Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-26
TAKES STEPS
TO BRING SESSION
TO END ON MARCH z
Adopts a Concurrent Resolution
to This Effect, by Vote Of 8 to
S, After Warm Discussion.
THE OPPOSITION WAS ACTIVE
Stan Correspondence OF Every Evening


State House. Dover. Feb. 20.
After n sharp debate. in which Senn-
tors Short and Palmer were pitted
against Senators Alice and Bennett, tho
Senate yesterday afternoon adopted a
concurrent resolution. offered by 5ena-
tor Short. fixing March rs as the day
for the General Assembly to adjourn
sine die. Tho resolution specifics that
the Legislature adjourn Tuesday. March
%, and return Friday. March %. TO pass
the appropriation and claims bills and
adjourn sine die at . o'clock that after
noon.
The resolution was adopted by a vote
OF . 10 8 ss follows.
Yo1-IIopkins. rnslsy. Tatta. Muir
ply. Palmer. richards. Robertson and
Short.
Nays-Allee. Bennett. Highnsld. Wal
kcr and President protein Handy
Ahscnt-Price, Mcfntire and Pretty
man.
Senator'S Alice and Bennett opposed
the resolution on the ground that Il
might not give sufficient time for the
confederation OF the new school bill and
especially the tax provisions OF that bill
which Ia being ravised. 6snator Alice
also pointed out that the proposed now
school law provides FOR tho State Board
Of Education 20 submit 20 tho Iegirla-
ture its budget for tho next two years
and that II the blu is passed March rs
will not give tho board time to prepare
and submit the budget
Senators Short and Palmer took tho
stand that the fixing 81 a day for adj
journment would hurry matters up and
that there would be plenty OF time 10
consider all bills
Senator Short offered n resolution
earlier in the week 20 adjourn March
Is. and that was voted down. In offer
ing his resolution yesterday he said
the adoption ~ Il would give tho L<gis-
lsturs something 20 work for and a
specific purpose.
Senator Alice sald he would hav. u
register his objection 70 the resolution
as he thought Il would be a s~rious
mistake 10 adopt IL. The problem of
the school law alone ne said. was
argument enough against H. IL the
school Law could be taken care OF In
that time. he ssid hs would be glad
enough 20 vote for the resolution
Senator Alice argued that March 25
would not give tho state Board Of
Education sufficient time TO make W
Its budget and tho Legislature timo 10
properly consider t. The Dover Soma
tor gave It as his opinion that such a
procedure would force the keeping Of
tho present achool law or repeating Il
and going back 10 the old lAw lie
said II the Legislature Is going 20 bo
ham strung and shackied ~ q concur
rent resolution he proposed 70 90 on
record against such a thing. lie said
II the idea Of adJouTning or the date
specified is carried out. you have ham
strung the possibility of passing a tax
law making an equitable distribution
OF the taxes and viii place the burden
again on real estate"
Senator Palmer argued that the
drafting or the proposed new school
law was started last October when the
hold-over Senator's met il Dover and
appointed a citizens committee 10 do
that WORK. He criticised tho long time
that II has taken 10 get the proposed
bill and asked why the tax provisions
Of the biz have rot been distributed.
AFRO we 10 5e subject 10 the whins and
will Of few people OF this state?"
Senator Palmer asked.
Senator Alice said as 1 matter Of fact
the tax provisions mad 10 be entirely
rewritten when some objections were
made 70 the original draf. but that he
understood K is now about completed.
tie said the aew State Board ot Edu-
cation under the proposed lae IS not
elected until next June and that the
present board. II the bill is passed would
have 70 prepare the budget OF expected
expenses for the next two years and
submit IL 70 the legislature. II the
legislature should Vote 70 90 back 70 the
old law, Senator Alice said there would
be just as much burden on real estate
as there is under the proposed law and
If the present law remains the burden
on real estate is more.
Senator Bennett remarked that he
would be willing 20 remain so extra
days or 30 days II a school law cQui-
table 70 all concerned and one that does
not place the tax burden on real estate
can be secured.
Senator Palmer said results could
not be secured by going along in the
dily-dally sort OF way the Delaware
Legislature has been going FOR the past
four years and that nothing worth while
has been done during the six weeks
the present legislature has been In ses-
sion.
Senator Alice inquired Of Senator
Palmer how he proposed TO take care OF
the school budget If the resolution was
adopted.
Senator Palmer said his object was
to force something 10 be done and he
thought there would be time for every.
thing il the legislature gets down to
work.
Senator Short said that one OF the
greatest advocates OF the code had told
him that unless time was fixed for
nothing would be done
Senator Alice wanted TO know what
ode the man favored and Senator Short
said the 1919. Senator Alice seemed 70
hink that the forcing OF an early ad-
tournament might please some advo-
;ates OF the code.
Senator Short criticised the fact that
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