Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-02-22
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Senator Burton presented a bill
making it lawful for any alien t
take edible or food fish from tn
Delaware Bay within the state wit
a drift net by paying the board O
game and fish commissioners a Ii
cense of $40 for each boat so use
within the State.
Senator Veasey introduced tw
bills to amend the law in relation
to landlord and tenant.
Senator Latchum's bill providin,
for the instruction of pupils of al
public elementary and high schools
of Delaware of physiology and by
giene, with special reference to thu
effects of alcoholic drinks, stimu
lants and narcotics upon the human
system, was reported favorably ou
of committee. The report was sign
ed by Senators VanSant, Hollis, H
M. Deputy and Jacobs. Senator
Simonton, the other member of the
| committee, did not sign the, report
Senator Halls bill for an annual
appropriation of $500 for the educa-
ton of children of the World War
dead, was reported favorably.
Representative Tatnall introduced
two bills in the House relative to
the State Librarian and creating a
custodian for the State House. At
present the State Librarian is also
the custodian of the State House at
a salary of $500 a year.
One of the Tatnall bills would re-
lieve the librarian of the custodian
ship of the State House and reduce
the salary to $1,000 year. The other
provides for the appointment by
the Governor of a custodian of the
State House for four year terms at
salary of $500 a year. The Gus
todian would be authorized to ap-
point the janitors, the head janitor
at $50 a month and the others at
$50.
Representative Pardee introduced
a bill to make it unlawful to use
eel pots or fyke nets without wings
between November 80 and Septem-
Der Is of the next year. He also
introduced a bill to relieve the
Board of Game and Fish Commits
sioners from paying for the killing
OF any wild ducks or geese kept for
use. as decoys or for sale.
Representative Brewers bill to
transfer the administration duties
in connection with the laws pro-
viding for the Japanese beetle quar-
antine from the Governor to the
State Board of Agriculture, was
passed by vote of 33 to 2, Messrs.
Conwell and Derrickson voting
against the bill. Mr.. Brewer ex-
planned that the Governor was
Wiling to have the duties transfer
ed, but that this bill had nothing
c do with the appropriation for |
he cause.
After it had been explained by |
Philip Short of Bethany Beach, the I
louise passed by vote of 81 to 4.
Derrickson's bill to
hange the names of certain creeks
4 Baltimore and Dagsboro hun
reds, Sussex county. Mr.. Short
aid these streams empty into the
indian River and it is desired to
ave old Indian names for them.
If. Conwell said the Indians have
1T Delaware except a few descend
nts. He said while he was sorry
II the Red Man, he was not sorry
lough to vote to change the names {
streams in their honor.
Mr.. Brewer thought the changing !
these names might prove confus-
g to many persons. Representa- ,
yes Conwell, Brewer, Seal and +
organ voted against the bill. The b
IL would change these names,
'hite's Cove to Wyniaco Creek 4
1llins Greek to Tonqualton Greek; Y
inc Creek to Knuconum Greek;
epper Creek to Tekoa Creek, and
lrton Cove to Wiccomoc Cove.
Other bills passed by the House v
ere as follows: i
Representative Derrickson's bill h
Ithorizing the commissioners of -
sthany Beach to sell the Town L
all and use the money to redeem .
wn bonds. 9
Representative Hazards bill to A
ange the name of Fidelity Trust t,
ID Savings Bank to the Lewes o
'ust Company.
Representative Lewis bill making ',
closed season - on ring-necked .
leasants until November Is, 1881. .
. explained the game and fish
mmission has bought a large
Imber of these birds and does not
INT them disturbed for more than
year.
The Senate bill fixing the salary
the members of the Council of
Iurel at $25 year, was also pass
by the House.
The following new bills were in
1duced in the House:
By Mr.. Virden, to exempt the
ID Mems Fraternal Home of New
k from taxation for local benefits
d improvements. Mr.. Virden had
,icken from the calendar a bill
at he introduced earlier that
,uld have exempted all such in
buttons in the State from taxa
n.
BY Mr.. Seal, compelling the driv-
of bus or automobile employed
transport school children to stop
front of the home, or lane, of
ch child to be transported to
Re them ON or leave them off
len the homes are more than 200
It apart.
By Mr.. McIntire, to make the
18th of time that person must
e in New Castle before he or she
I be elected to office one instead =
two years.
BY Mr.. Smith, to increase the pay
bailiffs in the courts of Sussex
lnty from SO to SIS day while the
lrts are in session.
Brewer introduced