Smyrna times., 1925-04-08
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE IS
NEARING END OF ITS SESSION
NEXT FRIDAY, THE 10TH, WILL
MARK CLOSING TOOTH SESSION
Many Measures Are Acted Upon In
Guiding the Passage of Law Re-
quiring Vehicles to Show Light


The one hundredth session of the
General Assembly is rapidly drawing
to a close and next Friday has been
agreed upon by both Houses as the
day for final adjournment. 1t is quite
probable that there will be a recess
of several days before that time in
order to give the claims committee
time to complete their work. While |
there are still a number of measures !
on the calendars of both Houses it is |
believed that the General Assembly |
will be able to give proper cOnsidera-
ton to the most important ones be- |
fore the day of final adjournment. |
The measure apprOpriating Sl5O,OOO |
for Improvements at the State House
passed the House and now goes to the
Governor for his consideration as the
bill had previously passed the Sen
ate.
A concurrent resolution introduced
in the House would appropriate S1O,-
600 to be used for arranging a Della
ware exhibit at the Sesqui-Centennial
Exposition in Philadelphia.
The resolution names Governor Rob
inson as chairman of a committee to
devise plans for the exhibit, and au-
thorizes the Governor to appoint three
Senators and five members of the
House to serve on the committee with
him.
By a bare majority of one vote the
Senate passed a bill increasing the
salaries of the several county officials
in Kent County. 1t grants each of
them an increase of $4O0, making
their total salaries as follows: Clerk
of the Peace, S24OO; Sheriff, S2400;
Coroner, $1,000; Prothonotary, Record
er of Deeds and Register of Wills,
each S24OO; Register in Chancery,
$1,000; Clerk of the Orphans Court,
$1,000; Comptroller and Receiver of
Taxes, each S240O.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the bill providing for
the indenturing Of children to the
Elizabeth NJ. Murphey School, Inc.
This amendment provides that when
a parent or guardian wants to remove
child from the school, and the di-
rectors of the school objects, appeal
may be taken to the Chancellor or
Resident Judge of Kent county.
The Senate passed the House bill
making it unlawful for any one to
register falsely at hotel or to leave
hotel without paying his bill. For
registering falsely the fine is fixed at
500, or sixty days in jail, or both
For leaving without paying the bill
the fine is $25 or thirty days in jail
or both. Senator Hardesty said every
month ten or twelve persons leave
Dover hotels without paying then
bills, and the situation is becoming
serious.
By a vote of p to :, the House
killed Senator Lords bill fixing the
speed limit of automobiles at 20 miles
an hour in incorporated towns, and 81
miles on the open highways. The
present speed limit is 25 miles in in
corpOrated towns and 35 miles on the
open highways.
The House passed Senator Lord:
bill recurring all vehicles to carry
lights at night that can be plainl!
seen from either direction. This il
| after efforts had been made extending
| over a period of sixteen years to hav'
| an act of this kind placed upon tht
| statute books of this state. As thi
| measure has passed the Senate it nov
| goes to the governor for his consider
alton. Under a present law vehicles
] except farm and logging wagons, ar
| required to show a light at nigh
| when on the roads. This bill include
| the farm and logging wagons becaus
/ these are considered the most danger
i Gus to motorists. They were mad
! exempt from the provisions of the eX
y isting statute because the farmers oh
jected to putting lights on them tw
years ago when the first bill of thi
kind was passed. There was muc
opposition to the bill in the HOus
y and it managed to get through Onl
by the bare majority of one vote. Al
ter it had been passed Representativ
Drexler said he wanted to express hi
thanks to the House members for er
acting this bill into a law during thi
the one-hundredth session of the De
. aware General Assembly.
81 think | was the one to introduC
, the first bill of this kind" he sai
81 submitted it in the Senate siXtee
! years ago while | was a member {
that body and it has taken that lengt
of time to have it enacted into a law
After considerable debate the HOu!
passed the bill making it lawful
! sell raw milk in New Castle count
that is milk from cows that have n,
baau c11hiectpd to tho tllherculin tpS