Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-21
.LEG|SL AZURE MAY
RECESS TOMORROW
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
Some Members Want to Quit To-
day, But This Seemed Impos-
sible This Afternoon.
WILL RECONVENE TO
ACT ON SCHOOL CODE
Special Dispatch From Stan Cores pondent
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STATE HOUSE, DOVER, April 81.
The Republican steering committee
talked today of preparing a Senate con-
current resolution providing that the
Legislature recess tomorrow tor three
weeks so that time for work might be
given to the commission appointed TO
revise the school code.
Some members want TO adjourn today.
but this seemed impossible early IN the
afternoon.
Representative Clendaniel contem-
plates introducing in the House this after
noon a concurrent resolution providing
for recess of the Legislature from the
close Of the Legislative day of April y
tomorrow until noon on May IL.
The thought is to return IN three or
four weeks to act on the code amend
ments
In the meantime the code commits
sion will go over the law and try &c reach
some agreement as TO how IT should be
changed. Some members of the commits
sion want the proposed amendments
printed in pamphlet form, or advertised IN
the newspapers, before the Assembly re-
convenes. so as to familiarize the public
with the decisions of the commission.
Up to noon today, though the Ieglsa-
ture was asked by the governor to con-
slider three subjects code amendments,
suffrage and Washington Bridge loan, u
had passed "a bills. while some were stlll
pending for final action.
Without transacting any business, the
House recessed until this afternoon.
Bv a vote of IA to ?, with Senator
Handy absent and Senator's Brown and
Long dissenting, the Senate passed the
Senate bill increasing the salary OF the
comptroller Of Sussex county from 81 900
to ST 500 per annum. Senator Palmer said
the comptroller is poorly paid. Senator
Long declared the salary Is ample, be-
cause. he stated, the comptroller IS in his
office but ono hour each day, letting
clerk. salaried at 500, do the work. In
addition. Senator Long announced, the
comptroller receives $40 per month from
the lew Court for clerical work and S25
per month from the Highway Depart
ment for surveying.
The Senate concurred in the House bill
increasing from 81. 600 TO 81, 600 per an
mum the amount OF money appropriated
by the Levy Court of Sussex county to
the recorder of deeds for clerical as
sistanoe
INCOME LAW REPEALER KILLED.
Obtaining but one affirmative vote
which was cast by Senator Gormley, the
Senate bill to repeal the State income tax
law failed to pass the Senate
KENT AND SUSSEX FAIR,
The Senate passed the Senate bin ap-
propriating $4,000 annually 10 the Kent
and Sussex Fair, Inc, to be expended for
prizes for the encouragement of agrlcul-
ture and the domestic arts, provided fair
buildings are erected at a cost not less
/ than $4,000.
BUILDERS EXAMINING BOARD.
| Marshall P. Tindall, ]. A Bader. John
/ f. Healv. H. s. Lynch. Charles j. Dough-
erty. George :. Charles, 5. Z. Tarbutton.
Harry Carlin, Ernest Di Sabbatino, Ray
/ Vansant and Walter Thompson, mem
bers of the Master Builders Association
of Wilmington, and Building Inspector
/ Preston came to Dover today to ask unani-
NOUS consent for the introduction of a
bill creating a master builders examining
} board.
They withheld the request when told
they could obtain an examining board
under the provisions of the Senate bill
conferring additional power upon the
CITY Council of Wilmington to issue
licenses and collect license fees There
fore they decided to urge Governor
! Townsend to approve that bill.
Favorable report was made to the
Senate on the Senate bill authorizing the
Levy Court of Kent county to borrow
| money for the permanent Improvement OF
certain highways in the county.
SCHOOL SITE BILL PAssE
The Senate passed, with an amend
ment excepting Wilmington and Clay
mont. the Senate bill suspending the pur-
chase of public school sites and the erection
/ of public school buildings until July /.
Thomas w Wilson and Herbert II.
Ward came to Dover today to oppose
/ Senate concurrence in the bill requiring
| the Wilmington d Philadelphia Traction
/ Co. to charge FIVE cents for passenger
/ fare and two cents for a transfer. The
| House has passed the bill.