Evening journal., 1912-04-06
Unless They Assure Him
Amendments viii be
Passed and No Other
Business Be Consider
ed, He viii Not Call
Special Session.
GEN. DUPONT TELLS
WHY CHANGES NEEDED

Senators and Representatives in the
Legislature today received letter
sent out by Governor Simeon S. Penne-
Will 70 each member asking them 10
express their sentiment as TO a spe-
cial session OF the Legislature. and
whether or not they are In favor Of
the proposed amendments TO the boulo-
ward corporations law. and whether
they will oppose consideration OF any
Legislation other than amendments 10
the boulevard corporations law in
special session.
The Governor encloses with his let
ter 10 the Assembymcu "A lettor sent
to him on April by General T. Cole
man DUPONT pointing out the neces-
sity for the amendments TO be pass
; ed II tho DUPONT road is 10 be com
, pleted within reasonable time. and
in which he says some contractors
stand ready 10 undertake TO finish
the boulevard la a year II clstaclcg
are removed The Governor also en-
closes his letter In reply TO General
DUPONT expressing his sympathy with
the boulevard project and his willing
ness TO assist In IL so far as possible
81 In his letter TO the members Of the
lI4tElfIdINIb AfONNI00I InUnnWlII
wishes II understood that the desires
that the special session be limited 20
, consideration only of amendments 10
the boulevard corporations law. The
legislators sometime ago received
copies Of tho proposed amendments.
{ The Governor asks the AssamhIymen
{ to reply In writing whether hey favor
{ the amendments and whteher they
s will oppose any other legislation ex-
s cepting boulevard corporation amend
{ ments
81 The Governor makes il clear that
X he viii not call a special session unless
q he receives assurance from two-thirds
IS Of the members of each branch that
; & the boulevard amendments will be-
}} passed, and the assurance of each
3 5 member that no other Legislation viii
81 be considered by him The Governor,
8 letter, sent ont from Dover sterda.
Z afternoon i~;
8l To the Senators and Represents
q atives Of Delaware:
Gentlemen--l am In receipt OF a
letter from Mr.. Coleman DUPONT
a copy of which is attached and
! am enclosing COPY of my re-
ply thereto as well as a copy of
- the suggested amendments
- ! want TO impress on you the
importance Of this legislation and
the Importance of quick action.
a9 Delaware has much to gain by the
road being completed this year.
and trust you will give this your
immediate attention and advise
me where YOU stand so I can de-
eide whether II Is advisable to
call your body together or not
must have the assurance Of two
ID thirds of both houses that the
III amendments will pass or I will
not call you together. | must also
be assured that no other business
or proposed legislation will he
M considered by You.
i'll Please forward to me in writing
m your answers to the following
ann questions:
Il, O) DO you favor the proposed
W amondments2
h. t2l VIII you oppose the con-
sideration of any other business
,te at special session than the con-
all sideration of the amendments?
in Yours sincerely.
s. S. Pennewil
General duPonrs Letter.
General duloui l'lltl W lu' NNf'
ernor which accompanies the fore
going points out the necessity fol
n changes i'm and amendments TO th'
Boulevard Corporations Law. in orde
- to finish the road this year. aud sug
gests a special session Of the Legis
all lature to act on the amendments. Th'
TO letter is as follows:
as April ?, 1912
md Hon. Simeon S. Pennewill,
luc Dover Del
ng- Ny Dear Governor:
W. W. owing to the fact that franz
40 ing the original legislation 10
re- authorize building the road which
desire 10 build in the State in
ing volved entering a new field OF
)nc legislation and unfortunately was
ar moi started sufficiently early dur
and ing the last session of the Legis-
Gus lature to make II possible TO an
ticipate all the many questions
which active progress IN accom-
plishing the work have present.
ed. | find that there are certain
Sl. respects i'm which the law falls
at st a. ro.sor.b1a reouire-
ments of such legislation. while
there are many places I would
change IL it was to be done over.
There are three matters Of this
character which I think are OF
ued such Importance as to Justify
W. changes in the law. II is the uni
fConfinuad on Second pagal