Smyrna times., 1869-03-17
TTVI lIIV CINETTIi limos. 7
THE LEGISLATURE.
DOVER DEL March 1

| DCN En-, l'f'lI's MARCH IOtll, ISby.
Again the bill to incorporate the town of
Smyrna has this afternoon been taken from the
pigeon hole and put upon its final passage in
the House: but like IA previous effort has fallen
short of the required Constitutional vote to
make 1t law. Able speeches were made in ia
vor of the passage of the hill by Mr.. Robinson
! Of Sussex Jump of Kcnton and Mitchell of
Milford.
! The following is the vote upon the final mas
sage " eas--Messrs Bacon Brady. Brown.
Connaway, Houston, Jump, Matthews, Mitch,
ell, Robinson, Nandegritt and Mr. Speaker
II. NayS-MeSsrs. Cloud, Deakvne, Dean.
tlamm, Marvel, Meredith, Reynolds, Tomli.
son and Wolcott-9.
The supplement to the act to Incorporate the
junction and Breakwater Rail Road which has
excited considerable interest amongst the frienls
and opponents of the measure passed the
House this afternoon there being twelve votes
IN favor ot the measure and nine votes in oppo-
Sit"n. 1t now goes to the Senate where its
tate is uncertain.
The bill to incorporate the Grace Cburcb
Sunday School Association was defeated to.
day; Mr. Meredith making a long, and consid
cred by some, an able speech against Sunday
Schools IN general, and especially against any
recognition Of Sunday Schools by the law max
ing power. This mcritorious association had
for its object the building of chapcls in tbn
outskirts Of the city Of Wilmington, for the
benefit OF poor and neglected children at the
same time clothing them and giving them re-
lii@louS instruction. Yet this association was
dcnominated by Mr.. Meredith as being anti
Christian in its character and in opposition 70
the true spirit Of the gospel
The tax Bill is now the all absorbing tonic of
conversation everywhere. 1t hangs like
heavy elephant on the hands of the members.
Complaints arc pOring in from every direction
The Revenue Bill is divided into three dis.
tlnct acts First, an act to tax Railroads
ana canals; Second, an act providing Revenue
FOR the State, and Third, an act to tax Nation
al and State Banks.
Mr. Jump being desirous of paving off the
whole debt of the State and thereby rid the
people OF the burdens Of taxation has introduc
ed into the House bill to charter a lottery
grant to Geo. w. s. Nicholson for a bonus If
S6F),00O to he paid in forty semi annual nav.
ments OF $4,000 each and the funds thus ac
cruIng to be invested in State or National
Bank stock, and to be applied to the payment
OF the Indebtedness of the State at maturity
and Tor no other purposes
mr.. Deakyhe, from the Committee on Edit
cation, to-day introduced five additional sec
tons as supplement to the school law.
hc St~IequlreS the State Auditor to fur
nlsh cord book for each district in the State,
and each teacher is required to make comnIete
returns OF the attendance and studies of the
pupils before receiving pay for their services.
The second requires the Commissioners ofI
each District to make full returns of the school |
70 the state Auditor before drawing the State
appropriations '''' ''''''0
The third requires each person employed as
teacher to have a certificate from some Nor.
NAL or High School until they obtain one from
some judge Of the court lawyer, or some cIer. .
ggyynan which shall be satisfactory to the School
COMMITTEE and pay one dollar Tor the same.
Inc fourth provides that each district shall
preparation, and may raise any amount mot not % eR-
$l00 per every ten scholars.
1he nth provides for a regular schedule of
BOOKS to come into Use as required and into
general uFe in the year 1872. n