Evening journal., 1921-03-23
MORE ELIFEFOR
Legislature
Extends General Business
Session Until Adjourn
ment Late Friday
BACK WEDNESDAY
TO DOLE OUT MONEY
stan Correspondent.

jOurnmcnt OF the Delaware Iegisla-
ture will not come before Wednes-
day Of next week. This was provided
in a concurrent Senate resolution
adopted by both Houses yesterday
afternoon. IL was originally pro-
vided under a resolution to recess
last night until Friday and then ad-
journ sine die after passing he ap-
preparation and claims bills.
The movement to extend the time
was started yesterday afternoon
when committees consisting OF
Senators Robertson, Walker and In
sley and Representatives Gray,
Kramer and Lester, held a confer
ence. As a result or this conference
Il was agreed to continue to work
the remainder Of this week and re-
cess Friday until next Wednesday
for passage OF the appropriation and
claims bills.
A concurrent resolution was then
prepared which was adopted by
both Houses. Senators Dutz,
Palmer a..d Prettyman voted against
the resolution in the Senate and Re
personalities Lord and Miller
against it in the House.
The extension OF time Is the re-
suit OF failure to agree on a school
bill.
The House yesterday afternoon
passed Representative Miller's bill
authorizing the Levy Court OF New
Castle county to borrow 100000 FOR
the Improvement OF the roads OF that
county. This is a state aid PROPOSE
ton the state to furnish S500.O 900, OF
the project when the county pro
vides 100000 under the bill.
There was a substitute bill which
specified that a certain road in Pen
oader hundred be built under thil
bill. this being insisted on by Rep
resentative Crompton. Representa-
tive Buckingham offered an amend
ment which eliminated the provis
ion that Mr.. Crompton had insisted
on, but II developed that Mr.. Cromp
ton had favored the amendment
Mr. buckingham remarked that n
would insist in trying to get Mr.
Crompton his road. The bill wa
then passed.
The House by a vote OF 26 to
Representative Virden and Meggin
son voting in the Negative. passe'
Representative Corbit's bill author
izing the Levy Court OF New Castl'
county to borrow $4,000 to pay
deficit OF tho trustees OF the New
Castle County Workhouse. Their
was considerable discussion OF tn
bill but It was explained by Repre-
sentative Corbit and William +
Smalley that the reason for the
shortage was the fact that the pris
on has been unable for some tim
TO maintain prisoners at the rate @
40 cents a day which was receive
from the counties. II the bill In
creaslng the amount for tho boar
OF prisoners is passed, Il wa
thought that the bonds TO be issue
could then be cared for by the insti
tuition.
Educate Working Children.
The Senate passed the House bill
requiring the county boards OF ed
uoation or the special district boardi
to provide part time education FOL
/
12 and 16 years. Senator Alice con
tended In opposing the measure tina
it would benefit Wilmington. "Wn
mington can have this sort OF thinl
il she wants IL but why should ii b'
saddled on the rest Of the Slater" N
asked.
The House late yesterday passe
the House bill increasing the salar!
/ of the attorney-general from $3.50
TO $1,000 a year. Another salary bill
passed by tho House increases tn
ernor and Secretary Of state from
Sl200 to $4,000 annually.
In the House last night bills wer
passed as follows;
Bill increasing the. salary Of Stat
detectives residing IN New CAST
county from $1,000 TO $1,000 a year
and those resident In Kent and Sus
sex counties from $1,000 to $500
year. Representatives +. II. Davl
and Corbit advocated the bill. Il wa
passed unanimously.
The House concurred In the FOL
lowing Senate bills.
Authorizing the summoning q
Sussex county court Jurors by res
istered mail.
Requiring the Sussex county re
corder OF deeds to report real estat
transfers to the Board OF Asses.
ment.
Providing for the use OF SAGE
OF the appropriation TO n
Kent and Sussex County Fair I
Harrington went over from last yea
with $4,000 OF the $4,000 appropria
tion due this year 10 be used in IN
erection OF a building to be used a
an exhibit building for agriculture
and domestic art exhibits. Senate
Murphy. father Of the bill. Speaks
Paskey and Representative WIFI
urged passage of the bill.
The House passed the Houi
bill introduced by Represen
ative Henry Wilson. naming Rel
fresentativo Richard G. Buckingham
and Samuel $. Gray and Senate
James Il. Alice, a special commlssio
to arrange for having painted pic
ture to represent some episode an
scene of the Civil War. The origin,
bill carried a $4,000 appropriate
and II was amended making the az
preparation $500. II was explaine
that the state already has painting
representing scenes Of the Revolt
tionary and tho world War. and
was thought suitable that theI
should 6c a Civil War painting. Rey
rcaea.a:ivc Buckingham named
the bill as one OF -he commissioner
sa.d thst he Gid not know he wa
hc.nS named IN TIE bin and mad
So;ne -emarilS relative to Delaware
iart in the war Ok the rebellion.
Rv Nnla of aa-A with Pam.