Evening journal., 1911-03-16
HOLD BACK
SUSSEX PROBE
Drexler and COrbit Clash When
Senate ReCOnSiderS Action
on His Resolution
DREXLER TALKS OF
"THROTTLED' LEGISLATION

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. March 16.-After
some tart remarks by Senator Drex-
Ter, the Senate yesterday afternoon
reconsidered the vote by which the
Drexler resolution was adopted on
Monday calling for the appointment
OF committee of three Senators to
investigate the financial system of
Sussex county. Senators Drexler,
Fooks and Pierce were appointed the
investigating committee on Monday
After the vote had been reconsidered
yesterday afternoon on motion Of
Senator Corbit. further action on it
was deferred. This leaves the probe
resolution still before the Senate 10
be called up al any time.
Trouble Over Bill.
Senator Corbit in moving for re-
consideration stated that his change,
he having voted for the resolution Oh
Monday, was because he thought the
bill passed by the present Legislature
providing for a comptroller for Sus-
sex county, would be sufficient for any
and all Investigations that might be
needed in Sussex county.
Senator Drcxler took exceptions,
eNclaiming
Isn't it a fact that the Republican
Administration is afraid Of an inves-
tigation?"
Senator Corbit replied that he was
/ In Ia. IA,
! ton"
Senator Drexlcr continued: II have
been on the flooi of the Senate many
times in an effort to get such legisla-
/ ton as would be for tho best inter-
ests Of the people regardless of party,
religion or color, and I say on this
floor that ! have had such legislation
throttled by Misrepresentation.
Senator DreNler referred to the
/ killing of his bill in the Senate two
J days ago. providing for the placing
of all road work i'm sussex county in
! the hands Of the Sussex county super
visor or engineer At whose instance
was legislation being throttled, sc
asked. and replied TO his own query
10y saying that certain members had
admitted to him that they were tied
up in various ways on certain bills.
He said that If any member had
worked hand in hand with the Levy
| Court for the defeat Of the road en-
gineering bill. he was not ft to sit
in the Senate and should be i'm
preached.
Continuing, Senator Drexler said
THE reconsideration of this resolu-
tion is nothing but an attempt on the
part Of the majority members Of tho
Senate to cover up dirty tracks. When
you use these efforts to throttle good
legislation it is going to the limit.
Can't we rise above personal grounds
and be men? Yon can kill the resp
luton If you want, for God knows
have no desire to go down in Sussex
and be the muckraker."
Senator Drexler asked Joseph L.
Cahall. attorney for the Sussex Levy
Court if the Levy Court as a body had
opposed the engineer bill. and Mr..
Cahall said he had been informed by
the president that ten members had
opposed the bill. MIR. cahall said he
believed it to be a good bill. Senator
DreNler added his belief that the Sus-
sex Levy Court and it's methods
should be Investigated, and added:
Hereafter it will be my duty 20
see that the best man in my COM
munity goes to the Levy Court. We
can spare most any kind of men 20
come to the Legislature. for the Levy
Court came here anyhow and dictated
/ to us"
Senators Anderson, Corbit. David,
Ellison. Ewing. Finn, Hazel and Mar
shall and Pierce voted to reconsider.
and Senators DreXler. Dutton. Fooks.
| Miller. Walls and Monaghan against
| reconsideration.