Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-08
GREAT DAYS WORK
IN BILLS OFFERED
TO LEG|SLATU URE
Last Days Rush Included 21o
Bills, 81 in Senate and
124 in House.
PLENTY OF WORK IN SIGHT
staff Correspondence Of Every Evening.

cf 2TS bills introduced in the Le9i sla-
,,re YESTERDAY, the time limit for receiv ing
new business, "a We're Presented to the
Dcnate and l24 70 the House. Since the
convening of the General Assembly on
January 4 it has received 462 bills, 2l2
being designated Senate bills and 250
House bills Less than dozen OF the
bills have been enacted into laws. The
legislative ATTORNEYS and their stenogra r.
hic forces were kept busy drafting and
backing bills Yesterday. Senate and House
continued in session until 10.45 o'clock
last night.
FARMERS BANK DIRECTORS.
Senator Alice presented to tho Senate
Yesterday afternoon joint resolutions
appointing David Snellenburg, J. Ernest
Smith and Ezekiel Cooper State direc-
tors of the Wilmington branch of The
Farmers Bank, Governor William ID.
Denney, Cornelius b. Hope and W.
Watson Harrington directors OF the Dover
branch and former Governor John G
Townsend Jr., Will am ] Thoroughbred
and Walter B. Hilyard directors of the
Georgetown branch, action on which
was deferred
The Senate adopted Senate resolu-
tion, presented bv Senator Alice, requir-
ing the State Highway Department To
February 81. 1921, setting forth the 1920
and 1921 payrolls of said department by
months, showing the individual employees
'the character of the employment OF each
the salary or compensation of each, the
amount of the monthly personal expense
account of each and the place OF resi-
ience of each one year before the time OF
hiror her employment by said department :.
fSenator Alice also introduced bill de-
creasing 10 per cent the compensation
of every employe Of the State Highway
Department. =,
Senator Robertson introduced bill
creating conservation bommissioh.
which would sNpersede the Fish and Game
Commission The bill provides for the
appointment OF a commission OF three
members BY the governor, one TO serve
two wears. one four years and one six
wears and their successors 10 serve SIX
wears They would receive a salary of
S240 wear and travelling expenses and
would be authorized 10 appoint clerk
AT n salary of 5000. one chief game war-
den at q salary Of 81 500 and two game
wardens at salary Of 81 500 each. The
commission would have control OF all
matters pertaining to the preservation,
conservation. protection and propagation
of game and would also have charge Of
all violations OF the game laws Of the
State. The commission would also have
authority to declare closed seasons IN
anv hundred or county OF the State on
any or all game birds or animals for
definite periods. The commission would
take over all the books, papers, etc. of
TIE Board Of Game and Fish Comnis-
sioners.
BILLS IN THE SENATE
Bills as follows were also introduced IN
the Senate:
Bv Senator Allee-Nfaking IT unlawful
for anv member If the General Assembly
to vote fof or against any measure coming
before the General Assembly in return Tor
or in consideration OF the vote or the
promise TO vote for or against another
measure coming before the General As
sembly bv another member thereof
Appropriating $4,000 10 the Delaware
Commission for the Predetermined.
Amending the General Corporation
law.
Abolishing the Office Of chief game war
den and providing that his duties shall be
performed by the State detectives
Aboiishinc the Office of state archivist
and providing that has duties shall be
performed BY the state detectives.
Authorizing the encouragement TO
appoint state highway police and fix their
salaries.
Relating to the State Board of Account
eDcy.
Relsting TO express companies
Authorizing the secretary OF State TO
have bound the enrolling acts of the Gen
eral Assembly p rior to 1850 on file IN his
Office.
Appropriating $1,000 for a heating
plant for a building in Dover acquired
bv the State from Kent county.
By Senator Robertson-Incorporating
the Brandywine Trust and Savings Bank
Of Wilmington; stockholders, Charles
Forwood, William LYONS, Jr., Joseph II .
Bartlett, William l.. hamann and William
p. White, capital stock, 500, 900.
Repealing acts that exempt marsh or
t,rimproved land in Wilmington from
Taxation.
Amending the School law relating 10
the budget system.
Providing for the establishment and
maintenance Of kindergartens IN public
schools.
Fixing the salary of the chief deputy
attorney-general at 81, 500, the salary Of
the deputy for New Castle county at
$1,000 and the salary of the deputies for
Kent and Sussex at 81 200 each.
hfRuIdIlGR Tue SCi1DOl dNitutdutc Vi
children between ii and l6 years of age
who have not completed the work of the
eighth grade.
Amending the law relating to the pub
hcation of licenses.
By Senator Bennett-Making changes
In the State Board Of Health Laws, the
most important of which is q provision
under which three of the seven members
could be layInen. Under the present law
all seven members must be physicians.
Authorizing the State Board of Health
TO appoint State food inspector, who
shall also act as cannery Inspector. The
bill provides for an additional s., 500 an
nual appropriation TO the board 10 carry
out the provisions of the act.
Amending the automobile laws by pro-
viding that all motor behicles must be
equipped with mirror so placed that the
driver can readily ascertain the presence
Of any vehicle travelling In the same direc-
ton and overtaking him
Making il misdcmeanor to manufac-
ture or sell or trade in adulterated or
misbranded or poisonous or deleterious
food.
Giving the State Board of Agriculture
power to conserve the forests and timber
lands of the State and TO make rules and
regulations for their conservation and
protection.
Abolishing number of boards, such as
the State Live stock Sanitary Board and
the Forestry Board and concentrating
their duties in the State Board Of Agricul-
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