Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-11
UNABLE TO REACH
REAL SOLUTION OF
SCHOOL LAW MUDDLE
Legislature Refers Problem 10
Committee and Adiourns
Until Next Monday.
MUCH TALK, NOTHING DONE

stat Correspondence OF fiNefA FNehiHs-
state House. Dover. May IL.
t'onfesstng iis inability 10 find a solu-
ton. the t3cncral Assembly last night
referrcd tn school budget problem To a
iotnt committee and adjourned until
next Monday noon. The committees,
COMPRISING Senators Allcc. Handy and
l'rico and Representatives Dill. Gray
and Miller. viii prepare budgets mean
while. taktnx into account the probable
income for school purposes and ad-
iusting The budgets 20 the probable in
,uno and viii call to its assistance
state officers state Board Of Education
and county Roard Of Educstiou officials
and other experts IN finance and educa-
uan. Committee meetings will BE- held
daily and Legislators who are not mem-
beers of the committee will come here
Friday % see what progress has been
made
uou>e wrestle> With Figures.
The House " Representatives spent
man, hours yesterday trying 70 solve
th, problem Budgets presented by the
state Baard of Education totaled So
NeR 6Oa for Is2l-22 without a building
prpgram and S3S9G .905 with a building
.rogram and debt service to carry 'na
therefor and $e916.tN9 Tor 1928 with
0It said debt service and &3.olo.l9' with
In the morning Representative Clark
Haduccd bills appruprlating S2.&S6oN9
a Iqaf-22 and g. 4i9.639 for la22-23.
which the House referred - the COM
.tttcrs on appropriations. and educa-
t1 PLUS SaOo.o .oo0 the counties are ex-
tc,t,i 20 raise by taxing real estate.
th proposed appropriations would he
Gcicnt FOR the budects presented
state Roatd uf Eiucauon without
i building program. The committees
,runcd thr budgets finishing the work
3t sac O'Clock. standard time, but de-
.aVed reporting 10 the House until 40
o'clock Both bills We're reported favor
thll with substitutes appronriatinC ST.
ID 600 Tor each scholastic year. Pro-
isions ~ ,he hills included The fol-
nvine
That tho amount hereby appropriated
-haH be paid ny the state trea Surer out
et moncvs derived from income taxes
and tax on corporations and from foes
rs.riVed from the operation of Income
Tx md Corporation Tax laws and -,
distributed by the state Board q Edu
aiion ia accordance with The provisions
III the " in that behalf provided: pro-
dpd that II tn, revenue derived from
Is. sand sources shall. az any time he
u~uni,,ut Jo supply the necessary
and- redlrrd for n, execution ~ said
tb,u fh, deficiency III deficiencies
-hag u msd. an uut of Tho general
and bt WtN II advances and all
amounts 81 td> >tr.rd out of m, general
tund shall y, REPAID q h, general fund.
from time - time. as money snail ho
aNttiahlt fol this purpa~, frnin income
,tNe~ ard tax or corporations and from
ums Tax md Corr, ration Tax laws.
That m, amount hereby appropriated
.haU not lapse al the end of the
i,eal wear hut shall continue in effect
uatl th, md ~ the S, hool year
Th, I,vy court of the several
.ouutit> shall levy tn, additional tax
,-oNid,d FOR iu section 20 II The act
rtttlrd An act 10 provide for tho es-
Enlistment and maintenance ~ gen
..al and efficient system ~ free public
hoos approved March 81. 1921.
taI,cratlNe July + 1871 prior 10 the
INST dav ~ July 1927. and annually
thereafter. anG either al the time OF
lowing taxes FOR county. road and poor
purposes or al some other time prior 70
tld date IN each wear
To keep Within Revenues.
Representative Corblt explained that
IN. committees tried 10 prepare budgets
within the states resources for school
purposes. but. being unable 10 itemize
Them equitablN logically or reason abiy.
= teommended that the state Board Of
-du,atlon 70 2e appointed soon by Gov
rnot Denney distribut. IN. appropria
t4ous ar il deemed lv.~t. He belieN I'd
10 member of IN, House could make
workable budget. without expert as
Instance.
Representauves otweu and White
Immended the committees.
Representative Frank Han Davis OBJ
-c,ed to budgets without curb.
Receiving but IA affirmative votes
oar less than a constitutional majority
tH, Ia2I-ea appropriation bill. as sub
zltutcd. did not pass the House. Not-
.ns thereon resulted ~ follows:
Yeas-Buckingham, Clark, Corhit
Prank Hall DAVIS, Kramer. LORD
Marr. Medin Megginson. otwell, Vir
den. White. Henry Wilson and J. +.
Wilson'S.
Nays-Brown. Clendaniel Crompton, p.
.. Davis. Dill. GRAY Harrington, Kin
der. Lee Lester. Miller. Noble. Paskey
Phillips Schneider. Stats. r. D. Turner
and r. ". Turner-is
Absent-Hudson, Smith and Warning
toms.
me House did not act o. the sub
sfitute for tho lse2-23 appropris ton
bji.
Move for a Recess.
After q long period OF idleness. Rep
sentative Clsndaniel presented the fol-
owing concurrent resolution
..That both branches Of the General
assembly shall adjourn at the close Of
business ON May lo 1921. until May ls
1897. al T. O'Clock noon when the schoo
budgets shall b, adopted b. The Cen
eral Assembly
That a committee consisting OF three
members Of tha Senate. % be appointed
nE the President pro temporc Of the
senate. and three members Of the