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


Protests against the passage of the
piiI aoolishing the Saturday half holi-
day in Wilmington banking institu.
lions have been received by Representa-.
tive Cheairs, who will present them to
the committee having the bill under
consideration. There is a strong fee!-
ing against the measure in Wilmington.
Dover, Feb. 16.-The subject of
elections is attracting a great deal Of
attention among the members of the
General Assembly, and although moth
ing has been accomplished in the line
OF purifying the ballot, there is con-
siderable in prospect.
Thomas B. Coursey of Spring Mills,
naar Frederick, sent a communication TO
The House asking for revision Of the
State election laws.
Representative Wilson'S bill provid-
ing for purity at elections has arrived.
Section provides that the associate
Justices of the State shall each of them
in the month of September, A. d.,
1893, and in the same month bisnnially
thereafter, appoint and commission for
each election district 10 their respective
counties two judicious non partisan
and energetic persons, male or female,
and perforabiy the latter, VINO may or
may notsbe residents OF tho voting dis
trict for which they shall have been
appointed, who shall be styled "electon
inquisitors, and whose duties under
tho act shall be to attend the general
election for members of tho General
Assembly next ensuing after their ap-
puintment, and TO remain at tho polls
from the opening to the closing OF tho
polls for the purpose of asccrtaining
whether the laws of this State have
been, or are likely to be violated at
such election. Section gives the in
qusitors power to enter any election
place, hotel, Office. saloon, store or
other building, residences excepted, to
ascertain as to whether the law is being
violated, and any person interfering
with them shall be liable to iine OF
SlOO or 30 days. imprisonment, or both
Section 3 giveH the inquisitors tho
right to challenge any elector and cause
him to swear that he has not violated
the State laws at the elactiop and that
be has not or will not attempt TO in.
huencs any votor, and il the person
challenged will not take oath he is to be
Unqualified, and il any inspector shall
refuse to administer the oath he shall
be liable to fine not less than $50.
Section provides that the inquisitors
shall file any information they have
with the attorney general within so
days after election. Section provides
the manner Of appointment and also
that each associate justice shall receive
$50 for making such appointments.
Section 6 stipulates that all inquisitors
pln in nfAt
pointment and qualification of their
SUCCESSORS Section 7 fixes the nay of
tho inouisitors at $40 each.
Printed copies of the 3DEh annual
report of the Columbia Institute for
tho Deaf and Dumb. at Washington, ID.
u. have been fistributed among the
members OF both houses.
Frederick wants Board Of Educa-
tion, and Representative l.. S. Hopkins
gavo notice of bin Incorporating such
body. Tho bill provides that DR..
Paris Il. Carlisle.Jr., Elijah f. Melvin,
James Frazier, William L. Davis, DR..
William Il. Hoey, George Swanfeld
and Joseph S. Clark siall constitute
Board of Education for united School
districts Nos. ;,2, 10, rs and 78 OF Kent
county. until the last Saturday in June,
1897, or until their SUCCESSORS shall be
elected, ard that on the last Saturday
in June. 1897, throo members shall be
elected for one year, throe for two years
and three for three years; that on the
first Monday after tho last Saturday
in Juno the board shall meet and elact
president and secretary and treasurer,
the latter officer not being necessarily
member of the board; tho board may
levy tax not exceeding 81, 600 annually
for county purposes; monthly meetings
are to be held; the board is to seloc,
site and erect new school house not
to exceed 81, 600, the money for which
is to be derived from the sale of the old
building and also funds acquired by
the Fredarica Railroad Co. under an act
for the encouragement of internal i'm
provements ia the State, paesed Janu-
ary 26th. 1859, which the company is
authorized 10 turn over to the board of
education. III the sum realized is not
large enough, the voters of the united
districts are to decide at the election
on the last Saturday in June, 1897,
whether or not the directors may borrow
money.
Representative Donaldson gave notice
OF a bill authorizing the clerk of the
urphans' court of New Castle county to
index the recognizanceH in his Office
on what is known us the Campbell sys-
tom. The ono now in use in tic oflics
rs worn out. The bill provides that
after tho index is completed the clerk
of the court is to select two meinboI, of
tho bar praaticing before the court,
who are to examine the index and com.
pare it with the old one, after which
the levy Court is to compensate tho
attorneys and clerk OF the court for
their labors. The work is to include
the record Of December 3lst. 1896
Tho House passed tho House bill
the voting place in the
Eastern district of White Clay Creek
hundred at William b. Currinder's
Hotel in Christiune.
Seaford hundred. Sussex county,
wants better roads, as is shown by a
bill given notice of by Representative
Short, which provides for special
tax of 8 cents on each 500 of real and
assessment, the proceeds of
which are TO be expended in purchas-
ing oyster shells or tho county roads
of Seaford hundred, the quantity OF
shells on each road to be determined by
tho amount of money derived from the
along the road. The shells
are to be purchased at the following
rate: For shells to be deposited Oh
roads within a miie of the town of
Soaford, ,1a Of cont per bushel; q of
n cent for shells within two miles and
/ cent for shells within three miles of
the town..
The bill providing for State work