Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-13
HOT FIGHT ON THE
STATE SCHOOL CODE
House Acts in Resolution After
Making Change in Personnel
of Commission.
r,afy Correspondence ofEvery Evening
STATE House., DOVER, AtRIL 13.

STATE House., DOVER, AtRrL IL.
The School Code engaged the attention
nf the House of Representatives. yester-
day afternoon and caused two hot fights.
Obtaining but IL votes. one less than a
majority, the House substitute for Repre-
sentative Soper's bill To repeal the School
Code and re-enact former school laws iail-
cd 20 pass.
The III ouse adopted, with an amend
ment presented by Representative Lloyd,
tho Senate JOINT resolution providing a
commission 20 revise the School Code.
Eighteen Representatives voted for the
amendment and - for the resolution as
amended. The resolution messaged by the
Senate proposed rs commissioners Messrs.
Bennett. Handy. Hollett and Richards
of the senate. Messrs Clendaniel, Corblt,
Gregg and McNabb of the House and
Pierre :. du Pont, vice-prcsident OF the
State Board of Education. Representa-
tive Llovd's amendment eliminated
AIcssrs Clendaniel Gregg and McNabb
and substituted Representatives Han
rattv. Soper and H. = Smith The
House, bv a vote Of % TO II rejected an
amendment presented by Representative
Mulvena. proposing the elimination OF
Mcssrs. Handy, llanratty. SOper and
Smith from the resolution finally adopted
by the House and the substitution OF
senator Gurmley and Representatives
tlendaniel Francis and McNabh. When
scnt back 30 the Senate, the resolution
provided a commission composed OF one
Senator and one Representative from rural
New Castle county, two Senators and two
Representatives from Kent county, one
senator and one Representative from
Sussex county and MIR. du Pont. The
senate had proposed, besides MIR. du
pnnt. one Representative from Whining
ION. one Senntor and two Representatives
from rural New Castle county. two Sena-
tors from Kcrt county aud one senator
and one Representative from Sussex
county.
Fights werc staged in the House after
the Republican members had held hall
hours conference, at which most OF the
conferrpcs decided 90 support Representa-
tive Loyd's amendment.
Representative Soper asked for con-
sidcration Of the substitute for House bill
No. >. an act to repeal chapter IL, vol
umc 80, Laws of Delaware. and to re-cnact
and re-cstablish chapter II Of the Revised
Code of the State of Delaware, entitled
"Free Schools" rs said chapter Il OF
said Revised Code was in force and exist
cd April II. 1910. Following IS a copy OF
the substitute, which was unanimously
taken as the original bill:
Section J. That chapter 49, volume
80, Laws Of Delaware he, and the same Is
hereby, repealed.
Section 2 That this act shall be in
force and effect on the fifteenth day OF
Nav, A. d, 1920. at II o'clock, noon.
Section 2. That when this act shall be
come effective, all the statutes of the State
of Delaware in relation TO free public
schools. as the same were IN force and ex-
istcd on the thirteenth day of April, A. d.,
1919 are hereby re-enacted and re-
established
section 4. That all property and effects
Of the several school districts, united
school districts solidated school dis
trIcts or incorporated school districts,
which have heretofore been. conveyed
under the provisions of said chapter 157,
volume 80. Laws OF Delaware, shall, with
in 80 DAYS from the time when this act
shall become effective, be re-conveyed TO
said respective districts according TO the
ownership thereof and the title thereto on
sa ia thirteenth day of April, A. D., 1919.
Se ction ). That all public school Of
&c ials in office on the thirteenth day of
April, A. d.. 1918, whose terms of office
under the school laws in force on said
thirteenth day of April, A. d., 1919,