Smyrna times., 1951-01-11
NEWS AND
COMMENTS
From the Delaware House of
Representatives


BY
REP. CLARENCE S. COLLINS
This is the first of a series of
articles by State Representative
Clarence S. Collins on the happen
ings in our State Legislature dur
ing the proceeding week. The views
of Mr.. Collins which appear in this
column are his own and do not
necessarily reflect those of this
|paper.)
1 plan to write this column each
week for the Smyrna Times and is
intended to be a brief resume of
what has happened in the House
of Representatives at Dover during
the proceeding week. AS your Re
preventative, I feel that you should
know exactly what is going on at
all times and how I plan to vote
or act. Also, / would appreciate
your many comments, suggestions
or wishes since 1 represent all of
you in my district and Delaware at
large, and I really intend to repre-
sent you. 1t is true that everyone
will not be satisfied as there is us
ually two sides to everything and
II can only vote one way. The best
1 can do is what I feel the major
ity would like in most cases or in
any event what appears to be best
in the minds of most people,
whether it be what they want or
not. I will present my views from
time to time.
This week my message will be
brief and general since everything
thus far has been covered thor
oughly in the press and on the
radio, due to the fact that organ
ization has been the main news so
far.
AS of the end of last week, can
report only a few general, but i'm
portant items of business since the
House met on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday only, adjourning un-
It'll Tuesday (Jan. 81 when both
Houses will meet in joint session
to receive Governor Carveps mes
sage on the condition of the State.
In the House, attaches were Sc
lected and. the number of posts lin
tied to 40, which is about half the
number appointed two years ago;
a big saving to the taxpayers Of
Delaware. Part of the attaches
were appointed by resolution dur
ing a brief session and the balance
will be sworn in later this week.
The second resolution provided for
the adoption temporarily of the
rules that governed the 1949 ses-
sion.
Representative Harvey H. Law
son Or. Millsboro) was elected
Speaker of the House, and Repre-
sentative f. Albert Jones Or. Clay
MONTY Majority Floor Leader. Mr..
Lawson won 20 to IA opposing Mr..
Jones for Speaker of the House by
receiving all of the Is Democratic
votes, plus the 5 Republican votes
from Sussex County. Kent and
New Castle Counties, which in
cludes your Representative, cast
their IA votes for Mr.. Jones.
A delay came on Tuesday in re-
gard to specifications for prepar-
ing printing material required by
the House. A Printing Committee,
the only committee so far appoint
ed, got right to work and will re
ceive bids for printing on Tuesday
this week.
! Although nothing official has
been presented, the general atmos-
phere seems to be that of many re-
quests for huge expenditures for
capital improvements, highway
projects, civil defense, schools, in
stitutions. etc. This is important to
all of us smce we will have to help
paw for it and an increase in taxes
may be necessary. am also op-
posed to unnecessary state expen-
ditures at this time since we do
not know what the Federal Gov
ernment may call for to fight the
war.