Smyrna times., 1923-05-30
GOVERNOR LET MANY BILLS DIE
The Highway Ripper Allowed, to Die
With Twenty-Five Others

The Highway Ripper Allowed to Die
With Twenty-Five Others
Several partisan bills passed by the
measures which Governor Denney has
allowed to die by a pocket veto. The
80 days following the final adjourn
ment of the Legislature that the Gov
ernor has to consider bills has now eX-
pired and a number of bills died be-
cause he did not sign them. All bills
not signed at the end of the 80 days
are consequently dead. Among the
/ bills the Governor did not sign
was Representative Gray's State high
way ripper This bill would have
ripped out the present highway COM
missioners and provided for the Gov
ernor to appoint bipartisan COM
missiOners and provided for the Gov
ernOr to appoint bipartisan COM
mission of two members from each
county. The three House Joint Res
olutions put through by the Demo- |
cratic members on the last day of the
session appointing directors on the |
part of the State for the three branch |
es of the Farmers Bank, were also |
allowed to die. The HOlcomb school
revenue bill abOishing the filing fee
and substituting a $3.50 capitatiOn
tax and also abolishing the State Tax
Department was another bill that the
Governor allowed to die. A separate
House bill abolishing the filing fee
was allowed to die. Senator Murphy's
bills, one repeating the WOrkmen's
compensation act and the other re-en-
acting the same law but reducing the
salary of the members of the Indus
trial Accident Board to $1,000 receiv-
ed a pocket veto. These bills were
opposed by practically all the indus
trial plants in the State.
No Change Auto Titling Department
Efforts of some of the Senators to
cripple the Automobile Titling De-
partment under the Secretary of State
e also went for naught as a bill along
u this line passed by the Legislature
was among those that were allowed
to die. 1t would have greatly reduced
salaries of employees of this depart
ment which has done such excellent
work in assisting to trace stolen cars.
Two House bills put through by the
Department to reduce the salaries of
Republican office holders in New Cas-
tie County were allowed to die as was
the House bill providing for a five
n member instead of the present three
is member Levy Court in Sussex county
20 The Brogan bill to change the bound
j, ary lines of the Levy Court district;
"A in Wilmington was not signed. The
House bill providing for the Little
Legislature" auditing committee als'
received a pocket veto. Other bill
that the Governor allowed to die wer,
the following: Senate Bill, No. 81
T.. Prohibiting officers and department
of the State and institutions and ere
ating deficits to be paid by the State
Senate Bill, No. 81, Requiring the off
- GERS of Sussex County whether electe,
or appointed to be at their office
every working day and providing
penalty for failure to do so; S. B. 81
Prohibiting payment of salaries 0
compensation by more than on
branch of the Executive Departmen
of the State Government to any per
son.
State Officers Not Curbed in Expense
S. B. 102, Prohibiting State officer.
members of State Boards and commits
sions and of State employees from us
ing or accepting money from any cor
tingent fund for the payment of traV
cling expenses or other expenses ne
expressly authorized by law; S.
149, Regulating the payment of none
out of the State Treasury of cOntl
- gent funds; H. B. 144, Relating
80 sending to a jury an issue of Deva
,o 1os avit Vel Non; H. B. 756, prohibitir
'OO placing of fish pounds and fish traI
in the Atlantic Ocean within the thrt
'l"A mile limit from the coast of Del
M ware; H. B. 164, amending the la
''OO relative to Municipal Court of WI
mington; H. B. 1856, providing for ia
~ ing Fire Insurance Companies to a
II sist in maintaining fire companies
incorporated cities and towns al
- rural districts.