Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-03

ATTORNEY Kenney explained that the
now bin was designed to take the place
Of bills that had been before the Senate
and House for several weeks,
Ask for an Accounting.
House Attorney Kcnncy is preparing
for presentation to the lower branch OF
the Legislature n House resolution ask
ing Adiutant General Ellison for IN
formation concerning the disposition OF
certain funds of the National Guard.
That organization received from the
State an appropriation of $l3,ooo IN i'ls
and n like appropriation in 1920. Oi
the total sum appropriated for the TWO
years. il is said $4,000 was unexpohd-
cd II is reported that previous To
January is. 1921. this balance was
drawn from the state treasury ana
banked as a private account.
In committee hearings on Nationai
Guard matters IL ia stated, no account
ing has been made OF the $4,000. Iho
resolution VIII ask for nm accounting.
Full Tons for Coal.
Tho Scnatc unanimously passed SON
ntor Robertson's bill making 2.24O
Mounds tho legal weight for ton Of
anthracite coal I'm Delaware Senator
Robertson. in explaining tho hill said
sion on the question for years and
especially in Wilmington. The bill no
said. simply provides TINT 2.24O pounds
shall be the standard weight FOR nhthra-
cite coal. The people he anid. whether
| RIGHT or wrong. now think that every
! time they buy ton of coal, they gct
| a4O mounds less than ton. lie also
/ enid that In buying the coal thore is ne
/ doubt that tho dealers get 2,24O pounds
/ for n ton Every member present voted
I for the bill except Senator short. who
! answered the roll call mot voting
Kln Womcn's Workday Bill.
| Tho Senate, by vote of 10 nays to
! two ycae defeated Senator Lutz'a bill
to reduce from hb hours pcr week TO
a. tho number of hours that females
/ viii he allowed to work II provided nm
eight hour day FOR five daYs ana four
hours on saturday. Senators iutz ami
Fric, were the only two Senators 10
vote for the hill
Senators Allcc and Price were an
pointed bv President pro tom Handy 20
attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
az James T. Aaron, who was sergeant
at arms OF tho senate.
The Senate passed Senator Robert
son.a bin. with aubatitutc providing fol
! NONRESIDENT kulittcf sai' 'iffi'''
license The original mado the license
SIS 90. while the substitute makes th'
non-resident Eunnors license $40 ans
the u-residcut fFhCrman.s license ~
The hin wna passed unauinuusly.
Vetoed by Governor.
Governor Denuey TO-DAY returned Is
tho senate. without hia approval Sena
tor AlIec's bill making il unlawful ~
any state department. institution. corn
mission. otc. receivinE any state fnan
cial aid ~ create dc0rit The action
bv the senate on the hlj Waa recon
sidered and il is NOW restored 4" th
calendar.
Governor peuDey objected 81 the III
because il did rat make provision tha
institutions receiving private sHIa,rir
tlony shall uet come uud,r its pr"vi
SONS az far aa thoS, prNato auhECtip
items aro concerned senator hlef
several daya ESQ met thit objection u
introducing another r'F fu Tive senat
which vaa passed lv That brdy aud
nov tn tho llouec n the second n.
passoa. thc ouo returned IN tho Eavor
ror TODAY vil ~ dyur- ha allowed +
dle on the senate ca}efdar
AnouE the yistoIa tnda> We're formo
Congressman Huam II Eurton Z
Iawes former state Ssnatw HARLAN
NJ Joseph 10 near Lcvrs. and farms
REPRESENTATIVE Harvey Hastings ,
Laurel