Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-10
", N, HOPE CHOSEN
EXTRA ATTORNEY
FOR STATE SENATE
Announcement Made Today That
a New School Bill Will
be introduced.
WILL EMBODY MUCH
OF PRESENT LAW

speciaI Dispatch from stan correspondent
SrkrE HOUSE, DOVER, Jan. ~
The Senate met promptly this morning
b,,t assembling of the House was delayed
bv a conference of the Democratic repre-
sentatIves.
Flwood Wright of Wilmington was
elected an additional stenographer tor the
Senate
Thomas r. Wilson. retiring insurance
commissioner. presented his biennial re-
mort to the senate. The Insurance Depart
mont received SS6,70544 in 1919 and
slI5 oo7. % in 1920. The expenses each
wear amounted TO ST 600, OF which s3,5UJ
was for the commissioner salary, - ,uoO
for clerk hire and 81 500 for contingent
fund No insurance companies IN Iela-
ware failed during Mr.. Wilson's term.
The Senate fled communication from
The CITY Council of Wilmington, request
ing that action on bills which may effect
the government of Wilmington be de
ferred until Council is given an oppor-
tunity 70 be heard.
The Senate next went into executive
session for the purpose of considering the
question of employing an addiuonai
attorney.
senator Bennett and Representative
Kramer. who went to Washington last
= Friday TO obtain hotel reservations Tor the
n euislature on the occasion Of the lnau-
,,r,tion of President-elect Warren G.
Harding announced today that they had
secured rooms at the Continental hotel
near the Union Station. Quarters have not
vet been provided for Governor-elect
William ID. Denney and staff or the Ma
ticnal Guard
Senator Alice. addressing the Senate,
al lgnF m
Oaligna, document clerk, Mr. Galigna
onened an Office in a committee room
today. Senator Alice stated The docu-
ment clerk will have copy Of every bill
introduced in the Senate. II a bills printed
interested persons may get copy mailed
hy writing TO Mr.. Gaigna. Ii there Is
oulv tyTewritten copy such persons may
cuarnine it or employ stenographers TO
copy IT
nxTrRxLY NEW SCHOOL LAW.
An entirely new school bill, and not
arendr,ents 10 the present law. will he
. introduced in the General Assembly. 1t
will contain. however. many Of the features
= the present law and viii he one half
he sise of the code enacted in 1919,
Colonel Robert @. Houston, DIR. X.
w. Cooper and other members OF the
e~outive committees of the Citizens
committees aDrOlDtPu Lo di&N the i3iA
. came 10 Dover today and viii have the
draft ready for presentation the last Of
this week or the first of next week. 1t
will probably be introduced in the House
AGAINST school. LAW CHANGE.
The House filed the following resolutions
which were adopted by the State Board OF
Education at q special meeting last I'm
day:
Whereas. The General Assembly OF
1919. in regular session, enacted the so
called new school code. and
Whereas, The same Legislature in
special session in 1920. after 3 report OF a
, commission appointed by the legislature
had made its recommendations passed the
new school Laws OF 1920 by large majority
ties in both house of the General Assembly
and,
Whereas, The report of the commits
sioner Of education for the first year under
the new school laws marked improvement
N the school Of the State therefore belt,
Resolved. That the State Board o.
Education 90 on record against recon.
\ mendlng any further changes IN the plan
)oi administration and supervision ae
found IN the school laws of 1920. be II
further
Resolved. That the secretary be IN
structed to send a copy of these resolution
t. each member of the General Assembly
and 3 copy 10 Governor-elect William ID
Denney.
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