Evening journal., 1921-01-07
PUBLIC
ON SENATORS,
ALLEE SAYS
lconlInued from ~. nagel

uulll lVnN tlOth MONDAY morning.
President pro tenn Handy remarked.
"and the gavel Will fan calling the
senators TO order promptly at 1880
o'clock.
After the vote TO adjourn until This
morning was reconsidered the original
vote to adjourn until today was DE-
feated by a vote or Z yeas 10 9 nays
Senator Lutz being absenn as fol
lows:
leas-Messrs. Alice. Bennett, High
field, Hopkins Robertson, Walker and
President pro tenn Handy.
Nays-lnsley, Laita, Murphy, Mcln-
tire. Palmer, Prettyman. Price, Rich
ards and short
The motion avs then adopted ad-
iourning until Monday morning.
school Law Draft soon
The Citizens Committee named
some weeks ago by the hold-oVer Sen
tors VIII have draft OF the proposed
school laws ready for presentation 20
The Senate the latter part OF next
week. senator Alice who with Sen
ator Price was named 10 confer with
the citizens committee made this re-
port Go the Senate yesterday after
noon.
senator Bennett introduced a loint
| resolution fixing February n as the
last day Tor the receiving OF new bus
| mess. senator Alice suggested that it
was entirely TOO early % fix a dead
/ llne Tor new business. as The Lcgsla-
/ turc had no exact knowledge as 10
what business Is 20 be presented.
senator Robertson cOnionded that
SUCH a resolution was unconstitutional
ami that a member If he so desired
/ could bring In new business on the
siXtieth day or the session. The res0-
/ luton went over until Monday with
Out any action being taken.
The usual resolutions TO provide the
senator's with necessary supplies were
/ adopted by the senate.
Bill 10 Raise Salaries.
Although the standing committees
OF the House have not been named
/ and therefor there are no committees
/ TO which bills could be referred. Rep
rcsentativo f. H. Davis, Republican. IN
The House yesterday afternoon intro
duced two bills 10 increase the salary
Of the Governor from $1,000 TO 81 500
and that of the Secretary Of SldtD
from $1,000 20 $1,000, and insisted that
| they be given first and second reading
| This was done and the bills are left
| with the clerk until committees are
named. The bin 20 increase the Gov
ern0r's salary is House bin No. 4.
| Former Speaker Alexander p. Cor.
bit, TO assist Speaker paskcy in be.
coming familiar with the procedur,
OF the House, presided over the ses
sion yesterday afternoon. When Mr.
Davis introduced the two bills Actini
speaker Corbit called his attention {,
The fact that no committee had beer
named, Dut Mr.. Daviys insisted tha
the House was sufficiently organize,
10 receive business and that The bill
be given first and second reading.
has been the custom for many year
10 give The presiding officers one weol
II they dcdsire 10. to get up ue stand
ing committees.
Governor Townsend IN his messag
recommended an increase I'm salar
for the Governor and Secretary o
State.
Representative F. II. Davis also In
trOduCed two House resolutions. on
giving the state librarian authorit
90 appoint an additional fireman n
The state House. 10 serve during IN
session Of the Legislature. and tll
other giving the speaker and atiorne
FOR the House authority 90 nam
stenoTaphers for the House. lie cor
! tended that ne offered The first resC
luton for the protection OF the stat
House. as another flreman is needei
and the second resolution. he sail
was offered 10 help get the House !
working shape Mr.. Davis said In IA
members did not desire 90 act at ono
on the resolutions, he had no Oh
lection to- them going over until MOI
, day.
} Some Of the Democratic member
seemed 10 resent a Republican takin
the Initiative in this respect. Actio
on both resolutions were deferred an
5 | it Is likely that Identical resolution
b will be prepared early next week an
b introduced by a member on Oh
Democratic side.
5 The House for the FIRST time
I many years elected a man as pag
- The new page Is John Thompson. ,
e power The Republicans suppOrtC
Jack Berman, a Dover boy
y The House c0ncurred In the tw
D senate concurrent resolutions
0 make arranCements for the inaugurl
ton OF GOvcrnOr-elect William
@ Denney and for attending the inaugl
J., ration Of presldent-elect Harding.
Z The legislative committee IN a
g range for The inauguration or u
new governor consists OF senator 4
s lee and Murphy and Representative
! Otwel. Lee and r. II. Davis.
{ The committee 10 arrange for u
e members Of the Legislature 20 after
D the Inauguration OF president-ele
r, Harding at Washington on March
o President Pro TEN Handy and Sen
tor Bennett and Speaker paskey ar
= Representative Kramer. Senator Be-
1 net and Representative Kramer wi
: 10 10 Washington tomorrow to a
u range for quarters for the Delawal
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