Evening journal., 1923-01-08

VOTING LIST
IN new BILL

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OF members have been advocating
such a change. the bin introduced
today does not apparently meet the
Views by a number. Although the
I bill provides for permanent registra-
ton there would still be five regis
tration days under its provisions
while in the opinion OF some Sena-
| tors II the state Is to have perm
anent registration law as a matter
/ Of economy the registration days
! should be cut down to one or two
when those voters not already regis
tered and those becoming of age
! would have the chance TO qualify.
representative Ward II. Short,
Republican. of Lewes. answered the
roll for the first time today. He had
been III with an infected hand. After
the roll call he was sworn in by
Speaker Culver.
A letter from Edwin A. Thompson
OF Brandywine Springs, protesting
against the present school law was
read in the House. The wri,er
termed It the most abominable the
State has ever had" He declared
the people are taxed too much for
school purposes and that they do not
get any return for their money paid
in taxes. He called attention - the
lack OF transportation facilities for
the school children and objected To
any child living three miles or more
from a school. He advocated bring
ing the school 10 the ,hild instead
of the child to the school,
Mrs. r. 3. Morris, corresponding !
secretary of the Women's Home |
Makers Community Club OF Selby-
Vile, in letter advocated greater |
appropriation for better school |
houses for the school children of the |
State.
Representative Holcomb an
nounoed that all bills presented 10
the House must be typewriter and
five copies must he provided.
The House recessed at 11.05
o'clock until 1870 o'clock this after
noon.
II. T. Graham, chairman OF the
legislative committee of the Della
ware Automobile Association. came
tn Dover this morning in the inter
ests OF the association.
Republican members OF the House
held a caucus this morning to talk
over their plans for the session.
They claim they had no particular
subject to discuss this morning.
Lieutenant G overnOr Bush presided
over the session OF the Senate this
morning The body had been in
session but short time when Gov
ernor Denney walked into the room.
The members arose from their seats
but the Governor explained that he
was not on an official duty but was
simply making a social call. He
shook hands with the members and
chatted for short time with sew
eral of them.
An old legislative friend showed
up this morning in the Senate In
the shape OF a bill introduced by
Senator Lutz to repeal the law
which exempts marsh lands and
other unimproved land within the
city limits of Wilmington from tax
alton for city purposes.
II this should become law Cherry
Island Marsh and other plots of land
in Wilmington now exempted would
be taxed. The same bill has been in
troduced at several previous sessions
but its opponents have always sue
ceeded in having It killed in the past.
Senator Robertson introduced the
bill two years ago and it was de- !
feated after a hard fight in the I
Senate on the last night OF the ses-
sion. y
Senator Murphy introduced a SEN
ate resolution this morning which ,
was unanimously adopted calling on
the Secretary of state to make a
detailed report to the Senate not
later than January IS Of all receipts Z
and expenditures under a law pro ,
viding for the titling Of automobiles.
Senator Murphy explained that the !
purpose was to find out just what =
the Secretary of state was paying
clerks hired under the bill. He said /
he understood the Secretary of ,
state is not required under the bill
10 turn over the receipts received ,
under this law TO the State Treas ,
lrer. but has the authority TO keep ,
the money in the Secretary of I
States account. II was desired, he
said. to learn II there is not some
money so received that could be
turned over to the state Treasurer. ,
Senator Viven inquired II It was I
,nly desired TO learn how many I
Jerks there are their salaries and !
he receipts and expenditures under !
he titling bill. Senator Murphy said !
hat was the information desired. '
Senator Ridgely said out of curl !
osity he had inquired about the Y
ame matter and had been informed
hat an accounting was made to the
state Treasurer of receipts under
he bill every week. Senator Muir !;
,hy said he was as much interested S
n learning how many clerks are EN- Y
,loyed and what they are paid as d
le was TO learn the receipts, al
hough he had been informed no s
has to be made TO the S
tate Treasurer under the law. o
1t is thought that this is another n
lap at former Senator Wallace s.
handy, who is the titling clerk. The
Democratic Senators last week in
onference decided to introduce l.
iii TO fix the salary OF the tlting y
Jerk at 500 month and it was o
hen said that Mr. Handy was paid h
800 month by the Secretary Of ?
tate. &
There was no further objection to fl
he resolution which was then u
dopted. le