Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19

eral relations arise to report that I'll
committee is unable 10 come to any cor
clusion on the bill to foster the Nations
Guard, and they ask that this bill be II
ceived by the House and debated in Oh
committee of the whole. The officer
have been here to-day and given thei
ultimatum, the lowest penny on whic
they think this National Guard can eX
list, and they say if we cannot give Their
this they will have to give up their arm
and disband. Therefore move that W
go into committee of the whole on thi
bill"
10 was the first move to go into com
mittee of the whole that has been mad
this session.
Mr. Eisenbrey objected. He though
there was other business as importan
and pressing, and suggested that tn,
bill be made the special order for SOM
future day.
Mr.. Chapman suggested that latter i
comes time to adjourn we take an
hour" suggestion which met with nc
favor at all.
Mr.. Higgins then moved to make the
bill the special order for tomorrow
afternoon, which motion prevailed by
the following vote:
Ayes-Eisenbrey, Ellkinton, Hickman,
Higgins, Hutson, Richards, Thomas,
Walton, Speaker Sirman-0.
Noes-Jackson, Marvel, Z. ]. Morris,
X. X: Morris, Ridgcly, Smith, Tin
dali.
THE INSANE HOSPITAL.
The Insane Hospital gets. by the
House joint resolution this afternoon.
$4,000 outright and $4,000 per year.
The resolution, as first offered, by Mr.
Hutson, appropriated the amounts
asked for by the trustees; $4,000 for the
purchase of adjacent property, the re-
pair and fitting up of the hospital and
the erection of new buildings, and
S2o, 900 for current expenses. Mr..
Richards moved to strike out $4,000.
and insert $25,000. Mr.. Hutson moved
to amend by making it $4,000, and Mr..
Richards accepted and the House en-
dorsed the amendment.
Then Mr. Higgins offered resolution
recitlng that, in accordance with the
act Of 1859 creating the hospital State
the trustees to take, receive
and hold the insane asylum of Sussex
county, at Georgetown, on condition
mat the State should appropriate $4,000
10 Sussex county in return therefor. The
trustees of the State hospital have ex-
pressed their willingness to accept that
building; the trustees of the poor of
sussex have expressed their willingness
% convey the same; and il only remains
,or the state TO appropriate the $4,000.
This the resolution provided for at
las been handed me" said Mr.. Higgins.
simply because it was considered
courteous that resolution of this kind
Mould come from New Castle mem
lcr, II is not rs if Sussex county were
this, but il is the right eff
sussex, and New Castle gladly ac-
that she has carried out this
The resolutioniwas adopted
Without objection.
THE HERBERT SETTLEMENT.
State Treasurer Burnite, ex-Treasurer
icrbert, Frank Herbert, Senators Hons
on and Pilling and Representative
of the legislative committee.
nd Auditor Dulaney got together in
he treasurer's office this afternoon and
vent over the unsettled account of Mr..
lerbcrt Treasurer Burnite and Frank
lerbert had previously gone over the
ooks together and Mr.. Burnite express
ed himself satisfied that the statement
admitted by Frank, as telegraphed to
VERY EVENING, was correct. There
'as considerable discussion as to the
roper way of getting at what
lr. Herbert wanted-a final settle
tent certified to and the entry of
itistaction on his fathers bond. Ii was
nally agreed that the committee should
ct the Legislature to pass a resolution
lquiring exactly how much Mr.. Her
ert owes the State; that Treasurer Bur
tie should in reply state the amount:
nd that the Legislature should then
ass a resolution directing satisfaction
he entered on the payment of this
mount This amount, as wired to
VERY EVENING, has been ascertained
be exactly S37,39734. Frank had
Ibmitted letter from his counsel
'illard Salisbury, Jr., ESQ, advising
G course he had insisted on.
Mr.. Filling then propounded num-
n OF questions regarding the $4,000
an to Sussex county to build a new
urt house, which figures among the
ate assets. 1t was brought out that,
an act of 1877, Sussex county is to
~ the interest on this loan to the State
aasurer, the State treasurer is to pay
over to the trustee Of the school fund,
G trustee credits the payment to Sus.
X county for school purposes, and it
es into the general school fund of [
Essex county and is distributed pro
to among the districts of that county.
the contemplation of the original
" this annual payment of 5000 was ,,
be divided among all the counties,
OO to each, for the benefit of their /
spective school funds. For four wears I
sseX has paid no interest on this loan. {
ank Herbert explained: 'For two
ars gave her 800 each year. Now,
she tSussexl phys $1,000 she is en-
led to $1,000 Of il, and the other +
lnties get 800 apiece" In recurring
the above mentioned payment, Frank y
d; Il know we are $500 out" The !
Utter was so complicated as to be !
most incomprehensible to an outsider. !
LEGISLATITE PROCEEDINGS.
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ecially reported for the Gazette and journal =
Senate. n
DOVER, March 1.-THE Senate met al
~ q, IN, f
BY Mr.. Houston, an net to Il
corporate the Delaware Society Of the
IS OF American Revolution; by Mr.. VIII q
ms, an act lin relation to the larceny of 5
ne{i act to amend chapter 6D2, Vol. 81
~, Laws Of Delaware; House bill to g
orce Ncttie l.. Welsh from Newton Il k
'lsh; by Mr. Hall mn ACT For Az III