Evening journal., 1923-02-07
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committee on crimes and punish
ment. This substitute was proposed
by Representative Lednum and is
said TO be satisfactory 10 advocates
OF the bill The original bill ex-
cluded those sentenced for certain
crimes from being paroled under it,
and the Leduum substitute would
add TO that number those convicted
of possession, use or sale of dope
such offenders would not be able
even to secure a parole under the
substitute. The bill would allow a
person convicted of murder to be
paroled after serving year, II
recommended for the parole. The
fight against the bill will probably
be made on this feature.
Speaker Culver appointed Messrs.
Nelson, G. Pratt and Lord COM
mittee on behalf of the House to
visit and inspect the state Hospital
for the Insane. Representative Mel
son. who has been i'll with the grip
for several days at his home in
Frankford. returned today and re-
sumed his legislative duties.
Pay For Armory Site.
Representative Collins introduced
a bill in the House TO appropriate
s60Is7 TO the Newark Trust and
Safe Deposit Company. II is claim
ed that this amount is owed on
promissory note held by the trust
company. the money having been
used 10 buy the site for Company
z Armory Oficers Of the old Com
pany z endorsed the note. Those
who opposed the claim in the past
contended that when the State ap-
propriated money for the erection
of the armory. It was done with the
understanding that the site would
be furnished free il the State would
erect the building. They now con-
tend there can be no just claim on
the state for money TO help pay for
the site as the offer Of free site |
was one of the arguments that Sc
cured the original appropriation for
the building from the State.
Basl on Reading Letters.
There was brief wrsngle in the
House this morning over the reading
Of the daily batch Of communications
on various subjects, which corre-
spondence IS growing more volum-
inous every day. Mr. Nelson had
moved that the reading OF the letters
be dispensed with and that they be
TO committee for considera-
ton.
Representative Cooper objected
saving. that while all Of chem might
not be important they had been sent
by the writer's who expected tn I'm to
be brought TO the attention q the
Legislature and he thought it rnly
matter OF courtesy that they be read,
no matter how long it took.
Representative Little was OF ;he /
same opinion. but Mr.. sfelson ir2'st- [
ed the committees were the proper /
place for these communications and
his motion TO dispense with the
reading of them prevailed.
Doctors Qualifications.
Representative Lednum introduc-
ed a bill to place the medical pro-
fession in Delaware on a par with
that maintained in other States. 1t
is fostered by the State Medical |
Council, and specifies the qualifica-
lions any applicant for a license to /
practice in Delaware must have be-
fore such license is issued. Among
other things all such applicants /,
must have served at least one year /
as an inferno in a hospital to be /
by the Medical Board.
More Pay For Deputy.
Representative Davis introduced a |
bill TO increase the pay of the rural I
deputy sheriff in New Castle county /
from $500 to $1,000 per year.
Representative Slaughter present
I'd a bill amending the act relncor- /
porating the town of Smyrna by
specifying how the town elections |
shall be held there, the members of
rown Council to be elected at large |
instead Of by districts as now.
Representative Dawes offered a
bill providing that the Board OF As
in Kent county shall an
nually prepare a list of all persons
table to pay a license tax to the /!
state and deliver the same to tho (
clerk of the peace of that county.
Representative Cooper introduced /
4 bill fixing the boundary of the /
third election district of the Seventh /
district in Kent /
county
REPRESENTATIVE Nelson introduced |
4 bill to extend the law for the pro- /
lection os those laying out or plant
ng oysters in the Indian River, Re- |
noboth Bay and Assawaman Bay. |
oystermen at the present time re-
ceive certain protection only in the |
Delaware Bay. and this extends it
10 the above waters.
More Money for Mothers.
Mr.. Nelson also introduced a bill /
TO increase the annual appropriation |
10 the Mothers Pension Commits
sion. The appropriation the past
two lyears has been s25,00O and F.
$4,000 extra for administration ex-
penses. The Nelson bill would in
crease the appropriation to $4,000
and $4,000 for admin ,stration eX-
penses. making a Ntotal increase of /
$4,000 a year Most of the in
crease would go to New Castle
county. where there are 100 widows
on the waiting list.
Invest State Money.
A bill providing for the investment |
OF Surplus funds of the State was
Introduced in the Senate this morn /
Ing by Senator Moore. II provides
that whenever the State Treasurer |
snail have in hand to his credit or
HE credit os the state moneys or
furds which. in the opinion OF the
Governor. Secretary OF State. State |
rrcas-rer or Auditor OF Accounts,
,r ~ N inr-.r of thnn1 are N ore l