Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
ASSEMBLY VOTES
JOB BUREAU FUNDS
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Early Adjournment Sought

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plan of holding committee meetings
in the morning to end the Legisla-
ture's business within II or Is days
more.
The 10 o'clock morning committee
hearings were proposed Monday by
Representative Elmer E. Benson,
Republican floor leader, TO avoid
prolonging the General Assembly
beyond the 60 legislative days for
which legislators are paid.
Senate Demands Report
Meanwhile. by Senate request. the
Motor Vehicle Department had until
yesterday noon to submit complete
report of the departments financial
report.
The Senate, in a resolution pass
ed by an II to vote Monday, de-
clared the State Auditors report
showed $22. 2.570.4S had been spent for
the auto inspection campaign in
1878. and that expenditures for
the campaign in this fiscal year al
ready exceed the appropriated sum
of 10000"
Balance insufficient
1t said it had been reported tho
department had already spent nearly
all its fiscal appropriation of $97.-
600. and had insufficient funds to
carry on for the balance of the cur
rent fiscal year"
The resolution asked for cOnfirma-
tion of these reports. with an en-
PLANTATION of how excess expenses. If
any, had been met. II was addressed
to Secretary of State Josiah Marvel.
.Ir.. as commissioner. or Zack w.
Wells as deputy,
Governor Seeks Audit
Governor Richard c. McMullen
said he had asked for an audit Of the
department some time ago las gen.
eral precautionary measure" but
that he had not yet received it,
The Senate unanimously passed
Senator Burton S. Heals economy
measure TO reduce the number of
ballots printed for each election
from eight to five for each voter.
cutting the percentage of ballots 60
ing Ia each major political party.
Ah0ur l00 farmers and milk deal I
ers attended a hearing Monday af-
Icrnoon on Representative Harvey
+. MOOre's bill to license every milk
plant in Delaware, and bond milk
dealers buying from Delaware farm ,
ers. No action was taken.
The House. without dissent. passed
a measure of Representative Thos.
A. Kellum to require trustees of the
special school district TO
provide commercial course. He
said the cost would he paid by the
district.
Substitute Bill Offered
A substitute for skeleton bill 10
keep polls in New Castle county
outside of Wilmington, and in Sussex
county. open until Z p. m. at any
general election was introduced by
Representative Fred Brown. /
Two bills were stricken from the
calendar by Representative George
W. Rhodes: To license manufactur-
ers and TO compute merchants IL
censes on a calendar year basis.
Both House and Senate adopted a
resolution on the death of W. YER
non Steen, former State Senator.
and the Senate another memorable
Ing Paul +. Long. former attache.
The Delaware Highway Users
Conference voiced immediate objec-
ion on Tuesday TO a proposed plan
10 transfer 100000 from the high
way fund, and 100000 from the
school fund in each of the next two
years to bolster the general fund.
hereby avoiding increased taxes.
The conference charged the Re-
party was elected on a
plank against diversion and had
promised legislation backing up
hat promise"
In a letter to Ebe H. Chandler,
State committee chair
man, who advanced the proposal, the
conference declared:
do you know of any easier way
Of raising funds? We are of the
opinion you have chosen your an
course because you are like
water running down hill which can't
run up. You have centered on funds
over which you have no control"
II pointed out both highway and
school moneys ARE raised for a spe-
rifc purpose and cannot be used for
any other unless solely moved by
unfair and unjust legislation"
The letter. signed by r. J. Nc
rormick. chairman, and H. V. Dam
iel. secretary of the conference, en-
nhasiZed the diversion" plank
against the Republican pledge of no
increased taxation.
Income Tax Plan Dropped
Legislators Monday. discussing the
transfers, pointed out the
general fund faces an estimated de-
icit of about s1,5O0,0O0 by July l.
l94l.
This plan. some legislators said.
would mean abandonment of pro-
posed so per cent increase in State
ncome tax. and similar plans to
swell revenues.
Still another proposal is to merge
all State money in one fund, doing
Nv ay with the highway and school
'unds. A constitutional amendment
would be needed for this.