Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-16
SCHOOL BILL GOES
DOWN TO DEFEAT
IN HOUSE TODAY
After Earnest Argument It Re
ceived u Negative Votes to
10 in the Affirmative
MOVE MADE TO RGCONSlUth

state House. Dover. March 10.
The House of Representatives TOOK
IN ,bo state school bill at 11.45 O'Clock
This morning. in the presence OF iai so
Gathering which thronged the IoooS
of the Hall of Representatives ana en-
,roached on the house floor.
Killed by 81 to Is.
r.cl,irr FIVE votes of constitutional
,,a,oritv the bill. as substituted. falied
n pass the House. Voting thereon was
as follows: y
Apainst-Rrown. Corbit Crompton' =.
= Davis. Dill. Harrington. Hudson
kramer. Lee. Lord. Medil. Miller. Noble
schneider. Staats. e. J. Turner !. "
TURNER. White. Henry Wilson ). r
Wilson and Speaker Paskey' =.
For-Ruckingham. Clark. Clendanl"i'
Frank Hall Davis. Gray. Kinder. Ma =
N.rctnson. Otwen. Phillips. Smith, VI
den and Warrington. Is.
-ro nave the way for Reconsideration
penresentativcs Clendaniel and Shi'"
changed their votes from affirmative 70
negative.
tn, converting of the House v ie-
1sved for one hour by a GAUGES 9. the
Democratic Representatives.
Approvcd the Bill.
while the House substitute was pend
I've Representative Clark. chairman ~
tbe House committee on education COM
nanted on various provisions 81 th'
,,I mentioned the reduction 81 over
,.ad expenses declared the best nh
abtainablc had been prepared ana IS
narl,ed that ample opportunry Tor
,nlsnding had been given. lie SAID th'
,.n would tax both rich and poor.
Substitute Adopted.
rbe House adopted the substitute hy
vo,c Of - 70 ID. with all the members
,.r,sent except Represent Lester who
III Voting resulted Al follows.
For-Buck:ngham Clark. Clendaniei.
t-orbit Frank Hall Davis. Gray. kinder
kramer Lee. Lord, Marr, Medii. Meg
cinyon. Otwell. Phillips. Smith, Siaats'
Xirden and Warrington-lS.
Against-Rrown. Crompton, 3
Davis. Dill. Harrington. Hudson, Miller
Noble Schneider. L. J. Turner. 7. W
Turner. White, Henry Wilson. J. r.
Wilson and Speaker Paskey ID
Praises Framers of Bill.
Bspresentative Frank Hall Davis
r-a,sed the trainers OF the bill. which,
he said. was drafted by Delawareans al
,he instance Of Deiawareans. kufhor
has II he stated. that the upper par
of Delaware is opposed to the bill. Ike
f.rr,nr 10 Kent and Sussex counties
he could not see why opponents q the
former School Code disapprove the pre-
rared law. He analyzed the tax fea-
,,,res Of the bill. contended that wealth
money and capital should pay their JUS
.ronortion Of State taxes, and held tna'
-eduCins the tax burden on rlra! tea
state should appeal TO every rura
cEIslator.
Some Criticism.
While The bill as substituted was be
nc discussed. Representative kramer
-r5ticized the exemption Of certain cor
porations from the tax features.
Representative Lee argued that m
hill would not produce Sufficient schoo
revenue.
James H. Hughes. one Of the tramer:
of the bill. asserted it gave assurance
of income. He depIored the fact ina
opponents Of the bill made no sugges
tions 10 the trainers.
The Political Division.
Fourteen Democrats and seven Re
,1blicans voted against the bill ant
7ine Republicans and four Democrat
or il.
After the defeat Of the bill discover,
xas made that it lacked an enactinl
clause.
Former United States Senator J
Frank Alice. RepresentatiSe in Con
gress Caleb Z. Layton and Judge DAME
, Hastings watched the balloting witt
great interest