Evening journal., 1921-03-22
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1t Is reported, win tax railroads con-
siderably more than they now pay.
All railroads now operating in the
State pay $4,000 a year tax in lieu
OF all other taxes. The House tax
provisions may so in as a separate
bill
The Palmer bill was passed by a
vote OF 16 to 1 in the Senate, Sena-
tor Hopkins being the only mem
Der to vote against the bill Senator
Murphy on the roll call voted no"
but afterwards changed his vote to
yes" The substitute had previously
been adopted in lieu OF the original
bill by unanimous vote with SEN
ator Hopkins not voting.
The Palmer bill was practically
Identical as far as the school regu-
lation features are concerned with
the Clark bin defeated in the House
last week. There were changes,
however. in the tax features OF this
bill compared with the defeated
House bill which have already been
explained in these features
Charles F. Curley, attorney. Of
Wilmington. who has assisted in
drawing a House bill to be offered
today or some time later, argued that
the Senate bill would be unconsti-
tutional because OF the fact that all
revenue raising bills should be started
in the Senate. Representative Frank
Hall Davis took issue with Mr.. Cur
ley on this question and read let
ter from Henry Ridgely. OF Dover.
who gave it as his view that the Sem
at bin would be constitutional.
HOUSE 'fF1ags'' Measure.
Representative Kramer introduced
the House resolution opposing the
Senate bill and suggesting that the
two houses appoint committees TO
consider the matter again OF school
law.
The Kramer resolution follows:
THAT the House cannot en-
tertain the Senate bill contain
ing tax features because of the
constitutionality provision that
revenue bills must originate only
in the House. II the House con-
Cured in this bin. school law
would result concerning whose
constitutionality grave objec-
tions determiable only by the
courts would Immediately be
made. Consequently, the House
must act in the way demanded
by the public interests
The House is ready to cooper
ate with the Senate to give TO tho
people of Delaware the best pub
lie school system which the
state can afford The view OF
the House is that the principal
features of such bill should be
substantially the following;
/ The elimination OF a par
tisan state Board OF Education
through the medium OF a bi-
partisan State Board OF Educa-
ton, composed OF an even num-
Der appointed by the Governor.
The elimination OF log-roll-
ing appropriations to particular
school districts by tho Legisla-
ture
The recognition as school
districts (a) OF the Special Dis
tricts now existing, and of Cb)
the Special Attendance Districts
now existing.
The area and population OF
the state make It unnecessary in
addition 20 the expense OF a State
Board to insure the very heavy
expense involved in the main
tenance OF three separate county
organizations with their sepa-
rate administrative officials, etc.
4 A mandatory provision that
a tax OF rs cents on each one
hundred dollars OF assessed
property be levied and collected
throughout the State for school
purposes, and the balance OF the
fund needed for school purposes
20 be appropriated from the
State Treasury.
If the Senate is willing to
serve the people OF the State in
this regard, the House, or an
appropriate committee, will inn
mediately arrange with the Sem
ate, OF with an appropriate COM
mittee of the Senate (and such
arrangements are entirely prac-
tcable) for the drafting and
consid Grafton OF such a measure.
That the Speaker be author
lied TO appoint a committee OF
five members OF the House TO
convey this resolution to the
Senate and to ask the
Senate for its earliest and full
est consideration OF the same.
The vote on the resolution fol
lows:
Yeas-Brown. Clark, Crompton
y. F. Davis Dill. Gray. Harrington
kramer, Lee. Otwell, Phillips
Schneider, Stats. f. 7. Turner. J
T.. Wilson and Speaker Paskey-16
Nays - buckingham. Clendaniel
Corblt, Frank Hall Davis. Kinder
Lord. Marr. Medfl, Miller. Meggn.
son. Virden. Henry Wilson ant
White-13.
House Debates Validity.
Representative Corbit suggested
the resolution required IS ahirma.
hive votes for adoption, but Speaker
Paskey ruled that a majority o.
those voting was sufficient to adop
a House resolution
Asserting the tax features arr
''merely an incident" Representa-
tive Frank Hall Davis contende,
that the Senate bill does not go dow
10 the organic provision Of the Stat
constitution, which requires reve
INCREASING measures to originate 81
the House. He declared that resort
BRAIN TESTS.
Rv Sam Tnxd