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she had afterwards thought II would
be possible to secure some private con-
| tributions for the work.
! Senator Short said that $1,000 TO
| carry into effect the law would be
| n waste of money. IF we are going
to give the proper protection to chill
dren II would not pay the expense of
| travelling over the State. The subst1-
tute was defeated by a vote of yeas
| to nays.
MIR. Short speaking on the original,
which was next up, said $1,000 was too
/ much. He brought out the fact that
/ the State Board of Charities would ad-
minister the law and said II the state
J Board of Charities is going to take
| care of IL there should be no appropria
/ tion.
| Cost Of Administration Work.
Miss Armstrong said the State Board
| of Charities receives an annual ap-
preparation of $4,000 and most of that
is required for the administration work
of the board.
Senator Alice asked Senator Short If
he would agree to the bill IL II carried
no appropriation. Senator Short re
piled that he would agree with any
| thing the Senate does with Il.
Senator Short said members of the
trying for six weeks TO get the Legis
lature TO say just what matters will
come under the board. He said he had
been told that Il was the opinion of the
board that If it has nothing more to do
this year than IL had last year there
was no use for the board.
Former Governor Charles r. Miller,
president of the board was in the room
and Senator Short Inquired of him If
that was correct
Yes sir" Governor Miller replied
on motion Of Senator Price the Senate
reconsidered the vote by which the suh-
stitute was defeated and then final ae-
tion. on motion of Senator Bennett. wes
deferred 10 try and go into the matter
with the State Board Of Charities
100000 for Roads.
The Senate passed Representative
Niller'a House bill authorizing the Levy
Court Of New Castle county 70 borrow
$500 900 for State-aid roads.
The Senate passed Representative
Corbit's House bill providing for a sum-
mer school at Delaware College for the
instruction Of teachers. The bill carries
an appropriation of $4,000. With a
House amendment reducing from 81 600
to $500 the appropriation allowed the
Senate passed Representative Gorbit's
bill providing for a summer school At
the state College FOR Colored students.
REPRESENTATIVE Virdens bill increas-
ing the salary Of the attorney general
from s2.500 to s3.so0 annually passed
the Senate
Representative Kramer.s hill extend
ing TO national and state banks and
trust companies provisions Of the law
he Go
ate. Another bill by Representative
Kramer which passed the Senate in
creases the pay of election officers from
s. so to $40 a day.
Representative Whites bill allowing
the Judge Of the Juvenile Court IN vii
mington to make commitments to any
institution in the state passed the Sen
ate Representative Otweli's bill pro
viding regulations for the construction
Of state highways through the incor-
porated towns passed the Senate.
Stricken From Calendar.
The Senate 81 -tc4 from it's calendar
the following Senate bills:
Extending the area in the Delaware
BAY for planting oysters.
Increasing the salaries Of the mem
bers of the Levy Court of Sussex coun-
~.
Creating a Conservation Commission.
Providing that the cannery inspector
shall be food Inspector.
Providing for a State fire marshal
Increasing the number Of Levy Court
commissioners in Sussex county
Relating TO bank holidays in Kent
county
Relating TO conveyances.
Relating to acknowledgements and
proof Of deeds.
Dividing certain voting districts in
Sussex county.
Proposing an amendment 10 the Con-
stitution of Delaware. relating TO the
registration OF voters
Not Harry Ingram.
Mrs. Ingram who was a witness In
the automobile insurance case In the