Smyrna times., 1920-12-22
|TTIg AND LAWMAKERS
| M NET OVER SCHOOL CODE
,n FREE DISCUSSION AT
;, rvECUTIvE COUNSEL
Seven Members of the Lesisla-
|" nJd.Oyers and Members-elect
Their Opinion on Subject

nJd.Overs and Members-elect
-. Their Opinion on Subject
~ school law for Delaware with
s.m asr Of taxation which will lower
.I I an real estate at least fifty
@rt s,t was decided upon at a meet
1 ! ~ he executive body of the Citi-
/ ! Committee an at a meeting in d.
uSDdav. Full and free discussion
4 |. abCOl code, its advantages and
'%,ntages, and the question
! Ssr the present code should be
/ .I.d ~ or reformed occupied the
I '.'r ' nortiOn of the meeting. Twan-
h .r,n % members of the Legislature.
4 |, Sod-Overs or newly elected, at
Il 4 tbe meeting and nineteen ex-
u their opinion on the questions
|. .S,cussion. 1t was decided that
N rh,ens' Committee continue its
N necessary expenses being Tn
Item by the guarantee of the
yrfye committee at Mondays
- It was also decided that the
.~ftpe have full charge of the
n, of a new school code, elimi-
H. the Objectionable features in
4 rs,eDt code. Robert G. Houston,
man of the Citizens Committee,
aj at the meeting. The princi-
3isctiOn to the code, as express : |
! various speakers was taxation.
ay sore points with their consti-
the legislators claimed, was
z0tatiOn. Party lines were
n nd in the general discussion
rsts and Republicans alignine
rsves either for or against the
code. The bitterest oppositio;
present measure, as was eX'
came from Sussex county.
NJ. Price Would Amend COd'
ng the expressions of opinion
" the various legislators, Sen
lie, Democrat, of Smyrna, be
e present code would be salts
with a few amendments, es
as to taxes and overhead *
Senator Murphy, Democrat
constituents thought the pres
ought to be repealed and
new law written in which 10
Eiets will be given more con
nd that the rural schools shal
lived to teach up to and includ
Z eighth grade. Objection wa
raie as to supervisors and tran
non Of pupils. Senator Hand!
aicsn, believed there should b
change in the code. Senate
Republican, favored draft Of
aR eliminating excessive "a
n on real estate. suggesting
{ at least fifty per cent. Sen;
Hnett, Republican, favored
building program and but fe
gs in the present code. Senat,
"a, Republican, declared fui
per cent of the people in h
d opposed the code.
Believes Code Will be Repeal,
aOr Alice, Republican, stat
the next Legislature did n
The present code the succeedil
alure would. Senator Rickart
olcan, favored abolishing spec
aS Favored Uniform taxati
achlng the eighth grade in t
ShOols. Senator Highfeld, +
declared eighty per cent
aple in his district are oppos
code as it now stands. Sel
%Ens, Republican, favored
: MS constituents believed Il
sl.n a repeal could any good
pushed. Representative Mill
castle County stated that
agnty per cent of his peo
opposed to the code. Repres
AegginsOn, New Castle, sta
aln objection to the code in
Was the taxation feature /;
PEOPLE were not deriving
iOr the amount of taxes n
~ expended. Representa-
New Castle County, sta
~uly Of the people of his dist
Iay favored the code as he
N That issue. Representa-
New Castle County, st;
sas a division in his dist
0rlng and Otheres opposir
''nty representatives sp,
'enIatives Wilson Har,.
flhe' Brown, Paskey, Noble
59.ns' Of Kent County, all
- y, Oplnlons that from eight
- ~ Il cent E. Of the people in
n. :. districts were oppose
~ s ana desired a complete re
~ags@ a an entirely new law ,
i Al. ' sussex County all but
~ nembers-elect of the /
49, ,slea'' ~ expressed oppos
's IN their districts.
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