Evening journal., 1917-03-28
million dollar
APPROPRIATIONS
BY LEGISLATURE
CONTINUED from First Paeel

AAhuAiMANA AlNui Il llal dEtl
Culver, stenographers, S275 each; for
mer Lieutenant Governor Colen Fergu-
son, $s916 Frank H. Davis, secretary
to the president pro TEN. $4OO and
5000 for extra service
The total amount carried by the
Senate resolution was Si2,6S416.
The House officers received pay as
follows under the House resolution:
William A. Poore, chief clerk, $1,000
and $500 for printing the journal;
Herman G.. Taylor. clerk to the
Speaker. S40O and S20o for extra ser
vice; William G. Janvier. reading
clerk, $3.50; Jesse NJ. Wainwright. bill
clerk. 1925; T. Roseby McMullen. ser
geant-at-arms. $500; Rev. j. r. Bailey,
chaplain, 800; William Allen. page,
500; James NJ. Tunnel and Robert G.
Harman. attorneys. $1,500 each John
Walls and Arthur Cordrey. telephone
messengers, $500 each. Miss Margaret
! Lynch. chief stenOgrapher. $3.50; Mrs.
Alice Kingsbury, Miss Louise Phillips
stenographers. S2S750 each: Miss
Warrington. stenographer, $3.50; VIII
liam ID. Kenney, assistant bill clerk
S225; Robert G.. Harman. counsel I'm
tho State Board OF Health investiga-
tion $3.50: o. c. Pierce. assistant
clerk OF house, S15 total amount of
claims. S20.1O6S3.
Representative Downward made an
unsuccessful effort this morning to
lift the bar against new business in
order that he might obtain considera-
tlon of a joint resolution vesting in
the city OF Wilmington title to Court
House Square, Wilmington, now coun-
~ property.
The Code Comm ission presented n
claim for $4,000 as compensation. but
as Il came after the claims bill had been
practically decided upon, the claims com
mittee took no action on it. with tho
understanding that it would 20 over for
two years.
Representative Richard G. Buck ng-
ham was able to get 20 Dover today for
tho first time since March !. Mr.. Buck
ingham was taken in while attending the
Inauguration az Washington and was
late' operated on at the Homeopathic
Hospital, Wilmington. lie was given n
cordial greeting by his fellow members.
The omnibus appropriations bill for
the year ending January next Is as
follows.
Whereas, the anticipated revenues
OF the State OF Delaware for the fisca'
year ending on Monday Immediately
preceding tho second Tuesday in jan
uary. in the year OF our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen. are
as follows:
Balance on hand AZ begin
ming OF fiscal year. ....... S1S5 21455
Clerks OF the peace-Li-
censes and ees.......... 100000
4 Insurance and banking de-
partment ............... 100000
Railroads tax ...... 100000
Interest on mortgages. 1t.55O.00
Telegraph and telephone
companies .............. 100000
Express companies ....... 2,S0O.00
Department OF Secretary OF
State:
Corporations .......... 100000
Civil commissions w $4,000
Automobile licenses ..... 100000
Fees ................... 35,00O.00
! Manufacturers OF steam. gas
or electricity ........... 10000
Franchise tax from corpora
/ ttOnS .....-......-..s llo,NVV.NN
Inheritance tax .......... 100000
| Sales OF laws and codes. 10000
lU. s. Government appropri-
alton 10 colleges. ........ 50.0000C
Dividends from bank stock
National Bank OF Della
ware .................. 10000
Delaware State Hospital
Receipts from pay pa
tients, etc .............. l2,OOOOi
State Board OF Pharmacy. 10000
!
Commissioners -. 1.5OO.Ot
Total receipts .......... .S9so. 4.os
Section /. That the several amounts
named in this act. or so much thereof
as may be necessary, are hereby ap.
propriated and authorized 10 be pan
out OF the treasury OF this State 10
the respective public officers OF the
respective departments and divisions
Of government. and for the several
purposes hereinafter specified for
the current fiscal year ending on
second Tuesday of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen: provided. how
ever that all parts or portions of the
several sums appropriated by this
act which. on said Monday imme-
ldiately preceding said second Tuesday
OF January A. D.. ore thousand nine
hundred and eighteen. shall not have
neeh paid out Of the treasury. shall be
turned 20 tho general fund of the