Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
WORK PLANNED FOR THE
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
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is claimed, would save thousands G
dollars of expense to the city, couu
ties and the State. With the amend
ment it is said registrants would re
main registered in the district il
the district in which they registere
until legally transferred.
Separate Prison for Women
A bill providing for a separate pris
on for women prisoners, in whicl
Mrs. William S. Hilles and Mrs. Don
aid S. Ashbrook are interested, will b.
presented. The Prisoners Aid Society
is having a bill prepared providing
for parole law. This is one of the
fewer than half a dozen States having
no parole law which will effectively
take care of prisoners for a time af-
ter they again are introduced into the
life of the community The proposed
measure probably will have the pro-
vision that fulfilling certain conditions
in the first half of the sentence, a pris-
Oner, except when specified in the law,
may be released by the board of pa
role and serve the last half of the SEN
tence under the supervision of an Of
ticer, at some employment in the State
and living in his own home. Support
ers of the parole system say it gives
prisoners an incentive to become good
citizens.
A State budget system to enable the
citizens to clearly understand the pur-
pose for which the public funds are
intended will be the basis for another
measure for which Governor Denney,
j. Hall Anderson and others are spOn-
sors.
Public Service Body
A bill having the Endorsement of
the Democratic organization will be
offered providing for the creation of
State Public Service Commission. This
commission would eliminate the local
board of Public Utilities, which has
only jurisdiction over the utilities OPP
Grating in Wilmington.
J. Albert Oliver, probation officer, is
having drafted bill creating the Of
flee of Public Defender" In its rec
concentrations the 1921 Grand Jury
proposed the creation of a public de-
fender in accordance with the prac-
tice in other States, to defend persons
brought to court who are unable to
employ an attorney.
The State Medical Society is pre-
pairing bill for the modification of
the State prohibition enforcement
laws, which would enable physicians
to prescribe liquor in extreme cases
of illness. 1t is not believed the meas
ure has much chance.
The workhouse prisoners are work.
ing on bill for the more strict con-
troll of drug peddling and the use of
drugs. The bill will probably pro-
vide for addicts to be sent to the ,
State Hospital at Farnhurst instead ,
Of to the workhouse, and imposing a :
penalty Of twenty years on drug ped i
Hers.
Alexander Abrahams, Councilman, s
chairman of the Wilmington Zoning +
Committee is drawing bill to enable t
to start its proposed zon- e
ng plan. i
Strong opposition is developing to i
he proposed $7,100,000 school build e
ng program being considered by the
'tate Board of EDUCATION. Most of the +
opposition is from the lower part Of t
he State, where the most new schools
ave been built in the last few years, f,
nd where the taxes have been boost
d.
AS the legislature is Democratic n
nd most of the Senators and Repre- h,
entatives come from Kent and Sus- N
ex counties, it is expected the bud
ct to be presented by the school m
Oard will be pruned considerably. II
Tax on Gasoline
1t is likely that a bill will be Of
,red providing a tax of one cent "A
allon on gasoline, the proceeds from d q
hich will be distributed equally be- "
Teen the three counties for the build w
g of lateral roads. II IL
One of the measures to come before ~
e legislature which promises to fig
e prominently will be the proposed
ntral bureau to control all, OF near
all, the welfare agencies Of the
ate. While this measure has attain
the approval Of a large number Of To-
cial workers ther are others who to
II oppose its passage and lively
hit is promised. The proposed mer- roi
r has been explained in detail so ins
Gently that it would be useless to au
call the details here. cal
It is likely that some action will be a ]
zen to rescind or modify reciprocity wa
motor trucks from other states ter
1ch come to or pass through this Mo
lte for commercial purposes. This mu
)ject has been frequently discussed Mo
ring the past year. but
Child Labor Laws Dro
7he Labor Commission of Delaware IL
,ects to propose legislation requir- - 1iii1 Z
not more than an eight-hour day fo1
children who are employed and an 't G
Icational standard showing the onJ
Id to have passed eight yearly Gr; CT
des or to have completed the gram o,-o, r- =
r course. IA
awyers of New Castle county will ti,.t ~
sent bill lauthorizing the Cover ~ -
to appoint special judge for the HIT HIT
rt of Common Pleas for the pur- "
e of expediting business in this s+oo
rt which has increased from an SoF
rage of 40 cases a month in 1917, w
n the court was organized, to 100 i+or
IS a month at the present time. A
unners of lower Delaware favor cifv
to repeal the law prohibiting the mia
of wild ducks. M
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