Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
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Republican opposition recessing was prob
ables
A movement to fix Friday for final
adjournment of the Legislature was
started today.
RESUME SCHOOL CODE CONSIDERATION.
The House convened at 1850 o'clock,
standard time, and ten minutes later
resolved itself into committee Of tho whole
for the consideration of proposed amend
ments to the School Code.
Representative Jester started n long
discussion by suggesting ms an amondont
thnt teachers in one-room schools he
authorized to teach up to the eighth grnde.
A. B. Peet, a member of the State Board
of Education, declared few of such teach
ers are competent to so teach.
Commenting ON all the amendments
proposed, Pierre s. du Pont, vice president
OF the State Board, said one benefited
the entire body of school children, but
chiefly benefited parents and tnxables
He requested that the amendment sug-
pested by Representative Jester not be
made.
Speaker Corbit and Representative
Lvops pleaded for longer trial of the
code and recommended amendment next
winter VI tho FDtlf " tfiti
Representative Stats declared rural
schools will be inefficient SO long as their
grades are allow.
Representative Lloyd read resolution
adopted ut n meeting held in the Goth
school district of Sussex county, which
demanded repeal of the school code. He
announced that it represented nine
tenths of the sentiment IN Sussex.
Representative Soper said opposition
to the code is also strong IN Kent county.
Various complaints of inadequate
facilities for transporting children IN rural
school districts were discussed II was
| decided to prepare resolution referring
| the complaints and the eighth grade
| question to the State and county bourds
| for satisfactory adjustment.
The Senate transacted no important
| business this morning.
OUTRAGE cAmrAIaN ~ SUSSEX.
| Special Dispatch From stan Correspondent
GEORGETOWN, May "a.
Coleman du Pont. Republican national
/ committeeman from Delaware. Simeon :.
pcnnewill, former governor. lsaac ID
| Short, President pro tcmpere of the Senate,
md Daniel ] Latyon, Jr.. former Republic
can State chairman, finished last night 2
tour of Sussex county for tho purpose ol
ascertaining why Sussex s Republican Rep
| resentatives in the General Assembly re-
fuse to vote for tho resolution ratlfyinp
the proposed amendment to the IederR
| Constitution extending the right Of sut
| frage tn women.
Three days were devoted 10 the trip
which included visits to the districts O
tho obstinate legislators and interview
with the district leaders The tourist;
pleaded for Endorsement Of equal suffrage
but probably received little encourage
mont. il any. Difference 10 constituent
has bcen tho explanation and refusal 4
vote for ratification for IT IL believed th'
opponents will not change their attitude
While the tourists would not tell ias
night the result of their investigation j
is thought they will make public state
ment soon. The possibility Of such actor
is regarded as indicating that the tour wa
| unsuccessful.
Some Republicans suggest "qrc
death for the resolution. but there i
probability Of il being transmitted from
the Senate 70 the House and the opposition
put officially on record again.
Proponents of equal suffrage are threaten
ing To knife" rccalcitrant legislator
should they have political aspirations II
the future.