Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
SENATOR PALMER
WILL ASK RETURN TO
FORMER SCHOOL LAW
Other Senators Suggest Liberal
Cutting Down OF School
Budget Figures.
MAY NOT CONCLUDE TODAY
Special dispatch from stan correspondent

upnpieu. ti1lt Wbttii'i itFc"sN
adjourn sine die at o'clock this after
noon, as fixed by concurrent resolution.
Many thought consideration of the
school budgets for the next two years
would prevent early adjournment
Senator's suggested before the con-
vening hotir that the Legislature re-
duce the budgets less building pro
grams from S2.7949S9 for l92l-22 and
from s2.S66. .539 for 1929. to about
g.. 900 400 per year They said an ex-
cess of 10 per cent had been embodied
in the budgets. and they proposed cut
ting IL out.
House Attorney Kenny prepared ap-
propriation bills for introduction in that
branch.
senator Palmer again announced his
intention of introducing in the Senate
a bin rppealing the School laws OF ls1l'
1920 and 1919, re-enacting the law that
operated In 1918, and appropriating
81. .0OO, 600 FOR the two school years
For Medical Inspection.
soon after the House convened II
received and filed a communication
from vvomen's organizations requesting
that Ss7 200 be appropriated annually
for medical inspection In the schoo's'
school Bills offered.
Representative Clark introduced two
bills. appropriating s2.335,os9 Tor me
maintenance Of schools in ls2l-2- ana
! $2.419. .639 in 1928.
After the bills had been referred 10
the committees on appropriation and
education. the House took recess unti'
! l. so o'clock, p. M
Palmer's Bill Launched.
Ry vote of to : the Senate per-
nnitted senator Palmer TO introduce
bill repealing the school laws OF 1871,
,a2o and 1919. re-cnacting tho School
law that operated in 1918, and sppro-
| nriatinr 81. 600 900 for the maintenance
n the schools during the next Two
years u.
senators Alice. Robertson and Walk
or spoke in opposition. and senators
Palmer and Short in favor senator
palmer explained that he desired 70
introduce the bill in case the Honse
falnd 70 act on the school budget the
-, 49,, Introduction Of thc bill was
as follows
Af,,rnhv rnsley, Palmer. Prctty1nan.
short and Handy
Navs--Auee. Bennett. Highfieid,
price, Richards. Robertson and Walker
-
Absent-Lutz.
After referring the Palmer ban 70 the
committee of the whole, the Senate re-
cessed until ! o'clock.
some Of the Figures.
r.. C,lark hills contain the following &
| ,,ora. For permanent improvements,
,as1os For new grounds-To state
/ BOARD 81. 600: Smyrna, $500; SeaTord,
/ $500: Laurel. $500.
| For new buildings and alterations-To
state BOARD. s34,5O0; New Castle, $500
smvrna. .s142, 900; Dover. sSes.ooo; Lew
| as $3.50 600: Laurel. s197 900: Whining
ton, ss5.63s.
For new. eauipment-TO Smyrna, s15.-
600
| Far new building equipment-To
state Board. 5000; du Pont, 500; New
castle. $500: Cesar Rodney, $1,000;
| Harrington, $500: Seaford, $500: LAu-
rel. $500; wilmington. $4,000.
| For furniture and apparatus-Tc
state Board. s227Oo: du Pont. 5000;
Newark. $500; New Castle. $4,000
| Caesar Rodney. $4,000: Harrington. ST.
200: Milford. $500 Georgetown, $500
| I,ewes. $4,000: Seaford, $500; VIII
mington, $4,000.
1s22123-For new grounds. new
buildings and aiterations-To State
Board, $4,000.
For new buildins and alterations--Te
New Castle. IS 600; Seaford, $500; VIII
rnington, $4,000.
For new equipnent-To State Board
S22. 700.
For new building equipment-To dr
Pont. $500: New Castle. $500; Casai
Rodney. $1,000; Harrington, $500; Sea
ford, $50; Wilmington. $4,000.
For new furniture and apparatus-TC
du Pont, $3.50; Newark, $4,000; New
Castle, $4,000: Cesar Rodney. $4,000
| Harrington, $1,000; Milford $4,000
Georgetown. $500: Lewes, $500; Sea
ford. 81, SOC; Wilmington. $40 900.
The appropriations include all tn,
items on the master sheets down u
grand total. less building program anC
specials: adds s4f.100 for the first veal
and S53,10O for the second year fol
trade. vocational and industrial, and de
ducts $500 900, the estimated amount o
real estate taxes
Under the Palmer bill the real estate
tax rate for school purpose would be q
cents on each dollar of assessment; tn.
corporation tax would also apply to th'
BILL -
The bills do not carry items FOR
building program, medical inspection o
agriculture and home economies. Man,
legislators INSIST that the appropria
nnl