Evening journal., 1919-03-25
stan Correspondent.


STATE HOUSE. Dover, March 25-
Following some spirited discussions on
The floor which convinced the rural
members OF the Justice Of the measure
The House late yesterday afternoon by
unanimous vote passed senator Rob
ertson's bin to proportion the state
school funds on a more equal basis.
The present law provides State aid at
the rate Of s299 for each teacher out
side OF Wilmington but in Wilmington
there are $50 teachers while state and
has been received for only 200 OF them
althouSht The city pays about three
fourihs OF the Stale taxes.
The passage Of this bill Will bring 10
Wilmington about SJi, 600 additional for
educational work in the schools, that Is
FOR the pay OF teachers Representa-
tives Lyons. Mulyena. McNabb and Sem
ator Robertson advocated the bill.
Josiah Marvel, of Wilmington also adj
vocated the bill and explained that when
the income tax bill was passed two
years ago- which brought into the state
Treasury about 100000. IL was prom-
ised that Wilmington should get this
aid for its teachers as it was realized
that most OF the income tax for the
general use OF the State would come
from that city.
Senator Robertson also made his plea
FOR support Of the bin on the straight
ground OF justice TO Wilmington. There
were numerous questions asked which
would Indicate that Tie bin would have
opposition on the roll cali but q voted
for It and not a memEcr against It, al
though several were out OF the room
and several others replied lOt voting on
the roll call.
BILLS Passed by House.
The House az the session last night
devoted practically all IFS time TO the
consideration Of senate bills and the
following Senate bills were passed:
Authorizing the Council Of Whining
ton TO take over the Phoenix Ambulance
Service when it thinks pOpel.
Providing for the State to accept the
benefits Of the Smiths-Hughes Federal
act for vocational education when the
state approprialcs $4,000 year to meet
the Federal appropriation.
Authorizing Georgetown 10 provide
Tor the redeeming Of certain school,
bonds.
Authorizing the paying of $4,000 a
year 20 the sinking fund commissioners
Of Wilmington.
Changing the Frankford bank to a
trust company
To make uniform with other states
the law relative 10 fraudulent convey
ences.
Increasing amount that Frankford can
raise by taxation for town purposes.
Providing for the recovery by part
ner or partners, OF his or their share
og moneys due the partnership firm.
Increasing by 90 per cent The amount
Of assessment for sewer work in VIII
mington.
Changing the time for making the
school assessment in Sussex County.
Authorizing Council OF Wilmington TO
fx $50 license on each taxi cab doing
business in Wilmington. This bill was
considered at The afternoon session and
was passed tonight with a House
amendment making t not apply to street
rars
Appropriatlng $4,000 to make a digest
Of the Judicial reports for the last 20
wears. 70 was explained that these di-
.Zests will be sold and the state thereby
Niu get much Of the money back.
The House killed the Senate bin au-
ih0rlzing the Recorder or Deeds OF
New Castle County TO make a record /
OF each death, birth and marriage from
1918 at the rate Of 2is cents per name. ,
The House also killed the Senate bill 4
10 require the supreme Court TO meet
once every three months and give its
decision on arguments heard three
months thereafter This bill may be
reconsidered as several members
changed their votes for that purpose.
The House unanimously killed Sena-
tor Handy's bill requiring a person to
live one year in the state before they
could be qualified for appointment to
any hundred, city, county or state po-
sition or by appointment TO any posi-
tion by commission or any other state
organization except by a Board Of Edu-
cation or college. Speaker COrbit. Mr.
Lyons. Mr.. Mulvena and a number OF
others thought this q dangerous bill.
The House passed two House bills |
last night as follows: Relncorporating /
tho Liberty Trust Company Of VIII |
mington
Amending the laws Of the Lebanon
public schools.
There was stricken from the calendar
REPRESENTATIVE McNabh's bill to have a
drug store in Wilmington to keep open
an night. Mr.. McNabb stated he with
drew the bin because he had been as
sured that eight drug stores in the city
have agreed 10 be subject TO call in
case Of emergency any time during th4
night.
Income Tax Bill PASSES.
The senate, al the night session,
passed Representative Mulvena's bill
amending the Income Tax law by
raising the exemption limit from $1,000
TO $1,000 for married men. and repeating
the sections exempting Incomes from
real estate and agricultural operations
which appear in the present law. Al
though a Senate substitute was adopted
for the House bill II does not change
the bill from the form in which it
passed the House. but merely corTects
several clerical errors. 10 was con-
CURED in by the House. The vote was
i3 yeas to ? nays. Senator's Richards and
Webster voting in the negative and
Senator's Alice and Handy not voting
The bin does not apply to income