Evening journal., 1920-06-02
KEEP DOLLAR
VOTE BASIS IN
SCHOOL CODE
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usually several days after a bill is
passed before It finally reaches the
Governor so it would seem that Sena-
tor Alice was little hasty in his de-
sire TO pass the bill over the
Governors head when the executive
has not even received the measure.
The Objectionable House amendment
had a narrow escape In getting
through the Senate and in view OF
that fact IL Is hard to see how it
would get two-thirds vote to pass
over the Governors head even should
he veto 10 when IL eventually reaches
him. There was. a surprise When
Senators Highfeld, Walker ana hcn-
ards, New Castle county Republicans,
voted TO retain the one vote FOR each
dollars Of tax amendment
Before the Senate convened yester-
day afternoon the Republican Sena-
tors held a conference on the school
code. but failed TO reach an agree
ment as to the House amendments.
When the Senate reconVeneu aD9Q
230 O'Clock senator Handy moved tnab
final consideration be given the Dill.
Senator Robertson offered an
amendment TO strike out the House
amendment providing for the cur(-
| ialiVe voting referendum at BOND IS
sue elections. and asked the privilege
of the floor for Pierre $. DUPONT, vice
nresident OF the State Board OF Eau.
| cation. who also was memDer OF
the commission that revised the coue
Mr. dupont Stated that he would
speak on the House amendment as
member OF the state Board OF Educa-,
/ ton. He argued that n members OF
| the County Board OF EducatlOn, Mlo
/ viii be elected by the people, are
canahle OF spending the money they
| should be capable Of handling tne
honds such a referendum In county
/ eehool affairs. he maintained. would
/ be a great disadvantage. lie pointed
ont that 10 would practically be I'M
| noeslhle properly to inform tne
people all over the county as to ths
bond issue The bond issued may d.
for a school at one end OF inc countl
and therefore 1t would be dlllcuit l'
get the people at the other END prop
erly informed and Interested. heleF'
ndums in educational matters, M
stated, are not advisable.
Mr. dupont said It would almost b,
dangerous to allow few TO sa,
whether or not there shall be schoo
improvements which would be the re
lsult under the vote for each dollar ta'
amendment. He declared II was no
democratic. Mr.. dupont said ne ha'
been told Of one district where If cor
porations that pay school tax are al
lowed 10 vote the corporations an'
one individual could decide whethe
or not there should be a bond issu
and II corporations are not allowed
10 vote the one individual would con
trOl the election. He asked tnat I'M
House amendment be omitted from
the bill.
senator Gormley, speaking on th
House amendment said TO MS mln'
A WAS un-demOcratic, un-Americal
and unfair. lie said it places to-
much pOWer In the hands OF the ma
, who may have accumulated Wealt
. and dlscriminates against the poo
! man, and 10 was an outrage 70 tr
and impose such a measure on Uni
The priuciple OF the school cod
I. senator Gormley stated. as he undei
d | stood ID. was TO give TO the poor ma
b and his children AN equal opportunll
d hi FAR as education is concerned VII
Y the rich. He declared If this amenl
n mcnt was adopted it would nullu
a the whole principle Of the code.
= Senator Alice claimed the issue w
p heing camanOuged. They dangle nl
4 fore us" he said, "the form OF a lilt
child when that has nothing to &
o with IT, We are asked what Is th
n new thing. one vote for each one 40
=, lar of tax. The members OF On
y senate on 10 or IS occasions to n
y knoyvledge have voted for this san
- referendum In cases OF municipal M
q, movements. We are told that ~
IL indemoratic and unfair. l stand
X ihis senate and say that "a norm
% referendum is not only un-America
q hnt Is soeialistic. The power TO Dol
~ he the power TO mortgage and q
p power to mortgage is the power
r senator Alice here said ne had &
~ utmost respect for Mr.. dupont "a
ly made "A nght TO have him named
w ihe code commission, but Il DO 7
grant 10 him a greater knowledge
in the people OF Kent and Suss
r. counties than ] have. To-day we ha
lp ihe code out Of politics II we pass
rs as N comes from the House, and 9
lit knows We want 10 out OF pollti
Is When we grant power TO issue boz
ot we have a right 10 say how mu
of IA is going 20 be 10 is equitable,
~ IL American and IL is the best chal
NC ihai NE have to get Improvements
ma the right way. / don't speak lor y
Iy Castle county and Wilmington III
ily ! city Is not under the code
sre senator Palmer stated that
sm thought the people OF the state Y
m have 10 bear the burden OF the
or Keep OF schools under this new s
oes tenn should have some say as TO