Smyrna times., 1925-04-08
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE ON
FINAL WEEK OF ITS SESSION
MEASURES WHICH
WILL NEVER BE ACTED ON
School Bills and Permanent Registra-
ton Bills Among the Most Import
ant-AdjOurn Friday, Sine Die

ant-AdjOurn Friday, Sine Die
The Legislature entered upon the
final week of it's Tooth session Mon
day. Last Friday was the siNtieth
legislative day of the Tooth session Of
the General Assembly of Delaware
and consequently the last day for
which the members of the Senate and
House will be paid. From now until
the end of the session, no matter how
long it may be before final adjourn
ment, they will have to work for moth
ing. They will be allowed only mile
age for the balance of the time they
have to go to Dover. Both Houses
have concurred in a resolution fixing
next Friday as the time for final ad-
journment. There still remain a
large number of bills on the calendar
of the two Houses to be acted upon,
but this work should be completed by
Friday, although many of them which
have no particular merit will probably
be neglected while more important
/ legislation is given consideration.
Among the bills which will be given
special attention of the members of
] both Houses are the school apprOpri
alton bill, the two DUPONT school
building bills, the public utility meas
ure, the race-track bill, and the per-
manent registration bill.
Public School Bills Among Important
The most important matter pend
ing before the Legislature is the dis
position of the bills affecting the pub
lie schools. The bill carrying the
biennial appropriation to the State
Board of Education, carrying an in
crease of approximately S25O,OOO a
year over the amount appropriated
two years ago, will probably be pre-
sented in the House tomorrow The
two bills to carry out the revised
school building program will be acted
upon tomorrow or Tuesday,with every
indication that they will pass both
Houses. Since the beginning of the
session the building plan has been re-
vised to meet objections to Mr. du
Points original plan. The project
now before the General Assembly is
to appropriate S75O,0OO from the
States general fund to start the build
ing program at once and to issue
: bonds for $2,000,000 to carry out the
program during the next two years.
Permanent Registration Bills
9 The permanent registration bill will
come up for consideration in al
amended form, cutting down the mum
Der of registration days to three in
stead of five, and thus effecting
saving both to the counties and part,
: organizations. The measure, in it
: new form, it is said,will automaticall,
remove from the registration list
;. nOn-vOters, who would be required Of
. one of the three registration days, t
!, be reinstated as qualified voters. Tn
: bill authorizing a bond issue of $400
600 for a bridge over the Brandywin
6 River, in Wilmington, near the sit
= of the present Eleventh street Bridge
:. which was placed on the table in tn
: House several weeks ago during
dispute as to whether the Levy COuI
or a commission should have charg
! of construction of the bridge, wi
come up for consideration in a
;, amended form. 1t is said an amend
% ment will be offered, making the cour
ty engineer, the state highway engir
eer and the city engineer a cOmmi!
sion to erect the bridge, which wOul
be a part of the proposed industri;
y. highway between Wilmington an
Il Philadelphia, along the Delawal
:, River shore.