Smyrna times., 1925-01-14
'TILlIURE ORGANIZED, HAS
|HILED DOWN TO BUSINESS
rRyOR DENNEY GIVES HIS
rSSAGE TO BOTH HOUSES
.lbek Which Held Up Organiza-
Of Senate Several Days Broken
r,iday With Republican Aid

Iock Which Held Up OrganlZa.
f Senate Several Days Broken
Friday With Republican Aid
no Senate deadlock over the elec-
Of speaker pro tenn, chief clerk
sber offices, which had tied up the
..zatiOn of that body was broken
.hr afternoon when with the aid
ar Republican members, Senator
liam C. Truitt, Of Millsboro, was
d president pro tenn on the
Ah ballot. A surprise was sprung
on the eleventh ballot for chief
Rd the Senate, the chief bone of
LINTON among the Democratic
OE, and the principal cause of
ieadlOck among the majority
rSss, Harry B.JOhnson, of WyOm-
Republican, was elected. Thru
he ballOting the seven Demo-
Senator's who have consistently
Mted the candidacy of John w.
1E, Of KentOn, for this impor-
position, and whose nomination
election was vigorously opposed
SzatOr Hardesty, of Dover, re-
ad faithful to the last. But on
.sTenth ballot, Senator Hardesty
bis vote for Mr.. johnson, thereby
& him the nine votes required to
He opposed Arthurs, he said.
ESOnal reasons. Ralph Wingate
lives, Democrat, who during the
assiOn Of the Legislature, was
cerk, was elected reading clerk
fourteen ballots had been cast.
z Jacobs of Harrington, was
a bill clerk. Sergeants-at-Arms
mer Representative Al. Wright
l&bird, and Richard r. Belts, of
s1ca; Telephone operator, Fred
coward, Of SeafOrd; Attorney,
E l. Adams, of Wilmington;
1nt Clerk, Martin c. Webb, of
b Chaplain, The Rev. c. W.CIark |
yton; Page, Charles O'Day, of /
Ad; StenOgraphers, Miss Helen
T1, Of Harrington, and Mrs.
Of Smyrna. President protein
was authorized to appoint a
1ay for himself and announced |
'Rolntment of former Represen-
eE. Frank Locates, of Milford.
'nU Denney Gives HIS Message
houses of the Legislature.
1-y organized, assembled Mon
nd settled down to business.
llet event Of the day was Gov
Denney's message, the last he
s'e as executive. The Governor
other things, recommended
/ allmlngton be given two addi-
4 senator's and four additional
4 @sen.auves in the General As
y. he urged strict economy in
/ lIslres and that the State live
y It's revenue. Recommended the
'@A Of a new State office build
4 me Dover Green, not to cost
7 'nan S25O,000. Recommended
..@ Of two more highway police
w . !. and that the force be increas-
~ S Or 4O men. Advocated aboE-
VI state cannery inspectors Of
~ ala placing the supervision of
sAes under the State Health and
'es q commission. Recommended
. @a'e Highway Department grad
y gwen control of building and
y .%nance Of all public roads. Ex-
= ". nearly accord with Pierre S.
'v' school building plan.
va ~ Summary of State Budget
.,,' ,s preamble to his budget, the !
'"oI \ presents a general summary
~ ] past and future transactions. .
!. ~ and recommendations cover :
/, :, ! pa5' TWO and future two bien- =
r ~ ~ snow the results that would q,
i = Nie appropriations requested \
s,..1 .aiiouS agencies for the next
/, "a, %. Years are allowed. He
N. W. mat the States surplus
s ~ for meeting current bond V
AL ia ana for the emergency of t
.l6ats5p expenditures over revenue e
4. ,.a1ea u at $3,164,7O3, as of JuIv g
biiI alat ! II the requests were al $,
ls,7 a,5a n ilgure would be reduced to n
h Iva ~ by June 30, 1927. This H
\ n Luz ae says, must by 1882 meet in
Brt Da u liquidation of over $780, W
d % h.. Il expenditures exceeded
HI, y ~. half million dollars a n
!. II a. surplus would be reduced to
'jo which the State cannot l.
!, o,I' revenue to Meet Expenditure
"a @'iy Practical way to meet all G
/ lr,ac,o.rdingly. ra,.a Expenditure 1' ie ev- pc
te ,cSa( Saue in 1924 by $6O,816.94. u
] ~ oSnool fund showed a defci+ an
/ '5q +. Of June 30, 1924 Of 'lSIi. ST. la
pD,oD, ~ sets forth that remests gt m
as1,'gnations a1s y for the wear end end Pu
e 4, ~, 1926, excel estimated tt
! bs;,.' !, almost 100000. the buiE di'
sst s's .,I N the general fund. He tn
Sat-. 'als a.. condition cannot exist tn
ddsio,E f wishes to follow the gJiS' n1an of
i revsa "a Of its indebtedness from cr'
rfehueS hac,,, @+Niii al,