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

quarter Of the year 1897 shall he made
in the manner herein prescribed as
soon after the last day of March in said
year as shall be found practicable.
Sec. 4. The fund of this State here
tofore known as The School Fund.- ia
hereby discontinued and abolished,
and the revenues Of this State hereto.
fore set apart for said school fund shall
from and after the passage Of this act,
be transferred and paid into the gen
eral fund of the public treasury.
Sec. 8. No part Of the annual ap
preparation hereby made for tho benefit
of the public schools of this State for
any one year shall be used for any other
appropriation or purpose whatsoever.
il at the end of any school year there
shall be any surplus of the annual
appropriation beyond the amount due
the school as herein provided for such
year, auch surplus shall bs transferred
or paid into the general fund of the
treasury OF the State.
''Sec. u. There shall be Appropriated
the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars to be paid to the Boara of Public
Education in Wilmingtonifor the pur-
pose of establishing State Normal
School in said city, whidh any OF the
pupils OF the public school of the State
shall be eligible to attend. who shall
have passed an examination by tho
superintendent of the county, where
the applicant resides, or IL the appi.
cant resides in Wilmington, by the
superintendent of the schools OF Will,
mington. The expenses Of conducting
and maintaining said nprmal school
shall be borne by the BoHrd of Public
Education in Wilmington. No par.
OF the appropriation provided for in
this act shall be used for any other
purpose than for the Object named.
Sec. Z. This act shall be deemed a
public act and HhHll take effect imme-
diately upon it's passage. All acts or
parts of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Washington, April 90. The Acklan
divorce case, which is pending before
the Delaware Legislature, has excited
great deal of comment in social
circles here, where the parties are
known. r,s
There is report here to the effect
that at least two Delaware Office holders.
who are closely identified with the Gem
-. y, ~ onunu"fofeo " Ga
.orC u'oeey eitner from ME. Acklan or
so,,e l,, VI ner .rienus, statng tnaG tney
= oou'u n.ts;n sn.,e a. 'ne Passase Y the plii u
q % eoi 'ail amo UNI oI honey snouio pe
auvanceu. ~ Is also oeiieved that the
par,ies apProacneu uecllneu 10 DC held
up, anu ~ tnus expressing themselves
na.e piaceu tne oinclais ID question 10
comprUinislng position.
as weli as gan 9e learnea, tne parties
lhehlioneu poseu as lobbyists anu
eiaimea 70 oe aoie 10 exercise great
uaai ui Inheence ior CONSIDERATION,
Wnicu they iaiiea 70 GET
Dover. April 90. - Yesterday was the
last day for receiving notices of new
business in thsLegislature. and, as was
there was. ass great rush, a
full list of the notices will be found 10
the detailed proceedings. 8.
The Senate passed the Senate aubsti-
tute for the Kent county levy Court
hill. The substitute provides for five
commissioners and receiver Of taxes
10 place OF collectors. When the bill
came up in the Senate Mr.. Alrichs
offered an amendment that the bill,
should take effect at the expiration OF
the terms of the present Levy Court
men. but it was lost. Mr.. Handy made
a speech against the bill, and lit was
passed by party vote.
Mr.. Pyle introduced a bill to increase
the salaries of the Wilmington hupured
assessors from $500 to 81, 200.
Chairman Smith of ths House COM
mittee on private corporations reported
favorably the House bills Incorporating
the Peninsula Campmeeting and Sum.
mer School Association and the Biz
Publishing Co., and the Sen
ate bill empowering tho Guarantee
Storage and Warehouse Co. to hold real
estate.
Chairman Wilson of the committee ou
reported favoranly the
House bill providing for the assignment
Of liquor licenses. -t1t
Mr.. Donaldson called attention to the
Fact that charges had recently been pre-.
ferred against the management of the
State Hospital for the Insane and asked
why the special investigating commit
tee had not visited the institution
Mr.. Dempsey, a member OF thu com.
nittee, replied that it had been impos-
sible to get tho committee together,
nut gave assurance that the inyestiga-
lion would be made and the committee
will report to the General Assembly.
Mr.. Dempsey introduced bill i'm.
posing fine for allowing live stock to
nm at large or Craze on the public
highways in Mill Creek hundred. the
mount OF the fine TO be decided hy the
Justices of the peace in the hundreis.
The Uouse pnssed the uouss hin
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