Evening journal., 1919-02-12
new School BILL
IS BULKY MEASURE
More Than 100 Pages to
Make Proposed Changes
In System
CARNATIONS FOR
PRESIDENT PRO TEN
Stan Correspondent.

Stan Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del, Peb. H.
The House yesterday afternoon passed
without opposition Representative Les
ier's biii authorizing the Town Council
OF Delaware City to levy and collect
taxes on Telegraph. telephone. electric
light and trolley poles within the town.
A number OF bills were introduced
during tho afternoon. Mr.. Clendanlel
introduced a bin to require the Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia railroad to
provide and maintain electric signal
bells at certain street CROSSINGS in Lin
coin City. He also introduced a bill 10
authorize the refunding OF a portion OF
automobile license fees 10 persons who,
AFTER paying fee remove from the State
Mr.. McNabb introduced a bill 10 al
low the Chief Justice or the Associate
Judges 20 grant an Injunction In the
absence OF the Chancellor.
Mr.. Lyons introduced q bill inoreas-
inS from $3.50 to $500 the pay Of the
auditors. who annually audit the ac-
counts Of the county officers OF New
Castle County.
S. ]. Warrington introduced aduca-
tional bill suggested by the State Edu-
cation Survey Commission to carry out
suggestions made by the commission In
is report 10 the Governor and General
Assembly. The bin consists Of more
than 100 typewriter pages.
The Senate bill appropriating 5000
70 the Old Folks Home at Dover, was
reported favorably In the House.
The bill introduced by B. 2. Jones.
changing the time for opening and clos
ing the schools In the rural section OF
Sussex County. was called up for lnal
action In the House. but on the sugges-
ton OF Mr.. Lyons, who stated that such
an act might interfere with the bill
recommended by the School Survey
Commission, the vote on the bin was
postponed.
The House bill authorizing the town
Of Georgetown to borrow $4,000 for
street Improvements was passed
Z The House made a special order for
next Monday morning on the House
bill appropriating $3.50 10 Colored
School District, No 1870. Sussex County.
70 cover an insufnciency 10 the dis
trIbution OF the State school funds for
the year 1915.
The House passed the following SEN
ate bills:
Reducing the fees Of the register OF
wills OF Sussex County.
Increasing from 5000 20 $4,000 per
annum the amount Of money the town
OF New Castle may raise by taxation
for school purposes. t
Senator Robertson introduced IN the
Senate the State School Survey Com
mission Education bill, the same as in
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Warrington and on his motion 1000
copies Of the bill were ordered printed.
Senator Long introduced a bin 70 pro-
hibit the altering. removing or mutilat-
ing Of the makers number from motor
vehicles. II provides fine Of $50 or
ten days Imprisonment for violations.
other bills introduced in the STATE
were as follows:
BY Senator Price - Authorizing
Smyrna 70 raise $4,000 by bond issue
for an electric light plant and improved
water system.
BY Senator Allee-To exempt honor
ably discharged soldiers Of the Civil
War from payment or capltation taxes
and occupationsl license fees.
BY Senator Robertson-To increase
the compensation OF the regulator Of
weights and measures for New Castle,
Kent and Sussex Counties to $1,000. He
stated that he was Introducing the bill
by request.
Senator Robertson presented TO Presi-
dent Pro TEN Short a bouquet OF pink
carnstions as a gift from his brother.
the Rev. P. Burgette Short formerly OF
Wilmington, end now pastor OF large
Methodist Church IN Portland. oregon.