Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-05

TIE HOUSE BACKS DOWN FROM ITS
POSITION IN TIE EDUCATION LAW
PRoLONGING THE sEssIoN-UsURY LAW
REPEAL DEFEATED--NEw LIQUOR
LICENSE.
LoBBr or TUE HOUSE, DOVER, April
2.-The House again to-day showed Its
weakness In being Influenced by few
selfish and ignorant men. II was hut
the day before yesterday that wrote you
that Hickman's educational bill had
passed that body without amendment,
and that the provisions allowing colofed
schools a proportlonate share Of the
dividends of the school fund, provided
the law In all other respects was compiled
with, had been left intact. The passage
Of the bill In this shape incensed n num-
Der of persons Of meagre intelligence,
biased minds, selfish motives, who cursed
the advocates Of the bill and swore BY
high Heaven that they would. punish at
the next election those who voted for II.
The weak knees Of the House (and there
are many Of them) began 10 shake when
they found that this class of their con-
stituents had been offended. Thew feared
that they would be ruined politically If
they did not do something TO appease the
wrath of this Infatuated band and began
to wonder how they could atone for vot-
ing for so just and eminenty proper
measure. At length they decided 10 re-
call the bill from the Senate, and this
afternoon passed resolution requesting
its return. The Senate compiled with the
request and as soon Rs the bill was deliy-
cred to the House, the vote bv which Il
passed was reconsldered, aud those Sec
tons providing for the education Of col
ored children were stricken out by a
strict party vote, with the exc ptlOns
that Hickman and Thompson, o. Sussex,
voted with the Republicans to retain
them. In this shape the bill then passed
and was returned to the Senate for
action.
Both Houses today for the third time
rescinded the resolution to receive no
new business after certain date. Owing
to the fact that several parties have only
had about three months to prepare GER
tain private bills, the adoption Of this
last reseifding resolution was deemed
absolutely necessary.
The House has passed a Joint resolu-
ton to adjourn sine die on Wednesday al
noon and the Senate has laid Il on the
table. If that resembling resolution il
trottei out and adopted at every whip.
D y
troduced, the Legislature vii find i
impossible TO adjourn before the Fourth
of July.
Mr.. Maris' hill allowing parties to sult'
to testify in their own behalf was brough
up in the Senate this afternoon on it, fina
passage and did rot receive single vote
The usury modification oil, also intro
duced BY Mr.. Marls, was passed to {
lhird reading in the House this morning
and defeated by two-thlrds vote. Three
Democrats voted for il and three Repub
licans against IL.
This evening the House held a nigh
session for the consideration of the bill
regulating the sale of liquor. The read
ing of the bill and the debates, pro am
con. consumed much time, and II was no
until after o'clock that a vote wal
reached. A large number Of liquor dealer
from Wilmington were down, opposing
It's passage, but they were unsuccessful
and II passed by the following vote -
Yeas-Ciark, Ferris, Hickman, ilol
land, Maris, Martin, Joel Thompson
Lewis Thompson, DR.. Thompson, Steven
son and Silver-ll.
Nays-Clough, Davis, Jones, Wilds
Wright, Shelldrake, Van Gasken and Nj
Speakers. W. s. 7,