Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
SENATORS CREATE
ANOTHER JOB FOR
POLITICAL REWARD
Provide an Assistant Sergcancy OF
the Senate to Satisfy the
Republican Clamor-
GoRMLEY'S PROTEST VAIN
st.1 Corr-poudence of Every Evening

or Handy, Republican, that the senate
create the office of assistant serceant-at
arms caused senator Gormley, Democrat
t. protest vigorously.
Senator Handy presented resolution
authorizing President Pro Tenn Short tt
ap,,oint an assistant sergeant.
Senator Gormley said the sergeant-at'
arms is not overworked ana ASKED iof al
explanation of the proposal
Ref.rrinc to the Scnate's adoption oi
resolutions restricting the privileges OF the
Senate floor and prohibiting the practice
of smoking in the Senate chamber when
the Senate is IN session, Senator Handy
stated the results would he good u the
resolutions were enforced, but bad II not
enforced He said the sergeant 5 duties
~ the door between the Senate chamber
and the psssage leading TO the Hall ot
REPRESENTATIVES. prevented him guarding
the gate n the railing that separates the
Senate floor and lobby and consequently
the resolutions had been broken several
times and predicted worse conditions
when Senate business increased.
Senator Alice. Republican,, declared
the resolutions had been broken many
times and insisted that they bc enforced
H.s suggested that the sergeant he put at
the door and an assistant AT the gate.
Senator Gormlcy sad the explanation
uss weak He stated an assistant was
not needed and proposed closing the gate.
". had not secn the resolutions broken
and thought they were ngldlv enforced
When the Legislature convened. an
pounremen. was made that ITS session
would he short. busincss like and cconom-
zeal he remarked, but employing useless
oflcials was not practIClng economy lie
believed creating the office ot assistant
eergcant WAS n.crc.N q rusC loT providing q
berth for disgrrntlcd Republican pollti-
cal worker.
Senator Alice rctorted warmly, saying
ne did not know conditions IN the Demo
cratic marty, tut declared there are no
disgruntlcd politicians III the Republican
party.
senator Bennett, Republican, made
elfniIar assertion.
Senator Pron, Democrat, said the
Senate chamber IL small and employing
an assistant sergeant would cause needless
expense.
Senator Palmer, Repub ican, stated nc
favored cxrcditIng business. He sald the
I1glsleture had been in session three
weeks. but had done practically nothing
He suggested keeping the Senate moor
clear. ~ tho Senators would not bc an
moved when tranSactinC business
Senator HANDY resolution, authorlZ-
Ing the appointment of An assistant
sergeant. was adopted bv vote Of 2 70 Z
senators .Alles, Bennett, Handy. Palmer.
Richards, Robertson, short, Walker and
Webster, Republicans, voting IN tho
affirmative and Senators Brown and Long.
Republicans. and Gormley, Hollett Latta,
Murphy and Price, Democrats, IN the
negative.
During the discussion there was s
rlInor that Senator Handy WAS the only
senator IN the Senate Republican caucus
refused job for a q friend and creating
the office OF assistant sergeant was IN
tended 70 appease llm.
Bv \ vote Of Q TO ., the same IS on the
question Of appointing an assistant ser
geant. the Senate cOncurTed n the House
amendment to the Senate concurrent
resolution, authorizing the state Librarian
TO appoint an assistant engineer Tor the
heating pant N the State House while the
Legislature Is IN session and the resoiu-
tlon was amended The amendment puts
the assistant engineer under the super
vision Of the State Librarian and requires
hlrn 4, nersorm such duties - that official
preserlbCs.
senator Gormlcv said the assistant
sergeant and assistant fireman were IN the
same class unnecessary. Judging from
the temperature of The State House, he
thought a man was needed more for cX-
tlnglllshing the furnace flrc than keeping il
alive. He commended the State librarian
for keeping the State House clean. saying
It was never cleaner Al any time IN the
last eight years than now.
MNABB JoLTs THE HoUsE
Representative McNabb, Democrat
iol,~d the House bv asking Speaker Cor
bit 10 "lug up the chairman Of House
cornmIttees-to tell them t. report on
bills lie said the Hoil~e had not done anv-
thing and it was shame 10 take the
money.
Representative Lyons. Republican.
stated many acts introduced IN the Housc
are appropriation bills and committees
are holding of on them lie sad
Representatives francls and Hanrattv
arc ill., but he hoped their absence would
not DELAY House business.
Governor Townsend sent 10 the Senate
the nomination of Leonard W. Lovett as a
Ilstice Of the peace for New CAstle county
The House passed the following Hous-
bills. Requiring the lighting 81 vehicles a,
night and IN case oi suit instituted be.
cause Of damage sustained in accident
deeming the person whose vehicle was not (
lighted guilty oi contubutorv negligence
the Townsend Trust Co
respecting ssies OF real estate OF insane
persons.
In the House favorable report was made
on the following House bill, Changing 4
the boundaries of the FIRST Election dis
trict OF the sixth Representative district
of New { astie county tBTandywiDc
hundred) and creating q new election
district, amending article two uf chapter
~ OF the Revised Code relating to (
property OF married women increasing
from 5000 10 Sl2 600 per wear the
amount of money the CITY Of New Castle
NAV ralse by taxation for school purposes.
the fees oi jurors and witnesses
IN courts Of New { astlc county.
Senator Robertson introduced AN act
10 amend chapter 10 Uf the Revised
Jode, providing for the admission of IN
sane persons ~ the Delaware state Hos
DItal. al larnhurst, Chapter rs provides
hat insane persons shall be admitted to
ssId institution on certificate of two
physicians and prohibit, physicians con
,ectod with county aiushouses issuing
'Ich certificates. The amendment re-
roves this prohibition and saps one of the
,hysiclans issuing cert iicatc shall be
'h0sen hy q trustee OF the hospital.
Senator rslIner introduced an Act in
'reasing the amount oi money the town Of
II Iton may raise by taxation Tor school
purposes
I he senate, on motion ol Senator
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