Smyrna times., 1932-12-07
COST S12,247 TO
PASS RELIEF BILL
Legislators Draw S640S Pay
for Twelve Days and
S4425 Mileage
COMPENSATION TO AIDS

Twelve days of the special ses-
sion of the Legislature called by
Governor Buck to provide relief
4 legislation for the unemployed and
those in distress, which ended
shortly before o'clock Thursday
afternoon, cost the state $12, PATTI
This was an average of slightly
more than $1,000 for each day of
the twelve days of the session.
The expenses of the Senate total
led 50, ,72799 and the House ST.
members. The two houses ad-
journed sine-die under a Senate
concurrent resolution at about 4
o'clock after a committee of the
two houses had called on Cover
nor Buck to learn if he had any
further message for the legislators
and they returned with word that
he had not More than so per
cent of the total expense, about
$6,4O8, was for pay of the mem
bers and the Lieutenant Governor
at the rate of SO a day and $12
day for the two presiding Off
GERS. The mileage claims of the
members of the two houses as al
lowed amounted to about $4,425,
and the remainder was for Incl
dental expenses making up the to-
tai of S12, PATTI. In the Senate
resolution for pay of members al
loWances were also made for the
few attaches who had been ap-
pointed for the session as follows:
Harry G. Little, secretary, 1925;
Thomas F. Cam, ergeant-at-arms,
500; the Rev. D. j. Givan, chap
lain, S1O0; William H. Loper, Jr.,
telephone operator, SIS; Julian c.
Walker, attorney, $500. Senators
Wharton and Keith and Lieuten-
ant Governor Hazel, who presided
over the Senate and who all three
live in Dover put in no mileage
claims The mileage claims allow
ed the other Senators in a resolu
tion adopted, apparently at the
rate of 10 cents a mile going to
and from the legislature follows:
| Senators Simonton, $50; Griffen-
berg, $50; VanSant, $119.60; Nc
Intire, S117; Hart, S54.69; Latch
um, S65; McCaulley, $8840; Steen,
$3.50; Maull, S1O92O; Glenn, $130;
Davis, $3.50; Neugebauer, $3.50;
Frasher, S26; Cannon, $96; Nc
Cabe, S145.50. II addition to the
pay and mileage the resolutions
also contained several other items
of expense for printing, etc. Each
house adopted separate resolu-
ton for the pay of members and
attaches and for the mileage
claims. The pay in each house is
the same SO a day and $12 for the
presiding officer In the House
resolution allowing mileage to
members of that body the amounts
follows: Speaker Hawke, ,Represen-
tatives Dugan, Van Solver, Tatnall,
Eaton and Green, S120 each; Kel-
ton, $124.8O; Bonham, S10O.80;
Price, ,S91.29; Schroeder, ,S96; Cleav-
er, $62. 40; Scott, $48; Pryor, SAB
20; Ford, $3.50; Jackson, $2.40;
Hughes, $3.50; Poore, S24; Simon,
S2.45, Minner, S3840; Jones, S19.-
20; Jester, $3.50; Outten, $50;
Wilson, $3.50; Burris, S48; Owens
$6240; WheatIey, S96; Thompson,
S132; Bennett, S108; English.
4 S136. 80; McCabe, S139. 20; Phillips,
S124.SO; Robinson, $86.4O; Hopkins
S744O The same resolution also
allowed the Rev. Charles w. Spry.
as chaplain, $50; John Biggs, Jr.,
for having printed House bill No
8, $85; Delaware Republican for
printing, $73.12; Diamond State
Telephone Co., $9.75; Index Pub
fishing Co, So In the House reso-
luton for the pay of members Rep
resentative Poore, who acted as
clerk during the session was al
lowed S225 in addition to the $40
day pay for his services as clerk
and Representative McCabe, $50
additional for acting as sergeant
at arms The Rev. Charles w.
Spry, as stated above was allow
ed $50 in another resolution for
his services as chaplain. At the
start of the session the Democratic
House members it was understood
in their caucus decided to have
their own members act as clerks.
when required but with the under
standing that they would not re-
ceive any additional compensation.
However, this agreement was not
adhered to as Mr.. Poore, who acted
as clerk and Mr.. McCabe, as SER
geant-at-arms, were each allowed
additional compensation. 1t was
also understood that one of the
members of the House would act
as chaplain without extra compen-
sation but this idea was abandon
ed and the Rev.Mr. Spry who acted
in that capacity was allowed $50
although not a member of the
House. The Senate in a separate
resolution also made the following