Smyrna times., 1875-03-24
For the smyrna Timss.'
The Legislature.

I'ON ER DEL, March. 2jd. 1879.
ne twelfth week of the session of the
LEGISLATURE Is IN progress and it is fully cx.
pected 1t will be the last, thourh There In.
been no action taken vet that lrovilns for ,n
adjournment The New Castle members who
at the first were in the greatest hurry to
ADJOURN, made compromise with the friends
OF the AID Bill, that if sufficient time was
gwen TO print and discuss said bill. they yvo,ld
DE wiling to stay as long as its friends desired
word about the Aid bill 1t had a very
tlgnt squeeze through the House, coming ont
with a mere majority of one This. together
win the vigorous thumps and kicks il re-.
celved as it went along, considerable di..
heartened its friends and it has entered the
senate with scarcely any power left There
II lies, poor. helpless thing with four friends
growing weaker and four enemies growing
stronger. BUTT is hard to tell vet what will
become OF It, Some electric stroke NAV vet
make 1t spring into life and give it power
enough to get through the Senate. ITnon tho
Aid bill your Kent county DELEGATION NV Iynr'. |ir
divided, Messrs. Collins, VOsheei, Learned and
IL nr3adaway voting for it, and Messrs Wilds.
lodd and Green voting against
THE DUCK CREEK BRIDGE
provided for four years across Duck Creek ot
fIenlnG Landing, is an exciting tonic hero
tDoutS, aud presume somewhat interests Won
Nihyrnlans who are close by the Creek in
question. Through some little uuirk in tho
law and pulling Of wires, that bridge has
never boen built yet and an act has passed
thc House to have it done without delay. The
"ilI Is now III the Senate, where it is quite |
probable 1t Will be amended so as to leave il |
optional with the Levy Court to build if or
not. I'm amendment to put off the com.
mehcclncnt OF 1t for two Years is now under
considerations
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
.." Free School bill has at last PASSED
Ia" u"u-'. II had Il majority of three ycstnr.
day afternoon in a full vote Compared with
'il first offered, it is but a hornco-
.". tut like that medicine il
mag perhaps have more power than can bc
seen. At any rate, the bill is am Improvement
over the antiquatcd one it is designed to sub.
StItutc. IL provides for a State Board of Edu
cation, composed of the Secretary of State
state Treasurer and Auditor The Governor
Is 70 appoint a State Superintendent at a sal
AIRY OF SlSOD, who is to visit all the schools
outside OF consolidated districts once wear.
!" 3Xalnihc teachers, grant certificates, and {
I'iu teachers Institute once year in each )
county. The School Commissioners of New {
castle and Kent are to levy annually. i'm ApriI. i
Il tax OF not less than $l00 and those of Sussov {
~, DI NOT less than SO, without being voted upon.
ms Dill Is also now in the Senate. with an s
fate. a
ARCHIE GIyEN's REFCxDIxG BILL }
mas i been amended, leaving it optional with =
nc Levy Courts to pay him the $1,000 he had =
20 pay when convicted before the United :,
states District Court for some of his bad do. "
ngs' in DISTINGUISHING colored voters. II was a"
brought up for action yesterday afternoon and
Glerreu Gnsn 70 special committee, consisting of
Sessrs Biggs, VOsheel and Houston. Tb;s o.
'etlon is looked upon as a qnietus TO the hi al
Is It Is known that Mr. Biggs is very bost;I1 G
o 1t. Archie will have to wait awhile Ionnas 81
,etore he gets this little little nibble from, H.
State Treasury. '''' 'ne Il
THE LIQUOR license BILL
Inown as the liberal or free license bill no -
elved its death-blow yesterday afternoo,, -
dessrs Pyle, Nowland, Bird and other friend. "a "a
4 free whisky fought hard for the bantlina 70
'ut ~ went under by vote of 10 to 10, one L.,
maui WI" was some. +.