Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
EMPOWER Governor
TO GUST APPONTEES
Could Remove For Cause
Men He Named Under
Bill Passing House
TAX EXEMPTION FOR
CIVIL WAR VETERANS

staff Correspondent.
DoNER. Feb. lO.-rhe House yester-
aaN AFTERNOON put on extra steam anu
in a session lasting from 70 nearly q
n'ci.rl. transacted more business Than
on amy prey ious day of the session.
nv n vote OF ~ TO g. the House
nas.ed Representative Welch's bill
amondinn. the new assessment law oil
Sussex county. The amendment changes
INC torn of tAe-board Of assessment
from tour TO six wears. Representative
Welch in explaining the bill, stated That
Susaex omfnty now has the best Levy
Count assessment and tax collection
evstem that IL has ever had, but lew
errors crepi In when the original hiu
Wa pnssed two years ago which need
70 be recti0ed. The three assessors arc
named bv the county commissioners Tor
four years. and q general assessment is
made only once every six years Inc
bin provides that az tho expiration oil
Tho term of tho present board the COM
missioners appoint three assessors, one
for two one for four and one Tor SIX
wear terms. In this way, Mr.. Nelch
vears and this their successors for SIS
explained that there would always be
two OF the assessors who are familiar
with the work ON general assessment
wear The hill also makes the salary
of the assessors 5000 year, their sal.
nrv under the original bin being SlOO.
on general assessment year ana eoVl
other years Representatives MesS''N
Pritchett. Webster and Ahofn voted
against the bill
Build Wider Roads.
nc House received m invitation %
attend the Irish relief fund bazaar ii
Turn Hall. Wilmington, neNt week
Representative Webster introduced 4
bin which would give the Levy Court
Of New Castle county authority "a
build new stone roads up to -four feet
wider than they can legally do at tins
time sixteen feet.
Representative Bunis introduced n
bin providing for a deputy alderman 10.
Nidlletown TO serve IN The absence o.
the alderman.
The House unanimously passed Rep
fesentative Burris' bill incorporating
he "Middletown Trust Company" ana
irving Il general banking powers Tho
ncorporators named are Joseph Biggs,
Nathaniel J. Williams, George V. Pew
riley. Jesse l.. Shepherd. Anthony n.
Johnson, Charles NJ. Cochran, j. Frank
Bggs Dorsey w. Lewis, James b.
Noodall. Jr.. and Edward Ladley.
'eterans Exempt From Capltaton Tax
Representative Welch made an elO'
uent appeal for the passage OF his
I'M to exempt Civil War veterans from
be payment OF a capitatlon or head
Ak and after spirited debate the bill
ras passed by vote OF "A to 10
fr. Welch IN his speech told OF tn
reat sacrifice made by these men {,
reserve the union and said the higi
ost OF living is hitting some OF then
hard that he considered no more
han right that the state should ex.
mpt them from the payment OF this
Ak.
Representative Boyce inquired. Does
his bill include Confederate vet
rans?"
no, sir" answered Mr WEIGH
Representative Buckingham, himself
Union veteran, caused some APP
lause when during a few remarks in
Import OF the bill he advocated that
include Confederate veterans. "They
least thought they were right and
70 could afford 70 help them" Mr.
Rockingham said.
Mr.. Burris said such a bill would
le pernicious I'm its effect and said h,
ia not believe that any mau who
AIRED his breast IN defense OF his cOun
~ would feel honored by the pas
age OF such law.
Mr.. Swain also opposed the bill N
sot being fair. and said he could re
.ail one veteran who Is worth $4,000
md, OF course, fully able to pay sucl
AK.
Mr.. Downward spoke in support o
he bill. The ten members who vote
against the bill were Representative
Boyce. Burris, Collins. Culver. Eli
son. Kersey. Killen, Messick. Swat
and Webster. Mr.. Jones was abson
and "A members supported the bill.
Governor 20 Remove Appolniees.
The House. after much discussion
passed without a dissenting vote, Rel
fesentativo Ahearn's substitute bill
giving the Governor the authority Z
remove for cause any Of his au
pointees when the General Assemble
b not in session. The only chang
IN the substitute from the original bill
Is that II makes an exception OF IN
chancellor and FIVE law judges. For
mer Governor Miller advocated such
law in his message H. Is an amend
ment 70 the Constitution and Will con
sequenuy have to be passed at wv,
consecutive sessions Of the Legisla
tnre. The bill provides for an appea
70 tne supreme Court by any person
removed and II the court does moi
t S.l me action Of the Governor
ne appointee would then continue n
bold session. ~
s-a-sI discussion was largely on tb.
ose'hB OF the hin. Renreso,tatt,-os
~ s hoyce and others being un6o,
une impression az first thot ~ ~,
would allow the Governor ~ ','e ull
any one holding Office i'm H. 49,
whether elected by the peonie -. l y
pointed. When IL was fully evDla, el
10 them that the bin made No s,,s
provision they supported 1t
The committee on munic'nai 90
porations reported favorabiv ~
bills amending the charter of AIut
end the revised statutes commit,
reported favorably The bill providi
for the appointment OF one person
each Representative district OF SusF
county 10 ser IN tho mercantile tax
Road Bills CnfayOrable.
The public highway committee