Evening journal., 1920-04-13
HOUSE RETAINS
new SCHOOL
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oono,r in The charges The two branches
vould be deadlusked on the PROPOSE
lion and then IT would not be IN
likely that the Legislature would adj
iourn without anything whatever
beIne accomplished toward amending
the CODE
The vote on the soper bin 10 re-
peal the code and reinsct The cid school
laws follows
Yeas - ilsrdesiy. JONES. Lloyd. Lord.
AIcNabb, Murine. psradee, Qulgley,
sherwood, H.. s. Smith. ]. w. Smith,
siaats. j. D. Warrington and 5. j. War
rington-ii.
Nays = Brooks. Buckson. Bunting,
Clendanlel. Danzenbsker. Francis, Gregg.
Hsnrstly, Hart, Hastings. Jakes, Jester,
Klsir. Lester Lyons. Mulvena, Parker,
snow. soper and Speaker Corbit-20
Representatives Mulyena and Soper
voted for iho repeater az nrst. bat
changed their vote to may" for th7
purpose Of reconsideration. Represen-
tstive Bunting also changed nom yea
10 "nsy," so tho vote as originally re-
corded WAS II 20 a.. Representative
Dean answered 10 the roll call "nol
voting"
The commission TO r5vise tho Gods
as amended by the House docs not have
a Wilmington Enember on It. Repre-
eentatives McNabb and Mulvena fouFhl
for representation for Wilmington, bul
lost ont. Tho personnel OF The com
mIssion named in the resolution as II
csmo' from Tho Senate was Senators
aichards. Handy and Bennett, hepub-
leans, and Il0lloit. DemOcrsti Speaker
Ccrbil, Representatives Gregg and
Cipuianiei, Republicans. and McNabb
DsmocFEl The Lloyd amendment does
nos change tho Senate members. Dul
substitutes HanratiY and II. G. Smith
Republicans, and Soper. Democrat. for
Gregg. Clendaniel and McNsbb. Speak
OF C0rbit remains a member. Messrs
S0pcF and Smith are ardent advocates
0i repeating the code entirely. Mr.
dnpont r. also named IN The Lloyd
amendment.
The vote on the Lioyd pmendmsnl
wa as follows:
Yeas - Brooks, Buekson, Bunting
DdLofuDhetTf Itdh6tsf Otobtf ""h'o
Lloyd. Lord, hyGns, parsder. Parker
Il. s. Smith. snow. Sopers J. d. War
rington, 3. J. Warrington and Speaker
SorDit-is,
Nays-fiardssty. lelair, McGabb. Aful-
rine, Muiyons, Quislcz, J. w. Smith
and Siasts-S.
Clsndanlel. DanEcnbaker, Hanratty
Ifart, Hastings and JESTER did not vote
Representative Mulvgna also offered
an amendment which would have made
nsterial changes In the personnel oi
the commission. but II was rejected by
a vote Of Is yeas TO II nays. Tho Mul.
veHa amendment had the commission
made UP az follows: Senator's Rich
nrds, HoileM, Bennett and G0rmley anc
Speaker COrbit and Representatives
TrHncls. Clendaniel and McNabb.
There was not a large gallery when
Representative Sopsr called up his re-
peaier shortly after R.30 o'clock, as II
was not known until few minutes
before that time that the decision hat
been reached 10 have vote on II
When the Republican House members
learned that the repeater would bs
voted on II was tier that the confer
ence was called 20 try 70 agree or
the House members 10 serve on the
revision commission. The Lloyd amend
msrt. afterwnrd adopted, was the re-
suit OF this conference.
Mr.. Soper, In speaking for his re-
pcaler. stated that The repeal or the
code was demanded by over 30 per
cent. Of the people OF Kent county
ond that from reports he had heard
abOu. the same percentage OF people
opposed lt In the other counties. He
said: The rural people are opposed
20 this school code. They feel thai It
Is an Injustice and that the rights OF
democratic government have been taken
away from fhem." lie stated that
under the code all the authority IS
vested in the State school commissioner
and that he Is not In touch with the
pe0pie or responsible 10 The voters.
lIe ls only responsible TO the one who
appoints him. Mr.. soper said. Tie
claimed the law Is impracticable and
attacked the feature providing for the
conveying Of children TO and from the
schools as impracticable. Mr.. S0per
gave Il as his opinion that The children
did not 20 10 school as much under
The code as -ley did under the old
Jaw. In concluding he read q number
OF petitions signed by a large number
OF persons IN several Kent county dis
tricis opposing the code and request
ing It's repesl.
Representative Lloyd. OF Blades, Sus-
.ex county. said he voted against the
code when It was passed and did all
he could 20 prevent its passage but
IL was put over on us and ] believe