Milford chronicle., 1923-01-12
LACK OF WORK CAUSES
LEGISLATURE TORECESS
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tion whose name does not at that time
appear in said list of registered vo-
ters."
Senator Viven, in presenting the
measure, said he was going to 'pre-
sent bill that feel sure every DEM
ocratic and Republican member of
this body will vote for; or at least I
hope they will"
While there seems to be a general
demand for a permanent registration
law, and a number of members have
been advocating such a change, the
bill introduced Monday does not, ap-
parently, meet the views expressed by
some.
Although the bill provides for per-
manent registration, there would still
be five registration days under it's pro-
visions, while in the opinion of some
Senators, if the State is to have a per-
manent 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.
Asks For Auto Report
Senator Murphy introduced a reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopt
ed, calling on the Secretary of State
to make a detailed report to the Sen
ate, not later than January Is, of all
receipts and expenditures under law
providing for the titling of automo-
biles.
Dig at Republican Office Holders
Intimation has been made this week
that the Democratic members of the
cut the salaries and combine offices
now held by Republicans. Among the
suggested program is:
1. Aboloshing of the present Tax De-
partment created under a law passed
two years ago and providing for the
work of collecting the tax to be done
through the State Treasurer's office.
2. Reducing the salary of the three
members of the Industrial Accident
Board under the Workmen's Compen-
sation law from $2,5O0 a year to $500
year and mileage and providing for
minority party representation On the
board. 1t was said by some of the
Democratic members that they had
meetings during last year for which
each received $4,000 in salary.
8. Reducing the salary of the cOun-
ty officers in New Castle county to ST.
400 with the exception of coroner and
to cut the salary of that Office to ST.
200. The present salary of the coroner
in that county is $1,500 and the others
range from $4,000 to $4,000.
4. AbOlishing the Office of coroner in
all three counties and providing for
the Attorney Generals Office to take
over all the work of the coroner. The
reducing of the coroner's salary, it
was explained, will be provided for in
the same bill that cuts the salary of
other New Castle county offices, be-
cause to abolish the Office will require
favorable action by two consecutive
legislatures, as it amends the consti-
tuition.
5. Aboloshing the offices of State
detectives and all highway police and
creating in the place of those officers
State Constabulary of twelve mem
bers, similar to the Pennsylvania
Constabulary.
6. To provide for the filing instead
of transcribing of certified copies of
incorporation papers in the County
Recorder of Deeds offices. By this
method it is claimed that especially
New Castle county would be able to
get rid of what the Democrats term
as an army of transcribing clerks in
the Recorders Office, and that many
thousands of dollars would be saved.
Z. To provide a more simple and
shorter method of recording deeds,
which it is claimed would also lessen
the work of the Recorders Office and
save clerk hire.
8. To make the State Highway De-
partment bipartisan by providing for
three Republican and three Democrat
ic members of the Highway Commits
sion.
8. To make the Department of Elec-
tions of Wilmington bipartisan by
providing for commission of two Re
publicans and two Democrats.
Senator Hardesty has introduced a
bill in the Senate which provides a
fine of $500 and Imprisonment for an
automobile driver who speeds away
after an accident without finding out
what is the extent of the damages in
fected by his car.
Senator Walker has introduced two
bills to amend the Constitution, both
of which passed the last legislature.
One gives women edUal rights with
men in the matter of holding public
office in the State, and the other pro-
vides for a capitation tax to be i'm
posed upon every citizen over 21 years
of age.
A delegation from Seaford visited
the legislature on Monday and asked
that funds be provided with which to
construct a road from Seaford to Re
lance.
The legislators advised their visit
ors that if two measures which are to
be introduced at the present session of
the General Assembly are enacted in
to laws it is believed there will be
sufficient revenue forthcoming from
them to warrant an appropriation suf-
ficiently large to grant the request
they made.
One of these measures is a tax OF
one cent per gallon on gasoline which
it is estimated-will bring to the
State treasury a revenue of about
$1SO,OOO a year, and the other is the
increase Of 100 per cent IN
the State tax on motor trucks which,
it is estimated, will bring a revenue
of about 100000 year.
The committeeman explained to the
delegates the fact that the State at
present is about S314, 900 short on its