Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-27
From me state capital,

THE sENATEs VOTE ON THE AID BIIL-THE CEN
TENNIAL APPROPRIATION N-INcREAsEp REpREsES-
TAT1oN'sQuABEIY VOTE DowN-THE SEwscHooL
BIII4-ADJouRNMENT.
Special correspon lenee Of The Commercial.
DOVER Del, March 20.
State Aid received its death blow in the Senate
yesterday, in the presence Of host of its
friends in the lobby, and on the floor of the
Senate, to which place all who could crowd in
were admitted. Several amendments had been
offered and adopted, and the reading OF the bill
by paragraphs was commenced. When the first
section was read, Mr.. Ray called for the yeas
and nays on its adoption, which resulted IN
vote of yeas, 3; nays 5. This settled 1t, and
the members of the House who had taken re-
cess OF an hour returned to their chamber.
THE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. Bird turned a sharp corner yesterday
when lie brought up the Centennial appropria-
ton resolution and had it passed just before the
State Aid bill was defeated in the Senate. Had
it been left an hour longer, 1t would have been
a victim to the better feeling Of the down State
members against New Castle county for oppos-
ing State Aid. As it was, John W. Phillips tried
hs best to kill it, and tried to have the appropr-
alton cut from $4,000 to $40.
INCREASED REPRESENTATION.
The Senate at least has the credit of having
had square vote on Mr.. Riddles bill doubling
the number of Senators and Representatives i'll
New Castle county, Nobody expected the bill
to pass and only Davis and Ray voted with MIR.
riddle for the bill, while all the Senators from
Kent and Sussex voted against 1t. This is the
nearest approach that New Castle county will
get to increased representation this session.
THE NEW SCHOOL BILL
is now fairly ont of the woods, and has become
a law. Several amendments were compromised
by a conference committee. The bill is certain
q m PrerueDt
ware College one of the STATE Board. The Aud
itor and Secretary of State are
the other two members, and the
Auditor is to have 800 a year salary as Secre-
tary of the Board The minimum of tax in New
Castle and Kent il still left at 500 and that of
Sussex has been reduced to go. The law takes
effect immediately but does not apply to incor
porated school districts.
BOGUS CIVIL RIGHTS.
A bill having an unmeaning title, but which the
three words at the head of this paragraph more
nearly defines. has passed both Houses
and is now one of the laws of Delaware 1t
provides that landlords, proprietors of
theatres and other places of amuse-
ment, owLers Of steamboats,, directors of rail-
roads, or other carriers, may provide separate
apartments for obnoxious persons who might be
| Objectionable to genteel society.
ADJOURNMENT.
Aresolution was adopted in the House to ad-
| journ S,re de on Saturday, the hour not being
named. lti presumed the Senate will concur
a. there Is not much to keep them longer after
State Aid is dead, and no hope Of increased rep
| resentation.
SUSPENSION OF RULES
| Quite a contest took place on Suspension of
all the rules, i'll the morning session and the
motion almost carried. The New Castle mem
hers led by Mr. Nowlaud contended that it would
be dangerous pre- cedent to establish. and by a
mere majority prevented letting down the bars.
s. H.