Daily Republican., 1881-04-05
STATE CAPITAL GOSSIP.
ATE'S SUBSTITUTE TO THE
SCHOOL BILL.
Mr. Robinson Rebuk cd-An Unpop.
60 uiar Election Law-HOpe
Dawning for the Ger
rymRndereFs.

SpecisI Correspondence OF the Republican.
DOVER. April 4.--rhe school bill Is
finally law. The House to-day passed
the Senatc'S substitute 10 the bill, and
the head Of Superintendent Groves is
ont of danger. The act was passed as
il came from the Senate, and 1t pro
vides that the Superintendent shall
have an assistant. There was oppOsi,
ton to the bill, which came chiefly, as
"A matter Of course. from Mr., Robinson,
and that gentleman got fine raking
over the Goals from r. \. Williams.
Mr. Robinson objected to the salaries
paid the superintendent and his assist
ant-Sl 500 to the former and $500 to the
lattcr-and wanted TO tack on an
amendment, to make this paltry pay
airing his speech he gave
the surprising information tEM there
was no one who could appreciate educa-
tion more than he. He was in favor OF
education. hut with u glance of mourn
full compassion toward I. n, WilIiams)
he was not fanatic as some persons
were
The gentleman from SratUrd is not a
man 10 take this sort Of thing in meek
ness. Ii was plain, he declared in re-
sponse, that Mr.. Robinson was not Il
fanatic on educational subjects-it was
equally plain that his professions of
friendship for the cause were not honest.
He was always sopposed to voting money
for school purposes, bur the other day
did not hcsitat" 10 vote $2. 100 for men
10 play soldier with. The gentleman
was inconsistent when he talked in this
scltlaudatory way Of being a friend of
education.
The truth of what Mr.. Williams said
was shown when the vote was taken
and Mr.. Robinson, after vaiAly trying
10 dodge the vote, cast his ballot In the
negative, along with NanBurkalow and
the Speaker. Let il here be stated that
upon every educational measure the
Indian River gentleman has been found
in opposition.
AN ORNOXIOUS ELECTION LAW.
Mr.. Cahall's bill with reference to
elections came mp to-day and was pass
ed The bill was drawn by Democratic
politicians. and proposed to amend the
present election law, which provides
that tax receipts, when presented, shall
be- stamped as soon Us the vote is aC-
ceptrd. The amendment was to require
the stamping of tax receipts whether
the vote was accepted ur not. Seeing
the great trouble which this would oc-
saSion, as il would prevent man who
had gotten by mistake into the wrong
precinct, from voting, the Republican
members, after great trouble succeeded
in having substitute adopted, which
reads like this ANY person offering
TO vote on the ground Of having paid
his tax shall produce receipt for such
tax" This was the lesser of two evils,
and the Republicans had it put in in
stead of "A more obnoxious measure, but
voted against it in the end, on the
g.dUai that, while il is not SO objection
able as the other, il is wholly unnrces-
sary and will cause much trouble The
law previously made it optional with
election officers whether the voter pro-
duced his tax receipt or not
THE STOLEN STATE RECORDS.
After receiving communication
from the Delaware Historical Society
upon the subject Of the stolen records of
the State recently sold by the late DR..
W. Kent Gilbert Of Philadelphia to the
C0ngrr Ssional Library at Washington,
the House to-day passed the following
joint resolution on Mr.. Bradford ) mo
ton.
"WHEEE.\S il has been represented
to the General Assembly that certain
papers and documents of
great historical value and interest, com
prising original public records, official
letters. &c, pertaining to the colonial
aud early stat" History OF Delaware,
have been recently purchased for the
Us" Of the Congressional Library at
from the heirs OF DR.. VIM.
Kent GIIb"rt, Ialc OF pkiradc!phia, de-
ceased, ami
WHEREAS, II has been represented
b this General Assembly thar some of
th" said pap"rS and documents were
AIKEN from III" archives Of the State of
ID 'lawarr. and dlspuN"d Of without law
tul authority to hr said Dr. Gilbert, or
t" tn" person or persons from whom he
obtained them. Therefore, he il
Resolved, That the Senators and Rep
re- rutatiy"S OF this State in Congress be
= I'd they are requested to endeavor to
r rov"r pos session 0t the said papers
and records a belong to this State, in
D der that they may hc returned to the
Offices from which they were taken"
No FREE MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The preachers bill dispensing with
licenses was reported without
recommendation by Ihr House Revised |
Statutes CuInmitfcc. MpSSrS. Bradford, |
Easthurm, EIilNon, Swaynr, Townsend |
and Woodkr"per voted in favor Of the
bill.
The game hill finally passed the
House. II has been bone Of contention |
the whole session. Mr.. TownSend'S S |
amendment making the season in New
Castle commence on November II. az ut |
present in Kent and Sussex, and end
January LIST, instead of January L, was
adopted and the bill as amended was
OTHER Hills PASSED.
Til" H0uS" passed bills in addition to |
The above as follows : TO require license
petitions to be signed by free holders,
1 stead Of merely respectable citizens
presenting duties of prothonotaries and
Recorders Of Deeds !; to allow the SuS.
'eX County Indians to receive portion
,t the appropriation for colorcd cduca-
ion with reference to the marsh men
near Newport known as "Conrad's Grip
de-"
Tie Senate passed three bills: in rela-
lion to tn" Wilmington Turnpike and
me wilmington and Philadelphia Turn
bike incorporating the Brandvwine
iornet Band incorporating the Mispil-
ion Navigation Company incorpora-
ing the Kent County Paper COMPANY
mock law fordistrict SO, Sussex County
stock law for district Z, New Castle
jounty : relating to the streets of Do
ypr rnlut iutr Ia thn Nau ftaut la N,,.,,l