Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-09
FARMERS OPPOSE
GIVING UP FUND TO
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Delaware Farm Bureaus Pro-
test Read in House at
Dover. Today.
PROGRAM FOR LINCOLN DAY

Special dispatch from staff correspondent.
State House, Dover. Feb =
Visits by committees representing
the Senate and House TO the Delaware
state Hospital at Farnhurst and the
Delaware Industrial School for Girls
at Claymont, did not prevent the Cen
eral Assembly convening today. Inc
House received and filed communica-
tions. as follows:
From the Chamber of Commerce OF
Wilmington. approving the bipartisan
City charter bill
F'rcui the trustees of Brandywine
Methodist Episcopal Church, Whining
ton. approving the proposed bonding
OF New Castle county in the sum OF
s4On 600 FOR a new bridge over the
Rrandywine at Market street, in that
city.
From Caesar Rodney Chapter,
daughters of the American Revolution.
approving the Child Welfare bills
From the New Castle County Farm
bureau, approving the bill discontnu-
ing hundred assessors in New castle
county and district assessors IN VII
mington and opposing the hih dis
continuing a State appropriation Tor
the eradication of tuberculosis among
cattle
The House 1NSO IGle ItSN va tit AAiNAA'
ing for committee work and the after
noon for taking up the calendar.
The Legislature will be the guests OF
the Kiwanis Club at dinner in the
Hotel du Pont. Wilmington. tonight.
Lincoln's Day Program.
For the celebration of Lincoln's
birthday in the Hall Of Representatives.
Friday afternoon. the following pro
gram has been arranged:
Chorus. America" led BY Herman
4 Taylor: Invocation. Rev J. I.
I,rouse Chaplain Of the Senate; sing
irg male quartet; reading of Lincoln :
Gettysburg Address. Representative
Ruckingham: vocal solo. Mrs Frank
uan Davis: address. Everett c. John
son. former secretary OF state; vocal
SOLO, Mrs Davis: address. P. P. Cla8-
ton. United States commissioner Of
,ducation. singing. male quartet; bene-
diction. Rev Z. C. Graham. chaplain Of
the House.
Favorable Reports.
House point resolutions authorizing
the publication Of the Constitution OF
Delaware as amended the General
Corporation law, as amended; the
Election laws. as amended. and Laws
relating 10 banks and building and loan
associations were reported favorably
10 the House.
The following House bills were re-
ported fsvorably 10 the House:
Providing for the maintenance Of a
summer school at Delaware College
for the instruction of teachers.
Amending an act relative 10 laying
out. widening. changing and vacatins
public roads. blidges and railroad cross
ings over highways
Authorizing the register in chancery
Tor Kent county, the prothonotaries Of
New Castle and Kent counties, and the
recorder OF deeds for Kent county To
procure new seals Of Office.
Commission Organizes.
The commission appointed by Gov
ernor Denney to confer with q com
mission from New Jersey. relative 70
The drafting Of laws relating % the
taking Of fish from the Delaware river
and bay organized today as follows:
Frederick D. Bender, president: J. Hall
Anderson. attorney; Harris Samonisky.
secretary. Conferences were held with
the governor and the secretary Of state.
The following Senate bills We're re-
ported favorably 10 the House;
Corferring on the authorized repre-
sentatives Of the State Highway De-
partnent, power TO enforce all traffic
laws and regulations on public high
ways and all the laws relating 10 Ii
censes OF motor vehicles.
Conferring greater powers on police
regulating traffic on highways.
Determining the membership Of the
Sussex County Highway Improvement
Commission
Committee Work in Senate.
The Senate devoted the entire morn
ing 20 committee work.