Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
AN ORCIE OF SPENDING
BY STATE LEGISLATURE
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS
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the constitutional majority necessary
To stop this Senator Robertson changed
his vote to nay and the motion was de-
clared lost.
Watches For Presiding Officers.
Representative buckingham. on be-
half of the members Of the House pre-
scented Speaker Walter Pasl<ey with
handsome gold watch. to which the
Speaker replied, thanking the members
of the House for their kind remem-
brance. He said that II was something
he wanted for years. He Complmented
the members of the House for the fair
manner in which they had acted during
the session.
Senator Robertson on behalf OF the
Senate presented gold watch To Sena-
tor Handy. president pro tenn. Senator
Paslley thanked the members for their
remembrance.
During the session of the House yes
tcrday afternoon former Speaker
Chauncey T. Holcomb. United States
Attorney at Shanghai. China. was called
to the speakers platform, and addressed
the members Of the House. He said
that he had returned the night preced-
ing from China and that since 1891. he
the Legislature. either as an official or
a spectator.
Fight over School Budget
When the SENATE took up the ques-
ton of delaying action on the School
budget. the Senate went into committee
of the whole. Senator Handy sug-
rcsted that the body recess for thirty
days Senator Short suggested that
forty days would he better. with the
state Board Of Education directed TO
have their budget In shape for action
on it by the Legislative committees
within thirty days.
Senator Palmer said that he would
fight any such action adding that n
mistake had been made I'm forcing the
school law on the people and saying that
tho suggestion for delay for the prep
aration of the budget ia an admission
that the measure WAS no good. lie
also intimatcd that those favorinR tho
measure did not know what they were
doing
Senator Alice quickly arose and said
that H." resented the statement ~ Sen
ator Palmer. and added that the pro-
losed delay IN adjournment did not
mean those IN favor Of the bill lid not
KNOW Wnat tHt'A were uOllR- tie Ssilti
the people who did not know the fea-
lures OF the bin would pass the school
budget without il being itemi7ed
ON the question of adjournment. there
We're 10 in favor and two opposed to
this resolution. Senators WaIkel and
Robert son dissenting
House Concurs.
When the senate amendments 10 the
General Appropriation bill reached tho
House. some discussion took place rcla
1--WE to them IN this body After being
reported out of committee of tn, whole
favorshly Mrs. W II Laird ana Mrs
Donald Aehbrool were given the
privilege al the floor and spoke in favor
of the proposed $50 GOO amendment
Representative Frank Hall Davis made
q strone appeaI IN support Of this mca-
sllrc The measure passed the HOUSE
With only one III sSening vote that of
Il, representative Dul
The other amendments passed lry the
Senate were adoptd by the House with
out any discussion
The concurrent resolution adiourniug
untn May 2 was likewise concurred III
by the House. without any discussion
Senator Alice explaining why the action
was taken He informed the members
of the House that the Senate wanted an
temizod bill from the State BOARD oi
/ Education as 10 the proposed expendi-
tures. Under the resolution adopted
/ the Board Of Education is required I,
/ have their budget IN such shape that il
/ can be acted upon by the legiSlativ,
/ committees which viii meet Apru -
/ The resolution also makes provision
I that IN the event that the state Boart
/ uf Education does not have the desire,
/ information in satisfactory shape a
/ that time. that the committees be auth
4 orized 10 90 ahead and prepare III,
/ figures themselves.
Wilmington School Bill signed.
| Governor Denney yesterday signe,
the bfll providing for the seven -menbe
/ Board Of Education for Wilmington
| The governor signed this bill Will
| Mrs Donald Ashbrook Senators Lut
and Robertson and CouucImen For
| wood and McMauus ia attendance. Tn
! pen with which the measure was sign
"a was presented TO Senator Robertson
/ ,ho presented il 10 Councilman For
! wood who expects TO turn il oyer Z
the Committee OF Thirty. which was in
strumental In the adoption # the seven
member board for Wilmington.
Senators Bennett and Palmer an
( Repre- esentatives Corbit and Gray wer
appointed members Of the Little Legis
Iatllre" 70 audit accounts Of state of