Evening journal., 1921-03-26

bill elective county boards. but later
said he realized that it would be de-
feated, so did not offer it
Decision then started on the bill
as passed by the House. Senator
Palmer led the decision. He de-
clared that in his opinion the bill
defeated by the House would have
met the approval of the majority Of
the people, but that the bill under
consideration he thought to be 100
times worse than the present law,
and that he was not going to vote
for a bill that he knew would meet
with more opposition than the pres
ent law.
Senator Murphy said he did not
agree with Senator Palmer and
thought the bill would be acceptable
as the principal objection after all
is the tax on real estate. which is
relieved largely under this bill
Senator Alice said that every con-
cession in the original draft that
went to the House with the excep-
tion of the popular elected State and
county boards was in the House bill
and therefore he would support it.
Senator Short asked that DIR. Coop
er make a comparison of the duties
of the State board under the bill
defeated by the House and the one
now before the Senate. DIR. Cooper
referred to several differences as to
the duties of the State boards under
the two bills.
Senator Short remarked that the
board under the bill would have all
the authority that the present
board has.
Senator Alice did not agree with
him, as the board under this bill
would have check of having to pre-
sent a. budget to the Legislature for
approval.
Senator Short said he had been
told that under this bill it provides
that the State board "shall' pass it,.
Senator Short said the bill gives
the board broad powers in the ap-
pointment of medical help, clerks.
etc, and that as he understood it this
could be provided in the budget and
the Legislature would have to ap-
prove il. Attorney Hope, of the
Senate, when asked his opinion on
this point said that unless the power
Of the board is limited some place
else in the bill, he thought Senator
Short was correct
Attorney Walker OF the Senate
thought the budget was sufficient
! check.
James II. Hughes, attorney. OF
Dover, said there was no power on
earth that could say to the Legisla-
ture you shall do this or you shall
do that. He said it was not the Of
fetal budget until approved by the
Legislature and that body could dc
as it saw fit.
Henry Ridgely was granted privi-
lege Of the floor and said he agreed
with Mr.. Hughes on the point raised
Mr.. Ridgely also said the powers OF
the old Board of Education Of pre-
vious to the code we're broad and
far-reaching.
Senator Palmer said what was
confronting the Senate at this time
happened about the same way two
years ago and predicted that the
Legislature will have the same thing
to go through within two more years
il the bill was passed. He said tho
people were not going to stand fol-
this kind of legislation.
DR.. Cooper made a plea that while
he did not agree with many things
i'm the bill that the people cooper.
ate should il become a law in trying
to have it successfully administered
Senator Short said when he voted
against the bill in answer to DR.
Cooper that he would cooperate II
every way should the bill become q
law and hoped in two years h'
would find that he had been mis-
taken. The vote follows:
Yeas-Allee, Bennett. Highdeld
Insley. Latta. Lutz, Murphy. McIn
tire, Price, Walker Richards, Presi
dent protein Handy-12.
Nays-Hopkins, Palmer, Pretty
man, Robertson and Short-5.
House Bills Pass.
Both the House bill TO raise reve
nue. for school purposes and the new
House school bill introduced as I
substitute were passed by the Hous'
yesterday afternoon by strict part.
, vote. the Is Democrats voting To-
the two bills and the II Republican
5 against them. The bills were i'm
mediately sent to the Senate wher
: they were given first and secon'
reading and referred to the commit
tee on education Of which Senate
e Alice is chairman.
e The bills were only introduced IL
E the House on Thursday which make
] quick action for such important an
S voluminous measures. The two bill
were a special order for o'clocl
q yesterday afternoon in the House
but the Democratic members a
I that time were in caucus and di
!. not get back to the House chambe
until 3 o'clock.
% No time was lost then in gettin
n the bills up for action they havin
been given third reading on Thurs
day The contents Of these bills an
: how they differ from the Senat
. school bills and tax features Of tn