Milford chronicle., 1934-05-04
HOUSE ACCUSED
! BY GOVERNOR OF
Baking RELIEF
ICOntinued from Firn Paae1

gathered together on four different
occasiOns-one regular session, two
special sessions and the special ses-
sion divided into two periods. Your
deliberations have extended over a
period of 1853 Legislative days and
the expenses of this branch have to-
tailed $173,98799. Salaries and al
lowances to the horde of attaches
supposed to be in the employ of the
House of Representatives have
amounted to $685. 65. In an effort
to provide relief for the distressed
among our people, you have engaged
in the game of politics from the very
beginning. Your insistence on nam
ing your first relief commissioners
brought about a situation that has
remained to taunt you with your
failure. The present effort to supply
much needed aid to the needy has
been hampered by your repeated at
tempts to set up an organization
purely political in its character. to
administer relief throughout the
State.
Help for the unemployed in some
parts of the State is an absolute ne
cessity. At the eleventh hour you
were asked to approve bill that
would allow New Castle county to
borrow money to care for its own
people So far you have steadfastly
refused to even permit vote to be
taken on this bill Again in a last
minute effort to avert hunger among
the unemployed in New Castle cOun-
ty there came TO you from the Senate
a bill extending the life of the State
Temporary Emergency Relief Com
mission until June 18th and appro-
priating 100000 to meet the crisis.
This bill likewise has been pigeon
holed and left to die without ever
having had a chance to pass. Alto
sether the situation is intOleTable
and | have made plans and propose,
beginning tomorrow Thursday, To
see that the poor people in and
around Wilmington and throughout
New Castle county are fed, regard
less of whether or not you ever pass
any relief legislation.
Immediately following the receipt
of this message in the House the
Democratic members went into eau
Gus and after a brief conference he
hind closed doors they emerged ard
the House was called into session
and a resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Wheatley. Democrat
which was adopted, making reply To
the Governors charges. II was al
legged in this resolution that the
Democratic plans for relief were
blocked by sinister forces, that their
suggestions for the protection of the
finances of the State have been is-
nored and that the Governor has
failed to take the Democrats into his
confidence and conferred with them
OF their leaders on the policy ard
necessity of measures to be cOnsid-
cred for the good of the State.
II was further alleged that no
spirit of cooperation in the adoption
of legislation was ever evidenced by
the Governor or members of his
party. The resolution also sets out
that some members of the General
accepted bribes offered
them, some of which were appoint
ments to offices prohibited to meln-
bers of the Legislature by the Con &
stitution" II was further alleged
that Notwithstanding the decision of
the courts cOndemnins dual office
holding "our Governor in defiance of /
the Constitution permitted his party )
members in the Legislature to re Z
main in office, exercising the proro- !
gratives and receiving the emolu- !
ments of Office"
II is stated in the resolution that
no Republican member of the Leg !
islature ever voted for any measure
designed to enable this State To take
advantage of the NRA and the rea-
son for this il is alleged, is that "un-
less the Governor could control the
out of these public works
measures under the auspices of his
party. he would not 90 along nor
permit his fellow Republicans to do
so. 1t was the evidencine Of st!- !
fish. childish nature. like ynunes-
ter who won't play unless he can be
1oss," the resolution stated