Evening journal., 1911-03-03
JOINT SESSION
ON ROAD OFFER
Senate and House Agree to
Conference, but Date
Is Not Fixed
DREXLER WITEDRAWS AFTER
SENATE FROWNS ON PLAN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 3.-The House this
morning concurred in the resolution
adopted by the Senate providing for
a joint session of the Legislature 70
give a hearing TO General T. Coleman
DUPONT on his proposition TO build a
highway through the State. No time
Is fixed for the hearing which is to be
at the convenience OF General du-
Pont.
FrOWn on Drexler Plan.
Senator Drexler yesterday afternoon
offered the following resolution:
Whereas, There has been present
1 ed TO the General Assembly from the
| Governor, a proposition from General
| T. Coleman DUPONT, Offering a prOpO-
sition for the construction Of public
! highway from the northern 10 the
southern end of the State and
Whereas, The Governor suggests
that appropriate legislation be had to
carry into effect said proposition, now
therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate the House
concurring therein,
"That the President pro tempore Of
the Senate appoint one Senator from
each of the counties, and two at large
the Speaker of the House appoint one
member from each of the counties. and
two at large, to take into considera-
tion in connection with the Governor
and the authorized representatives of
General DUPONT, proper measures tC
carry into effect the consideration OF
said public highway proposition
Senator Drexler said he offered the
resolution to start the bali rolling Ht
suggested that the committee could
confer with General DUPONT and Gov.
ernor Pennewill and make a tentative
report back to the General Assembly
Senator Ewing opposed the resolu'
tion saying the proposition was so i'm
portant that every member OF the Leg
islature should have something 10 say
regarding II.
Senator Drexler said he wanted t'
get matters started in a businesslik
manner, and he had no intention o
sighting anyone.
He said he Gid not want to sec III
Legislators go home without doini
something for good roads.
Senator Miller suggested that th
General Assembly take steps immed
ately TO provide for joint session q
T soon as General duPcnt eau appet
I Al Senator Millers suggestion, Loo
e copies Of the proposition were order
ed printed
Senator Ewing said he believed tim
could be saved by a joint session. Sen
> ator Drexler said his object was &
meet General DUPONT half way on tn
proposition.
Senator Drexler then withdrew hi
resolution.
Plan Joint Session.
7 Senator Miller suggested that Presi
, dent pro tenn Monaghan and Speake
/. Campbell confer about inviting Gen
/ eral DUPONT 10 appear before the Join
session to explain his proposition.
Senator Monaghan later offered III
following concurrent resolution whic
. was adopted:
Whereas. In a special messag
from His Excellency. Governor S. s
+ Pennewill, received this second da
e of March. 1911. embodying a proposl
, tion from Honorable r. c. dupont, 4
= which he proposes TO build a Stat
u Road the entire length Of the Statl
and making certain other suggestion
> bearing upon the subject, and whic
! proposition is recommended 10 tn
!, consideration Of the General Assem-
! bly, by His EXcellency: therefore
BE 1t resolved That the member
of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives shall meet I'm joint .sessio
on a day to suit the convenience q
4 Mr. dupont, for the purpose of con
!. sidering the message Of the Governci
: and TO discuss the answer of the Stat
to the proposition Of Mr. DUPONT"