Evening journal., 1921-03-10
SCHOOL BILLUP
AGAIN MONDAY
Many Amendments to be
Offered That May Defer
Final Vote
INCREASE POLICE
PENSION PAYMENTS
stan Correspondent.

Staff Correspondent
DOVER, March 10.-Reading OF
the school bill was finished in the
House early yesterday afternoon and
was made a special order for final
consideration. at IL o'clock next
Monday morning. At that time,
amendments will be offered and It
Is likely a vote will be taken on the
bill that day. There still remains
great opposition to the measure.
Mrs. w. f. Bitter, who resides near
Kits Hammock, was granted the
privilege OF the floor and noted an
exception to section so, relating TO
compulsory school attendance,
which she said would be a hardship
in the case of her children. She
stated farmers could not pay high
school taxes IL children were not
permitted to work on farms. She
announced that she would propose
an amendment providing for edu-
cational facilities at home for chill
dren who could not attend school
regularly.
Representative +. II. Davis noted
exception to section IS Inventory
to determine income OF taxableD
and to section 90 (items not de-
ductible.)
Mr.. Corbit noted exception to
section 100 (powers and duties of
the tax Department. and TO article
l6 franchise tax on corporations
60 ~N4 l..
II administration Of tax depart
ment).
Mr.. otwen noted exception to
section 11s Prepayment fund.-
Increase Police Pension.
Representative virden's House
bill to increase the amount OF the
pensions that members or the Will
mington police force will receive
from the pension fund, was also
unanimously passed by the House.
After considerable discussion the
Senate passed Senator Richards
bill. amending the law relating to
payments on road contracts by the
New Castle County Levy Court. The
law, as changed, conforms to the
State law, governing roads built by
the State. providing that the amount
retained by the county OF contracts
awarded be reduced from 20 to 10
per cent. The vote on the measure
was ~ TO 3.
with thirteen members voting
nay and two recorded as not vot-
ing, the Senate defeated Senator
Allee's bill requiring incorporated
towns to file plans OF water and sew
ere operations with the state Board
Of Health. Although Senator Alice.
who presented the measure by re-
quest, argued for It he was recorded
as voting against the measure. Sena-
tor Robertson scored It as a move
to let the "state Board OF Health
meddle In municipal affairs"
/ Illsmere Women To Vote.
sefator Walkers bill changing
! the charter OF Elsmere, passed the
Senate. The bill would permit
women to vote in the town
elections. changes the date OF the
elections TO the second Saturday in
April, places elections in charge OF
three officers other than candidates
end other minor changes.
, The Senate passed the following
Senate bills:
Chansing the boundaries Of the
First Election district Of the Fifth
Representative district OF Kent
county and creating a new election
district
BY request OF Senator Bennett, the
Senate struck from its calendar the
Senate bill creating a depositor's
guarantee fund by a tax on bank
deposits.
The senate bill empowering the
Levy Court Of Sussex county to ac-
quire certain property in George
town for public purposes was report
ed favorably to the Senate.
The following House bills were
reported favorably TO the Senate:
Creating a new election district in
the Tenth Representative district of
New Castle county.
Providing for additional clerks OF
election.
The following Senate bills were
reported favorably 70 the House:
To raise revenue for Wilmington
by requiring license fees from motor
vehicles used in carry passengers for
hire.
Enabling women 70 vote at
municipal elections in Delaware City
and Middletown and requiring them
TO pay a municipal tax.
Extending to women citizens OF
each incorporated town in the State
the right 10 vote at municipal cleo.
tons on equal terms and conditions