Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
LEGISLATURE HAS
MANY BILLS LEFT
AT ADJOURNMENT
rContinned from Fna Paqel


jOurnmcnt of the 103rd General As
sembly, | take this means of express
Ing to you my deep appreciation OF
the cooperation and assistance you
have offered me throughout the sos-
sion. Furthermore | can not speak
too highly of the efforts put forth
to enact as you have much important
legislation of direct benefit to the
general public, especially the tax
payers. In the interest of the latter
l recall with satisfaction that you
have approved five measures which
when considered together will result
in saving of nearly a million and a
half dollars to the taxpayers in the
State.
''As a body you will likely be criti-
cised for your generous appropriation
on behalf of new public buildings for
the Capitol and State institutions.
ut is my desire to share such criti
cism with you, for have encouraged
much that you have done i'll this con-
nectiOn, believing as l do that with
funds in hand there can be no better
time to place them in circulation in
an effort to reduce unemployment at
home and improve business condi-
tions throughout the State.
Il repeat l am greatly pleased with
the outstanding record you have
made in enacting SO much cOnstruc-
tive legislation and the responsibility
that now is mine, to see that the.
treasury is not Overdrawn. l willing
ly accept with such assurance as
forecast permits, that before my sue
cessor takes office the bonded debt
will have been entirely paid and sew
eral million dollars put back into the
State treasury.
again | thank you for your valu
able support and with assurance of
every friendly regard, beg to re-
main
Respectfully yours
&C. d. BUCK"
Governor"
Before the Senate adjourned
speeches were made by Senators Bur
ton, Green, VanSant, Griffenberg,
Jacobs, Latchum, Maull, Simohton,
Keith.
Wilmington Loses Out
The House at its final session made
rapid progress Wilmington lost the
100000 which it had asked from the 4
State Highway Department to be eX-
pended on streets. There was no
hope for the bill 1t was declared.
During the afternoon some of the
bills on motion of the intrOducers
that were stricken from the calendar
jficluded Representative Scheifele's !
Klair Law repeater; Representative /
ViTden's bill to appropriate $4,000 |
to relieve the unemployment situa- |
ton in Wilmington; Representative |
Eirden'S bill to divide the State into !
four registration districts thereby |
amending the permanent registra- |
ton law; Representative Virden's
bill to codify the plumbing laws and |
appoint plumbing inspectors thru
out the State Representative Vir-
den's bill to appropriate 100000 !
from the revenue of the State tax
on gasoline to repair streets in Will
Representative CoOper's
bill to repeal the permanent regis
tration laws and numerous other
bills.
The House passed the Senate joint
carrying appropriations
to $648.5O, for certain ex-
penses in connection with the Su-
preme Court. The resolution was
by Senator Wharton.
BY a vote of % to s the House
passed Senator WhartOn's bill to re-
quire the State Hospital for the In
sane to turn over to the State Treas
urer weekly all the monies received
from pay patients and other sources
The bill also contained q section
which increases from $4,000 to $4,000
the salary of the State Treasurer.
The House concUrred in the Sen
ate substitute to Representative
Nickles bill relative to the catch
ing of crabs. The Nickle bill provid
ed that it would not be necessary
for either residents or nOn-residents
10 take out license to catch crabs
IN the inland streams of the State. !
The Senate substitute limited the
catch in any one day for non-resi-
lents to two dozen crabs and to the
use of two lines. Mr.. Nickle, father
If the bill voted against the substi-
ute, but it was passed.
by vote of 8 yeas to Il nays the
House defeated Senator VanSant's
bill to give preference to
persons graduating from the State
colleges for teachers positions in the
state.
The House passed the Senate bill
lppropriating $1,500 a year for two
ears to the State Board of Agricul-
ure for the Delaware State Poultry
Association to be used for prizes and {
expenses of, in connection with the {
lnnual state poultry show.
The House also passed Senator
Jollis' bill which is intended to !
heck chicken stealing. The bill
,royides that poultry dealers shall l
make a daily report to the deputy |
ttorney general or the highway pO- |
ice of poultry they have bought
The bill to appropriate $1,000
car for two years to pay the salary ,
f teacher at the "Nanticokc In ,,
ian School in Indian River Hun )
rod' was left TO die on the calon- :
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