Evening journal., 1921-03-22
HOUSE sFZ4CS' SCHOOL BILL THAT PASSED SENA

termined to prevent a party desig-
nation for the city charter now tries
to inject politics into educational
matters. 1t is amusing to me-" SEN
ator Robertson concluded.
Senate Stands ON Dignity.
As a result OF the discussion by
the Senate that body adopted the
following Senate resolution to be
sent to the House:
Be il resolved that the Senate
acknowledge the communication
from the House conveyed by the
House in House resolution No.
25. And that the reply of the
Senate to the said communica-
tion is that il is the duty Of the
House, a branch of the General
Assembly, with legislative and
parliamentary functions to act
in the same way according to
its judgment upon the measure
offered by the Senate as Senate
substitute for Senate bill 219,
which measure Is the result OF
the best efforts of the Senate in
view of all the problems as un-
derstood by the Senate and the
Senate requests that the House
in the exercise OF its welcome
and according to parliamentary
practice offer for the concur
renee OF Senate such amend
ments or substitutes as the
House thinks wise and practi-
cable; and. the Senate assures
the House that it believes a con-
ference necessary only when the
counter proposals of the House
on the present measure are
found to be acceptable to the
Senate"
1t was only a few minutes after
the House resolution arrived in the
Senate that Senator Alice had it
read and started discussion Of the
Resolution.
Senator Alice said in his opening
remarks that he did not believe that
the Democrats would go into a bind
ing caucus where the children Of the
State were an issue, but intimated
such had been done. He also inti-
mated that such had been done at
the advice OF some leaders repre-
senting corporate interests, but did
not believe that all the Democratic
leaders Of the State would stand for
such a caucus. and, in fact, he had
been told by one Democratic leader
that the school matter should not
be made a political question.
House Members "Misled."
At this point Senator Alice feel
ingly told Of how he believed the
Democratic House members had
been misled. Ho believed them just
as loyal Delawareans and they
thought they had been fooled.
Senator Alice tn en- dissected
the House resolution which advo-
Gated certain things relative to a
school law. He claimed that 1t was
his opinion the State Board OF Edu-
cation had never been a partisan
body, yet by suggestions the House
resolution makes a partisan body OF
it. He also ridiculed the idea inti-
mated I'm the House resolution that
there had been any log rolling for
school appropriations. He said he
had never heard OF such a thing.
He spoke OF the reference in the
resolution for a 2t-cent tax on real
estate and the remainder to support
the schools to be taken from the
State treasury, but he added moth
ing whatever was urged in the reso-
luton as to taxing corporations.
No" Senator Alice said. they did
not want that, but tho man who pre-
pared il pleads guilty by leaving II
out. He referred 10 a great political
party that has had their Bayards
and Grays that goes in a binding
caucus TO sign the destiny of your
kid and mine" They are being
fooled" Senator Alice said, by a
man who came here and told them
the Republicans were trying to put
something over on them"
Senator Alice referred TO the fact
that five out Of six of the Democratic
members Of the Senate voted for the
Senate bill.
The Dover s 'ator then criticised
the snap action 81 the House, and
said the action was taken before
the Senate bill had even reached
that body and been read, and said
it was incumbent upon the House TO
plead guilty of gambling with "our
children for votes next election
day"
He argued that the House should
consider the Senate bill, amend IL
IL It was thought fit or kill it II the
members so desired. but that the
method pursued was entirely wrong
In conclusion he said that he hoped
the House would reconsider its ac-
tion and forget in this matter that
they are Democrats and that they
would forget what is being injected
into the matter by people represent
ing corporate interests.
with Senator Short in the chair
President Pro Tenn. Handy also criti.
cised the action OF the House.
Senator Handy gave a short his
tory OF the passage Of the presen
school law, the complaints that fol
lowed. the amendments mades at tn
special session and the work OF tn
committee in preparing the bill pass
ed by the Senate yesterday.
Senator Handy said he generally
speaks as a Republican. as he wa
elected by Republicans, but that h
had never voted and never will vot
as a citizen on school matters ant
did not believe any other mem be
Of the Senate had.
The President protein said tina
after the House had defeated tn
bill the Senate had but one cours
in his estimation to pursue and tina
was TO OFFER some measure that tn
people would consider as democrati
and fair. This he said had beel
done and that 16 Senators voted 10
the measure and he thought the
would always be proud Of il. Sena