Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-07
AMENDMENTS TO
STATE SCHOOL LAW
READY NEXT WEEK
Report to This Effect Made at the
Meeting Of the Senate Yes
terday Afternoon.
BOTH HOUSES TAKE
RECESS TILL MONDAY
staff Correspondence ~ Every Evening.


STAFF Correspondence ~ Every Evening.
srArr HouaH. DovEn, JAN. I.
The Hall of Representatives was thronG-
ed Yesterday afternoon while Governor
John g. Townsend, Jr., read his biennial
aud farewell message to the Senate aud
Unuae in Joint session. Governor Town
send. President Pro Tampore Handy And
Speaker paskey occupied the platform,
and eenator Handy presided National
and State flags adorned the hall. Reading
the message took one hour and 10 minutes
Tho thronn listened intently, and the
Legislators applauded the governor and
r.ve him rising vote of thanks. Print
fuu tha message was ordered by the asnsse.
Separate sa.~iuns of the Senate and
House were brief.
The Senate deferred action on areaou-
| tion presented bv Senator Bennett, hs-
| ing February u .s tho last day for new
| business. Senators Alice and Robertson
| thought il waa 800 early .n fix date.
/ A COMMITTEES appointed To ascertaifi
when the scllool law being drafted by DR.
| X. " Cooper. Inrnes II. Hughes, Robert
| q Houston and others will he ready ioi
| presentation 20 the Senate reported that
/ II will be presented during the latter par'
/ of next week.
/
| ix,pu the umrrhasa uf legislative supplies
not exceeding f26 worth for earh mernl'er
The House eencurred IN Senate con
current resolutions providing for Tho ep
fointsners nf committees to arrange fol
/ the inauguration ~ fC,oeefnur-elect William
u nrnnav and for the representation o
Delaware Al the Inauguration Of President
| elect Warren G., Harding. Senators Allies
and Murphy aud three Representatives
vet te 10 announced will compose 1h'
| former committee and President Pr'
-rarnpnra iiandv, Senator Bennett. speas
or pasl.ny and IseprvsenLa.ivs vet =
be AN sinred ~ latter committee.
Rcpres ssative Frank Hall Davis N
trcdnrcd slIls increasing the eaaAfy q
the t~vrraor frnm e4,0oO 10 ~ 900 pe
auus1m and the salary al the se-r~tary 9
State trnni ~ iD0 tn ~ 600 pr sssiuTn
Action WA deferred on two rerolutIon
presented by Representative Davis, al
thosisins the stat. librarian To appoin
an additional fireman for the state House
while the Legislature ia IN aesHlon and en-
powering Speaker paakey and At'orna,
kenney to employ stenographers an'
typlsts
The House elected John Thompson
and Jester Morris. Democratic nominees
page and telephone messenger. respective
fv Republicans voted for Jack Berma
and William :. Matthews, the latter
Negro. Thompson is man and Berms'
boy A man ls seldom elected page Q
either branch of tho Legislature.
After the House had adjourned unit
Monday the Senate, despite vtgorou
protest by Senator Alice, reconsldered
motion To meet today and also sdlourneD
until Monday SenatorAllee said no matte
what the Democratic House does IL
incumbent upon the Republican, Senst'
TO do it's duty lie stated the public woni,
not bring bills to Dover II no ono wa
present To receive them and asked hi
colleagues to stay here a reasonable mum
Der of days each week. Senators Alice
Bennett, Handy, Highteld. Hopkins
Robertson and Walker voted agslns
reconsideration Both branches hxe
1880 o'clock Monday morning for ne
assembling.