Evening journal., 1921-02-07
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stan Correspondent.
DOVER. Del. Feb. 7.-BOth Houses
viii probably hold a night session to
night FOR The Introduction Of business
as ulis Is the last day Tor he intro
rlctiOn Of bills In ihe Legislature.
Representative Widen introduced The
soldiers bonus referendum bill In the
House this afternoon. The Din Was
prepared by a committee representing
The former service men Of The state
and the legislative committee OF The
Delaware Department OF the American
Legion 10 10 patterned after he bonus
referendum bill OF New Jersey and
Mex York State.
The referendum in favor OF a sol
diers' bonus IN New York state car
ried az the hst election by a ma
ioriiy Of a hSlf-miliion votes. The
bill presented by Representative Nir-
den calls for a referendum 10 be
taken at the general election in No
vemDer, 1922. and every voter In tie
State would be given an opportunity
| 90 say whether The state should eN-
tend compensation 10 is sons who
served during the war. II The pro-
posed bonus Is favored By the refer
/ endum The state would then pay 10
| an It's cN-serVice men who applied
n h"N IA NAN'"N VI MAV I'N MANAAAiN AWN
each month OF service. and not tO
exceed Si0O TO any one man.
A Stale Bonus Commission Is ere
ated os well as b1e machinery 10 put
the act into effect should ID be ap-
proved az the next general election.
Representative Medil by request
| This afternoon introduced two bills
providing for the building OF bridges
! over ule BrandyWine In Wllm ngtOn
al Market and Eleventh streets. Each
bin provides for a $4,000 bond issue
They are practically identical with
The two bills introduced some time
ago by Representative Henry Wilson
except that Mr.. Wilson's bill pro-
vides FOR tn bridges 10 be built by
the Levy Court OF New Castle county
while the bills introduced today name
the fOllOWlnz commission 10 build
the bridg' Alfred ] dupont. Former
senator Thomas r. GOrmley. Ben.
iamin p. shaw and Levy Court Com
mhsiOners Albert Stetser anC
Frank r. JONES.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
by both Houses providing Tor a join
/ committee 10 visit The Delaware
state Hospital al Farnhurst and th'
Delaware Industrial school for girl,
on Wednesday The members Of th'
Legislature will be the guests OF ihl
I Kiwanis Club. Of Wilmington. at I
dinner at The Hotel dupont that even
= ing.
Communications received and fle,
by the LEGISLATURE included a rcQues
} from the Delaware Bankers AssOcla
. lion 10 ignore the bill repeating ih'
! act that created the Oflice OF Stat
} bank commissioner; from the Cit
D Council OF Wilmington. to pass thl
bill diYerting One-half Of license fee
; collected In counties from the stat
81 treasury 20 cities. towns and hun
} dreds: from tie Daughters OF lsabelli
b 10 pass the bill creating a child vel
fare commission from Trophy Grangt
Patrons OF Husbandry. 10 pass bill
creating a child welfare cOmmmissiOl
and providing police protection 10
, rural districts. and TO ignore the box
4 ing bill and the bill discontinuing a
= appropriation for anti-hog choler
serum and virus.
4 New school Bill In.
Representative CLARK, chairman Z
e the House committee on education
introduced IN the House today m
;. new school law bill. This bill woul
: repeal the old code and enact ne
e schO0l laws. the tentative draft Of th
+ bill was prepared by a citl1ens' con
r mittee appointed last December b
% the hOld-ONer Senator's. The con
e mitfees ON education ~ the iw
2 Houses IN conference with Dr. r.. "
a Cooper. Robert c. Houston and jaime
y In Hughes. members Of the eXecuiiN
committee Of The Citizens Commiite
made "a number OF changes last wee