Evening journal., 1921-03-26
HOUSE, SENATE
FINISH WORK
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ing s25,OOO for each Of the years
1921 and 1922 for the Child We'll
fare Commission which under the
terms Of the act will supplant the
| Reconstruction Commission. The
original amount asked for this pur-
/ pose was 100000 which the substi-
| tute cut to $4,000
The Senate passed the House bill
/ authorizing the Levy Courts Of each
Of the counties 20 appropriate $500
| TO agricultural experimentation.
The Senate passed the House bill
/ appropriating $500 for each OF the
ensuing two years for the Delaware
/ Industrial Home for Colored Girls.
The Senate passed the House bill
increasing the salaries Of the State
Detective in New Castle County from
$1,000 TO $1,000 annually and for
Kent and Sussex counties from
$1,000 to S1.SOO annually.
The Senate last night passed the
House bin increasing from $500 10
$4,000 the appropriation to the state
Board Of Health for the purchase Of
diphtheria anti-toxin for free distri-
button.
The Senate passed the House bill
Increasing the salaries OF the clerk
OF the peace and county comptroller
Of Kent county from 81 500 TO $4,000.
The Senate passed the House bill
with House amendment appropriate
ing $1,000 TO the Girls Industrial
School.
The Senate passed the House bill
appropriating $500 TO the Good win
Fire Company OF New Castle.
The Senate passed the House bill
amending the law relative to corpor-
ate sureties. This bill will give the
agents OF companies doing business
in this State the right TO sign surety
bonds. thereby avoiding the trouble
OF sending such bond TO the home
Office OF the company.
The Senate and a few minutes
later the House adopted Senator
Walkers concurrent resolution call
ing on Delaware's representative in
Congress TO work for the plan OF
regulating the price OF coal
The Senate last night passed SEN
ator Shorts bill with a substitute
carrying an appropriation OF $4,000
a year TO the State Board OF Chari-
ties to look after dependent chill
dren sent into Delaware from other
States
The House passed a bill author
izing the appointment OF an index
clerk by the Recorder OF Deeds for
New Castle county at a salary Of ST.
700 a year.
The Senate concurred IN the House
bin which will enable the Nanticoke
Tribe OF Indians In Sussex county "a
establish separate schools.
Senator Walkers substitute bill
carrying an appropriation for the
Ferris Industrial School for the next
two years was passed by both houses
Il provides for an appropriation OF
l.. S31, 900 for this year for mainten-
d anco and establishing fire-fightine ap.
, paratus and s2S,OOO for next year
for maintenance. This Is one case
where the Senate increased the ap.
preparation asked for. which in the
D original bin was $4,000. Il was
found the $4,000 extra will be needed
+ for making improvements.
The Senate passed the House bill
appropriating $4,000 to the Moth
er's Pension Commission. This
| figure is $4,000 above the appropria-
tion for the last two years.
Tho Senate passed Representative
Corbit's House bill changing the
New Castle County Assessment Law.
one change under this bill is TO give
the board authorii, 10 see the books
Of the Wilmington Assessment Board
and the assessment books in the
various incorporated towns Of the
county. It also requires the trustees
Of the school districts to report new
comers TO the board for which they
receive 10 cents each.
The bill also provides for reports
TO the board covering any building
operation costing more than 800,
The Senate passed the House bill
increasing the salary from $500 10
S1.1OO Of the three investigating Off
GERS OF the Juvenile Court OF Will
b mington II will also allow each one
of these officers 500 a year travel
ing expenses. The salary and ex-
pense account is divided between the
county and the city.
The House in the afternoon passed
the House bill appropriating $4,000
annually for two years to the St
Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital
for Babies. in Wilmington.
The House concurred in the SEN
ate bill making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for Americanization work In
Delaware. This amount is $4,000
more than received heretofore and
$4,000 below the amount requested.
Speaker Paskey. Representative
Kramer, Corbit, Marr, Nirden and
Otwell advocated the measure. Miss
Margaret II. Burnet also advocated
the bill
The Senate yesterday afternoon
passed Senator Rohertson's bill ere
ating a Conservation Commission
for New Castle county to enforce tho
game laws and take steps TO replen-
.sh certain fish and birds practically
extinct in the county.
A feature OF the bill requires both
residents and non-residents TO OBJ
tain a yearly license. The license fec
is 81. with an additional fee Of IL
cents 10 the Justice Of the Peace is.
suing the license and 10 cents FOR
an arm band bearing note Of the IL
cense.
William =. Harris Levi L. Ma.
ioney and George Schuler are named
p members Of the commission. They
will serve without pay for terms OF
four years. The successive commits
sions will be appointed every foui
years by the Governor.
The Senate passed Senator Rob
ertson's bill making an appropria.
tion OF S25.0OO for each of the mex
| two vnare ~ the Delaware STATE Tn.