Smyrna times., 1928-05-23
EXPERT RI.. URGES 5!5S,
rBIIFI 'II:I' FOR LEGISLATURE

[ror WOMEN IEs,SG v0rRsS RAHsEY aH
-. suggestions That are
9tlnfl', Tsters g viii Soon Elect
r., = Stat State Legislature
roihd ''4's u onnarent at this
q are NJ i..lles of State poll
q gi.S MN there should be a nat, !,
4.sr sllsH di7ision,' said Russell
'5rs '5re,tor, Taxpayers Research
I'I oDol.rare during the course
aI... ! delivered yesterday at
aai'IY aaa i the New Castle Coun-
ns s~s of Women Voters :. IN
# which time oftic-
y .i.,tsd. at is probably
Z ,'.1me. '.rTrc1' he continued, that
at,rr, Of both political parties
h i'il- tor the utmost degree Of
y .ficiencv in the admins
I "A t5e State government. One
~ u encouraging signs is the
! .,,nlrcement ~ that the leaders
I ! NJ major political parties
N, now to men of outstanding
1 4 members in the next leg
This has attracted wide at
rsn beyond the State bound
/ an effective effort can be
i i 10Th political parties 70 SCI
nly our legislators, but also
-ristrative officials from the
# our citizenship, then in
! l. PREDICTIONS Of a "super-leg-
! III Delaware will come true,
/ vii have an average Of legis-
! pEgence that will be both
refreshing. This i Of par
4 nporance in the coming cleo
s It can be said confidently
next legislature will be call
4 to reorganize thoroughly the
tsion Of our fiscal affairs
4 sunty and local. Everything
l 70 do with the raising and
sf public funds in Delaware
ntng, budgeting, and taxation
d;position Of abnormal sur
\ ris-needs the most careful
atn and review in order that
put into our fiscal administra-
lind Of knowledge and intel
bat any individual must put
own business if he hopes to
ampetition.
~. Like Procedure Needed
in Importance only to the
Of finance in the next Legis-
|nd essential to the proper 50
these problems-is the nee
at the legislature shall adopt
rlth more business-like meth
ncedure than has character
previous Legislatures. WE
igslature that will get down
g as soon as it convenes and
Z the first month Of the ses-
1g nothing. We need a real
-g Of legislative committees
lsss that really meet and
consider all bills referred To
As need public hearings in
as On all important bills. we
sslaiors that viii read the bills
s@ and for this purpose We
~ procedure that will make
sisr all members Of the Leg
Inout considerable incon-
2 have access to the bills
psnding.
Bill Should Be Abolished
y not least, We need the
y ne old-fashioned claims
A''Id never again Be posi-
member Of a claims commit
II alter the adjournment IF
..lfe that he did not know
a Ie claims bill We uan+
-als that will have the cour-
beginning of the session 10
u. q, everything going into
/, u must first be as thor
plOlely aired in open com
To ~ 'ae q several items Of the
Mrs. Joseph H. Martin.
i..l pls'ented a resume Of cur
~, & events. The election Of
.,i.' .sa vas postponed from the
was held. Mrs. A. D.
,ora,.,'s IT. elected to fill the Of
s.lg vs'.l president, created at
b, sr.t sr,.'iuay' Mrs. Joseph
ps,i5... uce-president was
1, ,sson1 Mrs. Carlton T.
ts vioa [ vlce-president, was
bus W, president; ap Miss Syl-
Nrs srseted 1S second vice
si h. INC, inomas W. Cakes,
M. membership commit
nase,l1S lSs9an M. A. Cobb, chair
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