Milford chronicle., 1957-08-16
Assembly Lifts Limit
Set On State Bonds
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since the minority side disagreed
and wanted the opportunity to dis
cuss.
Mr.. Quigley then said he would
make his announcement in the form
Of a motion.
Speaker Harry e. Mayhew then
put the motion and Mr.. Snowden
said ''the minority party is sympa-
thetic and is practically unanimous
with this motion. but there is one
other piece of legislation which we
believe should be considered"
He referred TO Substitute for
House Bill 154 which would in
crease the salaries Of the constitu-
tional judges $4,000. year across
the board.
Mr.. Snowden said that action had
been taken by the House at the
last session 10 appoint committee
to consider salaries of all state
employees but that the concurrent
resolution involved has never been
reported out of committee in the
Senate.
He added thRt By action taken
earlier the General Assembly has
left the judges salaries in IAN awk-
ward position.
He then moved to amend the
Quigley motion to include con-
sideration of the pay increase for
the upper court judges.
Mr.. Quigley moved that action
be deferred on the Snowden amend
ment and on a voice vote Speaker
Mayhem ruled that the ayes have
! it. Mr.. Quigley's original motion,
limiting House action for this ses-
sion. was then put up again and on
another voice vote the Speaker rul-
ed for the ayes.
After falling one vote shy on
roll call that showed IL yeas,
three nays and two members alb
sent, the proposal went through
the Senate under q rules suspen-
sion at 1905 p m. by vote of IA
10 two.
Holding ont in opposition to the
measure, which was introduced
earlier in the evening by Senate
Majority Leader John 2. Reilly
(D-Wilmington), were Senate Fin
ance Committee Chairman WaHer
J. Hoey (D-Milford) and Senator
Jester A. Gray (D-Frederica). Sen
ator Cliord Pryor, who joined the
two in opposing the bill on the
first roll call. was absent for the
second one.
Absent on the first roll call were
Senators Calvin X. Mccullough ID
Holloway Terrace) and Ellwood #.
Nelson, Jr., (R-Claymont), both of
whom voted for the bill when it
came up a second time around, half
an hour later.
Immediately after approving the
bond bill the upper chamber re-
cessed till the call of the chair
Senator Reilly announced there
would be no further business un-
till the House of Representatives
acted to repeal the interest limit.
This maneuver reflected a gem
tlemen's agreement under which |
both houses, in a move to prevent |
the session from dragging on into
tomorrow or possibly longer, were
operating. Under this agreement no
other bills were to be considered
until the bond bill (SB-S69) was
disposed Of
Removal OF the three per cent
interest limit was recommended by
Gov. j. Caleb Boggs. Secretary of
State John NJ Mcdowell told legis-
lative Leaders last week that mar
.ket experts had informed the state
the bonds-some of which were
scheduled for sale later this month
would probably find no buyers
at an interest rate lower than three
per cent
The assembly leaders responded
to the Governors appeal by sum-
m0ning a caucCs of the legislatures
Democratic majority Monday night
where it was decided to resume the
session-adjourned last month un-
til January 9Th, on Wednesday.
Senator Hoey has many times
voiced mis- opposition to removing
the three per cent limit, and ear.
iier this week PROPOSED that the
state put school construction and
other building programs on a pay
as-you-go basis if its bonds won't
sell for three per cent or less.
oeAA lC ACCAo NAC
state should at least try to sell
the bonds for three per cent and
appeal to the Assembly for
change If it can find no buyers.
Both chambers had scheduled
the start of their sessions for 8
D. m, but il was 9:15 before the
Senate went in, and the House
waited for upper chamber action
on the bond bin before meeting.
The first order of business in the
Senate was introduction of the bill
by Senator Reilly, who moved for
"a suspension Of rules so it could
be reported from committee and
acted upon withint the lapse of
Legislative day.
Senator President Pro TEN Cur
It's w. Steen (D-Dagsboro) referred
the measure to the Corporations
Private Committee. headed by Sen
ator Allen J. Cook (D-Kenton).
Senator Cook sent it back moments