Daily Republican., 1889-03-14
OUR DOVER LETTER.
YESTERDAYS LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS.
Representative Downhain's Act In Reia-
tion to Free Seloois-The uomDo-
paihic Hospital Wants Some
County Money.


DOVER, March 13.-The act introduced
by Representative Downham to day In
relation TO the free schools OF the State Is
the best measure that has yet besn pre-
seLted for the benefit OF our school sys-
TEN. The present system Is in many re-
spects but very little different from what
II was when iirst adopted, aud is eoisid-
erably behind legislation in other Stat =.
Mr. Downham is thoroughly Interested
In the cause ot education, and has taken
much pains In preparing the pr sent law.
His object has been to give the State a
mea uIe that Will bo Of lasting beDtfl'.
Tue tlll Is very 20 luminous, covering 2G
pages OF legal cap, and divided into SO
sections. The bill follows in a great maay
| particulars the r, port Of Professor A, N
Rau'', of the State Board OF Education.
Section establishes Board ol Eduea.
tion consisting OF the president of Della
ware ColIeg-, the Auditor Of Accounts
aud tue three couny supefintendcuts.
The annual meetings of the Board are
TO be held In January and September Ia
each year AZ Dover. The Board is given
power to TO make bylaws, AID do most
everything t. at will be necessary to carry
| into execution proper contiol of the
scbOul-. The bill provides for the hum
drtd system throughout the s ate, with
the exception OF tie City OF Wilmington,
This provision Will meet with the strong
est opposition, which will come pfinei-
pally from the iucorpo ated districts,
the Hundred System providing for grad
ed and high schO Is. Tho act contains
many mtritorious pro. sions and ia In
line with progress IN education. There
are come features that 1t possibly would
do we'll ot the present time TO leave out
but the bill as whole should be adopted.
The idcnds of education In the STATE are
thoroughly hopeful that some good may
come out OF tue House and may see It's
way clear to pass the bill. The Hun.
dred system against which there is tho
most objection has work, most excel
lett results when tried In other States.
The subjec, OF butler inspector again
came up in III, House this afternoon.
Rep escnIative Big S introduc d a sub
stitute for the original boiler bill. The
substitute was drawn by Col. E. r.
Cooper and is very complete. 1t pro-
yidee for inspectors TO bo appointed I, r
Kent and New Castle COUNTIES who shall
be thorough men ami also defines what
are coed Hers.
Unless there is change OF program
before tomorrow morning, to morrow
will be one OF the nlost memorable days
Of the session, and Constitutional Con
vention will be up for final con liberation
as far as the koise is concerned The
Il, publlcans have agreed to present a bill
CIV ng Sussex eighteen delegates, Kent
sixteen, and New CGs tie twenty -onc. Ol
these delegates I've are To be elected u,
iarQe lri IN Sussex, seven from Keut and
New Castle uud four from Wilmington
OF the Wilmington Gelcgdtes voter can
only vote for two. The election of dele.
gates from districts in Wilmington has
been removed.
1t is tel!eved that Mr.. Lodge will pre-
9 mt n minority report embracing iu many
partlcula's the Eckel's bill. In presr nj.
lug this it Is not known ju. what his posi-
ton Is. II ls believed however thnt Il
VIII In The end vote fora convention. The
Lepu u ans propose ~ igbt Tor the.l
bill and have arrived at Last to a bill
which they all agree. Mr. Down ham
will present 1t and urge It's passage. Its
disposition hy The Senate ls a matter tol
which no delin!te answer eau be made. A
str ny effort Will be made by lndepend.
enl Democrats TO Induce the members 10
vote for the bill. II is also alleged that
tina body will pre- cnt bill OF their own,
what II can be like no one can be expect
ei find out. The Republicans arc de.
tcrm;ned TO place themselves On recorT
aud make the light two years 10 come OF
their position. Eleventh and MonIo,
strrcts Nhi ne opeLeu II the Street aud
sewer - PaI'ihent say 60 senator Dora
hoe ehlle'i .ne o,li up this afternoon ant
III III neat il.t!e sptech urged lts pa sage
re Dlil "eut lnrough IKE breeze every
mtmber yotHg for T.,
Inc az pascal iepeals the act OF 100
i. usillH tHe stItetA, anu provinces mat lh'
stfeet anu 1e"eI DepArimeht Ahsll de
l. clue wien tle streets shall DO opened
"n"o '1'' o,tVs ~ nS ereu
House mud Keurcscntative Grav in th,
Su,te They bntb s,nnj hy ,heir con
stitnents I'm The mailer W."
gbe AJdIrLs nennIe arc evrscl,no :,
ao somplhing with tbeir hin ,bis or 10
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also nnderstood that tbcv nv nsn, f.,n..
he renort after nresen,I5e a. ysr,i 49, nend
,s ments.
The manapers of the Uom,a NTH
: UotnitaI have an Amendment tn thai
recent charter, asking that The lev
.. Conf of New Castle Ionptv he an,bori,e,
10 make a small REORGANIZATION toward
Inc sunnort of m. hnsnIial The hill re-
cites thai nearly S35oG has been raised to
II the hospital by priv ate subscription an
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