Evening journal., 1921-03-03
FIREMEN
BILL TO PASS
SENATE TODAY
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IN the Dill lnc name VI ="
Schunder. OF Wilmington. to take
the place OF william b. Megear, the
Democratic Police Commissioner
but Senator Robertson, when spok-
en- to about the matter this morn
ing. said he knew nothing Of II. so
It is likely the bill will pass in its
present form.
. ,2fO Pounds Legal Ton.
The Senate unanimously passed
/ Senator Robertson's bill, making
..240 pounds the legal weight for a
ton OF anthracite coal in Delaware.
Senator Robertson. in explaining the
hill. said there has been a great deal
OF discussion on the question for
years and especially in Wilmington.
The bill. he said. simply provides
that 2.24O pounds shall be the stand
ard weight for anthracite coal. The
people, he said, whether right or
| wrong. now think that every time
they, buy a ton OF coal they get 240
pounds less than a ton. He also said
that in buying the coal. there is no
doubt but what the dealers get 2,24O
present voted for the bill, except
. ] senator GHOIAf WIN dAlnMNAtN AhN
roll call. mot voting"
.. The Senate. by vote OF 10 nays TO
yeas, defeated Senator Lutz's bill
to reduce from So hours per week to
"A the number OF hours that fe-
males will be allowed to work. II
provided an S-hour day for FIVE days
and four hours on Saturday. Sena-
tors Lutz and Price were the only
two senators TO vote for the bill.
Senators Alice and Price were ap-
{ pointed by President Pro Ten
Handy TO attend the funeral tomor.
row afternoon OF James p. Aaron
who was sergeant-of-arms OF the
Senate.
- The Senate passed Senator Robert
81 sons bill with substitute providing
81 for a nonresident gunners' an'
. fishers license. The original made
the license $3.50. while the substi
e tute makes the nonresident gunners
license $40 and the non-residen
- hsherInan's license 50. The bill
! was passed unanimously.
% Vctocs Anu-Deficit Bill.
Governor Denney today returned
10 the Senate without his approva
Senator Allee's bill making it unlaw
ful for any State department. insti
4 tuition, commission. etc. receiving
any State financial aid to create
deficit The action by the Senat
on the bill was reconsidered and
e is now restored TO the calendar.
Governor Denney objected to tn
n bill because il did not make provi
A. sion that institutions receiving pri
n vate subscriptions shall not come un
j. der its provisions as far as thos
private subscriptions are concerned
Senator Alice. several days ag'
.e met this objection by introducin
IL another bill in the Senate which wa
y passed by that body and is now /
'i the House. II the second bill passs
the one returned by the governC
is today will no doubt be allowed I
M die on the Senate calendar.
i Among the visitors today wei
Former Congressman Hiram r. Bui
" ton, OF Lewes. Former State Senate
Harland NJ. Joseph. OF near Lewe
'e and Former Representative Harve
Hastings. OF Laurel
- Republican Senators held a cor
ANANAANE AAAAn NlNA IAMh AMaN AarNN
nearly an hour. IL Is understood the
Il various matters pertaining TO legisl'
n ton was discussed.
~ Representative Buckingham ha
stricken from the House calends
~ the House bill proposing an amen,
- ment to the constitution Of Del;
"a ware. providing for a permanei
registration OF voters. and intrl
duced by unanimous consent a bI
proposing a constitutional ameni
ment providing for a registratic
to continue so long as the Legisli
IL ture would permit by subsequel
u law and authorizing registration {
personal application or in writing,
Attorney Kenney explained tn
or the new bill was designed to tai
It's the place Of bills that had been b
n fore the Senate and House for Sc
st. eral weeks.
re Communications Received
il. The Legislature today receiv
e. and filed the following commune
tions:
en- From Eureka Council. Jr. o.
ar A. NJ. approving the Wilmingt
ch city charter bill
,s- From the Central Labor Unic
10 approving a bond issue for n n,
ut public library in Wilmington al
disapproving high rates OF inter,
ce charged by CERTAIN loan compani
,te From William W. Knowles. a
cd proving the initiative and refero
n dunn bill.
les From the Rotary Club. approvi
nit the proposed reorganization OF {
public schools Of Wilmington.
no From the Levy Court Of New c,
on. tie county, approving the Lew
Ich Cape May ferry project and appr,
nd ing the bill diverting from I
go State Treasury one-half OF licei
fees collected by clerks OF the pes
to the use OF Incorporated cities
towns and the hundreds not incluc
therein.
,TT Approval of State Audit.
iii The House concurred in the I
lowing Senate concurrent reso
tions:
nh Requesting the State Board OF Et
vas cation to prepare for the Legislati
EFT school budgets for the years 1.
RIM and 1929 that would be applica
under the pending school bill.
zen Providing for the appointment
zed a joint committee TO audit the
ing counts Of State officers and State
rhe stitutions and authorizing the CO
,fc- mittee to employ expert assistar
i've Representatives Schneider and b.
1ed DAVIS We're appointed House me
nsv bers Of the committee.
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