Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-24
MOVE FOR REVISION
OF new SCHOOL CODE
Senator Palmer Introduces q Bill
Providing for a Commission
for This Purpose.
Special Disps tch From STAFF Correspondence
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Special Disps tch From STAFF Correspondence
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STATE HOUSE,, DOVER, MARCH "a.
Senator Palmer, at today's session of
the Senate, presented joint resolution
| appointing Senators James &. Palmer,
Robert Hollett, John +. Richards and
Representatives Charles Hanratty, Joseph
B. Lord and Jacob l.. Sopcr members of a
commission to revise the School Code and
report their findings and recommendations
in the form of a completed bill revising
the school laws now in force to the Cen
eral Assembly, now in special session.
Hollett and Sopcr are Democrats and
the other proposed commissioners are
Republicans.
The members of the commission shall
receive no compensation, but shall be
| allowed travelling and other incidental
expenses. The bill authorized the com
mission to employ clerical, expert, pro-
| fessional and legal assistance, gives II
access to all public records, and empowers
| il to call to its assistance the commissioned
of education, county supcrintendents,
teachers and other public school officials.
The sum of SO 900 is appropriated for the
commissions expenses.
Senator Price will introduce a bill au-
| thorizing the Town Council Of Smyrna To
| borrow $4,000 for street improvements
! The bill provides for referendum TO the
| Smyrna taxabies.
Senator Brown introduced a bill pro-
| viding that at Seaford where tax pay
| ments qualify for voting at town cleo
! tiens, no taxable whose taxes arc not paid
thirty days before the election shall vote,
| At present voters may pay taxes the day
before the election.
! Presentation of Senator Gormley's
! bills. described by Every Evening, Yes.
, terday, was deferred until this afternoon,
when Senate committees will be appoint
ed.
Each Senator was allowed supplies
costing ten dollars.
The Senate recessed until 2 o clock.
HOUSE oi REr REsENTATIvTs.
Speaker Corbit reappointed former
Representative A. b. Peat OF Milford ae
hi. private secretary.
Representative Lyons expects to nitro
duce a bill this afternoon, adding 500,
600 to the $50, 900 heretofore appropriated
for a State armory in Wilmington. and
making in the arnory home for ths
/ American Legion,
Mr. Lyons SAWS he has not yet seen the
proposed Washington bridge bill
ANTI-CopE MEETING PULLED.
Many Grangers came TO Dover today
expecting an anti-School Code meeting
would be held on Dover Green, but the
holding Of the meeting WAS uncertain
early this afternoon. Printers "bulled
the circulars, some announcements fixing
today As the time for the meeting anc
Others fxing tomorrow. The mix-up ol
dates greatly displeased opponents Of tho
| code.
HOUSE STARTS WORK.
The House started in today just as il
this WAS regular s ssIon, open for genera
business The following bills were in
troduced
BY Mr. Jakes, permitting Wyoming
Kent county, to raisc $500 IN tax
authorizing Kent county TO take over par
of the main road now IN Camden.
By Mr. Danzenbaker, requiring motor
1 vehicles to have proper lights and signal;
and prohibiting cut outs.
BY Mr. Francis, authorizing the Game
Commission TO appoint three game war
dens, one fror- each county; hxing the
nav OF Kent aid Sussex county bailiff;
at $500 year.