Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

one year, Delnb bnp ''u1Slra1lcnlSlDgF pro-
visions against which Republican orators
have inweighed so vehemently in every
campaign and regarding the operation OF
which SO many columns of sensational
matter has been regularly wired to New
York and Philadelphia papers.
THE REGISTRATION BILLS.
The passage of the registration bills by
the House to-day, without opposition from
the Republican members, materially
changes the outlook and brings within
| sight the possibility of reaching final ad.
| journment this week. Had these bills
been fought, according to the original pro.
gramme, whole day could very easily
have been taken mp in the passage of each.
Three considerations operated to change
| the Republican programme. First, that il
would be no use to oppose them, because
the Democrats had the votes and the will
to put them through secondly, that TO OPP
pose them would be merely to waste time
and needlessly prolong the session; and,
| thirdly, that they are unconstitutional and
therefore cannot be enforced. Hence their
passage occupied only the time consumed
in their final reading about an hour to
each bill. The Wilmington bill had been
amended in committee so as not to conflict
with the Wolcott Ballot bill.
$4,000 FOR THE FAIR.
The Worlds Fair bill, Notwithstanding
its recommitment some time ago, came up
for passage to-day with no change in the
personnel Of the commissioners. These
remain as follows New Castle county,
Thomas b. Smith, Col Henry A. du Pont,
Mrs. Emily Rodney; Kent, Robert w.
Reynolds, William r. Allaband, Mrs.
Harriet @. Kenncy; Sussex, George w.
Emory, Matthias 7. Moore, Miss Ida
Bacon. The bill, as reported from com
mittee, carried the original appropriation
OF $4,000. Under suspension of the rules,
Mr.. Eisenbrey moved to cut this down to
$1,000. The motion prevailed by vote
Of | 10 ?. Mr., Higgins, who had voted
against the reduction stated afterwards
that he had been informed that $4,000
would be enough to put up the Delaware
building and that, as another Legislature
would meet before the Chicago fair, there
would be an opportunity then to get a
further appropriation, il needed.
FREE TEXT BOOKS.
Senator Ross having at last yielded the
State superintendent point, the House bill
for free text books was called up and
passed this morning, with some amend
ments which were concurred in by the
House this afternoon. Besides furnishing
free text books to the public schools. the
bill increases the annual appropriation to
colored schools to $1,000, Il raise of $1,000.
The Senate amendments increase the com
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done under the bill to $500 from $500.
change the date of school elections to the
last saturday in June, instead of the first
Saturday in May and make corresponding
changes in the taxing machinery, &c; ex-
tend the terms of the present county SUI
perintendents to the second Tuesday in
July 1892, and provide that their successors
snail be appointed for one year There is
some alarm expressed us to the effect of the
sappu1 unlpnunput Siunn SuSgpx pOnnty
farmers are reported as always regulating
the planting Of their corn by school cleo
tion day, and fears are expressed that the
change may mislead some Of them into get
ting their corn nipped by November frosts
before il has time to mature.
The Senate passed to-day the House bill
imposing severe penalties on any person
who may be caught in attempting to blot
''notsn attach riders, alter dates, or com
nit any other Bill Leeisms hereafter.
Governor Reynolds to-day appointed
Julian ID. Janvier of New Castle notary
public.
The coIored college bill, passed by the
Senate, WAS started through the House to-
day. The three colored trustees have been
stricken out, making the directory COM
prise one (white) Democrat and one Re-
publican, also white, from each county, as
follows: Charles Il. Lore, Henry G. Con-
rad George w. Marshall Daniel NJ.
Rdgely, Willie NJ. Ross, Henry p. Can non.
1t appropriates 5000 for the erection of
buildings and dlycrts to the institution
one-liftl of the annual government appro-
pfiation for instruction iii agriculture and
the mechanic arts.
Tho Senate having cut Willard Sauls-
bury's Insolvency bill down to one sec
ton, the House this afternoon killed what
was left Of it.
The House passed this afternoon bill
transferring the regulation of Wilmington
plumbing operations, with the plumbing
inspector and his appointment, from the
City Council to the Street and Sewer De
partment.
Mr.. Esenbrey introduced bill provid
ing state printing shall hereafter not be
paid for unless duly authorized and thai
not more than two insertions Of proclama-
tions, &c, shall be paid for unless specially
ordered.
The enrolling clerk of the next General
Assembly is to be compensated AT the rate
of two cents per line of 10 words.
After some discussion, the House this
afternoon, by Il vote of IL to Z, passed the
bill providing the secretary of state with
an assistant at 5000 per year.
The House bill to eradicate the city
auditor rider passed the Senate to-day.
There is an impression here that Will
liam IL. Lee has abscunded and will not
appear before the bar of the Senate to-
morrow
Colonel Martin and A. P. Robinson
promise from 5000 to 6,000 votes
for constitutional convention next Tues
day, Kent is pronounced good for 1000
votes. New Castle ought TO furnish at
least 10000.
DOVER, May 14.-.The Legislature got
down to work an hour earlier than usual
this morning, with discrimination to
wade through ms much of the remaining
business as possible, After Mr.. Smith had
presented some remonstrances against the
Silver Brook bill, signed by such firms as
the Harlan & Hollingsw6rth Company,
the jackson n Sharp Company, the Lob
dell Car Wheel Company and many other
heavy corporations and well known indi-
vduals, accompanied by remonstrances
from the riparian owners along both
streams and from all the members of the
Street and Sewer Department; and Mr.. u.
i. Morris had gotten through resolution
for the printing, with inexpensive bind
ing, of 1,000 copies Gf the Free Text Books
BILL MIR. Higgins recalled the militia APP
preparation bill, which, after its recent
passage, had been adiudged reconsidered,
although some were not aware OF it. After
some discussion the bill was passed by the
following vote;
Ayes-Cranston, Day, Eisenbrey, ElISin-
ton, Higgins, Hutson, Smith, Thomas, Wal
ton, Speaker SrmanA10. ~
Noes-AttiX. Hickman, Marvel, Morris,
e. j., Morris, Il. Rs.
SILVER BROOK LOST.
At II a. M, the Silver Brook bill was
taken up and, on motion of Mr., Chapman,
the House took recess of Is minutes to
hear the measure discussed. Mr.. Chapman
took the chair and called first on the oppo-
nents of the bill. To this invitation, Il. G.
Bradford, Esq, replied that their side of
the case had been so fully set forth that
other side being then called, for, Peter J.