Evening journal., 1909-01-07

Secretary Of State, the Clerks Of the Sem
ate and House Of Representatives the
sum of s55o.OO each for the supervision
Of publication and indoxing the session
laws, and the journals Of the two Houses.
All this could be done by said superin-
tendent, certainly at no increased cost and
probably at a less expense 20 the State
than now obtains. The said superintendent
of public printing should work in con-
nection with. make his reports 10 and be
under the control Of the Board of State
Supplies. l recommend for your invesuga-
ton and consideration this subject mat
ter.
Primary Election Laws.
"A primary election law applicable to
the entire state is a subject which is
receiving serious consideration In many
Of the States not now under the opor-
alton of such a law The necessity for
such a law is generally admitted. recom-
mend for your consideration the follow
ing suggestion: That the primaries Of all
parties should be held on the same day,
at the same place. and at the same hours.
under officers TO be appointed. one by each
OF the two principal parties. and the third
by the Governor That the same safe
guards and police regulations thrown
about the general election should protect
the saideprimary election.
Public Land Survey.
Pursuant to the provision Of an Act OF
the General Assembly approved March
90 A. D.. 1907 the commissioners there
IN named have had complete survey
made of the public lands mentioned In
said act and will make their report with
rrt. n Al a ...a
go far enough in that It confined the sur
vey to certain specific lands. The State
should have a full record of all the public
! lands within its borders, and surveys
should be made and plots hled in the of
! flee OF the Secretary OF State. Permit me
to suggest that you proceed cautiously in
/ enactments providing for the sale or dis
/ position of such public lands. only a
few ocean fronts remain open for improve
ment. Such lands have acquired extraor-
dinary value. There is a desire 10 gain
possession of these valuable ocean fronts
largely in the interest OF individuals OF
town corporations. The value OF such pub.
lie lands should be ascertained before leg
islation should be considered providing
for the sale thereof.
Delaware and Pennsylvania Boundary
Pursuant TO Act OF General Assembly
passed April %. 1850, Chapter i4S, Volume
Is. Laws Of Delaware. the commission
therein named met a similar commission
appointed by the State Of Pennsylvania
with authority to resurvey and relocat'
the circle of New Castle. which fixes tn
line between the States Of Delaware an'
Pennsylvania. The report Of this Join
.t.I.
duly recorded in New Castle county. filel
in the office of the Secretary of State ant
presented to the General Assembly in 1891
The said report was made so late in tina
session that time was insufficient for tn
passage Of an act ratifying and confrmin
tile work of said joint commission at tina
session. Such an act has not been passe
by the General Assembly at any subse
quent session. The State of Pennylvani
! in 1897 ratified and confirmed the acts @
the said joint commission by appropriat
legislation. II is imperative in order tina
q the acts OF said joint commission be el
fectual and binding that the State of De
aware by Act OF General Assembly ratif
and confirm the same.
. ''The resurvey and relocation of said I'm
Z can only be made binding and dehnitel
e fixed by appropriate legislation by Cor
gress approving and confirming the r.
II port Of such joint commission. Untl sue
ratification by this tSate and such col
$ firmaton by Congress shall be had, Il
a jurisdictional limits of this State are nj
&c certain and the work Of the joint commi
. sion Intellectual. The State might be ii
= volved in serious complications by fu
. ther delay and neglect. and l therefor
l. urge upon YOU the passage Of proper legi
lation to render effectuai the importal
/ work Of said joint commission.
D. State House Repairs.
y, ''The much needed repairs to the sta
! House were made under the supervise
>, n5 the Commission created by the &c
! eral Assembly in 1907, to whose report
respectfully refer. The congested cond
. ton of the Law Library has not been T
II lieved: on the contrary. has grown mo
n, serious. Relief Of some character is ii
10 perauve to save the State from serio
"a loss and to render the priceless collects
1, of books available for the use Of the pu
- lie The need of a new Law Library bull
= Ing adequate I'm size, and adapted TO su
~ purpose is a pressing necessity as 4
u crowded condition in the present roo
ar Will nlcA4uNts
IA. "I suggest that "a special committed
"A appointed to take under advisement t
,s proper method of relief There Is imme'
is ate necessity for additional vault roc
he for the use of the Secretary Of state.
p reasonable size vault should be provid
~ for the protection Of the State records
o. the office Of the state Treasurer T
a present safe is insufficient in size TO me
mr. than care for the current records OF
e office
m Militia.
he "The gratifying Improvement in {
militia referred 70 in my message 4
years ago. continues. The encampment
IA Rehoboth Of 1905 was the largest and M
In successful in the history Of the organi'
IA tion. The want Of a rife range has be
" a serious drawback TO effective work
of the line Of target shooting Tempora
M ranges have been established and mu
or Improvement is noted in that line Of du
bo Under an Act passed at the last session
nd the Legislature authorizing the Unit
"a states to purchase and hold lands witt
av this state I am pleased to inform on Il
.e- the Federal government has purchal
.sl a tract of land situated on the Delawi
no river about two miles below New Cas-
A. on which a permanent rife range VIII
al established. and look for a steadv
~. provement and interest in this brar
.ed of the service. This act Of the Fede
Oh government is in pursuance 70 a gene
nd nolicy as expressed in the messages of
ne Presidents of the United States fr
:, washington TO the present incunnb