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certain NenlcleS after January /,
1928. The bill provides tina. after
that date it shall be unlawful for
any person to operate, drive or use,
on any OF the public highways of the
State, any vehicle or conveyance
carrying a load of more than 1000
pounds, the wheels of which are
equipped with wood, metal or any
other hard tires, unless the tires
shall be of a width of at least four
inches. 1t further provides that the
Levy Court OF each county reim-
burse to the amount OF $40, anyone
who is forced to buy a new set OF
tires to meet the provisions of the
act A fine OF s25 is provided for
violations.
Senator Robertson had stricken
from the calendar Senate bill No.
Sc, relative to the State Board of
Education, explaining that the same
thing that this bill was intended to
do is provided for in three bills that
he will introduce later.
Mirrors for Auto Trucks.
After it was amended to applv
only to trucks. the Senate passed
Senator Benefits bill which will re-
quire all auto trucks to be equipped
with mirrors by which the driver
can see car approaching from the
rear. IL provides for a fine in case
OF violations OF from S25 to 500.
After substitute bill for Senator
Hobertson's bill making a number of
amendments to the workmeA's com
p!ensation law had been read and
explained on the floor by Harry
Mayer Of Dover, a member of the
Industrial Accident Board. action on
the bill on motion of Senator Rob
ertson was deferred until 100
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Change Compensation Law.
The changes that this substitute
makes in the present law were ex-
plained in these columns yesterday.
IL also makes some minor changes
as to the administration feature and
procedure. Another change that is
made by the amendments is relative
to the medical, hospital and surgi-
cal service and supplies given an
injured employe. The present law
provides for the treatment Of such
an employe after being hurt for not
more than Is days in a hospital. the
cost not to exceed SIS. The amend
ment increases the number OF days
! TO 30 and the maximum cost to s1OO
Mr.. Mayer said the board believes
that under this provision rs to so
per cent. OF the cases will be cared
for adequately.
Penalty to Bar Children,
After advocacy by Speaker Paskey
and Representatives Virden, Lord
nd Brown, the House passed, with
Representative Kinder dissenting
the House bill making It unlawful
for a landlord to refuse to rent n
dwelling because of children in ten
ants family. Representative Cor
bit and Phillips voted ahirmativelv
although the former considered the
bill ineffective and the latter thought
1t would enable Negroes TO move
into neighborhoods with whites"
The House passed the House bin
increasing the fees OF constables in
New Castle county, south Of the
Il lChristiana river.
Would shut on Business.
In the House yesterday afternoor
Representative Lord. by unanimous
consent, introduced a bill pronos-
ing an amendment to section 4 ar
ticle 2 constitution OF Delaware.
providing that no new bills, other
than the omnibus appropriation
bills and no new resolutions. to
which the concurrence OF both
Houses OF the General Assembly
may be necessary. other than the
claims resolutions, or OF adjourn
ment, or OF joint sessions. shall he
received in either House of the Cen
eral Assembly after the fourth
Tuesday Of January at any regular
biennial session thereof.
= Representative Clendaniel bv
unanimous consent introduced n bin
mending chapter of the revised
code relative TO merchants licenses
by adding to 1873. section 161. a new
paragraph as follows: ANY individ- .
ual' association, firm or corporation
in making the statement OF the ae-
gregate cost value OF goods wares
merchandise, produce or other pron-
erty required by this section. for The
purpose OF fixing the amount OF the
Incense Zee under this section OF such
individual association. firm or cor
. poration, may use the amount OF his.
their or its purchases for the calen-
dar year ending on the s1st dav OF
December OF the last calendar wear
before the making of said statement
which statement shall. in such event
. constitute the basis for the Bcense
fee provided under this section" THE
bill substitutes December 81. Tor
June 80.
Want Watchman at Viola.
by a vote OF 25 to Z, the House
passed the House bill prohibiting the
operation OF railroad trains through
the town OF Viola until the railroad
company operating such trains shall
have provided watchmen for the two
public roads crossing the railroad
tracks in that town. with an amend e.
ment requiring the railroad COM
pany to employ one watchman. The
amendment also eliminated provi-
sions that would prevent the opera
ton OF trains Discussion was on
the necessity OF having a watchman.
concerning which opinions differed.
George w. Walheater and Represen-
tatives Brown, Din, staats and
Kramer spoke for the bill and Rem
resentatives Corbit. Gray and Frank
Hall Davis against It. Voting result
ed as follows:
Heas-Brown, Crompton. r. +.
Davis, Dill, Harrington. Hudson.
Kinder, Kramer. Lord. Marr, Medrl.
Megginson. Noble, Otwell Phillips.
Schneider. Smith Stats. Elmer J.
Turner, Thomas w. Turner, Virden.