Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
APPROPRIATION FOR
BLIND CUT IN half
At SENATE SESSION
Shown That Earnings Of Blind
Shop, in Wilmington, Are
Quite Liberal.
BUSY SESSIONS AT DOVER

The Senate transacted considerable
business yesterday afternoon and last
night.
Representative Kramer's bill chang
ing the law providing for sanitary reg
ulation for female employees passed the
Senate by vote of IS to l. Senator
Hopkins was the only member to vote
against the bill While the bill made
several changes in the present law the
most important change is compelling
the owner, rather than the tenant. to
make necessary changes to meet the
sanitary requirements Another
amendment adds the word TRANSPORT
ton" to the list of those coming under
the bill and a third change gives the
State Labor Commission the authority
to make rules and regulations in hay
ing the law carried out.
Cut Down Money for Blind.
The Senate unanimously passed SEN
ator Allee's substitute Senate bin max
ing an appropriation of $4,000 a year
for the next two years to the Delaware
Comission for the Blind for operating
the Blind shop on West Eighth street.
Wilmington. The original hill. il was
explained by Senator Alice. was To re-
peal the continuing appropriation of
$4,000 year TO the commission. The
substitute not only reduced this amount
to 81 900 year. but provides only for
the next two years. Senator Alice said
he had thought of reducing il to S2.50o
year. hut decided 10 cut il in half and
have the commission come back two
years from now. if il desires the appro-
priation and explained how the money
had been spent for those two years.
Senator Alice said there was an aver
age Of not more than IS in the Blind
shop and that they We're producing,
and some of them sending home. money
every month. lie hardly thought II
right for the State TO appropriate about
a $1,000 year for each inmate
Senator Lutz who was a member Of
the Legislature committee that visited
the Blind Shop several weeks ago. said
they were doing good work at the shop
Richard Mackenzie. executive secrc-
tary OF the State Board Of Charities
was granted the privilege Of the floor
and was questioned relative To the work
at the shop. his board hayine made an
examination Of the shop accounts.
He explained that the commission last
year earned sufficient 10 leave them =
balance of slightly over 81 600 a the
close of the year. There are now ten in
the shop and that. ne said. was the
average. Mr.. Mackenzie gave figures s
70 the receipts and expenditures of the
shop last year. The total receipts
counting a balance at the beginning Of
the year were about s31 900 and the ex-
pendtures were about $4,000 The 4
amount received from what ,hose n /
the shop produced was about $4,000
Senator Robertson. to bring out ex- /
actly the financial status Of the shop.
questioned MIR Mackenzie on these /
points The latter remarked that the /
state Board Of Charities had recon /
mended that the appropriation - the /
Blind Shop be reduced. The substitute
hill was unanimously passed
y. VI. 4. VI. l. Management.
The senate concurred in House suhsti- /
tutc for Senator Robertson's s bill reIa- /
tive 10 an amendment 10 an act in /
,nrporating the Young Mems AsSocia /
tion for Mutual Improvement OF the /
city of Wilmington. Under this act +
members Of the Board Of Managers Of (
the Institute Free Library on the part I.
70 the city are named The substitute. .
IS passed. increased from six 10 eight
ne number of managers on the par,
of the city and the bill names the fol-
owing officials 70 make up the eight
Nfayor. president Of Council three
members of the finance committee Of /
Council. president Of the Board II
Education chairman Of the teachers
committee of the Board If Education.
end the superintendent Of public schools
Thc latter two were the ones added
under the substitute
Board Of Accountancy.
BY vote of i to the Senate passed
Senator Allee's bill amending the law
relative 10 the State Board Of Ac-
countancy This bill was argued before
the Senate last Saturday. when it was
opposed by Clifford z. Iszard Of Whining /
ton a certified public accountant anG
member of the present board Senator
Alice claims that the law at present
creates monopoly and gives too much
power 10 the board The Alice bill
makes a number Of changes in the law.
The present board is made UP Of three
certified public accountants, while the
bill provides for the Governor 70 ap-
point one accountant and two laymen
who shall compose the board. II also
eliminates the present requirement that
an apprentice shall serve three years
In the Office Of a certified accountant
before he can be licensed as a certified
public accountant.
About nlegitimate Children.
After an amendment offered by Sen
ator Robertson had been voted down,
the Senate passed Senator Walkers bill
amending the present law relatl|e 10
,llegitimate children. Under the present
state law there is no way that illegi-
innate children may be legiumatized
even though the parents afterward' S
marry. This bin provides that the ille-
ultimate child can become legiumatized
in two ways. first by the subsequent
marriage Of the parents and second by
the acknowledg gement Of the parents be
fore the prothonotary Of the county in
which they live The bill contains a
provision, however that such a child
shall not have a right to share in the
estate Of the father but does not pre-
vent the father from willing the child
part of his estate.
Senator Robertson's amendment would
have eliminated the latter section he
that il was not fair to such
a child and that it would brand the
child The amendment was defeated by
a vote Of yeas TO 10 nays, and the bill
was then passed by vote of 10 to 4
Senators Prettyman. Richards. Robert
son and Short.
Roads Through Towns.
The Senate passed Representative Of
wells House bill relative to the State
Highway Department building roads
through incorporated cities and towns.