Evening journal., 1897-04-03
SINGLE TAKERS GRIEF.
Not One Of Their Bills Will
Be Passed This Session.
raEY WILL BB PAID AT LAsT.
THOSE WHO DID SERVICE IN THE
CHEAIRs-DICKEY CONTEST tx
RECEIVE THEIR MONEY-OTHES
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
'taG Correspondence Evening Journ


STAFF Correspondence Evening journal
Dover, April 3. - Representative
Dempsey says that he proposes TO hav'
I divorce bin passed fer The relief o
every member cf the General Assembly
IN order that they may carry them il
heir coat pockets and, when thei
wives become unruly, pull them ca
md say: ".tCw, see here, madam; yOU
suhside, or IN put this law Of mine In
peraion.'
A sPAsM or INDUSTRY
The House has spasms Of industry
once in a while. and IL is laughab,e C
zee how earnest some of the members
get. especially those who have been In
ne habit OF going home every evening
It is understood that there viii be o
night session Of the House on Monday
further than that, Representative Don
aldson yesterday afternoon offered q
'esolution making it unlawful for any
House comm--.ee to do work while the
House is in session. The Springer di-
vorce case was what led to this. There
were so many cases scheduled for
Thursday afternoon Inat it was late in
the evening before il was reached. Af-
ter hearing a few witnesses as to Che
character Of the plaintiff. the commit
ee adjourned until 10 O'Clock On Fri
lay. The case was not concluded unit
utter O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Sc
FAR as the testimony was concerned
and no decision upon It was reached by
he committee. During all the time
hat the hearing was going On beth
houses were suffering for a quorum
| md several times the House men in
he committee room were called out e
vote on important measures which re-
luired the presence of at leastfourteen
members. This condition is what led
10 the Donaldson resolution. IL was
,dcpted but It is not likely that It will
mount to anything if there is any oc-
sasion for committee work at any time
in the future.
TO BE PAID At LAST
Representative Wilson called up in
he House yesterday his resolution in
eierence to the payment of the person
Who did service in the Cheairs-Dickey
contest It's provisions We're that al
| he bills incident to the contest be paiC
'ccording to the substitute adopted by
he House, excepting the bills Of tn,
/
ater. Some Of the members conferred
hastily with Mr.. Wilson, and he drop
| jed the matter fer the time being
At the afternoon session Mr. Wilson
4 gain made his motion. and the resC,u
ion was read. lie moved to strike on
he word joint, and make 10 a simpl,
Iouse joint resolution, it. having beei
discovered that the Senate had u0thin
do with claims arising from
Iouee contest. 1ae resolution we
doptcd, and carried w--n It tho follow
ng allowances: Each clerk $40. Ser.
eant-at-Arms Hazel for the pay OF
he men to watch the ballct-boxes
129; Sheriff William r. Finn, 1915;
X-sherifl Paul ellis, IS; total, s492.
1-O PROTECT THE STATE PROP.
ERTY.
Yesterday morning the House passed
he bill amending the act for the i'm
OvCmCnt Cf the C0lcred schools of tn.
ate II was called up by Repre1cn-G
i've Hopkins. Under the present Law
3...v a year is set aside for text book
nd school buildings for co,orcS
chools The proposed new law ais.
.rOvidCs that the money can be use
! lA IAA NAlte elAh NNAAWA HAiNrs IL utn
provides that school properties whicl
ire not suitable fer school purpose
nay be sold, and the money turnel
yer to the county superintendent, VIII.
is trustee for the state i'm this matte.
NO COMPULSORY EDUCATION
The friends Of compulsory education
the city of Wilmington must by thi
ime have come TO the conclusion tina
hey have nothing TO hope for fron
his General Assembly. One Of thei
lills had already been given "a biac
we in the Senate, and yesterday morn
ng Chairman Hopkins reported il
louble TO the House, and the unfavor
lble report of the committe
vas followed by an indehnit
lostponement by a practically unani
nous vote. A similar fate awaits tn
.enate bill when It is reported by tn
committee again.
AGAINST THE COUNTRY DISTRICT
The House members have come t
he conclusion that the School Fun
md tho State Normal School hi
! brought here by the Board Of Publ
education Ct the city Of Wilmington
/ would net be a good thing for th
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