Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
JOINT HEARING ON
REPEAL BILL AGREED TO
Two Factions to Be Given Brief Au.
diences Next MOnday-Members
Brand Step Useless, Declare Talk
Won't Change Their Votes.

Friends and foes of the bill now
before the General Assembly to re-
peal the Klair law, Delaware's en-
forcement act under the 18th Amend
ment, will have an opportunity to
present their respective arguments
next Monday. Senate and House on
Wednesday adopted a concurrent
resolution which provides that both
houses shall sit in joint session on
that day at 1880 o'clock. II further
provides that the 'drys" will be al
lowed one hour and thirty minutes
to present their side of the case and
| the "wets" will be allowed the same
| time i'm which to submit their argu-
ments. The "wets" will be heard
first if they have any representatives
to speak for them. Sentiment among
the anti-prohibitionists here appar-
emily was strongly in favor OF not
presenting any arguments at all.
Members of the Senate and House
frankly stated in both branches of
the Legislature that nothing either
side could say for or against the re-
peal of the Klair law would change
their opinions or their votes. Sew
eral members declared it was n
waste of valuable time to hold the
hearing at all.
The resolution was submitted in
the Senate by Senator Keith and
takes the place of the one he offered
Tuesday, but later withdrew, when
the "wets" protested because it pro-
hibited action on the repeal meas
ure until after the hearing had been
held.
After the resolution had been Of
fered Senator McIntire, chairman of
the Senate Temperance Committee.
referrm gtO the arguments they will
hear for and against the repeal,
stated: 81 know it is going to be Il
sickening dose but l suppose | will
have to stand it. | will be more
than grateful to the president Pro
Ten if he is able to induce any of
them to restrict their bursts of ora
tory"
Senator Glenn, sponsor of the re-
peal bill, said he favored the resOlu- !
tiOn providing for the public hear
ing hut he felt everyone has heard 7
all they want to hear about the ques- /
tiOn and he stated, no one will be /
able to say anything on the subject (
that has not already been said. "lf |
| had my way" he remarked, IL /
Mould not allow either side five /
minutes"
When the resolution reached the I
House it stirred up livelier debate I
but was finally passed by a vote
of 81 to 8. The three opposing it
were Representatives Jones, McCabe
and Schroeder.
There was sent to Dover bill to /
repeal the Loose Law, but it was
not introduced in either house. The
Loose Law is the one that prohibits 4
the possession of more than one
quart of liquor or more than one |,
dozen pint bottles of beer and it also
prohibits the transportation of in
tOxicants in this State. 1t was
claimed, however, that the Legisla-
ture cannot repal this law. 1t is
an act drawn in accordance with the
of the State Constitution
for a referendum. !,
There are four districts in the +
State under this law, Wilmington,
rural New Castle. Kent and Sussex
counties. Kent and Sussex and ru-
raj New Castle voted at the 1917
to go dry. Wilmington
vOtedIo be wet. To repeal the Loose
Law, therefore, one or all of the dry
districts would have to have their
legislative representatives petition
he General Assembly to authorize A
| referendum at the next general
election when the question could be |
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