Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-15
RAILROADS EXEMPT
FROM PAYMENT OF
THREE PER- CENT TAX
House Refuses to Remove Them
From Position of Paying
Lump Sum Annually.
SCHOOL BILL CONSIDERED

Star Correspondence Of Every Evening
state House. Dover. March 15
Ry 4 vote of % 10 !. the House Of
Representatives. yesterday afternoon.
rejected a State School hill amendment
presented by Representative Kramer
striking from the exemption list of the
corporation franchise tax for school
purposes corporations which, under ex-
isting laws. pay gross sum to the
state in lieu Of all taxes under any and
a. laws Of the State and railroad
companies engaged in operating any
rslroad in the State under a lease or
stock ownership thereof authorized by
existing laws Voting on motion to
adopt the amendment was as follows
Nays Buckingham. Clark. Glen
daniel. Corbit Frank Hall Davis. Gray.
Harrington. Hudson. Kinder Lee. Lord.
Marr. Medin. Megginson. Miller. Otwell.
Phillips. Stats. Henry Wilson. J. e
Wilson. Warrington. White and Paskey.
ieas-nill. Kramer. Noble, +. j.
Turner and T. w. Turner.
Representative Kramer said he could
not sec why any corporation should be
exempted from the proposed tax.
Representative Corbit stated railroad
taxes had been commuted for many
years and nothing would be gained by
resortins to the old system Of taxation.
Representative kramer held that
railroad company, like any other cor
loratiou. should pay q tax according TO
the amount of business done.
Representative Frank Hall Davis
declared the railroads would pay larg
er amount in lump sum than under
tho proposed tax He mentioned that
IN, railroads pay 10000 per annum
Th, state now receives $50 600 annually
iroul the Delaware Railroad CO, hc
remarked ana il the amendment were
adopted the state would lose in this in
stance at least $3S.00o
No Exemption for Farmers.
By a vote of "A to :. the House re
IL. ted an amendment -entcd by Rep
j, sentative Otwen. striking farmers
cooperative associations from the ex
errtcd list
t3v a vote of % to 3. the House re
i, I'D an amendment presented by Rep
+, sentative Ncdill providing that the
state Hoard Of Education shall he
composed III seven members. -four TO b.
aI.voutcd hy the governor and one to
H. elected in each county.
school Attendance
TN. House amended 1921. section ~.
r.,ating 10 school attendance. by adding
thereto IN, proviso that the written
rtificat, of a principal teacher. board
trustees or other person or persons
,haree vi private school shall he
tl>fa,tory evidence - county
tprrlntendent of schools or &c super
.eud,.ui 81 schools Of special school f
'. that such child IS receiving /!
t..ar aud thorough instruction re-
4 l,d ud,r this section.
d E4tfTFS
..ei KS amendment presented by /
.rt~,.atat.yv Kinder changing from /
A - II August ~ the time when
] dds of school Trustees shall engage
! aludpaI teacher or teachers as may
,e, ss4ry for the next school year.
] ir.s s,.nts;ive Kinder thought better
I ler> could bc obtained While the
: mmer school j. in session
Tn, Hous, rejected an amendment +
-. nted by Representative Lord. pre-
, nm that . Board of School Trustees
Sal be composed of five members. in
+ td oc three. only Representative
] ,.l voted afiirmatvely.
state BOARD of Five.
III a vote Of % to IS. the House re-
,:cd an amendment presented by
! representative Schneider. reducing the
b
tor from fin, IL three, denying WI-
artau re-. rcsentation on the board and
k.uc ua provision for the election Of
.,lllsers Representatives Brown
.renn,or. IS T, Davis Dill Harrington.
.dson. Noble. Schneider, Stats. T.
J Turner. T. ". Turner J. T. WI
nd FaSkey voted affirmauvely
Tn. House deferred action on an
cudment presented by Representa-
Schneider for Mrs. Anna Bitter Of
-ltfs Hammock, striking out the
eualty for non-attendance at school.
-anl,s H Hughes said the amendment
IS improperly drawn. He suggested
i serting the proviso that children who
+. privately taught shall be in school
ring examination period Mrs. Bitter
,sS told 10 confer with the trainers Of
~ bll
The House adopted an amendment
presented by Representative Clendaniel.
,roviding that the member Of the State
.aard Of Education appointed by the
shall serve for term Of two