Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-26
From Inc stnie capital.

THE sESATEs VOTE on TEE AID BIL-THE CEN
TENAIAL APPROPRIATION -IscREAsED RIpREsEN-
T4TloN'sQuAI ELY voTED powS-IHE NEW SCHOOL
BILL-ADJuuRNMENT.
Special eorrepon3enee Of The Commercial.
DovEn. Del, March &c.
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 it, and
the members of the House who had taken
cess OF an hour, returned TO their chamber.
TIE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION.
Mr. Bird turned sharp corner yesterday
when he brought up the Centennial appropria-
ton resolution and had 1t passed just before the
State Aid bill was defeated in the Senate. Had
1t been left an hour longer, it would have been
victim to the better feeling of the down-State
members against New Castle comfy for oppos-
ing State AID. AS it was, John W. Phillips tried
lis best to kill it, and tried to have the appropri-
alton cut from $4,000 to so.
INcgEAsED REPRESENTATION.
The Senate at least las the credit of having
had square vote on Mr.. Riddles bill doubling
the number of Senators and Representatives in
New Castle county. Nobody expected the bill
to pass and only Davis aud Ray voted with Mr..
fiddle for the BILL while all the Senators from
Kent ard 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 out of the woods, and has become
law. Several amendments were compromised
by conference committee. The bill is certain
ly improved by making the President of Deia-
ware College one of the State Board. The Aud
iior and Secretary of State are
the other two members, and the
Auditor is to have S1G0 d year salary as Secre-
tary OF the Board. Tho minimum of tax in New
Castle and Kent is still left at 500. and that of
Sussex has been reduced to $50. The law takes
effect Immediately but does not apply to incor-
porated school districts.
BOGUS CIVIL RIoHTs.
A bill having all unmeaning title, but which the
three words at the head of this paragraph more
neatly defines, has passed both Houses
and IL now one Of the laws Of Delaware. 1t
provides that landlords, proprietors of
theatres ard other places of amuse-
roads, or other carriers, may provide separate
apartments for obnoxious persons who might be
Objectionable to genteel society.
ADJOURNMENT.
. resolution was adopted in tho House to ad-
iourn sine dis on Saturday, the hour not being
named. It's presumed tho Senate Will concur
as there is not much to keep thep longer after
State Aid is dead, aud no hope of increased rep
resentation.
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
Qnte a contest took place on suspension OF
ali the rules, i'll the morning session and the
motion almost carried. The New Castle mem
bers led by Mr. Nowland contended that it would
be dangerous pre- cedent to establish. and by a
mere majority prevented letting down the bars.
SH.