Evening journal., 1891-04-03

MIR. f1lltnE-'I rms is Tor tour years.
Does the Committee on Education
recommend that bill to pass2 know it is
not too long for good uperintendent
but 1t is a gsod while for poor one
Mr.. Rlchardson-'The Educational
bill passed yesterday was amended to
make the term OF the state superinten-
dent two years
Mr.. Rall-"It appears TO me as IL
every officer in the state wants his salary
increased have always been told shat
these county superintendents were
| deadheads on the railroads. They get
| 81 900 per year, aud / can end ten per-
sons In either OF the counties who would
be glad TO get it for that amount | am
opposed TO the bill "
Mr. Houston-"Yon must remember
that Sussex county is much larger than
| Kent county. IL costs more TO travel In
/ Sussex do not think the increase
very large one. Mr. Williams aud
talked the matter over and thought IT
very reasonable. | move the bill be laid
on the table for future consideration.
Mr. Hall think we can settle the
matter here and now
Mr. Houston's motion prevailed, and
the bill was laid on the table.
The Lodge Dodge
The Senate put summary end to the
House bill for the relief Of Martin "
! Lodge this afternoon. The beneficiary
Of the bill claimed $500 state bounty for
acting rs volunteer from this state
during the late unpleasantness Much
surprise was expressed when the House
passed IT, It was said it would throw
open the doors Of the state treasury to
| hundreds on such bills. The bill was
| introduced by Senator Houston. Speaker
Donahoe, who was out Of the chair at the
time, said
II think 1t would be as well to take
the bull by the hor right here. move
that the bill be indefinitely postponed:
and all similar bills that may come before
US"
| Several others spoke In the same strain
and the bill was hurried into the pigeon
hole With other unfortunates
constitutional Convention Bill
The Constitutional Convention bill was
enrolled to day and sent TO the office ofthe
secretary of state TO be certified to and
receive the great seal Of the state.
College for Negroes.
Senator Pilling's bill for state support
Of college for colored students will not
pass In It's present shape. The trustees
named in the bill give the Republicans a
majority Of the board with minority
negro representation. For instance. Hon
Charles B Lore, Dem Fl @, Conrad,
(Rsp Daniel Hamilton, (negro scavenger
of Wilmington) This is New Castle q
repress ntaiion The bill provides for two
Republicans and one Democrat in Kent
and Sussex county. The bill Is in the
hands OF Senator Williams and will re
ceive some radical amendments in re
spect to the members Of the board
Some suggest that the negro college
should be placed under the control Of
the board of trustees Of Delaware
College
Gooden aad the Bar X Mil she'd"
State Librarian John @. Gooden Il
busy to- night packing up his effects pr
paratory to returning TO the friendly
, shelter OF the old bark mill shed" al
} Willow Grove His term expires mex
} Wednesday at midnight He Is 81
sanguine that his term will expire tha
J he will not sit up to be assured OF It, bu
next day win induct his successor intS
3 office and give him instructions.
/ Mr.. Gooden Is well-hked BY all wh'
Q have business In the library, but when b.
| IS IN the fecorueE oiuCb tfActHK OUT
, genealogical tree the lawyers sometimes
have to get out writ Of "around town
y before they can get him hack.
/ There are hve applicants for tn
position They are Willard S Carsons
Peter c. Gruwell. Walter Hawkins an,
Ezekiel Cooper Of Kent county, ana @
w. Kenney Of Sussex county It looks
! very much like State Librarian Gruwell
: His movements indicate that, he expects
/ lightning to strike him. In Januar,
! be moved from North Murderkill to Soutl
/ Murderklll hundred. He found that h
was too near the governor, who cannot
give all the Offices to South Murdorkil
Il hundred So Gruwell took up his be'
and walked" to West Dover hundred I
9 give the lightning a better chance Il
: strike him. Kenney may get the Office \
b make 1t impossible for him to send ou
any more circulars on the eve Of an eleC
1 tion.
r The candidates for the Office Of Regis
) ter Of Wills are: Peter X Meredith
:, Colonel f T. Cooper, Edmund Bailey
! Henry @. Wolcott, James A. Smith an
J, H. @, Collision.
! The Colonization Scheme.