Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-17
SENATE OPPOSED
AL ATTEMPTS At
! / NEW LEGISLATION
EvsN WiImington's School Tax
Middle Would Not Serve
to Open the Door.
SESSION is At LAST ENDED
stan .Correspondence Of Every Evening


State House, Dover, May IL.
r'ii,ai adjournment of the General AS
sembiy occurred last night. The Senate
wanted To adjourn at o'clock. stand
ard time. but the House of Represen-
tativca prolonged the session until 10
o'clock
determination OF the Senate not TO
take 40 new business was manifested
Yesterday afternoon. when Senator
short. by a vote OF s to s, was denied
p.run ssion To Introduce IA bill authoriz-
ing the state Highway Department to
reimburse the McNichol Contracting
Co. OF Philadelphia for losses sustained
on road construction In Delaware be-
cause OF an increase in freight rates.
Voting on senator shorts request re-
suited as follows:
Nays-Allee, Bennett. Highfield.
Prcttyman. Richards. Robertson. Walk
er and Handy--s
Neaa-lnsley. 1.atta. Murphy, Nc
intire Palmer. Price, Lutz and Short
-~NH
senator Hopkins did not vote.
House willing, Hut Senate Firm.
ny a vote OF 20 to IL. the House gave
Representative otwel permission to in
troducc two bills. one appropriating
100000 annually for 40 years TO pro-
vide a State bond issue for the con-
struVtlon OF lateral roads in the several
counties and the other imposing tax of
one cent per gallon on all gasoline sold
In Delaware after January 4. 1929. the
proceeds therefrom 20 assist in bond
redemption The House passed the
former bill by vote of 81 TO 10 and the
latter by a vote OF IS 20 IS. senator
short frequently asked for Senate con-
Atrs a..
on the bills.
The House, later IN the afternoon,
authorized Representatives Kramer,
Mogginson Mari. Noble and T. J.
Turner 10 introduce bins. but they did
not present them. as before the time
fixed for their introduction word came
from the Senate that its refusal to con-
slider new business was absolute.
Representative Kramer desired ac-
ton on a bill making an additional ap-.
preparation of $4,000 20 the Mothers
Pension Commission and on one amend
ING the new school law by taking off
Wilmington the referendum on an adj
ditional tax levy for school purposes.
Representative MeEginson's bin re-
lated e. the State Board OF Agriculture
obtaining iniunctlons against manufac-
tories or other operations whose smoke.
fufnes. gases, etc, injure crops, plants,
Vines. bushes or trees Representa-
tive Marr wanted correction made of
an error in a recently enacted bin
establishing a State Board Of CHR
opody Examiners.
Representative Noble contemplated
introducing Senator shorts bin TO re-
imburse the McNichol Contracting Co,
Representative r.. J. Turner intended to
present a bin providing that old school
buildings at Miilville and Ocean View
be retained and kept available for
school purposes until July /, 1928.
~ the evening the Senate took sever
Al f'ecesses, and the House spent most
of the time frlvolously.
Closing Details.
Sfar the hour for adjournment the
LEGISLATURE passed a bill appropriating
son 70 the Delaware State News for
printing 5000 copies OF the new school
law and $3.50 to the Underwood Type
writer Co. for repairs 70 typewrating
machines
The House, by resolution, expressed
sympathy 20 Representative Dil, whose
son died yesterday.
A Joint committee reported that
Goycrnor Denney had no business 70
summit. but praised the General As
sernhly's work.
Senators Alice and Murphy and Rep
rcsenfatiNes kramer, Noble and Glen
daniel were appointed committee TO
arrange for a reunion Of the Legislature.
Most of the legislators left Dover
auring the night BY train or automo-
bile.