Evening journal., 1923-01-10
TREASURER GETS
AUTO REVENUE

} Sl4.4ii.92. The balance in tn,
hands OF State Treasurer Fouracr,
now is considerable more than tina
amount. as the receipts Of Novem
Der and December have been added
Several DAYS ago Senate
Murphy introduced resolution
which the Senate adopted calling
on Secretary OF State Benson for a
detailed report by January IS OF
the receipts and expenditures Of
the fitting department with the mum
Der OF clerks employed in the de-
partmept and their salaries. sena-
tor Murphy stated at the time that
he had been informed the Secre-
tary OF State was not authorized
Ito turn the receipts OF the depart
I ment over 10 the Safe Treasurer
and that II was his Information such
receipts were not turned over. SEN
ator Ridgely at the time stated he
had been informed the receipts were
regularly turned owed TO the state
/ Treasurer.
Secretary Benson has clerks al
work preparing this report and IL
will be submitted as soonas COM
pleted, 10 the Senate. lie explained
TO some OF the Democratic Senators
yesterday that a detailed report OF
the receipts would involve from 30
600 70 10000 accounts. nd conse-
quently would take considerable time
10 prepare. Under these conditions
the Senators said they would be salts
fed with report OF the total re-
ceipts hut want detailed report Of
the expenditures. and this Is being
prepared.
The senators now understand that
the preparing OF this report will
take longer than January IS. and
the time will be extended II neces-
sary.
In making a statement 10 the
Representative Of The Evening
Journal this morning. Secretary
Benson said the tltling act was
passed by me Legislature two years
ago. He said al that time the menu
bers OF the Legislature had no idea
as 20 what the expense would be
in creating the Department and
starting the work Consequently no
appropriation was made for this eX-
pense but provision was made in the
act for the Secretary 20 pay the ex-
penses out OF the receipts.
Secretary Benson said ne was not
satisfied with this arrangement and
went TO the State auditor and tried
20 get him TO agree to make an
audit so that the funds could be
turned over to the State Treasurer.
II was just al the time when the
State auditor was busy re-organ n
izing his department under a new
act which brOadened his powers and
put more work on him. and he
would not take the responsibility.
Some time later Iiarrigan and Com
pany, pubic accountants OF New
York. sent represent atives to Dover
TO put the new audit system into
effect in the State auditors office.
When they completed this work,
Secretary Benson says he got them
10 audit the accounts OF the it'll
ing department from June 1. 1921.
when the department was created.
until June !. 1922. and the balance
in hand was turned over TO the
state Treasurer. The auditor. hav-
ing gotten his department Organiz-
ed under the new law. agreed 10
make the sudhs IN the titling de-
psriment and has been making them
turned over TO the state Treasurer.
Now the business OF the titling
departm ent Is transacted the same
as any other State department by
vouchers" said Secretary Benson.
The funds are turned over 10 the
State Treasurer and the accounts
audited by the State Auditor"
Senator Murphy introduced a bill
in the Sente this morning 10 amend
the law relative TO the printing oil
the Senate and House journals. |
which he contends, will save the
State from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
should Il become a law. The intent
Of the bill Is to restrict more closely !
the material that goes in the Jour
nal. eliminating reports OF commits |
sions. etc. to reduce the size OF vol I
1me and save money on printing. /,
Boost Good Roads.
A delegation Of members OF the |
Milton Good Roads Association. had 1
a hearing before the Senate high /
way committee this morning, to ad-
gocate the continuation of the good /
roads program throughout the State
and especially to advocate the fix
ng OF a tax on gasoline with which !
10 build roads. Among those in the
delegation were former Represen-
.ative william II. Welch, former
Senator J. Carey Palmer. Captain
Charles +. Lacey. S. J. Wilson, T.
h Douglass and John c. Lank. Mr..
Velch. chairman OF the delegation.
aid the association is boosting the
rood roads proposition throughout
he state and not any particular
ection.
Dealers Tag Increase.
Three bills were given their final
-eadings In the Senate this morning.
The first bill to pass either House
his session was one introduced by
senator Hardesty relative to Ii
.enses Of automobile dealers. The
present law provides that dealers
ags shall be used for selling. test
ng and demonstrating. The Hard
stv bill adds after the word dem
,nstrating "and for any other pur-
,ose except for hire and CONNER
ial purposes" 1t also increases {
he charge for a set OF dealers's tags
rom $50 to $25. The bill was pass
d unanimously.
Senator McIntire's bill denying
he right OF appeal from the Com =
ION Pleas Court OF New Castle
ounty to the Superior Court where =