Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-17
e''sn'as'0s lSen'as Saturday nesty 1900
MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1921.
Remedy This just Complaint.

The Legislature, today, enters upon the
third week OF its session and has used
nine OF the sixty days for which the
members will be allowed compensation.
Tomorrow will be largely given over TO
the Inauguration Of Governor-elect Den
ney. 90 TINT it may7prove another days
sitting lost SO far as active work Of legs-
lstion is concerned. So it will he seen
that business ought to be brought for
ward in much more lively manner thai,
u has up TO. this time, or heavy draft
will be made upon the sixty days before
anything practical is accomplished. And
the members cannot be expected to remain
m session after their compensation ceases.
IL il only natural. therefore, that the
members are urging those who have meas
ure~ Of legislation under consideration to
have them prepared and introduced at
the earliest possible date, This request
should be complied with. It,is really sur
prising, when IL is considered that the
General Assembly, with the exception of
one member of tire House. was elected on
the second day Of November, and that
IN consequence an important session Of the
Legislature then confronted the people,
that very few of those interested gave inl-
mediate attention 70 the subject of pre-
pairing legislation. Thanks to>the previous
Intervention of holding-oyer members OF
the State Senate, the preparation Of
amendments 70 the School law was re-
ferred 10 an active committee. and il is
Understood the work Of this committee,
embodied in comprehensive bin, is now
ready for presentation
Not so, however. in respect Of other
measures. They are still in, the process
Of consideration, and not very serious
consideration at that, in most instances.
Even the new charter measure for Viii
mington, which should have been ready
for introduction Immediately after the
assembling of the Legislature, has not
vet been entirely completed, although the
work is we'll advanced and viii not much
longer be DELAYED But in respect of other
matters the situation is still one Of pre-
lirninary meetings for the Consideration "
Of various projects, with none Of them
formulated. Even the women who are
interested in legislation are as negligent
as the men in getting TO work.
Meanwhile, time is flying, and members
If the Legislature are CRYING aloud for
business 70 claim their attention. Thus
far there has not been a single days ses-
sion that could justly be called a b,1sy-
one. And every day thus spent in COM
parative idleness is day lost, so far<as
the active work Of legislation is con-
eerned.
We hope all interested viii be stirred 70
action by the appeal Of the members Of
the Legislature for work TO do. The prep
aration and presentation of q measure is
not all that is involved in legislation. Time
IS required for careful consideration before
final action is taken, No member cares
to act hastily on concerns of public in-
terest and Importance, no matter how
assuring may be the arguments Of these
who present the measures. Upon the
members rests the final responsibility for
legislation, and they naturally want to
know they are right before taking final
action.
So now, let everybody interested get
70 work, without further delay, so that
the remainder Of the session may be de-
voted to work in an intelligent and per
sistent manner.