Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-13
SENATE LIKELY TO
AGREE WITH HOUSE
ON SCHOOL CODE
Concurrence in the Amendment
Was Predicted at
Dover Today.
LIQUOR FIGHT is ON
LIQUOR FIGHT is ON
| Special Dispatch From staff Correspondent

Special Dispatch From Stah Correspondent
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, ArHlL 13
Owing to crippled train service, up
State legislators arrived at Dover haii
an hour late his morning.
Early indications pointed to quiet ses-
sion of the General Assembly today.
Two Senators and FIVE Representatives.
were absent today. Senator Handy pre-
sided over the Senate in the absence OF
President Pro Tempore Short.
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hiiles joined
the woman suffrage lobby at Dover.
Speaker Corbit received from Middle
town a petition, signed by five men and
25 women, asking him to vote Tor woman
suffrage.
The Legislatures fight over the School
Code seems to be near the finish. 1t was
predicted this morning that the Senate
will concur in the House amendment TO
the Senate Joint resolution providing a
commission to revise the code.
HEAR LIQUOR BILL FRIDAY.
The House will probably fix Friday for
action on the House bill authorizing the
sale of whisky for medicinal purposes. 1t
is thought the bin will be reported un-
favorable or ''in its merits to the House.
Rev. f.. c. Prettyman of Wilmington,
Rev. George F.. Smith of Cheswold, Rev.
G. w. Spry of FarmIngton, Rev. w. II.
Briggs of Selbyville and representatives OF
the Womens Christian Temperance Union
were at the Capitol today, opposing the
House bill authorizing the sale OF whisky
for medicinal purposes.
a large delegation appeared before the
agricultural committee in behalf OF the
Senate bill appropriating $1,000 to the
Kent and Sussex fair, this year, 10 be
expended for prizes for the encourage
ment of agriculture and the domestic
arts, and $1,000 annually thereafter, The
committee decided TO report the blll
favorably to the Senate.
The House convened at 1l30 this
morning
Representative Buckson's bill providing
for the erection at Dover OF building rs
a memorial to the soldiers and sailors oi
Delaware was reported ION Its merits to
the House
Incorporators Of The Polonia Trust and
Savings Bank Of Wilmington were gwen 9
hearing by the committee on insurance
and banking.
After brief session the House recessed
until this afternoon.
Proposals to adjourn the Legislature
until after the Republican State Conyen.
tion. which will he held at Dover next
Tuesday were made informally this morn
ing. but the suggestion was not acted on
A delegation of farmers came to Dover
today 10 advocate the Senate bill au-
thorizing the use of public roads by
threshing outfits drawn by traction
engines.
Committee meetings delayed Senate
convening until II Is o'clock.
The Senate bin incorporating tbs
Polonia Trust & Savings Bank Of vii
mington was reported favorably 10 the
Senate
The rest of the Senate session was de.
voted to reading and referring House bills
Suffragettes exhibited considerable
activity today, but there was no change
in the situation.
II was reliably stated that the suffrage
fght will continue beyond the Republic
can primaries and there may be no change
thereafter
George W Crabbe OF Baltimore joined
the Anti-Saloon League forces here to
dav