Evening journal., 1923-02-16
WOMEN FREE Of
DUTY AS JURORS

.
for Miss Ellen samworth which was
granted. Miss Samworth said that
her point OF view was that the
women having secured the vote.
mad no right to ask for any special
legislation. What we want" she
said is equal legislation" She said
II was no time TO ask for special
legislation because OF sex.
Miss Spruance who was also given I
the privilege Of the floor said in her ]
opinion IL would tie the hands Of /,
the Judges who are already en-
powered 10 accept valid excuses I
from jury duty. Sne said she did
not think this bill at all necessary as
woman who has a valid excuse
could get excused
Senator ITighfcld favored the bill I,
and asked II any member OF the Sem
ate would want 70 see his 21-year-old
daughter his wife or his mother
serve on a jury that was trying some
I degraded case. He said he favored
exemption Of all women from jury
duty but that II any OF them want
ed 70 serve he thought they should
be allowed TO do so.
Senator j. Prettyman took the
same view as Mr.. Highheld and said
he would be for the bill
Senator Lutz made a speech against
the bill. lie said equal rights had
been granted 20 women and he saw
no reason why such a bill as this +
should be passed. He said the pres r
ent plan or women serving on juries ]
should he given a trial and II there "
is any objection after two years the Z
law could be- repealed. {
Senator Walker then made a plea
FOR the defeat Of the bin claiming p
the women did not want IL. O
Separate Quarters For Women q
Senator Hopkins bill providing &
for separate quarters for women 3
jurors In cases where the jury should T
happen 10 be out over night on a s.
case and for separate bailins under p
such conditions which was also a ~
special order, was next called up and 2
was passed unanimously. There was
no debate on this bill and Il was 4
passed without q dissenting vote. "
To Drain swamp Land
The Senate passed Senator Viven's
bill amending tho law relative 10 the
drainage OF low lands. Landreth l..
Layton. OF Georgetown. explained
hat several minor changes were re- tu
luired in the present law 20 help IN W
he work of reclaim.ng some Of the 81
swamp lands of Sussex county. He ar
aid that he persona 'ly owned about az
1000 acres OF such land that was not al
worth more than so cents an acre al
his time. but with the amendment. en-
{ might help the project 10 an ex- pa
ent that much land would he re- ~
'laimed and he made productive. In "a
addition 20 what he holds he said ~
here was at least $4,000 acres moro ~
II the land. In answer 20 a question =.
rom Senator S.monton he said he 90
,ays taxes on the land. -,
Charter 49,
In the House. after a House 49,.
mendment had been killed. the AZ
louise passed the senate substitute 49,
Or Senator McInure's bill 10 pro- a.
ide practically "A new charter for -.
The House amend bt,
lent which was killed unanimously on
onfined the levyiLg of any taxes g,,,
! the future TO those sources that bo,
re now subject 10 a tax and was -,
pposed by former Representative ~
'alter Leatherbury. president OF Ca,
le Town Commissioners. The bill ,of
as then passed. Il provides for a nc.
.ayor and Council OF five uombers
ected at large and for Be- modern ~
'wn form OF government H.
representative Brogans bill CIV
E the Commercial Credit Company
Baltimore. n Delaware corpora
on. authority to engage in the bus
ess OF discounting was passed ~
ithout opposition. Mr.. Brogan ex- n
'ined this company Is an old es- no.
blished house. with a high rating -
fiancial circles and IL was simply 80.
king for an extension OF its rights -
lder tho charter q holds from Del -,
ware. James p. Winchester OF the "'.
ilmington Trust Company in a let ~
r which Mr. Brogan read COM 'rlO
ended ,be romnan,, ana ovnrossoa prir
o belief that its wishes as TO the ne
;ht TO carry on tho business pro- Ol
led for in the bill should be con
anted per'
.izens' Loan Bank Gnu
Representative Rrogan's bill in Lea
rporating the Citizens Savings and NJ
an Bank in Wilmington was pass pres
unanimously by the House. 1t chai
mes as the incorporators Robert A
Robinson. William 8. Prickett. VI.
nm Govatos Frederick I R1atz of !
hn W. Morris. Clarence &. KiIlen the
4 Timothy J. Mooney. The au- war'
,rized capital stock Is fixed at rs Il
$4,000 and the b,ll provides that OF {
O00 OF this must he paid in be- Mar
o the company can do business.
linSt Fake Nd"
BroC1n's hill pro- w
.iting misleading. false. untrue and Pres
'eptlve advertising was passed by the
House. II provides fine from r. f
10 500 FOR every offence. Mr.. take
,gan said II is designed TO protect at n
business man and the consumer Pr
m fakes. the
Cooper's bill giving
oming authority 10 borrow up to
700 for a sewer system. was NJ
sed without opposition. II pro- pros
= : Una, M pl oposeu Donu issue irreg
McManus had re- .1
united his bill providing for a 49, ~
sntion home in Wilmington.
Aid Kcnt's Sick the
representative Gray called up his heret
directing the Levy Courts OF porte
Il and Sussex counties to appro- bill
tie $4,000 a year for the care wyoi
IL