Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-03-25
From the state Capital.

| THE DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL MEAsuREs-oENRR-
| AL INCORPORATION AcT-INcREAsED nEPREsES :
TArIoN 70 BE REFUSED.
| Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
DOVER, March 25
| There were no less than three educational bills
before the Senate at one time yesterday, one
| white and two colored bills. The bill authoriz-
ing the taxing Of colored people for the support
of their own schools, in the State at
, large, has passed the Senate
and become a law. The other colored bill is one
relating to the city of Wilmington alone, which
some time ago passed the House and is yet
pending IN the Senate, though 1T was laid on the
table. eventually. The white school bill which
passed the House on Monday has been consid-
erably cut up and amended by the Senate. The
principal amendments have sent you in my
regular report, but it is extremely doubtful if
they will be acceped by the House.
THE GENERAL INCORPORATION
bill met with a bad defeat in the House, after
having got through the Senate all right. 1t is
hard to conceive why there should be 30 much
opposition to the law, but we believe the princi-
and expensive mode Of getting acts of incorpora-
ton. Mr.. Nowland, when he found that the bill
had been killed, promptly changed his vote in
order to move a reconsideration which was done
later in the day, but i'll the present temper OF
the House there is no chance of its passage.
NO HOPE OF INCREASED REPRESENTATION.
The session is almost closed and,nothing has
been done yet to give New Castle county in
creased representation. Even the title Of
the bill of which notice was given by Speaker
Holcomb to leave the question of division to a
vote OF the people of the county, has been used
for another bill having no reference to repre-
sentation in any shape. Both Mr.. Baldwin and Mr..
Nowland's bills to increase representation are
yet in the hands of the committee to whom they
were referred, With no very fattering prospect Of
ever seeing the light. Tho down country mem
bers excuse themselves on account of want OF
unanimity on County Division, as If that had
anything to do with the subject In other words
they are lodging, and the New Castle members
have not pinned them to the question as yet. /
fear they do not mean to.
THE FIRST FRUITS.
Those who have taken the trouble to read over
the dry proceedings of the Legislature may
have noticed that George Il. Phillips, Of
Sussex, as chairman introduced all the stock
law bills in the House. Amongst
the many passed was one including the village
of Concord, which passed about two weeks ago.
Mr.. Phillips now does not doubt the efficiency OF
the law as he was the first in the district who
had to plank down his dollar to get one of his
COWS released which had been impounded by an
eEterprsing neighbor.
ODDS AND ENDs
The amendment to the bill for the prevention
of cruelty to animals was again lost yesterday by
vote af 8 to g. when Mr.. Nowland changed his
vote for the purpose of reconsidering.
The present Legislature does not think that
defendants in n case should he Witnesses in their
own behalf. The bill to make them so has been
defe ated in the Senate.
Should both the colored educational bills pass
the Senate, the colored people of Wilmington
will be taxed twice, for school purposes. 1t is
probable that the Wilmington bill will not pass,
or else an amendment will be made to suit the
case.
The bill making it obligatory on Savings Banks
and insurance Companies to publish annual
statements has passed both Houses and become
law. S. H.