Evening journal., 1921-05-11
WRANGLE ALL
DAY, FAIL TO
GET BUDGET
Continued From First Paee)

Continued From First Pase.)
ney under the new school law
There was a similar bin for the
school year 1922-1923. but after the
defeat of the first bin the other was
not voted on although reported fav-
orably by Representative Otwell
chairman Of the House Committee
on appropriations. The principal
objections to this bill we're that IL
did not set out a detailed budget but
left the entire matter Of how the
money would be spent up to the
/ State Board
After defeat OF the Clark substi-
| tute bill. Representative Clendaniel
| offered a concurrent resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of three
members OF each House to prepare a
budget, and also providing for re-
cess until Monday. This resolution
was killed by vote Of 16 yeas to Is
nays. II was identical with the res
olution that a few minutes later was
offered in the Senate by Senator
Price. unanimously adopted by that
body and concurred in by the House
by vote Of % yeas 10 nays. Sew
eral members who voted against the
Clendaniel resolution voted for the
Price resolution worded the same
when It reached the House.
BY this time many of the members
were becoming disgusted with the
| circus-lilSc affair and evidently voted
/ for the Price resolution so as to be
/ able to leave Dover last night with
out a night session. a number of
members who worked on the budget
proposition admitted that they were
not competent to prepare a school
budget that would be equitable and
satisfactory and expressed doubt
that any committee will be able tc
do any better.
: The Price resolution sets out thai
the joint committee in preparing tn,
budget must take into account tn,
probable income for school purpose
/ for said years and adjusting tn
| school budget to the probable in
b come" The Price resolution fol
lows:
Senate Concurrent Resolution.
: BE IL Resolved by the Senate
, the House concurring therein:
That both Houses Of the Gem
eral Assembly shall adjourn at
the close OF business on the tenth
day of May. 1921. until Monday
the sixteenth day Of May. A. ID.
1921, at twelve o'clock noon at
which time the school budget
I shall be adopted by the General
Assembly.
And that a Committee consist
ing of three members Of the Sem
ate to be appointed by the Pres
ident Pro Tempore of the SEN
ate and three members Of the
House OF Representatives TO be
appointed by the Speaker of the
House shall prepare and recoma
mend a school budget for the
school year beginning July /,
1921, and for the school year be-
ginning July 1. 1929, taking into
account the probable income
for school purposes for said
years. and adjusting the school
budget to the probable income.
And that the said Committee
shall have authority to take the
| advice OF State Omcers. Officers
OF state and County Boards
of Education and such experts
In finance and education as they
y shall see fit.
s Most Of the afternoon was spen
4 ny the members sitting around il
u the two chambers chatting and wait
e ing for the House committees on an
Ie preparations and education TO retur,
X with the Clark budget bills. Whel
N committees did return shortly afte
IN o'clock there followed a livel,
II session for nearly an hour.
The bills introduced by Mr. Clar-
tx al the morning session-one for eac
OF the two school years-carried an
*, preparations Of S2.336.OS9 for IN
first year and S2.419,639 for the vea
a 1929. These bills were referrr
es to the two committees and tho,
sh committees were in conference wi
N, tually the remainder OF the day
the Supreme Court chamber, tr,i