Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24
FOR EXPENDITURE OF
$15O,OOO ANNUALLY
ON STATE HIGHWAYS
Continued from page /

On motion of Senator Short. his bin
to amend the law relative TO making
provisions for the supervision of the
importation of dependent children,
which was stricken from the calendar
several days ago, was restored TO the
calendar.
The House of Representatives passed
the House bill appropriating $1,000 for
heating and furnishing the State armory
at New Castle.
Change I'm Court Procedure.
The House concurred I'm the Senate
bill agreeing to a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Delaware, per-
mitting the chief justice or any judge
of the Superior Court TO grant restrain
ing orders and preliminary injunctions.
pursuant to the rules of the Court of
Chancery, during the absence from the
state or temporary disability of the
chancellor.
Money for Mothers Pensions.
The House passed. with an amend
ment. the House bin appropriating
money to the Mothers Pension Com
mission. which had requested $4,000 for
administrative expenses and $4,000 for
expenditures in New Castle county;
$500 in Kent and $4,000 in Sussex.
As amended the bill appropriates $4,000
to New Castle county, $4,000 to Kent
and $s 900 10 Sussex.
The House recommitted to the com
mittee on education the House hill re-
pealing the present school laws
The House conCurred in the Senate
bill substituting the secretary OF State
for che governor as an ex-offiCio member
of the State Board Of Highway Com
| missioners
Nv request Of former Governor
Charles n. Miller. the House struck from
it's calendar the House bill authorizing
n state Bond issue for effecting and
eduipping additional dining hall and
dormitory buildings for the Women 8
| College affiliated with Delaware
College. and an additional building on
the state Agricultural Experiment farm
near Newark.
State Highway Bnl Passed.
with the House amendment previous
| IL mentionned the House concurred IN
| the Senate bill appropriating s150.00t
annually for 40 years 70 tho State High
way Department Representative Otwel
declared the senate provision for com
pleting the state highway from selby.
| ynlo TO Wilmington was class legisla-
! ton.
Failed Of Required Majority.
| Receiving but 16 affirmative votes
| two less than constitutional majority
| the House bin authorizing the Levy
! Courts of the several counties 10 ap
| propriate 81 500 each for county demon
! stration work in agriculture and Hom'
/ Economics failed TO pass the House
Fourteen Representatives opposed tn
| bill
Don't Want Bin Passed.
pr. T. O. Cooper, a member OF this
| Wilmington Board Of Education, came
| to Dover. today, and requested Dem
| oCratic Representa- tives to preven
| House concurrence in the Senate bill
creating n seven member Board Of Edu
| cation for Wilmington. Joseph Ban
croft and others pleaded for concur
renee.
| Failed to Meet Note.
Rv unanimous consent. Senator
/ Richards introduced in the Senate {
| bin aupropriating S601.97 10 the Newarl
| Trust and Safe Deposit Co, 10 pay fol
| land on which the Newark armor7
stands Citizens gave the company {
note for that amount, and have not me
il.
state Bank Commissioner George [
| lIediu started TO explain the bill. bu
was interrupted with the contention
that discussion was premature. Sen
ator Palmer announced that he woul'
oppose passage of the bill.
To Meet Workh0use Deficit.
with only Senator Robertson dis
! scnting. the Senate concurred in tn
House bill authorizing the Levy Court o
| New Castle county TO borrow 100000 L
meet the New Castle County Workhous
deficit
Bv a vote Of to s. the Senate defeat
cd the Senate bill requiring INSURANCE
companies TO pay per cent of gros
premiums 10 incorporated cities an
towns for the maintenance of fire ap
paratus in said cities and towns.
The Child Welfare bill was reporte
favorably To the House with an amend
ment reducing the proposed appropria
ton from s60 900 to s25 per annun
Proposed appropriations for othe
state departments will also be reduced