Evening journal., 1893-03-31
THE STATE AND THE CHURCH

Hereafter No Appropriations OF the Pub
lie Money VIII Be Made to the Sunday
schools.
The bill TO do away with county ap.
preparations to Sabbath schools was re
ported favorably in the Senate by the
committee on revised statutes The
appropriations to each school is very
small and the churches have requested
that the law be repealed. The Baptists as
sert that the law is unconstitutional as
1t makes the state recognize the church.
Trustees on Their Ears.
Speaker Houston presented commu.
nication from the Trustees Of the Poor of
New Castle county protesting against
the charge that special constabes were
required at the State Hospital for the
Insane at Farnhurst because ofsthe un.
ruly conduct Of employees and inmates
Of the county almshouse Speaker
Whiteman presented similar communi.
cation to the House. The object OF the
trustees of the hospital was to clothe
some employe with the power Of consta
BILE TO quell any disorder which might
occur on the grounds No special refer
ence was made to the almshouse except
ing remark dropped by Senator Pilling
in explaining the purposes OF the bill
Safety In the Many.
The House bill merging the election de
partments of Wilmington and placing the
municipal election under the control Of
the state Department had set back
yesterday. 1t passed the House on Wed
nesday and went into the Senate. Yes
terday Andrew c. Wilson, of Whining
ton, came to Dover and pointed out the
extraordinary powers Of making registra
tion transfers which were vested in the
clerk of the department He thought the
powerss hould bevested in the commission
ers This led to desire on the part ofthe
House to reconsider its action and give
the measure further consideration. Ac.
cordingly the House sent request to the
Senate for the return of the bill. The
request was granted, and the bill now
reposes In the House There is some
opposition to Mr.. Wilson's proposed
amendments.
No Kent Island Investigation.
The Stout fam ly may rest content.
The General Assembly will not appoint a
joint committee TO investigate the own
ership Of Kent Island at the mouth of
Leipsic river. The House Joint resolu.
tion was reported adversely yesterday by
Senator Pilling, of the COMMITTEES on
Finance. He said that there was nothing
IN the thing That the General Assembly
appointed such committee several years
/ ago and the attorney general was author.
lied to help the members It did not
amount to anything then and would not
now. de said that One-half of the island
was recently sold for $3.50. He could
not asoertein who originated the resolu.
tion but he felt convinced that there
was a job in it for somebody The reso.
luton was non concurred in.
No Tuberculosis Eradication.
It looks as tuberculosis will have two
years of grace in Delaware. Representa-.
tive Whittock, from the House Commit.
tee on Agriculture. made au unfavorable
report on the Farmers Institute bill pro.
viding for the eradication of bovine IN
berculosis by examining herds. and con.
demning and destroying diseased Cattle
The committee thought II would be a
very costly experiment without accom-.
plishing the desired object.
Work Of the Corporation Committee.
The House Committee on Private Cor
porstions met yesterday afternoon
and decided to make a favorable report
on the House bill supplemsnting the act
concerning private corporations. The
Oil will probably be passed to-day.
IL provides that the certificate of incor.
poration Of building or building and loan
associations shall not be required TO state
an amount Of capital stock to be paid in
before commencing business. and no per
centage Of stock shall be required to be
PAID in before the association shall bs
organized and commence business. When.
ever any one Of the corporators named in
certlncate Of Incorporation to be fled
OF any commissioner appointed in anv
act OF incorporation to take subscriptions
Tor capital stock shall have died before
the organization Of such corporation. the
powers vested in such corporators or
commissioners shall thereafter be vested
IN the survivor OF survivors of such cor
porator or commissioner.
The committee also had under consid
Grafton the bills to incorporate Kirl.
"ood and St. Georges and Chester and