Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
APPROPRIATION FOR
BLIND CUT IN HALF
AT SENATE SESSION
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The Senate substitute for Senator
Robertsons bill making an apprcpria-
ton for the carrying on of Americana
zation work for the next two years
throughout the State was unanimously
passed by the Senate. The substitute
reduces from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
for the next two years. the appropria-
ton for the work. The appropriation
goes to the Americanization committee.
but has to be approved by the state
Board of Education.
Senator Robertson said that the
foreign born residents are here. that
they have to be Americanized. and that
the best way to do 1t is by education.
He referred to the fine work that has
been carried on In Wilmington along
this line and told of he and Senator
Lutz receiving several hundred letters
from those who have been attending
the schools. pleading for the appropria-
tion to continue the work.
The bill provides that wherever a
class of 10 foreign-born are organized
that they be taught English i'm night
schools.
Senator I.utz also made an earnest
pIen for the bill. telling of the work
done in Wilmington during the past
year.
Legal Weight of Bread.
Without dissenting vote the Senate
passed Representative Nirden's House
bill provided for a standard size of
loaves of bread. 1t provides that no
other but one. two and four pound loaVes
of bread be sold in Delaware The
bin provides fine of 500 for violations.
Senator Lutz who explained the bill,
said similar law is in effect in the
District of Columbia.
on Senator Alice had stricken from
the calendar his bill 10 amend the in
surance laws of the state. Senator
Alice said he had in mind a bill codify
ing the insurance laws but that IL Is
too late to attempt 1t now so therefor
he asked TO have the bill stricken from
the calendar.
The Senate also passed the House bill
under which the Industrial Saving and
Loan Association will be extended the
powers to do banking business as "a
TRUST company.
Binding Ont of children.
Senator Short who yesterday morn
ing had restored tc the calendar a bill
relative TO the placing out Of children in
this state from other states called the
bill up for final action. yesterday after
noon.
The bill would require those placing
out children to furnish a So 900 bond
and would protect the state against
sub normal ard feeble-minded children
being placed here. II also carried an
appropriation of $4,000 annually to carry
out the provisions Of the bill which
would be used largely in the employ
mont Of persons TO visit and look after
The children and travelling expenses for
such children.
When it came 10 reading the bill il
was learned that there was a substitute
to the bin cutting the appropriation to
81 600. Senator Short wanted TO know
where the substitute came from and
said as introducer of the bill he knew
nothing Of it and thought he should be
informed when substitute IS proposed
70 his bill. It was brought out that the
substitute was made in the Revised
Statutes committee which committee
had the bill and that il was done be-
cause inquiry into the matter con
WINGED the committee $4,000 was TOO
much.
Miss Aida Armstrong. who repre-
sents the Childrens Bureau. which bu-
Tcau. however. receives ne state aid
was called on TO explain the bill before
the substitute was read she said she
knew nothing Of the substitute until
she heard il read but remarked the
$1,000 would he satisfactory TO US"
Senator Short remarked 4 question
the merit Of this bin now. Bad faith
has been shown 10y some one some
where. II the first amount was proper
il was wrong to reduce it, and Il 81 900
IS enough It was wrong TO ask for
$1,000.
Miss Armstrong said she stated that
s. 900 would he satisfactory because
she knew how the Legislature was try
ing 70 keep down appropriations. She
said when $4,000 was suggested it was
expected that two people would be en-
pIoyed 10 keep in touch with the chill
dren placed out in this State but that