Evening journal., 1889-04-27
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The special committee appointed to IN
vestipate the cause Of the deficit IN the
school book account beg leave TO submit |
the following report
gba committee has ayailed itself of |
every possibe means TO secure light on
mis- snbiect. but without satisfactory re-
sults The committee is Of the opinion |
thar there was looseness in |
tbe management of the book af-
fairs. which was the outgrowth Of the
law. From the best information the
committee can procure it appears that
the state has lost over $40 600 by going
into the book BUSINESS The committee
has been able to account for some Of the
losses to their own satisfaction. Part Of
the ledgers showing a statement of the
accounts have been misplaced, and the
figures, to which the public is
entitled, are in part from the books and
in part from the verbal statements made
to the committee.
This completely exonerates Messrs.
Carpenter aud Williams
The first to fall under the axe was the
assessment law of Mr.. Davis and the
following bills come in order: An act con
cerning delinquent taxes doing away
with extending the time to pay taxes
three months; the Davis tax collector
law, doing away with the delinquent list
TO allow political parades in the night
time The act providing for a general
distribution of public documents was
slaughtered The fee Of % cents for
registry transfers Of real estate will not
be allowed the Surveying Department Of
| Wilmington. The Dunn bill TO cause
trustees and executors sales Of real
estate to be published was killed
because there is enough law at present TO
cover the case. The bill to repeal the tax
OH manufacturers and retailers went
under the executioners axe because il
would deprive the state of too much
revenue The Biggs Battery of VIII
mington viii not be part Of the First
Regiment or Of the state militia The
| LAWYERS will not have their license fees
applied to the purchase of law books.
STATE INSANE HOSPITAL.
A loan was authorized to pay for the
New Castle Insane Asylum at $40, 600.
The bonds to be four per cent. and to run
ten years. Subsequently a joint resolu
tion was passed appropriating $l4, 600 to
maintain the asylum a year 1t is
believed that this will maintain the in
stitution and have something to spare
STATIONERY AND PRINTING.
The bill Of Detrie g. Blackburn for
stationery amounted TO 81, 072.S5. OF
this amount 81 800 was ordered by ex-
Clerks Cooper and Moore. These gentle
man based their estimate of the amount
required upon that used at the session Of
1887, which was a little over 81, 200.
The House, however, was very extrava.
CANT in its demands for stationery and
Clerk Gum and Librarian Gocden were
compelled to buy over 800 more to sup
ply them. When the bin was
presented it caused a rattling of the
dry bones. The House members kicked
on paying it and Mr.. Detre was sent for.
He satisfactorily explained every item
and showed that the goods were furnished
at list prices The firm has been fur
nishing the Pennsylvania Legislator,
for thirteen years past and this was tn,
first time their bill had ever been ques
toned. The bill of the Pennsylvania
, Legislature for this session was $500, 600
q much less per cent than ours. Tn
stamps required by the House TO send on
! its mail amounted to 5000 two's an,
4 1000 or 5000 ones. The Senate use
/ less than 1, 600 Of both kind
The bill Of the printing for the Hous
! amounted to over 81 500. The Senate bill
I was about $40O.
{ CLOSING EXERCISES.
+ In the Senate resolutions of thank
g were voted by rising votes TO the speaker
/. clerk and Assistant Clerk Vandegrift
sergeanC-at arms, workman. Page Stew
S art Chaplain Kidney aud H. w Macln
2 tire, reporter of the EVENING JOURNAL
for his impartial aud complete reports
4 The speaker in adiourning the body said
1T becomes my duty to perform the las
2 final act Of this session of the Senate o
Delaware. / return to the members in
dividually and collectively many thank
: for their kind and courteous con
sideration which | have receive,
e while presiding over their deliberations
] Also to the officers of the Senate for tn,
r faithful performance of their duties ant
e their accommodating and obliging man
4 ners. 1t is true we in measure to da,
: break ties of friendship which TO a Ger
n tain extent make us 10th to part, ye
n there is a duty which calls us home, &
g which all viii 90 not regretting that W.
+ are through our labor. now declar,
a the Senate adjourned sine die.
y In the House resolutions were passe
y thanking all the officers. Gold-heade
, canes were presented TO Speaker Hot
T fecker and Clerk Gum by the Democrat
J. members, the one to the speaker bearin
d the names of the Democratic members
e When the clock marked 11.15 a. n
n Speaker Hoffecker arose and delivered a
IT address first to the Democratic side (
it the house and then to the Republica
10 members His address was full Of fee
TO ing. After ne had declared the Hous
re adjourned a a'general handshGking ensue
o. and all the members took the evenin
w trains for home.
ne NOTES.
u Thomas r. Lally's efforts to secure tv
~ additional notaries for the city Of Wi
y, mington were successful. The govern,
ny ny will in all probability appoint Mr.. Lal
As TO one of the new positions and as Il
" Office is remunerative there is no doul
n- that there will be plenty Of applicant
IA for the other.
e The bill prohibiting minors from mi
~ representing their age was indefinite
ea postponed in the House. Thus everythir
ne that the Liquor Dealers Protective A
e. sociation asked for was refused. ~
% liquor men Of Wilmington are respon,
81 bic for what the Legislature has do
il this session.
&C. The new State House bill was knock,
e ont in quick order in the House. NJ
ey Hynson did the work with a motion
y. indefinitely postpone.
up Representative Whiteman called
Sc his anti Chicago Beef bill. He had civ
~ up all hope of passing 1t before, b