Evening journal., 1921-03-15

should be removed. In other States
New York. Pennsylvania and others.
they tax bank deposits. the real
value OF machinery and many other
incidentais connected with business.
Our state has been fair In this re-
spect and now because we plan TO |
raise this money through a tax plan. |
based on equity, you come here ana I
oppose It.
II ask you again n you oppose |
this will you be fair and agree 10 - |
25 per cent tax on all wealth. No. /
But you want TO Let George do H." /
George has been doing IL for a long /,
time and now it's time George gets !
after the bogey man." Senator Alice I
concluded.
There were no further remarks [
and the House began the considera-sl
ton OF amendments TO the bill.
Defeat Medm Amendment
Representative Medill offered the
first amendment changing the State
Board OF Education from a Ave
member board 10 be elected at large
TO seven-member board, four 20
be appointed by the Governor andlI
three elected. one from each county.
The amendment was defeated by =
vote OF 20 20 3. Representatives Me-
dill. Corbit and Henry Wilson voting
in the Affirmative. The appointive
} members under the amendment
would have had 20 be confirmed by
} the Senate.
James H. Hughes, member OF the
executive committee that drafted
! the proposed law, was then called
on TO explain amendments recon-
msnded by the committee The
The most important OF these amend
ments clarifies the section relating
, 70 business taxed by specifying more
clearly than in the first draft OF the
act that the tax Is based on business
done within the State and shall not
be construed to apply 20 corpora
tions merely maintaining an Office
here.
This amendment also defers the
date when the Tax Commissioner
D shall take Office 10 November l.,
e 1921, and changes the law so that
I the tax collections Will not be on
p 1920 incomes, beginning with those
8 Of this year.
y The executive committee amend
e ment was adopted by a vote OF 22
n TO 6.
d The House amended 1921. section
3. 40, relating to school attendance, by
4 adding thereto the proviso that a
Isl written certificate OF a principal.
4 teacher. board OF trustees or other
g person or persons in charge Of a
private school shall be satisfactory
Il evidence 10 a county superintendent
Il Of schools or to a superintendent OF
schools OF a special school district
IS that such child is receiving regular
d and thorough instruction required
e under this section"
n BY a vote OF 26 20 6. the House
d adopted an amendment presented by
It Representative Kinder. changing
Is from May 10 to August Is the time
ID when the Board OF School Trustees
Is shall engage a principal. teacher OF
n teachers as may be necessary for the
In next school year.
sr Representative Kinder thought
m better teachers could be obtained
Id while the summer school is in ses.
n sion.
The House rejected an amendment
20 ~ NaNAANA ~ representative INlIu
is providing that a Board OF Schoo
of Trustees shall be composed OF hv,
IN members. instead OF threet Onl,
10 Representative Lord voted afirma
re lively.
IN BY a vote Of 20 to 1s. the Hous
lis rejected an amendment presented b
n Representative Schneider reducin
te the membership OF the State Boar
Ak OF Education from hve to thre,
denying Wilmington representaio
~ on the board. and making no pro
- vision for the election OF member,
-. Representative Brown. Cromptor
- p. +. Davis. Dill. Harrington. Hud
son. Noble. Schneider. Staats. r.
% Turner. r. W. Turner j. r. Wilso
1e and Paskey voted afirmatively.
Ie The House deferred action on a
he amendment presented by Represent
he ative Schneider. on behalf OF Mr.
Anna Bitter. OF kits Hammocl
All striking out the penalty for non
a. attendance at schools James J.
ey Hughes said the amendment wa
ee Improperly drawn and suggested in
all serting the proviso that childre
'ol who are privately taught be in scho,
er during examination period. Mr.
Bitter was told to confer with IN
trainers OF the bill
The House adopted an amendmeI
~ presented by Representative Cler
- daniel. providing that the memb,
~ OF the State Board OF Education al
-. pointed by the Governor shall ser,
- for a term OF two years, instead {
~ four. which would conform to n
term OF a member elected.
,ot The House adopted an amens
id ment presented ~ Representan'
nd Megginson. authorizing the holdir
mt of grange meetings in schoolhouse
Protect Farmers Organizations.
mis- BY a vote OF "a TO z. the Hou
lev rejected an amendment presented l
ar. Representative Otwell. strildI
me farmers cooperative association
he from the list OF organizations e
Of empted from the corporation fra
chise tax.
ay. Representative Lord presente
lee bur withdrew. because IL was not
legal form, an amendment elimina
ing the provision that a Coun
n Board Of Education may estabh
our lindergartens and Fairgrounds al
oW such other types OF schools. subje
.se to the approval OF the State Boa
H. Of Education. as in its judgment "
promote the educational interests
ols the county. Representative Lord sa
kindergartens and playgroun
would cost county $4,000