Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-29
GOV. TOWNSEND
SIGNED DEFENCE
BILL At NOON
Will Attend Defence Council in
Washington, Naming Council
on Return.
LAW is NOW IN EFFECT
Speciai Dispatch 10 Every Evening


STATE HoUsE. DOVER. March 20
Governor Townsend at noon TODAY
igncd the Defence Council bill and II Is
now law.
The governor today accepted the in
citation To attend an AmcrIcanihation
,.nrferencc IN Secretary Lanes office st
Washington, April ,. and State Council
II Defence conference IN the office of the
secretary of War at Washington April 1.
NErmbcrs Of the Delaware State Council
III Defence viii be appointed after the
governors return from Washington, It
WAS announced
\ question has been raised as to the
aonstitutionaiitv Of Section 10 of the now
Defence bill. which Is as follows
'TThe State Council of Defence IS hereby
authorized and empowered to draw upon
the State treasurer warrants. when
'ccompancd by proper vouchers specify
'ng the expenditures cuuntcrS'gned bN
Inc governor. for such amounts rs shall
hc necessary t. effect the objects nt TINS
act. which warrants shall IT, paid ny the
State treasurer ont ~ anv unapprnprtatcd
moneys IN the treasury. provided that No
OUTLAY of money hy tho SAID councll or its
agencies shall l,c madt ur contracted f"
until approved bv the governor
Section Is. article of the state Con
stitutIon SAYS
NO none, shall hc drawn frum tho
treasury hut pursuant ~ IN apTro,
urlation made by the General Assembly.
legislative ATTORNEYS Wore asked to give
opinions. whllc the tll was pcndng
kttornev Hope for the senate said the
General Assembly made an unlimited
appropriation IN zcction 10 of the bill
0ther legislative bodies had dome likewise
and he had found many laws providing
appropriations IN such manner lie be
bevod section ~ was constitutional
Attorncv Harman for the House said he
would he loath 10 accept as precedents
what other legislative bodies had done
tie defined an appropriation a. setting
Hsde a certain sum Of money for a certain
purpose 10 the exclusion of every other
purpose and contendcd section 10 did
not do that He believed if the bill were
passed section 10 would 10 null and vold
hut would not nullifv the rest of tho act
ATTORNEY Tunnel, FOR the House, said
he question had never been determined
bv court II q specific sum were put N
section 10 II would be an appropriation.
and the provisions of that section were
practically an appropriation
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT.
fftAtFftAfE sfN El~FstHA AtNtF-AtAdN tAAFt r
nocn received the following communIca-
ion fr0tn President Wilson
Governor John G. Townsend. chairman.
State Council Of Defence
Dover, Delaware
Dear Mr. Chairman
~ our State. IN extending its national
defence organization hv the creation ct
community councils, is IN nv opinion
making an advance Of vital significance
Il will. | believe. esuIt when thoroughly
carried out in welding the nation to-
gether as no nation Of great size has ever
bepn welded before 1t viii build up
rom the bottom an understanding and
-Nmpathy and unity oi purpose and ef-
fort which viii no doubt have an i'm
mediate and decisive effect upon our
great undertaking You viii find IT,
hink. not so much a nov task IS a
MITIGATION of existing efforts. Il fusion
af energies now too much scattered and
4t. times somewhat confused into ono
harmonious and effective power.
1T is only by extending your organiza~
lon 10 small communities that every
.4tzen of the State can bc reached and
touchesi with the inspiration of the comm
FuOn cause The SCho0lhouse has been
suggested as an apt though not essential
center for Vour local council IL SYM
bolIzes one of the first fruits OF such AN
organization. namely, the spreading OF
the realization Of the great truth that
j, Is each one OF us as an individual citizen
upon whom rests the ultimate Tespon-
sibilitv Through this great new or
ganization We will express with added
emphasis our viii to u.n and our conf
5icncc in the utter righteousness Of our
purpose. Sincerely vours,
Woodrow Wilson
CLOSING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Preparation Of the claims resolution
delavcd the convening of the General
assembly today. the last day Of tho
SPECIAL session
The senate met at y O'Clock and
adopted Senate resolution providing
.or the payment&of salaries of Senators
The senate pasted the Senate bill
authorizing the Newark Board Of Edu
cation 10 determine what amount Of
money shall be raised by taxation IN that
town for school purposes
CoNSELLY ATTACKS ROOSEVELT.
The uouse met 1T 1920 o clock and
Representative Connolly immediately
started soInething" by presenting the
'oliowing preamble and resolution
v hereas. There Is reported IN the
Philadelphia North American of this
late, certain statements alleged to have
oeen made 10y Theodore Roosevelt ex-
President Of the United States winch
severely criticised the conduct ~ our
national government in one of the greatest
crises in American history, and
Whereas, Ii is the sense Of this House
oi Representatives that such uttcrancoe
can have no other motive than Ia create
dissatisfaction and seditious feeling along
partisan lines or to advance his personal
olItical interest, and
Whereas. Such outburstS are wIdci,
published and commented upon by ail
dlsioYal newspapers within our land as
ncli a. beng pleasing to enemy publi-
cations. and
Whereas. Some Of the statements
alleged to have been made by the SAID
Theodore Roosevelt come dangerously
near % giving encouragement to the
enemy; therefore, be il
Resolved, That this House Of Repre-
sentatives does hereby condemn such par
tisan and malicious attacks at this critical
moment IN the nation history, and does
recommend to the Department Of Justice
hat political attacks by prospective can
t!Idates for political Office. even though
they he from prospective Presidential can
'lIdates, If they are determined 10 be
~editlous % 70 be intended 70 arouse
Tiit1on Tor the purpose oi encouraging
he enemy be treated as il thcv emitted
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