Milford chronicle., 1931-02-13
MILLION ASKED
FOR BUILDINGS,
SITE FOR STATE
[ConLirned from Firll Paael

CCOniiHard from First Pagel
quarters for the legislature, the
Governor, Secretary of State and
other State officials, and for State
departments, boards, and commits
siOns functiOning at the capitol, and
for State grounds. Further power is
given the commission to have erect
ed and equipped on this land a State
building, adequate for the holding OF
the sessions of the General Assem-
bly,, with adequate rooms for the
meetings of the committees, and for
other legislative needs, and apprO-
pirate rooms and offices for the Oc-
cupancy of the Governor and the
Secretary of State during legislative
sessions and such other times as
they shall desire.
The commission would further be
empowered, to enter into contracts
for the construction and equipment
of the building. 1t would also con-
tract for the OrnamentatiOn, decora-
tion and furnishing of the building.
Similar recommendation were
contained in a report by a special
commission to the Governor.
Representative Nickle's bill to
amend the State Constitution rela-
tive to gambling was reported fav-
orably in the House Monday after
noon by the committee on judiciary,
crimes and punishment. This is the
bill designed to pave the way for
legislation to legalize betting on
horse races in Delaware, should two
consecutive sessions of the Leeisla-
ture act faVOrably on the bill by
twO-thirds vote.
Speaker Coy had introduced a bill
to authorize the Levy Court of Sus-
sex County to appropriate not more
than $3.50 a year for the American
Legion ambulance in Georgetown.
Representative Carey introduced a
bill to make some changes in the
law relative TO n closed season for
trout fishing.
Mrs. EstellG Tschudy's bill TO
amend the present law relative to
women serving on jury duty was de-
feated by the House on Monday by
a vote of Q yeas, % nays. Under the
present law woman called for jury
duty may be excused on request.
The purpose of the bill was to place
the women on the same footing as
men as to jury duty. The bill had
the backing of the Women's Joint
Legislative Committee.
In calling the bill up Mrs. Tschu-
dy asked the privilege of the floor
for Mrs. James II. Hughes, of Do
yer, Miss Marie Lockwood, of Mid
dletown and Miss Edith Spruance,
of Wilmington. Each of the women
argued that women should be re-
quiEed to serve on juries under the
same conditions as men and that
the law should not allow them to be
excused simply on request. They
pointed out that under the present
law women are seldom even drawn
because there is no cOmpulsiOn for
them serving. One Of the speakers
cOntended it, placed women in the
class OF slackers as the law is at
present.
Representative honett, of Clay
ton, in short address said he
would have to- be controlled by the
majority in his district. He said he
had consulted most of the women
in his district and of the 600 he was
sure 80 per cent were opposed to
the bill.
Representative Virden of Will
mington also stated that he found
no sentiment for the bill in his dis
trict and was sure 80 per cent of
the women were against it. Because
of this fact he said he would have
to vote against the bill.
The nine members voting for the
bill were Representatives Benson,
Cummins, r. A. Davis, L. S. Webb.
Price, Seal, Smoot, Tschudy and
Speaker Coy. /
Under bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Nickle, which was passed
by the House on Monday, the Lag
limit for wild ducks in Delaware
will be made the same as under the
Federal law should the bill be pass
cd by the Senate and signed by the
Governor. At present the state law
provides for a bag limit of 20 ducks
daily, but both the Nickle bill and
the Federal law allows but Is ducks
daily.
The House also passed Mr.. Mic
kle's House substitute bill to allow
incorporation towns in New Castle
county to fix their own dog license
law. Under the present statewide
law dogs are not allowed to run at
large between April and October.
Under the Nickle substitute bill the
towns may fix the tine
dogs to be allowed to run ar large.
The bill does not take away, how
ever, any of the requirements as to
license.
Mr.. Rupp introduced a bill to ap-
$3.50 annually to the
School of Agriculture, University of
Delaware, to pay scholarship to
of All Boys and Girls
Clubs and for the maintenance Of
the Junior Short Course at the uni +
versity each summer. This is a usu j
al bill that has been passed each {
session for several years. i
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