Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-22
HOUSES At ODDS
.OvER STATUS OF THE
SENATE SCHOOL BILL
House Declares the Measure
Should Have Originated i'm
That Body.
SITUATION Is STILL AT SEA
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state House, Dover. March 22
Nv a vote Of l6 TO l3. tho House of
Representatives. yesterday afternoon,
adopted the following House resolution.
which was presented by Representative
kramer
THAT the House cannot entertain
the senate estate SCHOOL, hill contain
Ing tax features because of the consti-
tutional provision that Revenue bills
must originate only in the House. If
hr House concurrcd in this bill.
hool law would result concerning
Who's constituuonality grave ohjcc-
uons dctcrmiuahlc only by the courts
would Immediately bc made. Conse-
Iuently. the House must act in the way
demanded 10y III, public interests.
The House Is ready to cooperate
with the senate 10 give the people Of
Delaware the hest public school system
which tho state can afford. The view
~ the Jluusr is that the principal
features ~ such hill should be sub
stanuauy the following
III Tho elimination Of "A partisan State
Board ot Education through the mcdi-
up ~ a III partisan State Board of
ialutatipu. ,omposcd of an even NUM-
her ul members appointed by the gov
ornpr
rho elimination Of loE- rolling ap-
preparations - particular school dis
tli. t- ~ IN, Legislature.
q The recognition as school districts
,al oC IN, spcTil school districts now
,Nistiug and of thl the special atten-
dance districts now existing. The area
AMI population ~ tn STATE make il TN
n,rcesarN m addition 10 the expense of
, 4 state Board 70 incur the very heavy
,Nrcus, involved in tho maintcnance Of
three separate county organizations
with their separate administrative Of
u's ct,.
= mandatory provision that tax
oI .t cents uu each SI0a of assessed
5narcrtv h. levied and collected through
uat ih, stat, tor school purposes and
fh haau,c II m, funds needed for
u..l pIrpos, a. bc appropriated from
t1. State treasury.
81 tt, S,uatc i@ willing 10 serve the
r,spl, il The state lu tins regard. the
il.4-, or an appropriate committee.
v.l immediately arrange with tho Sen
~. ur with AN appropriate committee
ID fh, senate tand such arrangements
.ul ,uurey Tracticahlel for the draft
np and ,pUs sideTation OF such a mea-
~Utr
Thar tho Speaker bc authorized 10
4prolrt i committee ~ hVt members Of
rs, Uau~, "a convey this resolution 10
a. senate and ~ a>k the senate for its
0arac~t ard fullest consideration Of the
-am,
Representatives Brown. Clark. Cromp-
ton 4 p Davis. Dill. Gray. Harrington.
manner Lee Otwell. Phillips. Schneider.
stats +. T Turner J. +. Wilson and
ltt~h,v voted atiirmatively on the rcso-
s.,es D.
ham. Clcndauirl. Corhit, Frank Hall
DAVIS Kinder Iord Mari Mcdin. Mil
Ter NIereiuson. Nird,u, Henry Wilson
aul White voted negatively.
Representative Cornit thought the
resolution required 5 affirmative votes
r,r adoption hut speaker Pnskey ruled
hat 4 majority ~ those voting was
>uhci,gt to adopt a House resolution.
said 1t Was subterfuge.
Asserting the tax features are
merely an incident. Representative
Frank Hall Davis contcnded that the
senate bin does not so down 10 the or
raniC provision uf the State which re-
alircs revenue raising measures 10
orirInatc IN the House. lie declared
that rrsortInC 70 a question OF Consti-
tlfiunality VAS q sUhtcrfuge- He held
that The tax features came IL lndi-
rtt tly' and & 10 WISE affected the con
stuutnnah,l q he hul. Meet the
5. .u4,c lao,, traa half way, decide
s Enu! qucs' ions and adjourn" he sug-
svstcd
n House Position Endorsed.
y Attorney Charles T. Curley was
granted the privilege of the floor and
said MS views differed from Represen-
tatlvc IpaVls. opinion. lie said the con-
stItuuou requires all revenue raising
Elus IL originate IN the House Tho
House should reject the senate hill if II
respected constitutional provisions The
senate hhl calculated 10 raise revenue
A bin taxing corporations must arise
in the House and not in the Senate No
sane man could challcnge the statement
mat II the House concurred in the Sen
ate hill "a question II constitutionality
would confront thc people until the Su-
IRENE Court of Della ware passed there
or II, believed saId court would de-
c!are tho bu! Unconstitutional and re-
marked that the Democratic purpose is
% obtain improved 5, hool conditions for
the children lie suggested that the
l.rEislatur. recess while lawyers are
preparing a proper OH.
ErpreaentatIle DaN IS read a long let
-er from Attorney Henry Ridgely 70
senator Alice Mr.. Ridgely had been
asked whether IL would b. constitutions
al ~ incorporate tax provisions in a
= hool biz. lie expressed the opinion
thar il would be constitutional, but
added there would be considerable
llound for tho opposite contention.
AIr Curlcy. after processing high re-
gard for Mr. Ridgely. stated their
op4nions differed He praised Mr..
Rldgelys ability as lawyer. Remark
iug that Mr. EIdgcIy saw whore the
opposite contention might be recognized.
Afl CurtN directed attention 10 a
Iarsag, iu Mr. Ridgcly's letter referring
70 litigation. which such an experiment
H. legislation might cause
Sneaker Paskey appointed Repre-
sentatives Kramer. Otwell; r. J Turner.
Corhit and White comTidttee to con
~ the resolution 70 the Senate. Rep
reseptatlAcs Corllt and White requested