Evening journal., 1919-02-06

Want CHILDREN UP
TO I6 in School
Senator Robertson Offers
Amendment to Compulsory
Attendance Law
CORMLEY PRESENTS
SCHOOL BOARD BILL
stan Correspondent.

sian correspondent.
STATE HOUSE, Dover. Feb. 6.-In the
Senate yesterday afternoon Senator
Robertson introduced bill, extending
the age from "a TO ie years. that school
children OF Wilmington shall come IN
Der the provisions OF the compulsory
school law. The bill makes other minor
changes In the compulsory law.
Senator Robertson also introduced a
biil authorizing the Mayor and Council
Of Wilmington to increase the salary
Of the Municipal Court judge 10 an
amount not exceeding $4,000.
Senator Gormley introduced the new
school bill for Wilmington advocated
by the Board OF Education Of that city.
The features OF this bill have been
printed.
Senator Gormley also introduced a
bill exemptlng soldiers and sailors OF
the United States OF all wars from pay
ment Of q hueksters or pedlers' IL
cense. The present law exempts' only
veterans OF the Civil War.
Senator Richards introduced a bill ap-
propriating $500 TO the Aetna Hose
Hook and Ladder Co. Of Newark. This
appropriation Is asked for on the
ground that the company protects a
large amount Of State property at Della
ware College.
Senator Price introduced a bill appro-
priating $4,000 10 complete payment on a
farm purchased by Trustees OF the State
College for Colored Students, adjoining
the present farm OF the college near
Dover. The original price OF the farm
which contains about 100 acres. was
10000. and OF that amount $1,000 was
paid by the trustees.
Senator Bennett. introduced three !
bills. One will change the First Ma |
tional Bank OF Dagsboro 10 a State |
bank. The capital is fsed al s25,0O0, !
and the following are named as incor-
porators: j. Harvey Derrickson, Isiah ]
NJ. Ellis. Joseph X Frame, D. II. Haz-
zard r. D. Lingo. Sr, w. A. Stem.
James NJ. Tunnel, E. A. Townsend and
John H. Baker.
Another bin introduced by Senator
Bennett would release State banks
that are members OF the Federal Re-
servo Bank. from carrying a certain re-
serve as required by the State law.
The third bill introduced by Sena-
tor Bennett is aimed 10 exterminate the
fox In Sussex county. II makes an
open season in that county for the fox
at all times.
Senator Pobertson's bill correcting |
an error In the law relative 10 the ad-
mission cf insane persons 10 the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst. was |
passed. This bill will allow physicians
of almshouses In the different counties |
to pass on the sanity OF persons ad-
mitted TO the hospital which Is denied |
under the present law.
The Senate a'f) passed the House
pill Incorporating the Townsend Trust
Company. The list OF lncorporators
rave been printed.
The House passed the following
Iouse bills:
Increasing from three 70 six the
;tate's challenges OF jurors In criminal
ases. (Attorney-General's Department
Jill
Providing for the flling Of notes.
,onds and other papers upon which
Judgment Is entered by confession.
Requiring the Town Commissioners
81 Greenwood 10 prepare a statement
showing the financial condition Of the |
town, providing for town auditors TO
be elected at the next election and In
creasing from $3.50 tosiO0 per year the
Levy Courts appropriation for street
improvements.
Providing for the renewal and re-
vival OF the charters Of corporations
which have expired.
Permitting cash bail TO be taken In
criminal cases. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS De-
partment billy
Increasing from $500 70 $1,000 per
year the State appropriation for the
requisition OF fugltives from Justice.
(Attorney-Generars Department billl
The Senate bill providing for the
Little Legislature" OF 1920 was report
ed favorably TO the Honse: also, the
following House bills: Appropriating
s130ti 10 colored School District No. |
100 OF Sussex county; appropriating
$3.50 to the Marydel school district; au-
thorizing the formation and incorpora-
lion in each county Of the State a
sounty farm bureau for the advance
nent and Improvement OF agriculture,
lome making and boys and girls 'sgri-
u1tural clubs.