Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-05
SPURRED TO ACTION
BY LACK OF TIME,
LEGISLATORS WORK
A Session Devoted to Unusual
Activity in Attending to
Business.
MORE ELECTION PLACES

,ctnhlv stopped lettering yesterday ar
ttcnoon and transacted considerable
business.
The sennte passed the following Sen
ltr hlll.
Extending 60 women citizens of each
aud every Incorporated town in tho
state the right TO vote ut municipal
,l.ctions I'm their respective towns on
equal terms and conditions with mon
,ltlzens thereof.
Removing the $4,000 limit from tho
capitalization Of the Young Mems As
sociatiun for Mutual Improvement.
wilmington organization.
Requiring tho recorder OF deeds for
sussex county TO file reports OF real
state transfers in the office of the
ountv Hoard Of Assessmont
Providing 20 laehee additional pun
shtneut for violation of the Narcotic
DrJg law.
Eorcivins bur seven Affirmative votes
we le-s thnn n constitutional majority.
ne senate hill making all state.
,ounty and municipal bonds and the in
on,e thsrcfroun liable TO tax the same ~
m, other property or income failed 70
pass the Senate. Senators Handy.
lnsley. I.uiz Murphy. Palmer. Pretty
man and Richards voted afirmatively
and Bannstt. Ilighneld. IRtta. Robert
sop and Walker negatively. Senator
tiennett said the proposed legislation
,.ag dangerous and would hurt the sell
lne prospects OF DeyRwarr bonds.
After third rendins tho Senate de-
terred further action on tho Senate hiiI
hanging thu route of tho Lincoln High
wav near Newark
Tn, senate hiu authorizing install
laent payments MP 20 90 per cent Of the
.otnI cos, IN improved rond contracts
N,,, castle county wss made Sen
- .periai order for next Tuesday after
room
salary Request Defeated.
Following third reading and hricf dis
nsainn. the senate hin increasing the
.slart ~ the tevS court Commission
- - Sussex county from $1,000 10
500 per annum was mado a Senate
4peciaI order for next Wednesday after
unon Senator Palmer hold that the
.alsry - tho Sussex commissioners
should equal tho saIary OF the New
lnstle and Kent commissioners. Sen
tor Rsunett thought tho Sussex Com
missioners are amply compensated
rhe aenato concurred in the House
rll extending the boundaries of Delmar
md providing fnl improvements 70 the
additional territory.
The senate btu increasing the pay
- tho officers and crew of the oyster
watch boat was reported favorably TO
the senate.
III. House passed the House lin
chanl the boundaries of election dis
tcts he Tenth Representative Die
tri,t - w castle county and Great
ins rt,v election district. TO be known
na eig nj
the Firsr and Second Election Districts.
containing. GOO and 900 voters. respec-
tlvel,. aud transfers some votge from
~ Fourth Election District 10 the
rhtrd Voting races Will be aa fol-
.owp First Election District. Court
tiuuse. New Castle. SECOND. 0ebhartits
Undertaking esta ahlishment New Castle.
third Ryaus store. New Castle.
Fourth t,s,Od VIII fire house. New
tstle rifth. Rear station. sixth. Rose
lsGl
rhs HouEe passed the Houae bill
dividing tho Second Election district
,aontaining 900 Votersl OF the Eighth
representative district OF Kent county
md creating a new election district. TO
loo known as tho Third. with voting
lace at Magnolia.
The House also passed the following
lIous, hills
Appropriations $4,000 FOR opening
diaH KN'r Inlet and appointing Sen
fors rrcftvman and Hopkins and Ren-
eseutatives CHoudanlel and Staats a
~omiselon to supervise tho work
N4thoriztne the commissioners of
s vpor' to repay $40 600 advanced by
81 persons and corporations for the
upiefiou of the towns water works
nd e,We 81 system
Authorizing the building of portions
- STATE highways through Incorporated
,,w71e AID providing for the procedure
therefore.
Authorizing the building OF public
ads and hisnways through incor-
ora ted iowus IN Sussex county
Increasing the salary of the deputy
s4erlG of Kent county from $3.50 70 5000
81 anuum
IT,, House concurred in the Senate
lu! enabling women 70 vote az town
tious III Milton.
Tn, following House bills were re-
pcrtc3 faVoraibly to tho House
pro,1dins for pension fund for
members n wilmington's police force.
lurrcAsinR 10 500 the number OF
otcrs AM election district in Will
miugton may contain
Making uniform the time for opening
mo CLOSING polls az city and general
,lectlnns IN Wilmington.
provtdine for the erection, main
te,lance and operation Of q garbage
rematory in Wilmington
The House rrcommitted TO the com
inittee on revised statutes the House
hill increasing the salary Of the attor-
ne, general 70 $1,000 per annum
The following House bills were
stricken from the House calendar:
Authorizing the governor 10 appoint
three additional notaries public for
Wilmington.
Authorizing dealers and consumers
g. possess unlimited quantities OF
o. rtsrs
Manv representatives Of the State !
Flrens@n's Association appeared before /
the senate Committee on Insurance and |
Ranking yerterdav afternoon and ad-
vooated the passage % the Senate bill |
providing for the taxation Of fire in
surance companies for the purpose Of /
assisting in maintaining FIRE depart
ments In Incorporated cities and towns 1
senator Alice told the delegation he
approves the bill but fire insurance /
companies disapprove IL. declaring its /!
passage would increase fire insurance |
rates
Water Damaging School.