Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-09

that the cost to the State would not exceed
$4,000 in any event Major Powell spoke
very entertainingly and answered freely
and unhesitatingly various questions pro-
Rounded by his hearers. DIR. Hugh Martin
survey would be to the improvement of
drainage and ditch systems. Speeches
were also made by Messrs. Eisenbrey and
Higgins.
COMMITTEES AND DELEGATIONS.
It was a great time for committees and
delegations during the noon intermission.
In the Senate chamber a squad of High
landers hal Senator Williams cornered at
his desk and were swarming over and
around him like bees. Some wanted the
Smallev bill knocked out; some wanted a
slice taken off the annexed territory; some
wanted slice added to ii, and some
seemed to be pretty nearly satisfied with
the bill as it is Some changes are to be
made in the bill, but Speaker Donahoe OPP
posed it on party grounds and ii will have
a hard road to travel in the Senate.
Upstairs the legislative committee of the
board of officers Of the National Guard
had corralled Mr.. Higgins and his fellow
committeeman. The outcome of their
conference was that the officers are to pre-
pare another militia bill and Mr.. Eisenbrey
has promised not to call up his anthem
campment bill for a few days in order to
give them time to produce their new bill.
In another room, a kenton delegation
was discussing the bill for widening and
Strengthening the main street of that town.
The citizens OF kenton are always ready to
disagree and they would quarrel over the
setting of a. curb plank rather than not
quarrel at all.
The committee on claims had Mayor
Harrington, assisted by half dozen mem
bers of the Wilmington bar, setting forth
the reasonableness and rightfulness of
Chief Swiggett's bill Of 1915 for serving
acquisitions; while elsewhere committees
| were giving audience to school bill and
swamp and ditch bill delegations
The House committee on education has
reported favorably on the bill requiring
| the United States flag to be hniSted over
every Wilmington school house, and I'M
fayorably on the bill extending the same
| requirement to the public schools of the
| State. The committee somehow got the
impression that the people of Wilmington
| want the former bill, though the Board of
Education has not asked for it, Repre-
sentative Day will hold the bill back for q
\ few days to give the Wilmingtonians time
To object, if they desire to do so. The bill
comes from the z. @. S. of A; but who is
the flag manufacturer behind it?
Representative Walton's bill to amend
/ SNNtlull y. ttlhlhtT D0J, VOL. ~ v L.. HIS
| passed both houses. 1t reduces the amount
| to be raised by New Castle school districts
from $3.50 to sl0q, by Kent districts from
4 $40 10 slO0 AS the school elections come
oil next Saturday il is well that this should
be generally known.
Dover, April 2.-The School bill con
test is on. The Senate passed the Ross
bill yesterday; the House passed The
Cooper bill to-day. The bills are very
much alike, except that the Ross bill
provides for State superintendent; an
official whom the House regards as
neither useful nor ornamental. The
committees of the two houses made
4 some effort to get together on these bills
They held a joint, but inconclpsive
conference at the Capitol Hotel week be
fore last, and separated to meet again
But they did not meet again; so that
when Mr.. Ross called up his bill yester
day and put it through the Senate, thu
i House committee decided to follow sui
with the Cooper bill to-day. There viii
now be disagreement, the appointment
Of conferees and most probably coale
scence of the bills in the end-minui
the State superintendent. The Houst
bill raises the coored schools appropria
ton TO $4,000; the Senate bill to $4,000
The House bill provides that thu
State treasurer shall purchase the tex
books from the publishers; the Senat,
bill does not prescribe from whom h,
shall purchase The House bill alst
substitutes the governor, in place Of DIR
Raub, for president of the State Boarc
Of Education. This was done becaus,
DIR. Raub is himself the author and pub
fisher of a series of text books, anC
therefore presumed by the committee t,
be an interested party; although it ha
been argued with some force that com
petent man should not be displaced be
cause he happens to be the author ant
; publisher of text books that have re
ceiyed the approval of other members o
/ the board, as well as of other com
munities.
A GAMEY DEBATE.
The afternoon proceedings in tn
J House were spiced by a little dcbat
! over Mr.. Chipman's bills protect Gel
=. tain game in this State" The bill cam
/ out of committee with an adverse re
port, but it looked as though the Hous
was about to reverse the action of tn
eolllilittee. ae plli hake , II lhiaWlu
I9f any person 70 snip, carry out, &c, Z
$ lhe State, o. 70 attempt y snip, carr
9 robin, under penalty of So fine fc
!, each bird or rabbit, or, in defau
thereof, 30 days Imprisonment MOI
r residents are forbidden, under the SAN
i. penalty, 70 take game from one count
10 another, within the State. Anotht
S section provides that 'tany person ma
j lfIl rama ~ HE own land III any finn.