The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-26
FOURTH EDITION
IN rnn sousr AsD SENATE.
1ntsrszriag More. o,t,s warnings of Both
4 Houses mt Dover.


To-day at O'Clock comIntttess on Ed.
ueatton OF hotn houses gave hearing to
the committee appointed by tie Eduea-
uonnl Convention OF coiored ten cheers
Nv. II. O. kBuIs. of delaware UIty, intro.
duced the members OF the committee.
The first was 5. l. Parker who called at.
i tentiun to tue snort terms OF the school
for color-d children and the inadequate
salaries oil the teachers.
T. Marsh Williams OF Smyrna, produo.
ed stntetius OF llliter1cy There are In
the State about SOu0 coiored voters. 1910
OF whom ate illterate. unabie to read the
ballots they east. ana thus whoily unpre
pared to discharge intelligently the duties
Of citizensh
"Furth.r, thero are In the state about
10 600 culorad children of school age, only
40O0 of whom are enrolled in the public
schools leaving 5000 growing up In igno.
rance to manhood and womanhood, con.
Ptiluting a dangerous element in the
BODY polite. anu unable to perform the
dulles or TO ADAPT themselves to the
changed conditions that will be demand.
ed In the future decades.
lie said that the coiored people. nos-
eessing about II per cenLulu OF tie popu-
iation. constitute 30 per centum OF tue
lliterates, or in other words, of every
four iillterute men three are coored and
that While tlliterncy had decreased but
per centum among the coiored people
nuring the last decade. IL had bean TO-
dnced 10 In Tennessee IL In Alabama. 10
ID Mississippi In Maryland, - III Ar
Kansas. FIFTY or every hundred OF the
colored people in this State are illiteraJe.
Professor Holland and S. l.. Conwell
also addressed the committees.
Tie comm ittee asked for an increased
appropriation. separate superintendent
and othoi improvements Oh the present
law.
TIE QUEEN AENEs Road.
William S. Hiiles who represented tho
new Baltimore anu Eastern shore Rail.
road, was mere this afternoon aud was IN.
Formed by the Senate cummIttee that Tho
\ Queen Annes rairoa hiIl had bsen Dad.
ded with amendments providing that
s20.00O be spent inside Of two years in the
State OF Delaware.
The state will have control over the
lines OF the roads. All sides are satisfied
for the road 10 be huilt but there Is a
4 powerful underGurrent Rt work us ,unst
grade crossings.
M TO ABOLISH worms ASSISTANTS.
Senator Fennlmore to-day introduced
In tho Senate a bill TO abolish the voters
assistants at tho elections. 1t IL claimed
for the iii that much Of lie corruption at
the elections can 10 fatnered to the voters
assistants as they are the willing tOols Of
both political parLie..
IN MIR. Walker IN the House, Introduced a
meas IRE to place Kent and Sussex Coun
X lies on equal footing with New Castle
ID county Ia feItTeNtt 10 uelnuubnL lhAeS.
The bill also requires that the tax coffee.
tor in each hundie shall give notice Of
WHEEL ana wnere ha VIII sit to reca'ya poll
taxes. and also requires that he shall slt
II ct least live hours day on three days.
PROVISION IL also made ot the collector 10
sit at the registration places some time
while the registration Ia going on.
GESEGAL LE"tsL NrIvE NEws
On motion OF MIR. Brown resolution
approprlating tbs sum oil S26Sl3l being
n the deficit Of the Board OF Tho World'5
Far Com M donors was passed and sent
10 the Senate for concurrence The NIL
In reference to the appointment OF state
detectives was passed by tho house to-
day
Mr. Mustard introduced a I'LL TO repeal
the act which comptis the Kent County
Levy Court 10 remove the snow from the
public roads. ..."
There will he night Waterman ap.
pointed during the session OF the I.rgls
ture as several depreda liJns have occur
ned.
Richard Crooks OF Brhndywlne Springs
will not know hts electric bill when he
tecelves IL. IL Is all cut up and dlsiIgurcd.
IL must be built inside OF Is months.
The following bills were passed hy the
House; 10 transfer the farms OF John
w. Layton ana LII Their &. koberts fTou
School district No. 70 TO l23 In Susst!
county for better protection agai
@rlme Estate detective smendmeuD tC
prevent the adulturatlon OF candy.
by the Senate House bill TRANSFERRING
Annds of Joaeph ". Neosey from schuo
district No. Is 10 district No, IS, SuaepS
county; Senate DILL TO prevent tho utGlnE
. And barboring OF Rrld escaping from The
Delaware Industrial Scnaoi for Lhris
House dill to Incorporate Pocou uke Tribe
No. go |. Q. Il. Nj, OF Gumbero.
The following notices Of bills weIt
given. Hou5e-iiy MIR JoiIs, TO divorce
MARY j. aud William j, DANIELS; TO enable
the road commissioners Of ST. GrorEUs