Evening journal., 1921-03-22
FAVOR BONUSFOR
SERVICE IN WAR
House Passes Measure For
$40 a Month to Men and
Women
STATE UTILITIES
BOARD PLAN FAILS
Staff Correspondent.

SlsUVUsOOO state DOnd issue TO give
bonus to the Delaware boys and
women who saw service in the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps and the
Army Nurse Corps, is made in Rep
resentative Virden's substitute bonus
bill that unanimously passed the
House last night 1t is expected
that the Senate will concur in this
bill today. The original bonus bill
provided for a referendum before it
became operative but that feature
was eliminated in the substitute.
The bill creates a commission Of
state officers to carry out the provi-
sions including the floating of the
s1,O00,O0O bonds, which would be
liquidated in 40 years.
Every man or woman who served
in the Army or Navy and has been
honorably discharged, under this bill
would receive $40 a month for
maximum of % months but it is esti-
mated that the average length of
service of Delaware men was 10
months. II is said about 10000
J persons will be benefited by the bill
which would become effective April
1, 1928. Provision is also made for
the next of kin" to receive the
bonus in cases where the service
man was killed or died in service.
Pass Militia Bills.
The House also passed by unani-
nous vote the National Guard bill
designed to permit the new Anti
Aircraft Regiment to function in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
National Defense Act.
With an amendment providing
that it would in no way conflict with
the duties of the State Archives
Commission the House passed by un-
animous vote Representative Henry
Wilson's bill providing for the col
/ lection, preparation, publication and
! preservation Of records, histories
and statistics and for the collection
and preservation of colors, standards,
battle flags and relics of wars in
which Delawareans have parucipat-
ed.
The National Guard measure car
ries the appropriations asked by the
State military authorities with the
exception of approximately $4,000
said to be unexpended from last
year Appropriation.
Colonel Thomas W. Miller, Major
John z. beFevre, State Commander
of the America Legion, r r. Spahr,
of Middletown; Rev. J. c. Bolton, of
Smyrna, former army chaplain and
II. ]. Pettyjohn, of Milford. COM
/ prising the Legion legislative COM
mittee were in Dover today in be-
half Of the soldier bills.
Stricken From Calendar.
The House struck from its calen-
dar the following House bill:
Providing for the appointment OF
a State inspector OF gasoline and
oils.
The House concurred in the fol-
lowing Senate bills:
Authorizing Harrington TO borrow
! $4,000 for a water plant.
Incorporating the Brandywine
/ Trust and Savings Bank.
Authorizing the State Highway
Department to drain low lands for
/ the benefit of roads under the juris-
| diction of the department.
Authorizing the Mayor and Coun-
/ Gil of Wilmington to borrow $780,
I 900 to aid The Wilmington Institute
in paying for the erection and
equipment of a library building for
a free library.
Prohibiting heavy trucks using
public highways when the sub-grade
is in bad condition.
Extending for 80 days the time for
the assessment, levy and collection
of taxes in Kent county for the
year 1921.
BY a vote OF 10 to -, the House
non-concurred in the Senate bill
comforting on the secretary of State
power to revoke or suspend the reg
istration or motor vehicles or motor
| cycles and licenses to operate the
same. This bill was endorsed by
the Delaware Safety Council.
The House bill authorizing the
Levy Court Of New Castle county TO
borrow sSOO.OOO for the erection of
two bridges over the Brandywine, in
Wilmington, was reported favorably
to the House.
P The House passed the following
House bills
Providing standard sizes for loaves
of bread
Appropriating s4,5OO annually for
the maintenance of a summer school
at Delaware College for the instruc-
ton of teachers.
No state Utilities Board.
BY a vote of IS nays to IA yeas,
the House defeated Representative
Otwelrs bill creating a State Board
OF Public Utility Commissioners.
/ Representatives Buckingham, Glen
daniel, Corbit, Frank Hall Davis,
Gray, Hudson, Lester Mari, Medin,
Megginson. Miller, Smith, e. j. Tur-
ner. T.. w. Turner. Virden, Henry
Wilson, j. z. Wilson and White
voted Negatively and Representatives
Brown. Clark. B. +. Davis, Dill, Har-
rington, Kinder. Kramer. Lord,
Noble Otwell, Phillips, Schneider,
Staats and Paskey voted Affirmative
ly. Representatives Crompton, Lee
and Warrington did not vote.
House Attorney r. r. Kenney ex-
planned that the bill authorized the
governor to appoint the first COM
missoners. who would number four
and not more than two should be Of
the same political party. The bill
would salary each commissioner at
$4,000 per annum and appropriate
$4,000 annually for operating ex-
penses.
Representative Frank Hall Davis
declared the English language could
not describe greater powers than
the bill conferred All public util-
tiles would come Hereunder.
Ninety-three per cent. Of the busi-
ness Of railroads now is under the
control Of the Interstate Commerce