Evening journal., 1923-01-30
NIGHT LIGHTS
ON VEHICLES
Senate Passes Bill With
Penalties Offered by
Senator Viven
NO WITNESS FEES
FOR OFFICEHOLDERS
STAN Correspondent.

80 iNf'AANtUNa
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Ian. so
With only ono vote azainst II
that OF Senator Hopkins. the Senate
yesterday afternoon passed Senator
Niven's bill TO compel all vehicle
drawn by horse. mules or oxen 10
carry lights at night. II provides
that all such vehicles between one
hat hour after sunset and one
lhaf hour before sunrise must
show at least one white Light visible
not less than 200 feet In either di-
rection. Penalties Of a fine Of IS. Tor
the first offense. $40 for the second
and S25 for the third are provided.
The bill also would make tho
person falling to carry light on
sIch vehicle liable for damages
in case OF a collision with another
vehicle and guilty OF contrlbutorv
negligence.
Senator Vven said he had not
found anyone In his district who
was opposed TO the bill.
Senator Mcdowell said personsllv
he was for the bill but there was
eonsiderabl. opposition to Il in his
district.
I Senator Walker said the bill was
an old friend TO him az he had
1 often seen II in the Legislature be-
/ fore but sych a law was never en-
acted at least with any teeth in II.
Teach Constitution.
Senator Hardesty's bill to compel
/ the teaching Of the constitution OF
the United States in all public and
private schools OF the State was un-
animously passed by the Senate.
Senator Hardesty explained that the
bill was advocated by the National
Security League. He said the con-
stitution Is already taught in the
public schools and the purpose OF
the bill was 10 make 10 obligatory
that It he taught in tho private as
well as the public schools. II pro-
wdes a penalty Of a fine for viola
tions.
Senator Cams bin providing for
state aid In building certain county
roads was made special order FOR
. o'clock tomorrow afternoon when
Chief Engineer Buck Of the High-
way Department VIII explain the
OIL.
There Is tax OF bin being in
troduced IN tho Senate To- take the
Titling Department away from the
Secretary Of State and placing Il In
the Highway Department
Senator Cam. introduced IN the
Senate yesterday afternoon oight
bills sent to Dover by the 'egisiativc
committee Of the New Castle County
Bar Association.
No Witness Fees For Officials.
One Of the most Important of
these would appropriate $4,000
for the preparation OF digest of
all the reported decisions OF the
several courts OF the State. II
would empower the Chancellor ana
the Judges Of the supreme Court 10
employ any person or corporation
experienced In such work to pre-
pare such digest. Irhe bound
volumes Of the digest it is provided
would he delivered to the Secret9ry
OF State. who would sell the same
and Judges. the money from such
sales 10 he turned over TO the state
Treasurer.
Another of the bills provides that
no public officer or employe NJ the
state. county or incorporated city
pr town. shall be entitled to receive
a witness fee for testifylng in any
criminal action before any court
n the State nor shall a witness fee
.or any such person be allowed in
aNing costs in any criminal action.
such person. however. would be en-
tiled under the bill to receive mile
lge at the rate of cents mile.
.olng and returning This bill, II Il
,ecomes law. would put a stop to
.olice officers receiving witness fees
n criminal cases.
A third bill would amend the law
elative TO election contests for Off
ers OF a corporation. II would give
he Chancellor authority to ap-
oint a master TO hold the election
nder certain conditions and fur
her power TO punish any oficer or
irector for contempt in case OF
isobedience OF any order OF the
hsncellor and impose n penalty
OF exceeding $4,000.
For Wire Lines.
The fourth bill would amend the
xisting law relative TO foreTn at
lchments. Another bin would amend
he revised code relative TO corpor-
tions by giving telephone. tele-
raph and electric companies
le power to secure rights
: way for its line under any canal
vers or other waters and along
ny highways within the state by
ondemnauon, when an agreement
lnnot be reached with the owners
; TO purchase or damages.
The sixth bill would amend the
wv relative 10 witnesses and evi-
ence. II provides for the attend
nee OF any witness in the state be-
IRE a commission issued by any
ourt OF the United States or any
tate in the United States or Of any
,reign country that comes 10 this
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