Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-18
ASSEMBLY ENACTS
FIRST LAW OF l02l
Increasing Board of Secretary OF
State at Request OF a. r.
Benson, Incoming Official.

stan correspondence of Every Evening.
Sr,rE HOUSE, DOVER, Jan. Is.
The General Assembly, under sus-
mansion of the rules. yesterday after
noon enacted the first law of the present
session. an act introduced hy Senator
Bennett and increasing the bond of the
secretary of State from $40 900 to s45,Ooo.
senator Bennett said Alden r. Benson,
ne incoming secretary of State, request
"a the ino.ease He stated the bond was
$1,000 previous 10 1916 and Sl0,Oou
during the last four years. He made
comparison of the revenue of the office
of the secretary of State. saying the re,
ceipts amounted To S230,000 in 1916 and
II 900 900 in 1920 and 20 $4,000 in
January of 1917 and $3.50. 600 TO S3OCOsW
(estimated) in january of 1921 Cover
nor Townsend in his biennial message
recommended increase of the bond
The Senate adopted concurrent reso-
htlun presented by Senator Bennett
fixing a time for shutting of the intro
aucfinn of new business. Senator Bennetc
suggested February 10, but the Senate
ON motion of Senator Short, amended
bv making the date February Z. Senator
Palmer expressed the opinion that AZ
every session proposed legislation IS held
hack bv certain persons SO that 1t VIII
not receive proper consideration. Senator
Robertson opposed the resolution, con-
tending that under the Constitution a
hill may be introduced at any time.
Senator Palmer introduced q bill pro-
viding for the payment of only half-rate
tax on land growing young trees Tor:
forestry purposes until such trees are OF
>laicient size 20 be adaptable to ordinary
commercial purposes. provided the land
20 taxed consists of more than i've acres
Senator Bennett introduced a bull
increasing the powers of the State highway
police officers
Tho Senate concurred in the House
concurrent resolution requesting the state
Highway Department To furnish the
General Assembly with information re-
lating TO expenses in connection with the
establishment and maintenance Of the
uolice department Of the State Highway
Department. 4 letter from Hockessln
Grange. Patrons of IIuSbandry. ndorslng
4 proposal To cstablush State constahn-
larv. was read 10 the Senate.
The House concwred in the Senate
ioint resolution authorizing and direct
inG the stat, treasurer to pay ont Of the
treasury all the unpaid bills authorized
hv tho special session Of 1920. as well rs
An, other hills which were not covered
Nv the appropriation made TO the Board
II Statr supplies for the year 1920 The
resolution correct. clerical error and
authorizes the expenditure or Sl2. 1877 66
for printing state archieves and the
journals and laws Of the special session OF
1920
The House passed the House bill in
creaslng from 5000 TO 81 600 per annum
the amount Of money the town Of Ellen
dale may raise by taxation.
To ANEND MOTOR LAW.
Representative Phillips introduced 4
bill TO amend chapter 2i3, volume 30
Laws OF Delaware. ent tiled ian act z
provide for the regulation Of the weight
speed and operation OF vehicles on State
highways The bill repeals sections ;,
s and OF the chapter, as follows:
SECTION 5 No self-propelled vehicle
equipped with metal tires shall be operat7
81 upon State highways. with the excep-
tiOn 81 traction engines, road rollers and
farming implements, and these shall DC
operated only after securing permit
from the State Highway Depart ment.
section 6. Traction engines, road
rp.r- and farming implements Dust
comply with the requirements OF thu:
law and not be allowed on State highways
llAlt-> INC A4AHlS stAt SAA4tAAt4 0A
with smooth cleats Of at least two inches
inwidth II the vehicles have cleats other
than above specified that cannot be re-
moved then cushions shall be placed be
tween the cleatS IL, such a ma1Rer that
the cleat will not come IN contact with
the pavement so as 70 cause any InlurI
% the highways.
Section :. Trailers equipped with meta
tires bearing n gross load IN excess c
5000 pounds shall not be allowed o
state highways
State Librarian Earle D. Wiley re
norted TO the General Assembly that th
last two wears were successful for the Stat
Library The sum Of 1859 was spen
for law books and legal publications. tn
bound law books numbering 269. As gift
and on exchange account from othe
states, from the United States govern
meat and from other sources the hbrar
recey~ed 2,579 bound volumes and 1857
namphlets The hbrary's total growt
was 2s4s bound volumes and 1865
pamphlets One hundred and fifty vol
umes were rebound Additional spac
will soon be required for storing books
Al the collections have been .reclasslhec
and markers have been put at the ends 0
book stacSs. AS custodian Of the Stat'
House Nir Wiley called attention TO tn
crowded condition Of the offices therein.