Milford chronicle., 1933-06-23
Governor Buck VetOes Bills
Carrying $4,000 Expense
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mculS lOI lHe ueAt HSCdl DlcHuluLl.
The Governors statement fol-
lows:
With the Constitutional limit for
approval of bills passed by the re-
cent General Assembly expiring at
midnight there will remain on my
desk at that hour thirty-three un-
signed measures, twenty-six OF
which carry appropriations from the
general fund of the State Treasury
in amounts apprOXimating $514,OOOr
which acts by this procedure will
automatically die. Forced to the
conclusion by most careful study of
the finances of our States and after
a very helpful conference with some
of its representative citizens that
this fund would not Withstand such
Withdrawals, it was with much re-
gret that some of the more worthy
of these appropriations could not
meet with Executive approval.
Among these bills will be found
the 100000 enactment for the Bran
DIVINE Sanatorium; $11S,OOO for
new buildings at the Stockley insti-
tuition; $4,000 for a new infirmary
at the Ferris Industrial School; the
State Board of Charities appropria-
tion of $4,000 for child welfare; the
bill for repairs to the Delaware
State Hospital at Farnhurst amount
ing to $65,000; an additional
amount of $4,000 for the Mothers
Pension Commission; $25O0 for re-
pairs at the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls; the National
Guard appropriation totaling SILL
OCO; an expenditure of $4,000 for
the testing of accredited herds OF
cattle and the so-called ditch bill
calling for the payment of $65'OOO
during the next fiscal biennium.
ut was also deemed necessary TO
eliminate from the general budget
appropriation a distinct item of $685.
600 allocated to the Old Age Welfare
Commission for permanent improve
ments at the State Welfare Home
because the finances of the State
will not permit further expenditures
of public funds on this project at the
present time.
In passing it might well be noted
that in addition to the budget ap-
propriations of $2,37S,SS1.5S for
1g33-1934 and $2,471,014.S8 for 1884
1895 bills have been approved allo-
eating $12O,575 for public hospitals;
S2O,5OO for fire companies; S3O,oOO
for the maintenance of children's
building at the Brandywine Sana-
torium and patients at the Edgewood
Sanatorium; $4,000 for educationai
purposes, all of these being annual
appropriations, and $4,000 for the
purchase of a building at the Della
ware State Hospital. All of these al
lowances seem to be necessary for
the protection of the health and
property of the people of our State.
SI75,OOO From School Fund
"Bills aggregating an expenditure
of S175,OOO from the school FUND
have also been rejected, three of
them on the ground of their doubt
full constitutionality, and one he
cause the appropriation of $4,000
for kindergarten extension did not
seem to be warranted at this time
of failing income for the school fund
sources. only trust that further
in the school appropri-
alton will not be necessary at the
session of the 105th General Assem-
bly,.
"Other measures that it seemed
best to suffer a pocket veto and my
reasons for so doing are hereinafter
set forth. Suffice it to say my tnal
decision on these measures when
have been given my thoughtful and
earnest consideration during the
thirty days that have elapsed since
he sine die adjournment OF the
IO4th General Assembly on the leg
Islative day of May 16, 1888, will be
/ grave disappointment to many OF
our people something | greatly re-
gret but have been unable to avoid
because of the alarming decline in
he State revenue.
Teachers Pension Suffers
1.-The Senate substitute for the
House Bill creating a pension tund
or disabled and aged public school
eachers was one of the three bills
elected appropriating money from
he school fund. Having been ad-
Used by the Attorney General that
his measure was unconstitutional
" reason of the third section which
provided that the sum of $4,000 for
,ach wear of the next biennium
hould be taken from the school
und in contradiction of Section A.
.rticle 10 of the State Constitution,
withheld my approval.
"The Senate bill making an ap- ;
to the State College for
,olored Students for the erection
nd equipment of a necessary build !
ng was another act providing that
he money to be made available ]
hould be taken from the school
lnd in the State Treasury. My ad-
ice from the Attorney General was !
hat this appropriation was con- |
rary to the provisions of Section 4, ]
{ Article 10, of the State Constitu- !
on and for that reason my approx {
was necessarily withheld.
Relative to Senate Bill No. SS,
ould not bring myself to approve
his appropriation for the reason {
nat it undertook to. provide for es- s
ablishing and maintaining kinder 7
artens a sum of money which was s
D per cent greater than that used t
,r this purpose during the current
,hool year, such increase coming at t
time when the school budget, gem n
raj budget, and salaries of all State t
nployees have been substantially ]
,duced. o
"Senate Bill No. SO would have n
ermitted the sheriff of Kent county
ar,o;nf ouoh nitmher of keenerS u