Evening journal., 1897-02-10
DEAF MUTES IN DOVER.
Legislative Divorce Proceed
ings to Be Made Public.
JUDGE WALES MEMoRIAIlsED

GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL SEND
RESOLUTIONS TO THE DECEAs-
ED JURlsT's FAMILY -CANDI-
DATES FOR LIBRARIAN NEW
BILLS INTRODUCED.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. Feb. lO.-Delaware's pupils
in the Columbia Institute, for the in
struction Of the deaf and dumb, visited
Dover to-day. and with their precep-
tcrs gave an exhibition Of their attain
mcnts and the method Of instruction by
which they are educated 20 give oral
and written expression al thought The
members OF the Senate and House Of
Representatives. members of the Con
stitutional Convention and number OF
citizens CT the town were present. The
exercises consisted of Cral and written
work and the proficiency of speech
which had been entirely developed by
the senses Of sight and touch, were a
wonderful revelation of the possibili-
ties of the system. The purposes of the
visit of the Delaware contingent Of the
AHNtAAuA' NN AF0NhA tAA' ~ ANNNAN ~ AtAi f1f't
appropriation from this session of the
General Assembly fer the prosecution
of the work. and the very excellent
showing made by the young class Of
pupils to-day gives a guarantee that the
institute is doing an excellent and
worthy work and that its methods are
among the best known in the instruc-
ton of deaf mutos.
AFTERNOON IN THE HOUSE
The House was comparatively busy
yesterday afternoon with Representa-
tive Hazel as the presiding deity Mr..
Smith gave uotice of "a charter for the
town of Glendale Sussex county Mr..
Dukes stated that he would introduce
an acl 10 transfer the farm of Edwin
W Gardner from school district No 30
10 scncOi district NO. 100 in Sussex
county
Nh Dempaey gave notice Of the state
Wofk-hOuse biil.which had been placed
in his hands by Judge Ball 10 is the
same as the one which was defeated
two years ago. with the exception that
the bonds will not mature until 1927.
The hill of two years ago made them
mature Ina 1925. The names of the trus-
tees are left out OF the BILL but viii be
put in later
The bills read and referred were:
Senate bin TO incorporate the Pocono
Ice and Coal Company. House bills to
amend the charter Cf the Citizens
Building and Loan Association CT New
Castle and to provide a building fund
for school district No 96 in Kent
county.
Tho Senate bin divorcing John and
Jane r. Magilley passed the House. Mr..
Donaldson offered a resolution prOvid-
Ing that the chairman Of the commit
tee should make an explanation of
each and every divorce case reported
VI becoming evident that the House was
in a temper to table IL he withdrew il
before 1t could do so.
l.. S. Hopkins introduced the bill
changing the time for holding the an
nual meeting of the Frederica and Phil
adelphia Navigation Company. and Mr.
Donaldson put in one to establish a
polling place at Currinder's Hotel
Christiana. White Clay Greek hundred
The House Concurred in the Senate
joint resolutions appointing state di-
rectCrs for the Dover and New Castle
branches Of the Farmers Bank.
Tho Senate bin giving Wilmington
representation in the jury box in dam
age suits against the city was read first
time In the House.
FAILED TO CONNECT.
Senators John NJ. c. Moore and
George II. Pierce and Representative
Smith, Taylor and Wilson went out to
the Delaware State College for Colored
Students and inspected IL yesterday
1aey were accompanied by Henry G..
COnradiand Wilson y. Cavcnder of the
board G.. trustees, which wants a So 00O
Appropriation from the state Senators
FenmOre and Pyle and Representatives
Johnson and Adams. who were TO
have gone failed to make connection
with the hack and remained in town
SAW THE DEAF MUTEs.
Where are the deaf mutcs?" asked
Lucian p, Campbell, Of Smyrna. of ex-
County Treasurer James Startling In
the state House lobby yesterday after.
noon.
Right in there. said Mr. Startling
pointing to the Constitutional Conven.
ton hall
Mr.. Campbell walked into the con.
vention hail, stayed there for a shori
time and came cut surprised that tho
deaf and dumb delegates could talk 50
well by means of the oral method Mr.
Starring had hearty laugh at his ex.
pensc
Meanwhile the real deaf mutes wer,
holding forth over at the Court House
WANT TO BE LIBRARIAN.
Ina a short time the term Of state Ii
brarian Peter c. Gruwell viii expire
ne is g candidate for reappointment
His principal competitors are Charle
Deuney, Of Dover and Rev Whitelel
Mefedith. Of Delmar, a brother of Stat,
Senator Meredith. Mr.. Gruwell ma,
been q most competent man during th,
six years that he has served
WILL NOT GET TT.
Judge Ball brought dowa and Senate
Pyle introduced an act to amend chap
ter 03l, volume 10, Laws of Delaware
being the act Incorporating the Della
ware Industrial School for Girls. /
increases the appropriation from 81 .00
TO $4,000 and exempts all CT the cor
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