. Rot
sell. president Of the Security Tru
rompany. OF Wilmington, and chai
man of the legislative committee
The Delaware State Bankers ASS
aatfon: Frederick +. Stone, presidel
II the Wilmington Savings Fund s.
.iety. and State Bank Commission
George L. Medili appeared befoi
he Senate in committee Of Il
whole Saturday afternoon and adv
.ated passage Of FIVE House bills el
iorsed by the State Bankers Ass'
station. The bills have ali five bee
passed by the House and are now
he Senate Committee on Bankin
and Insurance OF which Senate
al L.