Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-07
LEVY COURTMEN
OPPOSE $4,000
BRIDGE LOAN BILL
Commissioners Buckson and Nc.
Coy Went to Dover Today
for That Purpose.
LEGISLATURE NOT TO
REGULATE DRESS LENGTH
Special Dispatch From STAFF Correspondents

speciaI Dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
SrArE HOUSE, DOVER, APRIL z.
Senator Handy presided over the Sen
ate this morning in the absence OF Presl-
dent Pro Tempore Short, who did not
come to Dover this morning.
The Senate passed the House bull cur
failing the limits of the town OF camden
80 that the expense OF building a road
passing through the town will be put on
Kent county.
Senator Brown had stricken from the
senate calendar the Senate concurrent
resolution regulating the length OF wom-
ems skirts.
The Senate bill authorizing the Levy
Courts TO appropriate funds for county
demonstration work IN agriculture ana
home economies WAS reported "on ITS
merits" IN the Senate.
THE SCHOOL CODE.
Talk of a recess for two weeks or
month. IN order to give the commission
time to prepare its support on the school
code caused Representative McNabb TO
assert this morning that he would oppose
any recess, except with the explicit pro-
vision that when the Legislature con-
yened again. nothing but the school code
would be considered. Another move that
j. being contemplated by opponents OF
the school code Is vote TO repeal n. They
Idmit that no bill of this kind could be-
,,mc law. because the governor would
veto il. but they believe that a demon
.tration of their strength in both houses
would strengthen their chances Of re-
pcalinc the code at the next session OF
Gaining more sweeping amendments.
One advocate OF repeal stated today
that such "A vote might help 10 bring to
the State House next yeer governor who
would not bc so uncompromlslngly IN
favor OF the school code.
Connection between the school code
and suffrage has been made in arguments
on the repeal of the code. The presumption
that women would be In favor OF the code
has been used as an argument both tor
and against suffrage. Communications
from women down the State show, how
ever. divided sentiment among them:
The Senate is expected 70 adopt this
afternoon Senator Allee's substitute reso-
luton naming commissioners 10 refuse
the school code.
WILMINGTON SENDS DELEGATION
alayor TAYLOR and all the City Council
men OF Wilmington, except Messrs. Kane
and Mearns came to Dover todsy to re-
ca,eet massage Of the Senate bill conterrlng
lpon the mayor and Council certain ad-
iitional powers relating 10 issuing licenses
and collecting license fees,
The Senate passed the Senate bull au-
thorizing Dagsboro 10 borrow $1,000 tor
public improvements.
The senate bill authorizing the City
Council Of Wilmington 20 collect certain
additional license fees will be the subject
n hearing before a joint committee OF
House and senate memcers this afternoon:
This is the bill which has been opposed
v the Delaware Automobile Association
because il opened the wav for an addi-
rional tax on automobiles and was other
wise consi cred nfsir.
Mayor TAYLOR said the bill would per-
nit taxation only OF Wilmington resi-
, cnts. not Of Others operating cars IN the
city. If il is not sssed th- result Will be
70 raise the rste on real estate, the
mayor asserted.
The Senate bill authorizing Newark to
borrow $4,000 for the enlargement OF the
water and light plant was reported favor
ABLY 20 the Senate with an amendment
providing for a referendum.
Senate resolutions providing cornrnis-
sIons TO revise the school code were not
called up in the Senate this morning be-
cause OF the absence OF President Pro
Tempore Short.
LEVY CoURTMES FIGHT BRIDGE BILL
Levy Court Commissioners Buckson
and Mccoy came here TO oppose the House
bill authorizing the Levy Court of New
Carte county to borrow S67 900 to trans
form the old Baltimore & Ohio railroad
bridgr over Brandywine into a bridge
suitable for general public travel. 1t is
reported that Commissioner Elliott also
oppoees the bill
IN THE HOUSE.
IT House committee on appropriations
reported favorably the Senate bill APP
proprlating $4,000 the Ferris Indus
trial School, to replace buildings estroy-
cd by fire an. 10 make repairs and ex-
tensions.
Physicians want hearing Friday on
the House bill authorizin the sale of
alcohol for medicinal purposes.
Prohibitionistg sa this bill would
repeal the Klair law. 1t is thought the
physicians viii propose a substitute, MAX
ing the klair law conform TO the Vol
stead act