Evening journal., 1920-05-07
Three MEMBER
LEVY COURT IN
KENT COUNTY
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publican move TO get control OF the
Kent County Levy Court which ne
stated under the present system they
have no chance OF getting.
When the vote was announced. Mr..
McNabb smilingly remarked 10 Sena-
tor Alice that old machine worked all
right that time.
The House without dissenting vote
passed the House bin appropriating
$4,000 TO the State College FOR Colored
Students
The Senate yesterday afternoon
passed Representative parker's bill
amending the Sussex County 81 100000
road bill, providing that the State
Highway Department continue road
construction through Incorporated
towns at the expense OF the depart
ment The bill, senator Palmer stat
ed, was approved by the Sussex Coun-
ty Commissions and the state High
way Department.
The Senate also passed Representa-
tive Lyons bill increasing from $500
10 5000 the Stale appropriation TO the
/ Department OF Elections OF Whining
ton. Senator Robertson explained ihe
bill and stated that most or Il was 10
be used for increasing the salary OF
the clerk Of the department. lie con
sidered IL a just bill.
Senator Gormley said he held no
brief for the Department OF Elections
but under the circumstances would
| support the bill. He desired TO say
however, that IL was a very partisan
body and that Democrats get scani
consideration from that body.
81 hope" said Senator GOrmley
"that we never have another Cover.
nor who will appoint on this body
four members Of one party and a flftl
member who nobody knows Wha
party he belongs. On such an i'm
DOriant board these should be three
members Of the majority party ant
two members OF the minority party.
Senator Gormley added that the bill
being for this purpose TO raise ;h'
salary OF a clerk who is probably no
receiving enough he would support Il
The bill passed unanimously.
To relieve a condition existing II
Wilmington the Senate passed Senate
Longs bill increasing the approprla
ton 10 the Mothers Pension Com
mission 5000. in New Castle count,
and 81 800 each in Kent and SUSSEX
counties.
This bin was the outcome OF re-
port that Senator GOrmley, who Is
1 member Of the State Board Of Charl
ties, made TO the senate on Wcdnes
, day He stated at that time that d.
Z had learned that Wilmington had use
all Of IFS share Of the Mothers PEN
I sion appropriation and that there wer
b 63 on the waiting list who could mol
, get relief for a year unless something
Z was done by this special session. III
! suggested that the senate Commiite
on Charities. Of which senator Loni
Is chairman, investigate the matter
e As a result OF the investigation. SEN
aior Long under a suspension o
= rules introduced the same bill whicl
was later passed.
At the present time each county IN
der the Mothers Pension bill Is re
l ceivlng an annual appropriation {
5000. owing 10, the large pOpulaiio
, In Wilmington, there Is a much hea,
, Ter call on the fund available FOR Ne'
Castle county.
( Senator Palmer stated that While 4
j would support the bill. he desired {
again call attention TO a report tina
3 had reached him that the commissio
! had shown some discrimination In al.
d trubuting the funds. He said 10 wa
Intended for anyone In need regardles
I OF class.
. Senator Long denied any discrimin,
z tion In the commissions operaiio
/, and invited a senatorial investigatio
! II there was any doubt in the MIND
! OF the Seate that such q condition el
e isted.
= Although efforts were made by
delegation from Wilmington yesterda
b TO win over some votes for Represof
tative Mulrine's boxing bill. wlhc
i was killed in the Senate soma daN
I ago, so the vote could be reconsiderel
Y they failed. At one time during Oh
. day II was reported that one or tw
Senators who had voted against N
s bill when 10 was defeated had agree
: 20 reconsider their vote but at th
e same time friends OF the measure 10.
} one or two who originally voted fC
y Il. Some OF those in the delgatio
4 from Wilmington in the interest
T the bin were Recorder OF Deeds Ful
! man G. Cole, William J. Highileld an
Deputy County Comptroller Godfre
n Handy.