Evening journal., 1920-06-02

amount Of bonds to be issued. Every
one knows his own financial condi-
ton best He declared it was not
right for a few hundred TO force on
a few who have 10 carry the load
Senator Palmer said the people OF
Sussex county were going TO take the
matter in their own hands at the
coming election unless the law is
fixed 10 satisfy them we want
modern school buildings and | am
satisfied the taxpayers would not OBJ
iect to them, but they don't want
them 10 go TO extremes on 1t, ne
said. I'VE want these things in a
way that the taxpayers can carry
them and not be overloaded
Senator Robertson remarked that
there was nothing the matter with
the code, but that the trouble was with
the people. Il is the dollar and not
the system that they object TO-. the.
Wilmington senator declared He said
the main object OF the code is to es-
tablish a uniform school system
throughout the State. Under the
House referendum, he pointed out,
rural New Castle county and sussex
county people may vote for the.
maintenance OF a high standard OF
education and Kent may vote the
other way and then there would still
be a system below what it should be.
"The man who has children" Senator
Robertson said, ais the one Interested
In public schools. We may have
millions and no children and we may
have half a dozen children and not a
dollar but the man with children Is
the most interesteod.'
a I..N .HraNH InA IA
the House amendment would make
Inc public school system spotted and
not equal and even as 1t should be.
=, He commended the work OF the code
revision commission and said he
would have been glad to have voted
on It's report as presented, but he
considered the new amendment un-
democratic and contrary to the inter
ests OF the public school system. He
spoke OF reference having been made
TO the danger OF again sending the
bill back to the House and declared
/ he believed the House members were
as much interested in education as
/ the Senators. In conclusion senator
Robertson said the man who intro
duced the amendment in the HOus'
/ felt so bad about 10 he voted agains
the whole thing afterwards.
Senator Alice stated that the reasoI
they wanted this kind Of referen
dun in the law was so people can SCI
10 it that they have school building
but that they may not want a BIZ
community centre house at an add
tional cost Of S250.000 The hes
chance TO get a good educational sys
tenn is TO pass the law as 1t cam
from the House" Senator Alice said
Senator Gormley said during al
this session and during all the dis
, cussions on the School Code he ha
been continually hearing what IN
people Of Sussex county want. II
said he took It that the people b
Sussex are from the same clay as th
people OF Wilmington, that they ar
, lust as patriotic and love their littl
State lust the same and therefore h
cannot believe they are so far apar
from the people Of the remainder q
The State.
, another referendum amendment rela
, tive TO special districts would eifeC
/ Wilmington should that city eve
b. come under the code, which the cit
; eventually will do, and that he coul
! not return and face the people WI
elected him should he vote for IN
3 referendum as proposed.
/ Senator Alice claimed that Wi
] mington would not be affected an
} would not vote on bond issue eve
] should the cnty accept the code.
! would not Wilmington, II sh
r come in be a special districtF' sent
y tor GOrmley inquired
s Senator Alice replied IL was "a
technical for him to answer and cal
:. ed on William NJ. Hope, attorney II
= the Senate, 10 answer the question
n Mr.. Hope claimed that II Wilmin
N ton should come in the city Wou
b not give up her special school cha
4 ter and would not come under u
y provision relative TO voting for boz
Issues
is Senator Pamer inquired: why do
= the senator from Wilmington, whi,
e is not effected by the code, want
10 tell the people in Sussex what tn
is want? Would Wilmington come u
T. der the code il she couldY"
is Senator Gormley replied he cou
" not sneak for the recognized scho
le authorities Of Wilmington. but
n recognized that he has a responi
is bnlty TO the people Of the state
in we'll as the people Of Wilmington
al The vote was then taken on I
n, Robertson amendment TO strike Q
Id The House amendment providing
ne the cumulative referendum Tor I
TO counties as follows:
Yeas-Gormley Hollett, Latta, Lol
he | Pool Price and Hobertson-I.
nd Nays-Allee. Brown, Handy, His
On field. Murphy. Palmer. Rchar
.ot Walker and President protein Shl
OF .
ox Acknowledgement.
We Senator Robertson then offered
II second amendment which was
cd strike out the referendum as il
cs. plied 20 special districts Mr.. duPo
ds i'm talking on this one said 10 Y
on probably less Objectionable In spec
IL districts than In the county, but {
Ice the same objection applied T
In amendment was defeated by The sa
eW vote.
nat senator Robertson offered his th
amendment which provided for r
he mai referendum on bond issues In
mo counties but did not strike out
M House amendment.
VS. Senator Alice argued that
the amendment was out OF order as Oh