Evening journal., 1920-05-19

not been sufficiently amended % suit
them hy the revision commission ap-
pointed hy the legislature. lie stllcd
that nolhlng had been done io reduce
The sO-clllcd overhead expense OF
operating the code and that was one
OF the Objectionable features.
n has been shown by ngurcs inat
the overhead expense. Instead or being
from % io so per cent as some op-
pOncnis of the code have claimed. Is
only 3 per cent, which ls claimed Go
be a small percentage 10 operate any
large business.
From an appearances both Houses
had nothing more important To 90
This morning than 10 KIN time. The
senate dld not even pcsume The read
Ing of the school code whore d lett
on Yesterday. The amended bin Is
expected 90 be iypewriiien and In
proper shape for consideration This
afternoon The printed copies are
being read.
The amendments satisfy many per-
sons who have been ohiecilng up 90
lhi. time. however, and friends oi
the law ihinktherc are sufficient Not s
In both houses 10 pass the amend
mcnis
Thc two houses This morning ap-
poinlcd confer rs on The bin 90 az
prOprlale $4,000 Tor hog cholera SER
| im This Is a House bin which was
amended In the Scnaic and The House
rejected the amendment. The con-
forces are Senators Alice and Muir
ply and Representatives Danzcnbakcr
and Hastings.
The House VIII start considerations
OF The code IN committee OF the whole
This afternoon.
~ required more than three hours
yesterday FOR The reading OF the
amended school laws In ihe House.
ihat occupying the entire day the
rfadinc of the bin was also started in
the senate yesterday. but was not m
ished until Today ~ rmhers OF the
commission who revised the code
made explanations as 10 amendments
whenever requested 60 do so as ihe
reading progressed.
Restrict Iold of Trucks.
After amending 70 90 include Kent
and SUSSEX counlEs the senate passed
Representative nanuzenbakcr's bin re-
siriciing heavy lraillc on certain high
ways. 10 Is 20 prevent roads being
torn up by heavy trucks during iho
winter months and limits truck load
20 six tons.
Senator Long as chairman OF the
Cimmitiec on Charities, had read a let
ter from the State Board Of Charities.
upholdlng the refusal OF lhe Mothers
Pension C0mWission 20 furnish flnan-
cial aid 90 ldi peakef. Nagrcss, living
living at Milton She Is a widow and
the mother OF six children.
Richard Mackenzie. executive Sec
reiary OF The Board of Charities, eX-
planned that Investigators had looked
into The case and found, as the re-
suit OF an examination made by a
United States Army surgeon That the
woman was mentally deficient and
under the acl creating the Mothers
Pension Commission that body cannot
give aid In such cases. H. said. how
ever, That the case was now being
looked after by the Sussex County
Welfare Board
senator Palmer. who some time ago
charged that discrimination was beinS
shown by The Mothers Pension Com
mission in refusing aid lu this case.
questioned The finding OF the physs
elan. stating that he had known The
woman an his life and lhat while
she was ignorant no one In Milton
considered her insane. senator Pal
mer explained that he had been asked
TO look into ihC matter by The people
OF Million Tie was satisfied N The
case was being cared 10r by the Wei
fare Board.