Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
ASSEMBLY RESUMED
Continued from kase

was fixed for Senate conference on ths
subject.
TO ATTEND HARDING INAUGURATION.
The Senate adopted and transmitted
to the House concurrent resolutions pre-
sented by Senator Bennett, providing for
the appointment of committees to arrange
for inauguration of Governor-elcct VIII
liam -. benney and the representation of
Delaware at the Inauguration of President
elect Warren c. Harding The first COM
mittee will be composed of two Senators
and three Representatives and the second
Of President Pro Tempore Handy and
Speaker Paskey and one Senator and one
Representative to be appointed by the
president and speaker, respectively.
Rising to a question of personal privi-
lege, Senator Palmer asked that tho
Legislature meet promptly and transmit
business systematically. Senator Price
and President Handy made similar re-
quest.
President Handy appointed Senators
Alice and Price n committee to confer with
the trainers of the proposed school law
and ascertain when it will be ready Tor
presentation to the Senate
TO INVESTIGATE STATE FINANCES.
The Senate, after protracted discus
sion, adopted the following concurrent
resolution, which was presented by
Senator Alice:
'FThat the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate be authorized, empowered and
| directed to appoint one member OF that
! body and that the speaker of the House OF
! REPRESENTATIVES. be authorized, empower
| ed and directed to appoint one member OF
| that body and said two so appointed,
with Honorable William ID. Denney, are
To comprise a committee of three which IS
hereby empowered, authorized and di-
| rected to employ firm of certified public
! accountants from without the state OF
/ Delaware who are directed to as quickly
AS possible investigate the conditions oil
| the finances of the State of Delaware
| and report same properly itemized, to this
| Legislature rs follows:
Il. The amount of money raised by the
State and counties from all sources dur
ing the year 1920.
U2 The amount of money spent by the
State and counties during the year l9%O.
20 The estimated amount y hiCh the
State and counties may expect To re-
ccive from the same sources during
/ 1921.
20. The ontracted obligations. out
side the legislative appropriation whicn
the State must meet for 1871 ana sucn
other information as the committee
may think of value.
.That thecommi ttee be empowered
authorized and directed 20 employ
firm of certified public accountant
/ from, without the State Of Delaware Il
/ audit the books of all state officers
dpartnents. boards. commissions ant
institutions receiving State aid or han
dlinr state funds. said reports 10 b'
handed to this legislature before ad
tournment
THAT tho committee be authorized
| and empowered TO employ firm OF pun
lie accountants from without the Stat'
TO audit the books of sucn county ON
GERS as in their judgment they MAJ
deem advisable"
The preamble TO the resolution crit
cized the general practice in the pas
of employing non-experts TO audit M
states finances and declared that ~ j
eouitahle. lust and right that the peo
nle should know, and wise expedien
and in line with sound business tha
the LEGISLATURE should he intelligenu,
informed how money is being collected
frnn, what sources and in what proper
tion and how it is being expended.
Mrs. olive r. Buell. Senate stenog
rapher. will take stsnographic report
OF the Senate proceedings
M important business was trans
acted al the session OF the HOUSE
sneaker Paskey deferred announce
,,ent of the House committees unit
Monday.
senate ard House met in joint ses
sion al o'clock this afternoon. whe
Governor John G. TownsenA. Jr,. pre-
.ented his biennial and farewell mes
sage. :,
The Legislature Will prooa'S
| asked 10 provide for State bono Is
sue of 5000 900 for State highway I'M
provements.
Adjournment will probably take piac
this afternoon till Monday.