Evening journal., 1914-10-20
CODE IS
SIGNED, $4,000
PAY FOR REVISION
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Oct. Governor
Miller at 2.SO O'Clock yesterday after
noon signed the bill providing a new
Revised Code for Delaware, and az
ter the Legislature had appropriated
$4,000 tor Herbert H. Ward and
7. Bayard Heisel. the Revised Code
Commissioners, and had voted each
member twenty-five days pay and
mileage, the special session Of the
Legislature adjourned sine die.
Secretary of State Miller today de-
livered two certified copies of the
Code to Mr.. Ward and Mr.. HeiseI, who
will have it printed and indexed in
time for submission to the regular
session of the new Legislature, which
will convene in January.
After President Pro TEN Marshall
and Speaker Holcomb had signed the
Revised Code bill, at 2.3O o'clock,
Walter NJ. Hearne, bill clerk Of the
House, and Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate Blizzard, took the entire eight
volumes down to the Governor, who
was waiting to receive them, and he
affixed his signature to the bill in the
, presence of the two Code Commits
sioners, members of the Senate and
House enrolled bills committee, and
a few others who desired to witness
the signing. After the Code had been
approved both Houses set about to
clear up other business prior to H.
nal adjournment at 4.30 o'clock. ac-
cording to the concurrent resolution.
In the Senate, Senator Reinhardt in
] trodueed the resolution to pay the code
/ commissioners 900 for their services.
] The manner in which the money was
to be. apportioned was not mentioned.
/ but 10 is understood Mr. Ward will oct
about Sl7,500 and Mr. Heisel about
\ $1,000. Of the amount. Mr. Ward al
ready had been paid S2500 on account
Of his five years services.
Senator Reinhardt frankly admitted
that when the amount was first men,
Z toned he thought it much too large
/ but after investigation and having had
the expression from Chief Justice Pen
newill, Judges Woolley and Boyce. that
I the amount was only commensurate
/ with. the work and time plqcsi ON The
i code, he felt that the resolution should
be adopted, and moved its adoption. A
yea and nay vote was called for. result.
ing as followsa
Ayes; Senators Carter. David. Eli.
son, Ewing Gormley, Harris, Hazel
Pierce, Reinhardt, Walker, Williams ano
President pro tenn Marshall. l2.
Nays: Senators Anderson (Rep.l
FooSs and Walls lDem.) 3.
Not voting; Senator Furniss (Dema.
The resolution was at once sent tc
. artI =.
statement was made by Representative
Mooney as was made by Senator Rein,
hardt. There was not dissenting vot,
in. the House to the resolution.
Call on the Governor.
While the House WAS waiting for the
claims committee to complete its work.
| Speaker HolcOmb suggested that tine
members of the House in a body wait
on the Governor and notify him of the
intention of the House to adjourn TO the
executive Office where the Governor met
them and addressed them as follows:
Gentlemen Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, ! am glad TO see you and
once more have the pleasure of speaking
to you. The present session of the
Legislature will always remain a pleas
ant one in my memory and l hope the
friendships we have here formed may
last forever. | congratulate you on the
way you have expedited the business OF
this special session and in considering
this important measure of the Revised
Code. As a code it will enable us ia
find out the resources OF our State in
the way OF revenues.
/, "You have handled the appropriations
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