Evening journal., 1923-02-08
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as to the purity OF the goods and not
as to the other sanitary conditions
and il that was true he thought there
wac need for State inspector.
4 Representative Lednum said he
understood the principal com plant
was that a previous inspector had rot
been up to the job and added he
thought State cannery inspector
/ was essential.
( Mr. Lord said II the inspector is
not on the job fire him but keep the
office.
( Democrats Little Joke
Mr.. Holcomb. said the Democrats
were not cunning for anyone and
, that Il was only a question OF there
being no need for the job. Repuoll-
can members laughed AT he remark
that they were not cunning for any
one
Mir Pettyjohn said about the only
use he had been told there was for
the Office in the state was to notify
the canneries when he Federal IN
spector would come around. The
bill was then passed by vote OF
81 to 70.
A number OF bills were report ID by
committees during the afternoon
session OF the House as follows;
Reported FavOrably
Reported bly-House bill TO
prohibit deceptive advertising; House
bill amending the law In New Castle
county relative to bridges: Senator
Cams bill To amend the state aid
road law; authorizing the register in
chancery Of New Castle county to-
procure q seal: House bill extending
the Jurisdiction OF the Juvenile Court
or wilmington: Senate bill amending
the law relative TO method NJ record
ing renunciations bv trustees.
Reported unfavora bly-houFe au-
thorizing state Highway Department
to investigate claims OF road CON /,
tractors relative 10 excess freight F.
rates; House bill 10 investigate
similar claim made by the s'iel Con
struction Company.
Reported on their m arits-H House
bin to create a State Park Commits
sion: Mr.. Collins bill amending law
OF New Castle county relative TO
roads and bridges
Must Report Accidents
After it had been explained by
Senator Hardesty the introducer,
the House passed the Senlte bill
making il unlawful for a person driN-
ing an automobile that has caused
either personal or property damage
10 drive awly without leaving his or
her name with the person injured or
with the police II provides Ter
inc OF $500 or imprisonment for two
ears. or both. for violations OF the
provisions OF the bill. Representative
Alice was the only member to vote
against the bill.
The House passed Senator Har- {
aesty's bill to make valid the records
OF certain deeds having defective
acknowledgements. This bill is pass
ed every two years.
Furnish Felony List
The House by a vote OF Is 10
passed Representative Holcomo
bill 10 require the Clerks OF the
Peace OF each county TO furnish TO +
the registrars the same time as they
furnish the registration list. a list
OF persons convicted Of a felony and
who are therefore not legally en-
titled TO vote.
Mr.. Virden. asked IL the intro
lucer could cite any case where con
lets not entitled 10 vote have been
egistered and voted.
Mr.. HoIcomb said he knew OF one
UGH case in his own district and
sveral other Democratic members $
lso said they knew of cases where c
ersons who had been convicted of
.Iony had voted. Mr.. Pettyjohn o
i'd in his district man who had "
zen convicted of felony not only 3
.gistered but the Judge refused to o
Ike his name off on appeal and he
1ted. u
Mr.. Virden thought the bill should "
, amended to make the Clerk OF C.
le Peace liable to a fine in case o.
e should give a wrong list to the a
.gistrars. The eight members who d
oted against the bill were: Rep o
Alice, Carlisle, Lednum.
title. Lord. Mari, G.. II. Short and u
irden.
OMtt
The House passed Representative
-olcomb's bill to give the trustees C
Z the State Hospital for the In e
ine authority to sell steam water 1.
nd electricity over what is required Il
} operate the institution. Mr.. Hol- 20
omb explained that recently the
ounty hospital desired TO purchase :
cam and electricity from the State u
ospital. but # was found the trus- II
ses had no legal right to sell II. .
armers' Bank Pays State q"
Mr.. HOlcomb, rising TO question ~
I personal privilege. said he de- az
red to correct a statement made u
n the floor on Tuesday by a mem u
er in reference to the Farmers ~
ank. He said the question was o.
sked as to what the bank pays u
ne State on its holdings. as TO the
resent market value and that =
lember replied S1a per cent. He ',
lid he had looked the matter up u
nd found il was in excess OF u
err cent.
on motion OF Representative Bro o.
an consideration Of the parole bill "
ftroduced by him was fixed as a e.
oecial order of business for
clock this afternoon.
mother Welfare Merger
Representative Nelson introduced
bill providing for the merger OF u
lie State Board OF Health. Tuber- =
ilosis Commission and the Child !