Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-30

budget must DO presented and approved
by the Legislature, showing the ex-
pected expenditures for the next two
years.
Puzzling Problem.
The fact that the present board will
remain until July1, considerably COM
plicates matters. After this year the
expense of running the schools is sup
posed to be cared for by the separate
school tax bill which was passed, but
as the taxes under this bill will not be
collected until next year. ii is necessary
to appropriate money from the general
fund to run the schools this year. and
the proposition OF how much money II
is going to require for the schools until
July /. under the present law, and for
the remainder of the year under the now
law is what the Legislature and school
authorities are worrying over today.
The Schools Tax bill has been signed
by the Governor and IL lis reported that
the school administrative bill will be
signed by him sometime today.
There was talk this morning by some
members of trying to open up business
to amend the School Tax bill because of
a report, said to have been circulated by
some opponents OF the bill. that the way
certain sections are worded the income
tax money over $3.50. 900 brought in by
the bill would go to roads Attorneys
who drew the bill and some others CON
tend that there is nothing to such
contention, and that all the money Sc
cured under the School Tax bill will 70
TO school purposes. After this was gen
orally learned there was no more talk
of amendments.
The argument is being advanced to
day that the new school bill If made
law by the governors signature, will
cost just as much to operate the schools
under as il does under the present law.
While no provision is made for county
boards or county superintendents, IL is
pointed out that this is only a slight
cost compared with the total and that
at any rate the State board will be re-
quired, If the schools are properly con
Quoted, TO name supervisors In the diff
ferent counties. and that may be about
as expensive as the present system.
At noon both houses took a recess
until 1.30 p. m
Carries More Than Five Millions.
The General Approprie ton bill. not
vet completed will be In the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000 OO0 This includes So
200. 900 for the operation of schools of
state including Wilmington. This money
is appropriated for this year only from
the general fund. The tax bill will take
care of IL next year.
Appropriations for general purposes
will be about 81 800 900 for each year.
Liberal Allowances.
While neither the General Claims bill I
nor the Senate and House resolutions
that will be adopted To pay the mem |
bers and officers Of the Legislature were
entirely ready for presentation early |
this afternoon, il was learned that both /
Houses will be very liberal in the al |
lowanCes to tho various officers,
Each member. of course. viii receive /
$40 a day for so days-s60o-and car /
fare at the rate Of a straight-fare ticket I
from where he takes the train.
The two Senate attorneys w. NJ. Hope +
and Julian = Walker will probably be .
allowed $4,000 each. and the one House /
r. r. Kenney. $2.50o.
II is also said that Robert G. Houston /
and James II. Hughes. who drew the |
School bill defeated by the House. will /
be allowed 81 900 each. and Charles +.
Curley, who drew the Tax bill and the /
School bill that were passed by both /
houses will probably be allowed $3.50 /
for his work
The chief clerks of each House will I
likely receive about $1,000. with con
sidera bic extra for having the Journal ,
printed The reading and bill clerks will /
likely get about $3.50 each in both |
branches. the stenographers. 5000 or !
$3.50, and the chaplains $500.
Big Pay For Speakers Clerk.
II is understood that the House res
olution Will allow Timothy j. Mooney Of
Wilmington. clerk To Speaker Paskey.
81 $50. This is considerably more than
any other Speakers clerk has ever re
ceiVed but under the circumstances il
is said that both Democrats and Re
publicans agreed TO this amount. in fact
some Republicans wanted TO make il
81 500. Mr. Mooney. in addition 10 be
ing Speakers clerk, was parliamentarian
of the House. in addition To other work
did the work that a document clerk of
the senate receives 5000 for. lie as
sisted the chief clerk and also attended
10 extra correspondence for the Speaker
in connection with the School hill.
Harry Thaw, clerk to the President
pro TEN OF the Senate. will revetVe $1,000, |
the stenographer of the Senate. 500,
and the chairman Of the enrolled bills (
committees Of the two houses $3.50 each. /
Some of these figures may be revised |
before they are finally presented 10 the |
two houses this afternoon.
The sergeant at arms Of the two /
Houses. two for the Senate and one for I
the House, will be allowed 500 each. |
The family OF James p. Aaron. one of T
the sergeants- ts-at-arms of the Senate, /
who died during the session. viii re- /
ceive 5000
Want More For Child Welfare.
A delegation OF women are here to-
day and are insisting that the appro
priation contained in the bill passed for
Child Welfare work be increased The
original bill called for an appropriation
Of $50 900 year for the next two years
for this work. but it was amended in
the House making the appropriation
s25 900 a year. and was passed by both
Houses in that form
Those here today in the interests Of
the Child Welfare program are Mrs.
William II. Laird State chairman of
Child Welfare Miss Marie Lockwood.
Mrs. Donald Ashbrook. Mrs Robert l..
Holiday, chairman of the joint legis
lative committee of Women's Organi-
zations, and Miss Jeanette Eckman.
chairman of the Legislative committee
# Republican Women.
This committee has interviewed a
number of legislators during the day and
has made it plain that the women OF /
Delaware are greatly dissatisfied over