Evening journal., 1921-03-25

ing made an examination OF the ac-
counts OF the shop
The Senate concurred in House
substitute for Senator Robertson's
bill relative to an amendment to an
act Incorporating the Young Mems
Association for Mutual Improvement
OF the city OF Wilmington. Under
this act members OF the board OF
managers OF the Institute Free Ii /
brary on the part OF the city are
named. The substitute as passed in
creased from to the number OF
managers on the part OF the city. and /
the bill names the following officials /
TO make up the eight. Mayor, presi- |
dent OF Council. three members OF
the finance committee OF Council, |
president OF the Board OF Education.
chairman OF the teachers committee
OF the Board OF Education and the
superintendent CT public schools. The
latter two were the ones added
under the substitute.
Change Accounting Board.
BY a vote OF IL to 1. the Senate
passed Senator Allee's bill amending
the Jaw relative to the State Boare
/ OF Accountancy This bill was ar
gued before the Senate last satur-
day. when Il was opposed by CLIFFORD
r. Iszard. OF Wilmington. certified
public accountant and member OF
the present board Senator Alice
claims that the law at present Gre
ates a monopoly and gives too much
power TO the board. The Alice bnl
makes number Of changes IN the
| Jaw. The present board is made up
| OF three certified public accountants
while the bill provides for the Gov
ernor to appoint one accountant and
two laymen. who shall compose the
board. II also eliminates the present
requirement that an apprentice shall
serve three years IN the ofice OF
certified accountant before he can
be licensed as a certified public ac-
countant. Senator Lutz was the only
member TO vote for the bill
To Give Children Status.
After an amendment offered by
/ Senator Robertson had been voted
down the Senate passed Senator
walkers bill amending the present
law relative 10 illegitimate children.
Under the present State law there II
no way that illegitimate children
NAV be legitimatized. even though
the parents afterwards marry. This
hin provides that the nlegitimate
child can become iegitimatized in
two WAYS. first by the subsequent
marriage OF the parents. and second
By the acknowledgment Of the par
ents before the Prothonotary OF the
county In which they live. The bill
contains a provision. however, that
such a child shall not have a right
10 share in the estate OF the father
but does not prevent the father from
willing the child part OF his estate
Senator Robertson's amendment
would have eliminated the latter
section. he contending that II was
= not fair to such a child and that Il
would brand the child. The amend
ment was defeated by a vote OF 9
yeas 10 10 nays and the bill was then
passed by a vote OF 10 20 4. the lat
ter being Senators Prettyman, Rich
ards. Robertson and Short The
House concurred In this bill last
night.
The Senate passed Representative
Otwells House bill relative 20 the
state Highway Department building
roads through Incorporated cities
and towns A bill with this pro-
vision has been passed by both
Houses but before this was done the
town OF Laurel had entered into an
agreement with the State Highway
Department to pay half the cost OF
building the road through Laurel.
Laurel now wants 10 be on the same
footing with other towns and this
bill will annul the agreement be-
tween the town and the highway de-
partment
S25.OOO For AmericanizatiOn.
The Senate substitute for Senator
Robertson's bill making an appro-
priation for the carrying on OF
Americanization work for the next
two years throughout the State was
unanimously passed by the Senate.
The substitute reduces from $4,000
to $4,000 a year for the next two
years the appropriation for the work.
The appropriation goes to the Amer
icanization committee but has to be
approved by the State Board OF Ed
ucation.
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foreign-born residents are here. that
they have TO be Americanized and
that the best way to do il is by edu-
cation. He referred to the fine
work that has been carried on in
, Wilmington along this line and told
Of he and Senator Lutz receiving
, several hundred letters from those
p. who have been attending the schools
! pleading for the appropriation "a
continue the work.
, The bill provides that where ever
a class OF 10 foreign born are org
anized that they be taught English
, In night schools.
! Senator Lutz also made an earnest
, plea for the bill telling OF the work
. done in Wilmington during the past
4 year.
\ Senator Alice had stricken from
the calendar his bill to amend the
, insurance laws Of the State. SEN
b ator Alice said he had in mind a
+ bill codifying the insurance laws but
that II is too late to attempt il now
: so therefore he asked TO have the
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