Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-03-24

ARCHIE dIvEss BILL HAS A BAcK-sET-THE
SCHOOL BILL THROUGH THE HoUsE-THE FREE
LIQUOR BILL ON THE RAGGED EDaE-HAwKs AND
OWLS.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
DOVER, March 49,
Yesterday, the twelfth week of the session
opened with full House and but Blk Senators
present. The afternoon in the House was the
busiest of the session, and several important bills
were disposed Of The first by special order,
was the
ARCHIE GIVEN REFuNDINd BILL
which was brought up by Mr.. Pyle, and pressed
10 final issue, when all at once, and much to
the surprise of the friends of the bill, Mr.. Bggs
slipped in motion to refer it to special COM
mttee of three, which motion was carried 30
quickly that but few of the members seemed TO
notice what had been done. The bill was refer
red to Messrs. Bggs, Voshell, and Houston, a
committee which it il said will not report the bill
back again, and AZ it cannot be called from the
hands of the committee under five days, 1t looks
AZ il the bill would be allowed long sleep.
The next bill of Importance was the new
FREE SCHOOL BILL,
which was put upon it's final passage and agreed
to by a vote of II yeas to nays.
True, the bill had been kicked about until 1t
had lost considerable part Of its vitality, but
still it is an advance upon the old law. ne
Secretary of State, State Auditor and State
Treasurer are to form State Board OF Educa-
ton, and the Governor is to appoint state Su-
perntendent, who ia to visit every school In the
State once a year, except consolidated districts
and Incorporated schools. He ID to hold
Teachers Institute, once year in each
county, examine candidates for teachers
and grant certificates, Tor all OF
which he is to receive $500 per annum. Each
school district in New Castle and Kent county
III to raise not less than 800 tax, and in Sussex
county not less than S75 before the State ap-
preparation can be drawn. This tax IL TO be
levied by the school commissioners Of each dis
trict without reference to vote Of the people
Following close upon the heels of the school bill
Mr. Pyle brought up the
FREE LIQUOR LICENSE BILL,
but to meet different fate from the School BILL
John W. Phillips attacked it as soon as 1t waf
brought up. and moved an indefinite postpone
ment, which was agreed to by vote or II yeas
to 10 nays MIR. Pyle, finding his bill was killed
rose to question OF order-that as the motion tt
indefinitely postpone WAS made once before
and lost, it could not now be renewed. Tht
Speaker then decided the point well taken. MIR
Phillips and Houston both stated that the pre-
yious vote for indefinite postponement was made
on the first reading of the BILL and this beint
the second reading the motion was in order
The Speaker however adhered to his decision
and as no appeal was taken the vote ON the adop
ton Of the bill which was in the shape oil a.
amendment was taken and defeated by vot
of 10 to 10, Mr.. Baldwin declining to vote
1t was fully expected last night that Archi
Given would be down with fresh supply o
long-necked bottles with which to retrieve Tn
broken fortunes of the day, but in vain was 1T
looked for. Blucher's timely arrival on the iiel
Of Waterloo saved Wellington, but Archibald,
seems, was no Butcher. After the excitemen
of the afternoon, ON these important bills, tn
Legislature turned its attention to the yer
grave ssbject of
HAWKS AND OWLS,
which pests BILL championed by Mr.. Lambde
intended to destroy. Mr. Baldwin put in pie
for those hawks and owls which destroyed th
mice of New Castle county, and urge that
their account, his county should be exempt frol
the provisions of the bill. Mr. Biggs though
by all means it would be best to destroy IL
pesky things, especially for Sussex, or eli
there would be no chickens left, and Cd
preachers would not stay there. III
bill WAS finally amended to let New Castle alor
and let Kent and Sussex march to the slaught'
of the birds Of prey. y. ii.