Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28
KILLS
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
Met Defeat in the Senate After
Having Passed the Lower
House.

STAFF Correspondence of Every Evenn~
State House. Dover. March 2S.-The
soldier bonus bill. which passed the
House unanimously, was killed by the
Senate during the last hours OF the
session by vote of nays to yeas.
The bill, which was introduced In the
lower House by Representative Virden
of Wilmington, came to the Senate
three days ago. Within an hour after
its arrival in the upper House the bill,
which had been referred to the finance
| committee of which Senator Walker
| is chairman. was reportde ION its
merits" Although delegations repre-
senting the service men of the State
waited all of yesterday every effort to
| have the bill called up for action was
| blockade. After several refusals by
| Senator Walker to ask for final action
on the measure Senator Murphy called
II up and had 1t placed on passage.
Senator Alice bitterly denounced the
measure. Senator Walker also scored
il vigorously. Others speaking against
the bill were Senators Robertson and
Bennett. Senator Robertson stated that
he would have supported the measure
except for the provision delaying its
operation until April 1929 He said
this was ''polticizing" patriotism al it
was intended TO throw the issue in the
next campaign.
Senator Palmer strongly supported
the measure. He said IL but n
small tribute that the State might pay
to her ex-service men. Mrs. Donald
Ashbrook, chairman of the Republican
Women's City Committee of Whining
ton, and Mrs. r. l.. Holiday spoke for
the bill. The votes were: Nay-AIlee.
Bennett. Highfield. McIntire, Robert
son. Walker. and Handy.
The Senate passed the House bill
increasing from $500 to $4,000 the ap-
preparation OF the State Board OF
Health for the purchase OF diphtheria
anti-toxin for free distribution. The
Senate also passed the House bill ap-
propriating 81 900 10 the State Board Of
Health for the purpose OF employing
a supervisor OF mid-wives.
The Senate passed the House bill in
creasing the salaries Of the clerk Of the
peace and county comptroller OF Kent
county from $500 to $4,000
The Senate passed the House bin
with House amendment approprfating
$4,000 TO the Delaware Industrial School
for Girls
The Senate passed the House hnl ap-
propriating $500 TO the Good VIII Fire
Company Of New Castle
The Senate passed the House bill
amending the law relative to corporate
sureties This will give the agents
Of companies doing business in this
state the right to sign surety bonds.
thereby avoiding the trouble Of sending
such bond 20 the home Office OF the
company.
Price and Weight of Coal.
The Senate and House adopted Sena-
tor Walkers concurrent resolution call
ing on Delaware's representatives in
Congress 10 work for the plan OF regu- |
lating the price of coal
The House concurred in the Senate |
bill appropriating So 600 yearly for 1921 |
and 1922 10 the Layton Home for Aged
Colored People.
The House also concurred in the fol-
lowing Senate bills
Fixing 2.240 pounds as the weight OF !
a standard ton Of coal
Relative 10 the State Board of Ac- /
countancy, with a House amendment |
affecting the board OF examiners.
Yeas-Insley. Lutz, Latta. Murphy. |
Palmer and Price.
College Funds.
The Senate passed. without a dis
senting vote Representative MediIl's
House bin appropriating s403, 900 for |
the maintenance of Delaware College, |
the Women's College and the agricul- |
tural experimental station for the next /
two years Former Governor Charles /
r. Miller explained the various items /
in the appropriation bill. The s4O3. 900 |
is allotted as follows: for each of the
GCh
900 and s9i 900 TO wipe out a deficit in
CURED by the institution as result of
high costs following the war
The Senate passed the House bill /
with House amendment sppropriating
$4,000 for each Of the years 1921 and /
1922 for the Child Welfare Commission |
which under the terms Of the act will
supplant the Reconstruction Commits
sion. The original amount asked for
this purpose was sec, 900 which the sub
stitute cut to s25.00O. This measure
was the one endorsed by the women of
all parties as the one bill they wished
passed without change. Protests
against the House cut in the bill reach
ed the State House in large number but
were Of no avail.
The Senate passed the House bin au-
thorizing the Levy Courts of each OF
the counties TO appropriate $4,000 To
agricultural experimentation.
The Senate passed the House bin ap-
$500 for each of the en-
suing two years for the Delaware In
dustFial Home for Colored Girls
The Senate passed the House bill in
the salaries of the State Detec-
tive in New Castle County from $1,000
to $1,000 annually and for Kent and
Sussex counties from $1,000 to sl.S00
annually.
QATSE EMPTIEn nv