Evening journal., 1920-05-27


by the House includes practically all |
OF the amendments recommended by /
the Code Commission and several |
miner amendments suggested while !
the House considered the question
several days ago In committee OF the
Whole. The vote on the bill follows
Yeas Brooks, Buokson. Bunting,
Clenddnicl DanzenbHkr, Dean, Fran
els, Gregg. lIanraliy, Hardesty Hart,
Hastings. Jakes Jester, klair, Lesar,
Lyons McN3bb, Murine. Mulvena,
Paradee, Parker, Quhzley, Sherwood,
J. w. Smith. Snow, soper. s. j. War
rlngton and Speaker Cogbit-29
Nays-Iom.s, Lloyd, Lord. II. s..
Smith. slaals and j. b. Warrington
The two referendum amendments
were offered by Representative LLOYD.
! The amendments set oN that before
any bonds shall be- authorized and
issued a special election shall be held
In the usual places and manner as
other school elections They fur
lher provide that every person pay
Ing school tax shall be entts'h 10
one vote for every 81 or fraction
thereof OF TAX paid
Mr.. dupont, when given the priyi-
/ lege OF the floor on these amend-
ments pointed out That ne law now
I prOVid that line boards OF educa-
/ ton be elected by the people and
stated that such an amendment would
mean that tho members elected 10 ahe
boards could not be entrusted with
the issuing OF bonds. lie stated that
no special distrlut can bond for
enough lbong restricted 10 an
amount not 10 exceed per cent OF
! NIHn IA.IuI aaIlnpI -
dlstrlcN for a school building pro-
cram and conseqw molly tha remain
dc would have 10 be raised by prl-
vaie subscriptions or in other ways
lie doubled NJ the people who elect
The board members could not trust
thom TO issue bonds that a priw,li
subscriber would feel mat he could
trust them
Mt dupont coniended that such a
law would make IL possible for a
handful Of property owners 10 block
any progressive school building pro-
gram. He added that II was The
most serious change OF any yet pro
posed 10 the school laws.
Representative Lyons raised a ques-
tion as 10 whether or not corpora.
lions paying a school tax would have
4 vote under The referendum pro.
posed, but tho question was not an,
swered. He stated ne believed in ,
referendum, but not as proposed b,
the amendment
Mr.. Danzenbaker remarked that n,
thought it unfair TO make any NOR
Z changes.
Representative McNabb stated tha
he believed II a referendum was no
Q put on In the House II would be II
The Senate.
Representative Sopor said he al
. ways had been opposed TO the schoo
code and intimated that the onl!
- thing that would gain his support o
q 10 would be these amendments ant
one TO follow putting tho appr0prla
p ton on as O rider.
= The amendments were both adoptel
% by vote OF n TO "a as follows
a Yeas Buckson Bunting Clendanie
Dean Hardesty, Hart lakes, Jestci
H. Lloyd. Lord. McNabb, Murine Para
y dee Ouigley. Sherwood. H. S. Smith
a ]. w. Smith, SOper Siaats, j. L
= Warrington. s. j. Warrinston-2i.
!, Nays Brooks, Danzenbaker, Francl.
- Gregg llenratty Hastings, Jones
klair, Lester. Lyons, Muvena. Parker
= Snow and Speaker Corbit-ii.
Mr. Lester next offered an amend
mont 90 appropriate $4,000 additions
for school purposes annually by IN
State TO be apportioned among IN
, school districts including the specis
districts. and $4,000 or as niue
: thereof as luay be necessary annual
for The transportation Of school chi
= dron
Representative Lyons stated h
could see no necessity OF making
part Of The bill and recalled TIA
an Identical bill was introduced earl
~ In the session lie said he suppose
le u was desired 10 put the rider" o
J. with The idea that II ihe Governo
s. NetOes the bin as amended he wi
also veto the appropriation.
'e Mr. Soper claimed that the Cover
m nor n he so desired could down m
10 VIII OF the people as IN the amenC
"a monts and that ne would frankly sa
~ the purpose was 10 Ok 10 so the Coy
III ornor, II he gives relief In the shar
NJ or This appropriation TO reduce take
c will have 90 take what revision th
u, Legislature makes.
no Mr. Lyons said nc could not $.
ne how The governor was so much a
e- fected and % loolhd Ia him that D
al members were putting themselves
r. a position Of turning down help
he reduce taxes Wilmington. he sal
~ wants some OF the money undar IN
cd bill and wants 10 quick. Wilmn
toms share would b. about si92O00
n Mr.. Sopcr said N the apprOpri
~ lion bill Is passed separately
list governor could sign the relief hill al
Ia, veto the code amendments II he
as desired
'es Mr. Lyons remarked that the I
he lief Is for the taxpayers and not
'os ihe governor.
Mr.. McNabh stated he did not I
liev0 In taking money from the 81,
treasury 10 reduce taxes. but df
-. is going 10 be done hn wanted W
Nh mlngton 10 get It's share lie ma
,s remark about his soldiers Dor
y, bin. which passed he House,
di- has never come out OF committee
lsJ, the Senate. "'rhe bill" IN said, IN
ing rs untmely death over in q
,hy slaughter house across the way"
fa- Speaker Corbit called Represen
Ter, tive Grdsg to The chair and took
ted door against the amendment.
said he could not see the Ho
come to a vote on The amendm
without expressing how thoroug
~. ne disapproNoi OF the method
me, purpose OF the amendment Rides
lve he stated. had a bad name. Ai-. c
,i,ea bit said he had no idea how
tne governor would treat 10, but 10 loo
,i.n,6 Ike a slap at him and he conside
lu. 10 ih-iudged legislation
~ az" Mr.. NicNahh raised ihN question
," to whelher or not Wilmington,
having acc-pied the code and
being specifically mentioned in
bin would share in the $4,000
asked the legislative attorneys
their WINS on The question Ju
c. Walker and William NJ. II