Daily Republican., 1883-02-13
OUR DOVER LETTER.
THE ose, 800 BILLPASSED-P PRX6.
PECT or A BUSY WEEK THE
CHARITY BALL, ETC.

J. This afternoon the Legislature cI
II tered upon the seventh week Of m
= session, with nothing Of particula
g moment 10 show for iissiX weeks work
: beyond the passage of a large nunIbe
: of private incorporation acts but thi
f; week, it is thought, will M ATTENDED
with II large amount Of business of vita
! importance.
Local option will no doubt be brough
up, together with the Wilmington char
ter, the immigration bill, increase
representation, railroad bills etc. u .
which will have n tendency 10 make
= the week lively one.
In the matter Of school Laws, from
present indications there will Il" littI,
done unless the committee Stir them
selves. for it now looks ~ though thrS
cared but little abou, the subject and
appear 10 b" waiting for something II
turn up. Surely the Committee on
Education was not well named rsp".
cially is this fact noticed in the Hous,
Committee. l. il TO be hoped, however,
that the committee will see the i'm
porianrr of 'hr school question and
take some steps for he accomplishment
of more efficient school laws.
This afternoon the bill authorizing
the Mayor and Council OF Wilmington
to borrow S2O, 900, to pay back the mis-
appropriated money belonging to the
Board Of Education, passed the Srnatt',
and as il has already passed the House,
it only remains to brrnrOll-h aud signed
by the Speakers of both Houses to br-
come an established fact, when the
Board OF Education can breathe NOR"
freely. The bill Went through without
any opposition wha'ryrr, and not u
word was said about thr members of
the last ti'Y Council, the majority o;
whom Were Democrats, for lnisappru-
priatiug money they had NO right 10
touch, This action, however, can b"
accounted for, when II is known thai
the members Of the General Assembly
are all Democrats with the exception of
Senator Belts, and thus tlp' action of IA
Democratic City Council is fully en-
dorsed Nw a Democratic Legislature.
wlIniISGToN'S NEW CHARTER
Will nohoubt br brought up this week,
and VIII cause considerable agitation.
The prTAcipal amendments to the char
ter will be- the Police and Water Com
mission bills, which. 1t is understood.
are already prepared, and will he tackled
on At Sn"h Il time as their advu"arrS
deem pepper The matter of cond-rnna-
tion Of water rights it is learned will
be- seriously opposed bN all the mill
owners along the Brandvwine, and as
the not influential of1lirse owners de-
i"at"d similar project ut the ast srs-
sion of rhc Legislature, it is thought
that their influence against il at this
time will have considerable weight
Both the Police and Water Commission
bills witi meet with considerable opro>i
tipn i"th from the members and the
najor's of the citizrnsof Wilmington,
who are seriously opposed to the crca
ton of any unnecessary offices that
would materially inrreass the taxation.
while the city would not be beurfit-d
thereby, mud are AS well of without
them. II is well understood that il isl
nothing more chan u political scheme to
create offices for politicians who are at
present ""ut in the coId, and want n
" fat position at the expense of the tax
payers.
other portaonS of the Charter will no /
doubt receive considerable attention and |
Il number Of aglrndncntS will no doubt .
be made.
THE STATE LIBRAEY.
In the senate this afternoon Mr.. Coop
rr gave notice OF Il bill to establish the
Stat" Library. 1t appears thai there
hh- never been aM act passed for such
purpose, and that the Legislature has
\" power 20 appoint Il Librarian, "onsr-
IuentIy that office has NOT been filled,
Is previously reported, the Senate hay
ny n"u-cpncurrrd in the House Joint
'esolnion appointing Samuel ID. Truitt
o the position, as the Governor alone is
to make all appointments !
lot otherwise provided for, and this was
me of the offices that came under this
lead. Mr.. Co"pcr'S bill provides that
he State Library shall consist Of the !
poks, pamphlets, maps, charts, and !,
ocnmcntS of every KIND now belonging !
. the same, together with such Others "
$ il may hereafter acquire by gift, pur- Il
haSe exchange or otherwise. u
SECTION = provides for the appoint J,
lcnt, by the Governor of the Librarian u
II til" first Tuesday in March, 1883,
nd every two years thereafter: said 90
lficrr TO be swOr.. in and tax" his seat p
II the 9th Of April. Before entering Il
pom his duties he is required to take
lc oath Of office and give bonds in the a
I'm Of s., 600 for the faithful performs IA
nee Of hi> duties.
SE' TIoN ) gives tn" Librarian gen II
al charge Of the state House, in order or
lat the same may be- properly cared ~
"; 10 make such rulrS and regulations Is
ne may deem proper, with the con
mt pt the Judges Of the Court, govern
g the library. He Shall keep a com.
etc record Of all books taken from the
brary and require til" return Of the pl
m" within thirty days, unless renewed an
7 written application, but III no case {,
all there be more than one renewed at
,r Noncompliance with the above Il f.
lc is imposed.
SECTION authorizes a complete rec hi
Il Of all books, etc, tu be kept and the ra
IN" properly labelled ,o'
SECTION ; provides for the deposit th'
< got 30 copies Of the laws, when pub {"
he'd, in the library and the disribu- th'
N Of copy to each stat" and Terri 500
ry in the Union, one TO the Congress liv
mai Library, one to Delaware Col srN
,e, one to the Historical Society Of
.laware, and one to the New Castle dis
unity Library. The section also pro tri
les for Il like distribution Of the Judi Of
Try and thancery reports. apl
SECTION q defines the duties Of the lea
brarian in the opening and closing Of pai
office and provides for a report at SIR
: opening Of each session of the Leg me
ltnre. cOIl
SECTION I empowers the Governor to !
cove the Librarian for non-prriorm- En-
re- Of his duties, and section y appro- con
atcs SO annually for til" current rx- Il
iScS IT The same. :
SECTION 9 iNrS III" salary Of the w,l
&c at 5000 (douhr Of that now in ,rr
!ur) ri I
'M1ioN 10 appropriatrS 500 an fcL
lily for the use Of tit" Library, to be NuI
'nnhrh. .hy the Librarian under til" ,uti