Evening journal., 1911-02-28

bills. Representative n. o. Cooper
and Representative Moore opposed
the proposal 20 reduce tho salary of
the Secretary of State and Insurance
Commissioner on the ground that the
higher salary is necessary to get the
most efficient men for those Offices.
The bill TO reduce the Governors sal
airy was not discussed to any extent
but was defeated by a vote of l2
yeas to is nays.
During the discussion over one of
tho bills Representative Evans said
the sentiment among the farmers was
IN favor OF reducing the salaries.
and he remarked that the farmer
bears the burden of the States taxa
ton anyway. This caused Representa-
tFe Gormley 10 quote figures of State
license payments showing that New
Castle county pay 30 per cent. of the
state licenses moneys. amounting to
about Sl20,000. The vote on the bill
to reduce the Secretary of States
salary was 10 to Is, and TO fix the in
surance commissioners salary was
IS TO Is. The vote on the state
Ireasurer's salary reduction bill was:
feas-Messrs. Bell, Buckingham.
Conwell. b. r. Cooper. r. o. Cooper.
Evans, Fisher. Garrison. Hammond
Hoifecker, Hurdle. Layton. Marvel
Morris. Swan. Tebo, Wright Speaker
Campbell, rs.
Nays Messrs. Alexander. Beswick.
DAVIS, ellis, Gormley. Hart. Moore
| POOL, Robbins, Talley. White 70
Governors Salary Bill.
Tho vote on the bill TO reduce The
/ Governors salary was:
Ayes-Messrs Bell. Conweu. B r.
Cooper. Evans. Fisher, Hammond
Hoitecker. Hurdle. Layton. Marvel
Morris. Wright--12.
/ Nays-AleXander, Beswick. Back.
ingham, T. o. Cooper, Davis. ellis
Gormley, Hart. Johnson, Moore. Pool
RObbins. Swan, Talley. Tebo. White
Wilson. Speaker Camphell-1S.
The House unanimously passed Rep.
resentative Conwell's bills abollshina
the fees Of Kent county officials. ant
leaving them on salary basis. Repre-.
sentative Evans with Mr.. Conwcl
spoke In behalf Of the salary reduction
bills. while Representatives Moore. II
Q. Cooper and Gormley opposed some
Of the bills. they holding that tn,
salaries fixed We're necessary to get
efficient men. Mr. Gormley enunct
ated the principle that the iaborer /,
worthy of his hire Mr.. Conwen. il
advocating the bills. said.
Mr.. COnwelfs Speech.
II will name a few reasons as brief
ly as may be for this reduction.
Il. The one sufficient argument +,
this: That the men who nh these of
7 Hraa urn NOT atsnt,a1n1 g.. H., \ 49,.
upon them for living They either
have or ought TO have and almost
invariably have a vocation from which
they have made In the past and are
still making a living. II one is
fortunate enough to secure a public
Office, II is in the nature of a wind
fall or a piece of luck. He has M
right TO expect Il or 20 depend on 4
for a living.
% II a rich man secures the offic'
he does not need the salary. II a poo
man gets IL he will be glad to &c
$4,000 per year since II is probabl!
more than he has been accustomed Z
get
3. These are partly positions O
4 honor and the honor should be par
I Of the pay.
q. Men should be willing TO serv
their State partly from patriotism an
not solely from mercenary consider
ations Thousands of men in ou
4 civil strife faced shot and shell an
mutilated death for a few dollars pc
month.
"5. The average salary of the in
telligent. able and efficient man is les
than half Of this sum.
IS. Large salaries only increase IN
struggle. the clawing and scratchin
for office--an ever recurring peril {
the State.
Z. Some speak of dignity Of the OF
fee. Now there is little or no connec
ton between dignity and salary Nil
ton, Burns. Bunyan, Poe and possibl