Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-25

.'AtS7 aeilhNoit lhheu ny lue l4bHlslhture Ill
Joint Session at noon to-day, but it showed
no change. It resulted as follows:
THE BALLOT IN DETAIL.
For IIiggins-Senator Alrich and Repre-
,,,entntiyes Jolls, Rcybold, Walker and
Wilson,.
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep.
resentatiyes Ball, Brown, Money, Moore
and Robbins--6.
For James Pcnnewill-Senators Moore
and Pierce and Representative Fleining-3.
For Massey-Speaker McMulien aud
Representatives Burton and Townsend-3.
For Edward Ridgely--Speaker pro teui
Records. Senators Feninlore, Harrington
and Pyle and Representatives Daly, Davis,
killen, Sypherd and Watson-9.
For Ebe W. Tunnel - Representative
Mustard-l.
Abscnt-Speaker Watson, Representa-.
iiyes Morgan aud Pylc--3.
On motion of Eonator Pyle tho two
houses separated until noon tomorrow.
DOVER, April 23.-"Mr. Addicks will
not be elected ~ This declaration was
made to EVERY EVENINGS cores
pendent this afternoon by Senator
Alricbs.
He was asked whether he expected
the Senatorial situation TO change and
his reply was ~ do not. ain begin
ming TO believe that nobody will be
elected"
~ have an impression that some of the
Higgins men, FIVE, and possibly six of
them, will never vote for Mr.. Addicks,"
said the reporter. 81 know that they will
not" Senator Alrichs declared.
"Mr. Addicks will not be elected" he
confidently asserted. HE will not be
elected unless the Democrats vote for
Vim and | do not think they will do
that"
"lf VIC should elect Mr.. Addicks," he
added, some rich Democrat might come
TO this State and try to become Senator
Gray's successor four years hence"
SUPPOSED TO BE LOADED.
The House bill changing the time of
the meeting OF the State Board OF Edu.
cation for the purpose OF deciding CON
corning text books, 1t is imagined, be-
came loaded when the Senate amended
1t. The bill, unamended, was as follows
Sec. /. That hereafter the day Of the
meeting OF the State Board of Education to
be held every five years for the purpose of
deciding what changes shall be made in
the text books TO be used in the free
schools OF this State. as provided for by
chapter d46, Vol. %Nll. Laws OF Delaware,
shall he lie first Tuesday of August in
stead of the second Tuesday of July, as
therein prescribed.
The present date of said meeting Is
Objectionable, it is alleged, because it is
the day on which new county superln'
tcndents of free schools enter upon theil
duties.
The Senate amended the bill by strik.
ing out all after the enacting clause and
inserting in lieu thereof the following
SIC. 1. That chapter. d46. Vol. XVII
Delaware Laws, be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out the word tive'
in the 9th line Of section 1 of said &C
and inserting in lieu thereof the wore
i" ten y and that said section be further
amended by striking out the word five !
in the 18th line of said section and insert
ing in lieu thereof the word ten" Tha
said section be further amended by strlE
ing out the proviso Of said section and in
serting In lieu thereof as follows: Pro
vided, however, that nothing in this &C
shal be so construed as to prevent the Stat
Board of Education, at u meeting to b.
Aeld OH the first Tuesday in August, 1895
rom recommending a supplemental lis
of text books. consisting of science read
ers and language work only, for US
in the free schools of this State blu
such supplemental list shall not b
taken to be legally authorized unless til
commissioners of the districts or tn
Boards of Education OF incorporated dis
tricts shall notify the trustee of the schoo
fund that they have adopted for their dis
trict or districts one or moro books upo
such supplemental list. such bookg to
used only as supplementary to the book
now in USE" Amend the bill further b
adding to it us section 2thereof the follow
ing to witt THAT the State Board of Edit
cation is hereby authorized and empowere
10 contract with the publishers of tn
books used in the public schools of th
State at the present time for the books
5e used in the schools during the period {
tive years from and after the first Tuesda
IL August, 1895; provided, however, thu
he prices shall in no case be greater tina
he cost of tho said books under the presel
contract" ~
Lobbyists are the authors of III
amendments. They arc extremcl
anxious for tho House to pass the bill
as amended land have been botherin
the House committee on education for
week to report the bill, but the commi
ice has refused to comply.
The bill, as amended, II is claime
would enable the State Board of Ed,
cation to renew the existing contrac
without asking for bids and completed
shut out competitors who might be viii
ing to furnish text books at rat
cheaper than the present prices.
Following is the list OF corporation
from whom texs books are being o
tanned and the sums paid each durir
the last two years;
1903.
Cowperthwait 4 Co., $4,s12S4; L.
Butler g. Co., $0752; Christopher Sow
Co., $S24.55; Porter & Coates, $702.s
]. B. Lippincott g. Co., $l41.7S; Ra,
g. Co $239.5O; American Book G
Sl,252.95; CHM & Co., $2s409; Villa
Wood & Co., $314.40; a. Lowell & c
$12.40; Rand, McNallY & Co., $S4.65.
1894.
Cowperthwait & Co., $4,01S.93; L.
Butler & Co., $S4.S3; Christopher Sow
Co., $927.2S; Porter d. Coates, $685.
j. b. Lippincott & Co., $lO4.79; Raub
Co, 1927 80; American Book Co., $92l,'
CHM g. Co., $36S0l; William Wood
Co., $206.55; A. Lowell d Co., 1874; RAJ
Mentally g. Co., $3.50.
MINUIT MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The Peter Miuuit memorial seryi
held in the Court House, this afterno
was largely attended and interesting.
Speaker Pro Tenn Records pIesid
On his right were Chief Justice lie
Chaplain Cort aud DIR. Charles ] ST
of Philadelphia, president of the Phi
delphia Historical Society, and on
left were Speaker McMullen, Chapl
Murray and ex. Governor Reynolds.
The exercises began with the by
"Before Jehovah's Awful Thron
which was sung by double quartz
the tune sold Hundred" Prayer
Ohnnlain Murray followed. An