Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18

Nlu clur system OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ny Wnlcn
u free school shall be kept up and supported
| In each district at least seven months of 20
| school days each in every year, after the
| FIRST year in which schnol has been estab-
| lisled; and every able bodied child in the
state between the age Of seven and fourteen
wears shall be pupil in the PUBLIC schools
! or some other approved school for at least
eighty DAYS in each SCH year. E
Sec. 9. The public school system shall in
| cllide elementary and high schools, and such
1 evening schools, normal schools, colleges,
| technical schools and kindergarteils. as may
he established by the General Assembly, or
by municipal or distinct authority; but the
entire revenue derived from the State fund.
and the State school taxes, shall be apln!nd
| exclusively to the support Of elementary
and high schools. ~ Il II
| See. Z. The Governor Superintendent OF
| Public Instruction. the Chancellor, the presi-
| dent OF Delaware College and the Superin-
tendent OF the Wilmington schools, shall
| constitute the State Board of Education.
They shall have the power to app5rton any
state school fund il Is decided to raise; they
| shall decide on the branches 10 be taught in
the elementary schools, and shall have the
| power TO prescribe the minimum of
| efficiency to which the schools Of the State
| must attain, and said State board shall per-
| form such other duties as may be prescribed
BIS law.
Sec 8. Women of twenty one years Of age
and upwards shall be eligible TO any office of
control or management under the school
laws OF this State.
1t was o'clock before tho convention
again got down 20 b siness. Mr..
Spruance presented the second report
OF the, committees on elections, which
was referred to tho COMMITTEES of the
whole and 200 copies ordered printed.
The convention resolved itself into
committae Of the whole for tho CON
sideration Of the report, with Mr..
Moore in the chair.
The first section having been read,
Mr. Clark moved to strike out the
| word male" Hs followed his motion
with a somewhat lengthy speech in adj
vocacy of woman's suffrage. lie in.
formed the members that they would
hear from him again on the subject.
Mr.. Bradford followed aud said the
relation of the sexes to the welfare Of
the State was an Important subject not
10 be lightly passed. over. lie opposed
the proposition to allow women the
right of suffrage. contending that
woman sphere was in the home. while
man sphere was. to use the expires.
sion, an out-of.door sphere. 1t is true,
he said, thar many women were more
competent TO vote than men who now
enjoy that privilege; then, again, I
can tru,hfully say that there are many
oys OF 10 years OF age who are better
| qualified to vote intelliRently than
many men who now enjoy the privi-
lege ! believe if we approve such a
proposition we should witness tho
| hum iliating spectacle of woman being
dragged through the miro OF politics.
! tell you believe fully in the equality
of woman, but believe also that sho
has her sphere.
The committee rose at Sos aud
the convention adjourned until this
morning.
Dover, Feb. l7.-.in the Consti.
tutioual Convention yesterday Mr..
| Spruance presented letter from Hon.
Joseph M. Carey OF Wyoming, former
Delawarean. in which he advocated
woman suffrage.
President Biggs presented letter
from Hon. William Salisbury, who is
in Galveston, Tex, asking leave of
absence. which was granted. When
the convention had resolved itself into
committee of tina whole for the con-
celebration OF the scoend report of the
committee 90 electinns Mr.. Clark,
who yesterday offered an amendment
striking out tho. word "male. Z asked
leave to temporarily Withdraw his
motion. Mr.. Bradford offered objection
TO the withdrawal Mr.. Spruance said
| that the matter should be disposed OF
atuBce, and also opposed tho with.
drawal. Mr.. Clark sale it would only
be contrary to the chairman aud other
metnbers of the committee rMho Tere
absent TO postpone discussion on tho
question of suffrage. Mr.. Biggs con
tended that the motion having been
seconded. and being before tine COM
mittea of the whole, it could not BIO
Withdrawn unless by unanimous con
sent.
The discussion was thon procaetled
with, Mr.. Spruance obtaining The floor.
lie spoke in opposition to woman
suffrage.
Dr. PARISH. Carlisle sair. that women
do not need the right of franchise on
account of legal protection, because they
now enjoy legal rights far superior to
men. de said he was opposed to
striking out tho word "malen 10 the
Constitution, and would so vote.
Mr.. Smithers said he understood
that certain mem bers of the convention
would favor suffrage were it not for
the fact that their wives were opposed
to ii, and il that were SO it was a
counter argument to that presented by
Mr.. Bradford, when he said that had
the women the right to vote they
would be influenced by their husbands
and would not DO expressing her own
sentiments.
Mr.. Lavender said he was opposcd to
the granting of the right of suffrage to
women.
Dr. Cooper said be would vote
against the amendment.
At the conclusion OF DR.. Cooper's
remarks the convention adjourned until
p. M, in order to allow hearing to
the liquor mon.
The hearing granted by the com
mitteo on the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors to the representatives Of the
liquor interests yesterday afternoon,
continued from 2. II until 4 D. m,
The first speaker was James II. kane
OF Wilmington, who after giving some
statistical Information concerning the
amount of money invested, and sum
dispensed annually in wages and other
wise by the liquor interests OF the
three counties, read a letter from
Willard Salisbury, which had been
cent to Mr.. Hpraoy, and in which 1t
was Htated that the community would
not be benefited by local option.
Mr.. Kane then spoke about the large
buildings in use by the brewers ana
liquor dealers OF Wilmiugton aud of