Evening journal., 1921-02-26

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cially the tax sections of that bill
which are being revised.
Senators Short and Palmer took
the stand that the fixing of a day
for adjournment would give plenty
of time to consider all bills.
Senator Short offered a resolution
earlier in the week to adjourn. March
IS, and that was voted down. In of.
fering his resolution yesterday he
said the adoption of it would give
the Legislature something to worl
for and "A specific purpose.
Senator Alice said he would have
to register his objection to the reso
luton, as he thought it would be &
serious mistake to adopt it. The
problem of the school law alone, h'
said, was argument enough agains
It. II the school law could be taker
care OF in that time. he said, he
would be glad enough to vote for the
resolution.
Senator Alice argued that Marcel
20 would not give the State Board
OF Education sufficient time to max,
up its budget and the Legislature
| AlAnt properly u COHrlutT IL ne
Dover Senator gave it as his opin-
ion that such a procedure would
force the keeping of the present
school law or repeating it and go
ing back to the old law. He said il
the Legislature is going to be "ham-
strung and shackled" by a concur
rent resolution he proposed to go or
record against such a thing. He
said If the idea of adjourning on tn,
date specified is carried out you
have ham-strung the possibility OF
| passing a tax law making an equi
table distribution OF the taxes anC
will place the burden again on rea
estate"
Senator Palmer argued that th'
drafting OF the proposed school Law
was started last October when th'
hold-over senators met in Dover ant
appointed q citizens committee to d.
that work. He criticised the Ions
time It has taken to prepare the bill
and asked why the tax provisions o
the bill have not been distributed
Are we to be subject TO the whim
and will OF a few people of thi
State?" Senator Palmer asked.
Senator Alice said as a matter o
fact the tax provision had to be en-
tirely rewritten when some objec
tions were made to the origina
draft. but he understood II is nov
about completed. He said the ney
State Board OF Education under tn
proposed law is not to be elected
until next June and that the presen
board. II the bill is passed. woul'
have to prepare the budget of ex
pected expenses for the next tw,
years and submit it to the Legisla
ture. II the Legislature should vot
to go hack TO the old law. Senate
Alice said. there would be just a
much burden on real estate as ther
is under the proposed law, and II tn
p, present law remains the burden ol
real estate is more.
Senator Bennett remarked that h
would be willing TO remain 60 extr
days or 120 days IL a school lay
equitable to all concerned and on
that does not place the tax burdel
on real estate can be secured.
Senator Palmer said results coul
not be secured by going along in tn
dilly-dally sort OF way the Deiawar
past four years and that nothinl
worth while has been done durin
the six weeks the present Legislator
has been in session.
Senator Alice inquired OF Senate
Palmer how he proposed to tax
care OF the school budget II the reso
luton was adopted.
Senator Palmer said his obiec
was to force something to be don
and he thought there would be tim
for everything IN the Legislature get
down to work
Senator Short said that one OF tn
greatest advocates OF the school law
had told him that unless a time wa
fixed for adjournment nothing woul
be done.
Senator Alice wanted to kno'
what school laws the man favore
and Senator Short said the 191!
Senator Alice seemed to think tina
forcing OF an early adjournmer
might please some advocates of tn
present laws.
Senator short criticised the FAC
that tax provisions OF the school bi
were scattered about in Wilmingto
early this week before the member
OF the Legislature could even Sc
them. The first one he saw. he sal,
was in the Office OF business man /
Wilmington last Tuesday.
Senator Short said II the resolutio
was voted down he would offer ar
other next Monday and would kee
offering one every day until the tim
is fixed for adjournment. He sal
he knew how he was going to vot
on the school bill and that no on
need worry about placing the burde
on real estate. as IL was not going I
be placed there. The vote was the
taken.