Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-22

| Nobndy objected when the DILL was
| under consideration in the Senate, but
it had scarcely passed the House, when
somebody informed Senator Handy that
1T had put a stop to the Kent county
mandamus proceedings. As soon as he
had been 80 informed he arose to a
question of privilege. md asked the
Speaker il the Sonnte was not allowed
so many days ID wb,oh to reconsider a
! bill after 1t bad passed.
Not when the bill has gone to the
House." Speaker Harrington replied.
| What are we to be guided by" in
quired Mr.. Handy, "if not by the rules
of the Senator" Il
"Ihe bill you refer TO-" said the
Speaker, "has gone to the House and
passed that body and that ends it,. -
"Well, exclaimed Mr. Handy, II
am told that the bill wipes out all of
! the Kent county mandamus proceed
| ings 1t was sneaked through here and
rushed through the House,
The bill was not sbeaked through
here, remarked the Speaker. at was
read in open house and every body had
| chance to hear what il cuntainet, -
THAT bill," continued Mr.. Hanby,
:" is the most abominable measure ever
passed through here. 1t was passed in
the absence of part OF the committee.
Ii has gone now and suppose that
ends it, but will see that such q
thing does not occur again. The bill
takes the mandamus case out of the
hands of the courts and robs men of
their franchise. Why don't you pass
law that only those shall vote who
vote one way, or that every offi,er shall
be appointed and abolish elections?
But the hill has passed now, and that
ends il" " Et
Tho Senate killed the House bill to
take the issuance of insurance licenses
out of the hands of the clerks OF the
peace and give the authority to the in,
surance commissioner. The House bill
TO amend the judgment lien law was
also killed. Senator Pyle offered
Joint resolution approprlating $500 for
the preservation OF Revolutionary
records. and 1t suffered the same fate.
Chairman Hazel OF the House com
mittee Oh elections reported favorably
the bill providing for the division Of
baltimore hundred, SUSSEX county,
into two election districts and estab-
fishing voting place 10 each. AS
chairman of the committee on Revised
Statutes, Mr.. IIazell reported without
recommendation the bill providing for
the opening of Blake'a channel.
Chairman Smith of the House COM
mittee on private corporations reported
favorably the Senate bill to incorporate
Star of Bethel Lodge, |. o. o. F., of
Brandywine hundred.
Chairman Wilson of the committee
on temperance reported favorably the
bill in relation to the Hale of cider in
Seaford and Northwest Fork hundreds.
In making his report he remarked that
"Our Sussex friends are not taxing
their cider quite straight
Dover. April 0.--Educntioual mat
ters are attracting great deal of, atten-
tion from the members Of the Legisia
ture, and especially the Representa-
fives. nearly every one Of whom has
offered one or mora bills bearing on the
subject. Some of the towns and rural
districts want better buildings and
hetter facilities. and various bills with
various objects have been under con-
sideration. H.
There is movement on foot to have
the county superintendents elected by
the commissioners in The several dis
tricts and make them subject to board
to be composed of ona delegate from
zach district. There is also proba-
bility that in the event of such bill
being drawn 1t win provide for ono
year terms for the superintendents.
The bill apportioning the appropria.
tions at the rate OF 81 per day for each
teacher is still banging fire, and the
conditions are such that il is hard to
predict its fate. A the bill is of in
tnrest to the psople all over the State,
its full text is given. 1t ia as follows |
Section j. There shall lie appro-
priated annually hereafter from the pub
lie treasury of this State, for the bene-
fit OF the public schools of this State,
the sum Of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, which sum, or SO much |
thereof as shall be found necessary, |
shall be distributed and paid " the |
manner hereinafter provided.
''Sec. .. For the purposes of this |
act, commencing the first day OF Janu-
ary, A. d. 1897, the school year shall |
commence op the first day of January
and end on the thirty-frst day of Do
cember in each year. 1t shall he the
duty OF the school commissioners of
each school district in this State, and
the prosidents OF each hoaru of public
education incorporated under the laws
of this State, to make quarterly state
ments for the quarters Of tne school
year ending Oh the last days of March, |
June, September and December in each
year. which shall contain the number
Of pupils attending school at each
school for the quarter. the names of the
teachers employed and the number OF I
days OF service performed by each
teacher for the quarter for which the
statement is made. The statement
shall include each school district,
where there are boards of education,
zach school under the Jurisdiction or
Of such board, and the
lame of the treHsurerof the school dis
rict or board of education. In the
,ase of school districts tho statement
lhall be signed, sworn or affirmed to by
! majority of the school commissioners
or such district, and In the cases of
boards OF education the statements
mall he signed anu the aiiidavits made
~ the president OF such boards The
lllidavit shall bo 10 effect that the mat.
ers contained in the statement are
ruly set forth. The attachments herein
equired shall be forwarded to the State
uditor within ten days after the end
i each quarter, 1t shall be the duty
i the State auditor on receiving such
tatemerts, to ascertain the amount due
ach school distruct and board of odu-
.ation to audit the same, and to certify
he correctness of tho several state
nents, amounts found due, and the
ames of the treasurers to the Governor,