Evening journal., 1895-03-06
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


Be Paroled-DIvoree Biils-City Legis-
Iation wanted-Notes Of the Capitol
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March Senator Records has
been true to his word. He has killed the
Senate bill increasing TO 50 600 the
annual appropriation to the Delaware
Industrial school for Girls, and exempt
ing from taxation the real and personal
property OF the corporation. BE reported
the bill without recommendation yester-
day and Immediately proceeded to read
it's burial servics
Mr. Records. ds.-"Mr. Speaker, the bill
was reported unfavorably ten days ago
by the committee and recommitted for
the purpose of giving the ladies inter
ested In the work q chance TO come down
to make statement TO the committee
One member of the committee has
changed his views In regard to 1t since
that interview, but the other two members
are Of the same opinion ss when 1t was
first reported. l, as member of this Senate
| would be heartily In favor of the bill
II we had the money to appropriate, but
/ unfortunately our state treasury is not
In condition now to increase our appro
pTlatons. | shall therefore have to vote
against the bill. am very sorry to say
| so, but in the present condition of the
state treasury l don't feel as though I
could support the bill
Mr.. Pyle-"I am sorry the committee
cannot see its way clear 10 support this
measure Ii ever there was a worthy bill
presented to this honorable body this is
certainly one These ladies' have lsbored
day and night for these unfortunates.
They have spent their time and money
for the benefit Of this project. They
have exerted all their energies for the
girls who have strsyed from the path Of
rectitude and have tried TO redeem them
| Still 1t Is claimed that the state treasury
is depleted at present The State of
Delaware is not poor. She is in better
condition than some Of the large states
of the Union The states around us
contribute thousands of dollars for this
honorable object. The States OF Penn.
sylvania fand Maryland, and all Eof the
neighboring states are helping to sup
port such institutions. IL would look to
me that the unfortunate girls of
Delaware should share in this benevo
lencs know that the plea OF poverty
and all that kind Of thing is good as q
plea that we ought not to spend money
when we have not got it. and it is stated
that that is the case. The state, |
believe, has contributed 81, 600, and they
ask us to increase 1t to So 600 1t seems to
me that that lisa very modest request.
earnestly hops that the Senate will see
It's way clear to encourage these ladies In
their efforts"
Mr.. Pierce-"Mr. Speaker, think that
the institution is very worthy one and
l would be very glad to vote for the
appropriation Of an additional thousand
to It, ] wsuld also like to see ore like
it In each county in the state II we
could afford It. My understanding is
that the state treasury has no money at
hand, and under the pressure Of these
times 1t certainly does not seem to me tC
be wise thing to do to 60 too far In oul
appropriations so as to raise our tax
Considerable pressure Is brought to bear
J here now to cut off a portion OF oul
/ revenue and don't see how I can vot,
for such a measure.
Mr.. Hanby-"Mr Speaker, as ml
brother colleague from Wilmington has
said, think IL there is anything that
, the state ought to help it is this institu
tion. This institution has been reared
> by private individuals to take up th'
, wayward girl when she becomes degraded
] and has lost that which this world canno
give. These ladies visit places that
( don't think there is any senator il
q this house frequents. They 90 there e
8 look after these wsywsrd girls. The,
J take them into this institution, educat
them not only to do better but to d
t work that they may become usefu
} women in this community or in othe
communities, wherever they may go 1
is true that the State of Delaware
treasury is empty; but IL has man,
ways 10 which to replenish it, and 1t !
4 generally replenished from Wilmington
i where this institution is don't like t
) say 1t here, but four fifths of the stat
q revenue comes from the city of Whining
ton in the shape OF the state tax. Their
Is not farmer who pays 81 Of state ts
in delaware directly / don't pay an
and don't think that any body else VIII
Is not in the liquor, manufacturing o
' mercantile business pays any Of an
) amount. To the gentleman from SUISSE
county wish to say that am oppose
- to levylng taxes to keep up private col
porRtions, but this is not a corpor alton Q
. private nature. 1t is great benevolenc
= 4 Wuubt koOU may bc Aclb hll ONc
! the state 1t takes a wayward girl frol
y a house of Ill repute and makes a woma
4 of her that she may 60 out In the worl
: as respected as any In the land. Go
= PhilRdelphia and see these institution
! have seen them there take 8 wsywar
a girl, take her TO q home, and see hG
"a afterwards reformed person. You 81
! IL there every day Of your life. Look |
N the House Of the Good Shepherd; look
- St. Yineent's Home and st. Agnes HON
a They are sll the time looking for way
= ward girls to fetch them In. Go to Il
~ House of Refuge and you can see 100
more who have been gathered in az
4 taken to that, place Pennsylvan
= appropriates over &67, 600 in Philadelph
,s alone to these institutions, and here
" the little State of Delaware tn
have started one in Wilmington, and '
button up our coats ard say 1t is goil
th to take too much money. Ses the gil
he in Judge Balls Court, scarcely in the
r.: teens; see when he asks where they COZ
q from aud who got them. 1t Is enough
n make a mans heart ache. They are Sc
Il. to New Castle jail and put In feloi
q. cell, for there Is no other place for ths
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