Evening journal., 1923-01-09
BEGIN HEARINGS
ON new BUDGET
Senate and House Commit
tees to Take Up Sched-
ule Tomorrow
MR.. COLLINS CHOSEN
AS JOINT CHAIRMAN
STAFF Correspondent.


DOVER. Del, Jan. 9.-Dehnite
plans for hearings under the new
State budget law were made at a
/ Joint meeting of the House appro-
/ priations committee and the Senate
! finance committee held in the Su-
| preme Courtroom at noon today.
/ Representative Collins, OF Newark.
J was elected chairman of the joint
committee. Governor Denney attend
ed the organization meeting on in
vitation and gave valuable sugges-
tions relative to carrying out the
law and conducting the hearings.
The first hearing will be held to-
morrow, as required under the law,
and they will be held each legis-
lative day from / 10 2 o'clock until
the work of the committee is COM
pleted and the budget bill in its
final shape Is prepared for presenta-
ton to the General Assembly. Heads
of various departments. commits
sions. Institutions and others seek
ing State financial aid. will be noti-
fed when to apnear before the Joint
committee to he queotioned as to
they represent.
The personnel Of the committee
having these hearings In charge.
follows: House Appropriation |
e-Representstive Collins, |
chairman: Nelson, Dawes, Brogan.
Alice, Lednum and w Short. State
Finance Comm!ttee-Senato Moore, |
chairman: Hopkins. Murphy. ST. !
monton and Viven.
When the joint committee went
into session other members of the !
two Houses and representatives of /
the press, were also invited to at /
tend, as the meetings are to be pub /
lie. The joint committee organized !
for the hearings for electing Mr. |
Collins, chairman; Senator Moore.
Representative Mel
son, secretary. and Senator Simon
ton, assistant secretary. II was de-
cided to hold the hearings daily from
/ to o'clock, either IN the House
chamber or the Supreme Court
room. the hearings to be open to the
public
A committee of two was named
to invite Governor Denney 10 attend /
the meeting. and he arrived n few
minutes later. Governor Denney.
who has made a study of the budget
law and has already had hearings
as required by the law, offered sew
eral valuable suggestions.
Governor Denney first suggested
to the committee that a schedule he
made up OF the various departments
or State agencies that are asking for
aid and that time be fixed for them
to appear before the joint commit
tee.
He also suggested that each mem
ber familiarize himself as much as
possible with the provisions OF the
budget law so that they viii be in
position to ask questions of those
who appear before the committee.
During the hearing there were
several suggestions regarding the
repeal or amending the SO fling tax
law. These suggestions were made
by Governor Denney. Senator Muir
ply, Representative Brogan, Senator
Slmonton and Representative Mel
son.
Governor Denney does not favor
the law. and is OF the
opinion that the most objection Is 10 ,
the name OF the tax. He expressed ,
the opinion that every citizen should
assist in at least some small way to ,
support the schools.
Several others who expressed their 7
,ie@s said there was objection not ,
1nly to the name but serious objec- ,
ion 20 the method OF collecting the ,
ak. No action was taken. y
The emergency appropriation bill .
o take care of the States depart -.
nents until such time as the regular d,
appropriation bill is passed was dis
,ussed and Il was decided to make
he proper provision for this emer- q
,ency in a concurrent resolution a.,
which will be introduced this after r.
loon. =
on motion OF Senator Murphy, the
-arious heads OF departments. etc, :
,e notified OF the organization OF the
oint committe. The chairman and
ecretary will make a schedule OF
he hearings which viii be an
iounced at the meeting tomorrow.
Representatives Collins and Mel
on. chairman and secretary of the
oint committee. held a long confer
nee last night. with Congressman
lect william II. Boyce. and went
ver with him the provisions Of the
udget law.