Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
BELIEVE new
ASSEMBLY SLATE
NEAR COMPLETION
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tie county then the choice of the
secretary would go to Sussex coun-
ty. With the agreement to elect Mr..
Maloney President Pro Tenn of the
Senate, Mr. Black becomes the
choice of Sussex for the secretary
ship.
John c. Darby, of Frederick, will
be elected parliamentarian of the
Senate, according to the present
plan. There will be one attorney-in-
cfief who will supervise the prepar-
alton of all bills for both houses and
all other legal matters in connection
with the Legislature and this Office,
it is stated will go to Julian c. Wal
ker of Wilmington. who was attOr-
ney for the Senate at the last ses-
sion and who has had more than 80
years experience in handling the
legal affairs of the General Assem-
bly,.
The plan is to elect three assist
ants to MIR. Walker to handle the de-
tailed matter of preparing bills and
attending 20 other legal subjects.
The choice for these three positions,
it is stated. will be H. Albert Young,
of Wilmington; Melvin Hopkins, of
Dover, and Caleb Wright, of Sussex
county.
The Rev. William r. Matthews, of
Smyrna, a retired minister, is
scheduled for appointment as chap
lain of the Senate.
The Office of assistant secretary,
reading clerk. bill clerk and the
other positions to be filled are still
matters of speculation although 1t
was said many of the members of
the Senate and House are in favor
of appointing women to serve as
bill clerks in each branch. There is
said to be a host of applicants for
sergeants at arms in both houses,
door tenders, pages, messengers and
other attendants.
Captain Harry V. Lyons, of Lewes,
elected to the House from the Tenth
Representative District of Sussex
county, it was stated, will be elected
Speaker of the House. He was the
choice for this post under the orig
inal allotment of Offices when 1t
was agreed IL the presiding officer
of the Senate came from New Castle
county the speakership should go to
Sussex but later declined because of
his health and on the advice Of his
physician. However, he is said to
have reconsidered this decision and
finally consented to accept the office
and 1t is understood his election is
now assured.
Former Representative Frank w.
Schroeder. of Delaware City, will be |
the chief clerk in the House. DR..
William R. Messick, of Rehoboth, is |
slated for election as parliamentar-
ian in the House. The Office of as
sistant chief clerk will probably go |
to James ]. Caruso, of Wilmington. |
Caruso was the Republican candi-
date for Representative from the
Fourth District in Wilmington at
the November election but was de-
feated by Sigmund SchOor, Demo-
crat.
The Rev. C. n. Jones. of Town
send, who was chaplain of the Sen
ate at the last session, may be the
choice for chaplain of the House at
the coming session. There are sew
eIal other applicants for the place.
Members of both branches are
anxious to secure capable reading
clerks. This is a difficult post and
will be especially so at the coming
session because of the large num-
ber of bills that will have to be
handled in addition to the revised
code which will have to be read
through and which will take at least
ten days. Members want good read
ers and neither place has yet been
filled.
It is the present plan to begin |
work as soon after convening as
possible on the revised code. and |
while 1t is being read the budget
committee probably will hold its
hearings. Every bill amending any
thing in the code as compiled will be
so worded that 1t can be added to !
the code so that this document will |
be complete when 1t has been pass
ed. No bills passed at the next ses-
sion can he incorporated in the code
as revised al this session.