Evening journal., 1921-03-22
away from the people.
"Befuddling the People"

away from the people.
"Befuddling the People"
rs the man serious?" asked SEN
aor Handy "or is he just befuddling
the people for some purpose" The
speaker said he was lead to believe
that It was camoufiage and that the
real purpose is not disclosed. He
declared that the proposition to have
a 25 per cent tax on real estate and
take the remainder for the schools
from the general State fund would
result in the necessity of appropria-
ting $1,300.0OO annually from the
State fund for school purposes.
Senator Handy said no provision
is made in the suggestions for the
raising OF that remaining $1,000, 600
and the surmise must be that il
would either have to come from real
estate or corporate interests. He
argued that the Senators who have
fathers of a bill but that they want
been active for a school bill do not
especially want to be known as the
a law that will answer the desire of
the people. He claimed that it was
up to the House to do something
with the Senate bill passed and that
as they solve that problem so they
will be judged by the people of the
state. He thought every member
of the House is anxious to give the
people what they want in school
legislation but that he wanted TO
warn them against people who will
play politics and make this serve
their own purposes IL they can. In
concluson he said: 1T is up to the
House. They owe it to themselves
TO realize the situation and get down
to work and stop allowing them
selves to be used for this interest OF
that interest"
Senator Robertson was the not
speaker to scold the House. He
said he was not going to criticize
them but will sympathize with them,
"as think they need sympathy"
he said. He declared that If there
was any member of the Senate who
with any degree of consistency
should vote against the bill it would
have been himself, but that he had
gone over the tax provisions and
talked with attorneys about them
and he felt it was superior in every
way to the bill produced in 1918.
Speaking Of the House resolution he
declared that body could not resolve
itself into a judicial body and pass
on the constitutionality Of the bill
when as matter Of fact there was
nothing before the House to con-
slider.
1t was at this point that Senator
Robertson stated the very man who
was so bound and determined to
prevent a party designation for the
city charter now tries to inject poll
tics into educational matters. It is
amusing to me-"
Senator Bennett in criticizing the
House resolution said, I'VE are deal
ing with $4,000 children and that
should be remembered"
Senator Walker said he did not
care what kind Of a school bill we
have or who prepares it so that one
is secured to meet the requirements.
He eulogized the educational COM
mittee for its work on a new bill
and thought the one passed is a good
measure. He said: "The message
means that the House has not a
thing to offer in lieu Of what they
have been objecting to. I consider
that the House in this action Is be-
littling itself"
"The way the other House is act.
ing" said Senator Walker, 'it seems
to me they don't want to pass the
bill. Here on practically the last
day they make a proposition to write
a new school law"
Senator Handy again spoke on the
matter and said: THE people OF
the State have said what they want
in the way OF a school law. II any
body juggles or jockeys with the
matter and the people OF Delaware
do not get what they want, the peo-
pie will be we'll able to recognize
who is responsible and will know
who Is to be punished"
The Senate resolution was then
offered by Senator Alice and adopted
unanimously. II was sent to the
House last night but no comment
was made on it in the House at that
/ time.