Milford chronicle., 1921-01-28
LEGISLATURE RECEIVES
MANYBILLSFORACTIO
SENATOR ALLEE WILL ASK FOR REPEAL
OF "A NUMBER OF LAWS CREATING
MANY BOARDS.
REORCANIZE NATL GUARD
PROPOSED In BILL INTRODUCED THIS
WEEK BY MIR. CORBIT- -OPPOSERE-
PEAL OF PRIMARY LAWS.

In furtherance of his fight to reduce
State expenditures, Senator J. Frank
Alice, Jr., introduced a number OF re-
pealers in the Senate Monday after
noon. If the measures are adopted they
will cut s8O.OOO from the appropria-
tions of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board in addition to slicing other ap-
propriations and cutting OFF detuncC
commissions.
Senator Alice, in presenting the
measures announced that it was his
intention to introduce numerous re-
neal laws aimed at the 100 or more
commissions and board functioning
under State laws that have become
practically defunct but still receive
funds through the state treasurer.
"I propose to introduce three, four
possibly as many as ten repealers d
dav" Senator Alice continued. Il do
NOT contend that all of these commls-
sions should be wiped out or all funds
cut off. but 1 intend to bring them 10
the attention of this body and let 1t
decide upon them on their merlts'
he continued.
The bills introduced by Senator Al
lee would repeal an annual appro-
priation of $4,000 to be used for re-
imbursing owners of condemned tu-
bercular cattle, another would wipe
out an appropriation of $25,OOO to the
same board for anti-hog cholera ser
um and third would eliminate a war
time act appropriating S5OOO TO tnaC
board.
Another repeal measure introduced
by Senator Alice provides for the
repeal of the State Council of Defense,
a war measure giving the governor
and a council appointed by him spec
ial powers to deal with emergencies
within the State due to the recent
war.
National Guard Bill Introduced
measure for the establishment of
the Delaware National Guard" IN
conformity to the national defense
act was introduced in the House on
Monday by Representative Corbit. The
hill also authorizes the creation OF the
'National Guard Reserves" 1t carries
with it the repeal of the old militia
law.
The measure is designed to elm
mate any friction between the State
and the War Department. 1t IS IN
line with the latest rules and regu-
lations governing the military estaD-
lishment of the Federal government
and the several States.
A feature of the legislation pro-
vides for an increase in the salary OF
the General to $2500 year.
The bill makes an appropriation OF
oral MIR
noses and other appropriations for
specific purposes. 1t makes provision
for the payment of enlisted men dur
ing field or emergency service in ac-
cordance with the latest army pay =
tables.
The separate companies are al
lotted $500 annually for their main l
tenance except in the case of Will I
mington where each company will re-
ceive $500.
A delegation of prominent Republi-
can and Democratic women appeared
before the Senate revised statutes
committee at a hearing Monday after
noon urging that the direct primary {
law, which a bill pending>in in the Sen |
ate would amend by eliminating from \
it's operation Kent and Sussex coun- :
ties, be retained until it had been
given fair trial with women voting.
The delegation included Miss Jen- :
ME Eckman, of Wilmington; Mrs. =
Henry Ridgely and Mrs. R. L. Holli- =
day, of Dover, and Mrs. Marshall Der I,
by. of Woodside. Miss Eckman stated -
that the time during which women ~
have been voting has been too short i
for them to have an opportunity to 6,
demonstrate the usefulness of the law. n
Mrs. Ridgely stated that the defect in m
he measure was it's faulty admins g,
ration. fe
Senator Palmer, sponsor of the re- t,
Dealer, said the law has been a fail r,
Ire in the lower counties and that it dj
was practically impossible to get the D,
pest type of men to run for office.
Good government and clean politics
will be served if the law is amended"
le said.
Senator Alice, chairman of the COM G,
nittee, stated that the law was joke, D.
,iting many difficulties in Kent and di
sussex politics as a result of the law D
lie said it opened the way for the con- ia
rol of nominations by undesirable ell H
ments. Mrs. Ridgely replied that if of
his was true, it was a serious re- su
roach to the voters. in
Senator Short and former Insur- ed
nee Commissioner Thomas R. Will S.
on urged that the repeater be passed. Fe
he committee made no decision, de- CC
erring action on its report until a c..
ater date. S.
If a bill introduced by Representa- De
i've Virden of Wilmington, in the re
louise Tuesday morning becomes tn
Nv, landlords will hesitate in the fu- Ws
Ire before they refuse to rent house aH
} tenant who has children in his pa
lmily, which is said to have been Wis
racticed extensively by landlords ac
uring the past few years.
The Virden bill would make it I'M
.wful for landlord to refuse to
snt a house or apartment to ten
Mt who has a child in his family, or ha
cancel a lease for the same reason, the
nd also would make it unlawful for tel
le landlord to demand more rent be- del
luse of children in the tenants fam an
Y. The bill also has sharp teeth to is
in the form of penalty for vio- ne
tions which would be fine of not CIR
ore than $780, or not more than one fut
,ar in prison, or both. leg
When the clerk had concluded read =
g the bill Speaker Paskey was heard
remark, "That's a good one" am
Representative Buckingham intro col coI
iced bill in the House to amend tuI
q oOn ctif11fiOn bv rnOpa1ino that seC- u