Daily Republican., 1881-01-15
STATE CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Tho Democrats vigorously oppose
she Two D0ilar Tax On Teacher y
Minor Matters.

| MhuhhohDs
From Our Own Correspondent.
DOVER, Jan. 12.-The frantic effort
of the Democrats In the House to-day
to redeem their characters were
amusing in the extreme. Nearly every
mothers son OF them, who msskly fol
lowed the lead Of the contradictory Mr.
Van Burkalow on Wednesday and kill'
ed the measure to secure:comDetition in
printing, whirled into line again undeI
the same leader and with the same sub
m Ission to-day, and worked and voted
with might and main in opposition tt
Mr.. Townsend's bill 10 remove the OBJ
noxious and outrageous tax Of tive
dollars on public school teachers.
This tax Is mean thing.
| 1t is like building cathedral out o.
servant girls wages.
i 1t Ia levying tribute -pcr the most
poorly paid class of Delaware laborers
1t is paying the Superintendent'a
salary by exaoting contributions from
men under.him who get scarce enough
to keep body and soul together.
! It could be- in operation in no State
but Delaware, and would be voted fol
by none by a Delaware Legislature
lsuch as that Of two years ago when the
act passed.
Yet the Democratic side voted in
Favor Of 1t to-day with one or two ex'
oeptions.
As anticipated in my letter yester.
day the Committee on Education,
Through 7. N. Williams, Its chairman,
made q favorable report upon the bill
with an amendment, repeating all the
|laws which might impose tax upon
pedagoguss. When the bill was In.
ltroduoed every one appeared favorable.
lNo sooner was a motiou made to adopt
1.-The amendment than q formidable op'
position arose. With himsy argument
and no logic to speak Of Mr.. Van Burk'
allow fought the measure, and said II
this law was repealed he wanted some
other tax imposed. BE respected
teachers highly. he didn't want class
legislation. He thought teachers should
consider It an honor topay tax. Con
lcluding, he said teachers are paid while
attending Institutes, and he did moi
think this should be done. Let them
take the money they get while attend
ing the institutes and pay the tax.
Mr.. Williams replied that no claaf
in Delaware is SO poorly paid as the
school teachers. The pay is far below
1.-The proper standard. He knew that
there was no other State in the Union
where teachers had to pay for the priv
ilegs to teaching the infant idea how
to shoot. In some instances 1t is a fact
that teaohsrs are paid while attending
institutes. And, why mott The law
requires that they mus. attend these
institutes. He knew Of school oommis,
sioners deducting from the salary o.
1 to achers the amount for Ihs time taken
while doing what the law required
The scavengers who clean the streets
get more pay than do those to WHOM
1.-The educational interests Of this and
future generations are intrusted. IL
New Castle schools keep open nine
months each year, in Kent, six months
and in Sussex, three. But in all the
teachers have to pay the same tax
Justice and principle demand that the
tax be taken of.
The Murderkill hundred economist
replied that this tax pays nearly $SOt
lot the State Superintendents salary
He then tried to comfort the matter intt
party question bat with painful lack
; OF SUCCESS, by saying that this matter
''does not come from the teachers, bu,
from the gentlemen from New Castle
county"
Mr.. Bradford then took hand and
spoke with great junction and earnest
ness in favor OF the measure. The
J amendment was put and carried by
. vote Of IA to s. After consideration o.
a slight amendment to the title the bill
came NJ for final action when Mr. Rob
inson moved an adjournment. The
chair decided the vote carried. The
wish was father to the announcement
however, for when Mr.. Bradford ques'
toned the vote it was found tt
stand, ayes 8, nays 10. Then the
matter was laid over until next Weines
day with consent Of lis friends.
The cause Of the opposition to the
bill is not that il Is regarded as any.
Thing but q wise measure. II Is no
that the Democrats think the tax a
Igood thing. 1t Is not that the teachers
have not come before the Legislature
and asked for the removal. Tne cause
is ab,ut as in6nites sinai as the sense ol
fairness possessed by MeSsrs. Van
Burkalow and Robinson. The Bill was
introduced by Republican, and all
the Republicans favor it. That is
where the rub comes. Only impar,ia
Democrats, such as T. N. Williams, A.
IC. Williams and Messrs. Register and
Tomlinson can be expected to vote for
lit. If it don't pass next Wednesday,
the teachers may mark the Democracy
as opposed to their interests.
THE LEGISLATIVE PRINTING.
With rather free use of the edito
rial eve" the 9az-tte's correspondent
attempts to defend ths Legislature for
not having competition In printing.
His excuse is that Ihe total amount OF
printing done for the Legislature OF
1879 was $775.25. THIS may, BE-, but
with com petition the work could have
been done for two, thirds of that amount.
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| GrumbleFs.
1t requires no special genius to be q
grumbler some one has said but show
US, please, the first person not a
Igrumbler when suffering with face.ache
or neuralgia Mr.. J. J. Kline, Rast
Berlin, Pa, writes in this wise: "Some
time ago, Mr.. Michael Trostel, of Para
disc Township, Pa, visited my store
and complained Of suffering with tooth
ache and neuralgia in the face. Hap
penipg 10 have bottle Of St. Jacobs
Oil open, induced him to rub his facs
Ia Ia oh hat