Evening journal., 1921-05-09

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Legislature this afternoon.
Democratic members OF the House
and Senate devoted all morning to a
caucus, and will invite the Republi-
can members TO go into a joint con-
ference this afternoon 10 consider
the proposed State school budget, the
only Legislature subject to come be-
fore the session unless the doors are
opened TO new legislation. 1t was
intimated the Republican Legislators
would not go into a joint conference
over the school budget, but desired
It considered in regular legislative
session
There is a general feeling. among
members of both parties, however,
that the budget will have to be
pared down to somewhere about ST.
600, 900 a year
More Money For Roads.
When the legislators arrived here
this morning the most persistent de-
mand that they met was that to open
up new business, so that the appro-
partment can be increased to look
priation to the State Highway De-
partment for State aid to the three
after the original program Of the de-
counties for the next two years.
During the regular session of the
Legislature the state Highway De-
partment asked for $3.50. 600 to carry
out a S3,000.0OO program. This
was cut to S15O.000. which would
provide for only about a s2,OO0,00O
program. This agreement did away
almost entirely with the state aid
program to the counties.
Today there are many members
from Sussex especially and a few
from other parts of the state, who
are insisting that the good roads
appropriation should be increased to
allow the Highway Department to
take care of the State aid program
which is to aid the counties to
build lateral roads. The appropria-
tion that was allowed will look after
the State Highway from one end of
the state to the other but those de-
string cross road improvements in
the counties would be cut out.
Look for Weeks Session.
Make reservations for one week."
This was the greeting to upstate
members when they arrived in
Dover this morning. the intimation
being that new business would be
opened up and that 1t would take at
least all week to dispose of it.
The demand for an enlargement
OF the State Highway building pro-
gram comes largely from Sussex
county. There were many prom
inent politicians around the cor
ridor this morning. including former
Governor John G. Townsend,
former Governor Simon S. Penne-
will, Congressman Caleb r. Layton
and others from all parts of the
state.
Democratic members OF both
houses Immediately went into eau
Gus on arriving in Dover and this
caucus lasted for most Of the morn
ing.
There is a report that an effort
may be made to open up business
to allow some amendments to be Of
fered to the new scnoof law.
Members Of the Legislature, and
especially those who are members
Of educational committees OF the
two houses. realize that the propo-
sion Of approving of a school bud
get demands much consideration.
The budget presented by the State
Board OF Education Of about ss.-
600, 600 a year, including interest on
the proposed new building program,
is more than the State can afford,
members OF the educational commit
tees contend.
''The great question before us is
where to cut said President pro
TEN. Handy. OF the Senate, who Is
member OF the Senate committee
on education in discussing the school
budget this morning.
Personally l can never vote to
appropriate $4,000. 900 n year for
education when I know the state
finances win not warrant such an
appropriatioa1" President Pro Tenn
Handy explained that he understood
the amount of s2,OOO.OOO to $4,000
600 year for the next two years
was the limit OF what the state
could rightly stand. The question
now, he said, was one Of where to
cut down. and he had not decided
where the cuts should be made.
In case the Legislature should de-
eide to open up for new business,
representatives OF various wumen's
organizations interested in different
commissions that failed TO get all
4 that they wanted al the regular ses-
sion are here today to press their
claims.
Z Among those in the women's dele
+ cations ere Mrs Donald s. Ashbrook
/ and Miss Jeanette Eckman, Of VIII
mington. There arc also represen-
tativcs OF women's organizations In
4 the interests Of the Mothers Pension
bill and the proposed health pro-
gram for the schools of the State
which was suggested by the State
I Board Of Education IN it's budget "a
/ the Legislature.
\ Governor Denney is keenly inter-
est ed in the controversy over the ap-
( preparation for the public schools
At noon the Governor was IN con
/ ference with former Governors
! Townsend and Pennewill, Henry
Ridgely and Dr. r. w. Cooper, ap-
parently over the school budget
! proposition.