Evening journal., 1921-03-08
House BAN ON
NIGHT Sessions
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ANuNInNeu from HaNt NNtN
dars been In such a crowded shape
with only two more weeks OF a ses-
sion remaining.
Without reading the bin the House
yesterday afternoon gave a hearing .
To- delegation of farmers from /
Mil Greek hundred who oppose |
Senator Walkers bin TO ratify the
survey made hy a Joint Delaware
/ Pennsylvania commission in 1892 90
ro-establish the boundary line be-
| tween the two states. The bin passed
I the Senate unanimously The Mil
Creek hundred farmers oppose the
7 bin because it would throw some OF
! their land into Pennsylvania that
/ has always been considered An Della
I ware
/ Object 10 Boundary.
: Senator Walker. who introduced
I the bill. said the line which leaves
the property in Mil Creek hundred
IN Delaware Is only an imaginary line
and that the survey rc-cstabiishes
the correct line He said In the up
per part Of the state near Claymont
the establishing OF the correct
| boundary line would give TO Della
ware about 5000 acres OF land that
was thought to be In Pennsylvania
and therefore much larger NUM-
/ ber both as 60 persons and land
would be retained In Delaware in
that section than would be lost in
I Min Creek hundred. lie called at
/ tention To- the fact that such men as
the late Thomas p. Bayard for Della
ware and Wayne McNeaugh for
] ssaI. d
served as United States Score
tary of State. al one time served
on the commission and that there
could be no doubt but what the sur
| vey established the correct bound
airy line. lie urged the House 20
pass the bill
$. Frank Ewart asked the House
not 10 concur In the bill. He said
he has personal interest In fine farms
on the Pennsylvania-De Delaware line.
and II the report OF the commission
was accepted. approved and con-
hrmed Delaware would lose part OF
the land.
Thompson j. Mccormick said he
has been IN Delaware 20 years. and
Frank Hin said he has been In the
State rs years. They said concrma-
tlon OF the report would put their
houses in Pennsylvania.
Francis ID. Baldwin, who was col
lector of taxes ia Mil Greek hun
dred In 1898 and 1899, told of dis
content over the changing of the
boundary and trouble in collecting
taxes He said eleven persons who
have property rights would be put
In Pennsylvania.
Representative Lord said no ono
would lose or gain II the survey is
correct
Senator Walker said We want "a
, deal with facts and not tradition and
correct errors of the past. Penn
sylvania. he said had acted gener-
ously with Delaware In the matter
l. He stated Pennsylvania had con.
l. hrmed the report and Delawar,
should confirm IT,
y To Care for Indigent Sick.
y The Senate yesterday afternoon
q passed with Senate amendment Rep
n rosentative Whites bill for New Cas-
s. tie county to care for the indigen
sick in hospitals OF that county. Tn
8. bill provides that the INDECENT sic
shall be cared for In any hospital d
n the county az a cost Of not more thN
p SO a day. The bills are TO be sen
e by the hospitals each month 20 tn
> state Board of Charities and tina
- board after investigating them send
n them TO the Levy Court OF tn
- county for payment
y The original made IL compulsorl
n for the Levy Court TO pay the bill
/. when sent by the state Board o
!. Charities with it's o. X. and tn
Amendment removes that compul
n sorry payment feature.
= The Senate concurred in the Hous
= resolution expressing the sympath,
q Of the Legislature on the death o
Champ Clark. former speaker OF tn
National House OF Representative
senate Passes Bills.
The Senate passed the following
Senate bills.
Senator Lutz's bill incorporatin
!, the Commercial Trust Company O
Wilmington.
Senator Robertson's bin authori2
l ing Wilmington TO license motor We
hicles for hire as we'll as taxicah
which are already licensed.
Senator Allee's bill authorizing tn
he Secretary Of State 10 have bound Ger
ly tain documents Of his office.
IN Senator Allee's bill making IN
Nt Secretary OF State a member Of IN
,e board Of the State Highway Com
mission in place Of the Governor.
IN Senator Rohertson's bill relatin
TX TO the abutting property law {
e. Wilmington. in correcting an omii
ne sion In the act OF two years ago.
ne The following House bills were r.
10 ported favorably.
lis Appropriating $4,000 for wor
k on connecting Indian River Inl'
with the Atlantic ocean.
II. Authorizing Newport TO issu
ly bonds 10 repay advances for III
as construction of a sewage system
be the town.
NJ The Senate adopted a motion OF
fored by Senator Palmer extendin
n a vote Of thanks to Senator Shoi
ne for the rapidly" with which ne ha
ce copies Of the new school law Wit
Ii the tax features printed.
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