Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-03

of the State judiciary in tue shane in
which it passed the House few weeks
ago, and it will become law in that
shape, provided it meets the approval
Of the Governor.
At the afternoon session of the Senate
Chairman Alrichs Of the judiciary com
mittee reported without recommended
ton 1.-THE committee being divided the |
House bill fixing the salaries OF the |
Chancellor and Chief Justice at 50, 500 |
ana the associate judges at 30, 600, and
asked that the bill be put on its pas
sage. After il had been read Mr.. |
Fsnimore offered an amendment making
the salaries of all of the judges So, GOO. |
The amendment was lost by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-Mr. Fenimore and the Speaker
-.
Nays - Messrs. Alrichs, Meredith,
John NJ. @. Moore. william I. Moore,
Pierce, Pyle and Stewart.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes - Messrs. Alrichs. Meredith,
John M. G. Moore, William L. Moore,
Pierce and Stewart-6.
Nays-Msssrs. Fenimore, Pyle and the
Spsaker-3
After the Senate journal had been
read, which was about IL. 40 o'clock,
Speaker Harrington announced that he
held in his hand the certificate OF
election of Daniel +. Stewart as
Senator from New Castle county, to ill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Robert J. Handy. On motion OF Sena-
tor Pierce, Clerk Doherty read Mr..
Stewards certificate, after which
Speaker Harrington administered the
oath. Mr.. Stewart was the first mem
Der of the Legislature sworn in under
the new Constitution,
Representative HAZEL, at the morn
ing session Of the House, took occasion
to find fault with the work OF the COM
mission of lawyers, who had been Rp-
pointed to draft bills conforming the
laws to the new Constitution. He
offered a iuint resolution providing for
the appointment of committee of six
on the part of the House and three on
the part of the Senate to consider the
matter OF subdivisions. for election pur-
poses, of the Representative and Sena-
torial districts in the several counties.
After the resolution had been read Mr..
HAZEL said he had offered it 10 order
that the recommendations might be
presented TO the commission of at
torneys, SO that bill could be drawn
therefrom. Referring to the work Of
the legal commission in the past, Mr..
HAZEL remarked, with much force,
This is becoming irksome, tiresome
and disgusting 1t is impossible tn
pass talk. Some Of the attorneys are
always ready for informal talk, hut it
is utterly impossible for us to pass a
bill until it is in shape. The commits
sion has been at work for about 40 days
and has drawn probably 20 hills. One
man should have done this in three
days
Speaker Riggin remarked that he
agreed with what had been said about
the matter. The resolution was then
passed, and MeesrH. HAZEL, T.. S. Hop.
kins, Dempsey, Mccullough, Whitney
and Smith were named MS the House
members Of the committee. The Senate
CONQUERED in the resolution and Messrs
Pyle, Meredith and Pierce wers named
as the Senate members OF the com
.u,ittee.
Tbs House killed the bill repeating
the law requiring the Levy Courts e
appropriate $500 annually 60 the Sun
day schools. On motion Of MIR. Dukes
ell further action thereon was in
definitely postponed.
Representative Donaldson introduces
the bill for the improvement of th
ChristiHna River. 1t provides tina
ritter the Federal government appropri
atss at least $500, 600, the Mayor aut
Council Of Wilmington may appronriat
sum not exceeding 100000, not NOR
than go, 600 to be paid in any one year
1t ia further provided that the vii
mington city government is to he in
formed concerning the progress of tn
work, and that the expenditure by tn
uity shall not exceed 10 per cent of ia
money expended by the Federal govern
mont. The city ia 10 be authorized I
borrow sl00, 600, not more than so. OC
TO be borrowed IN any one year. Th
bill is in the hands of the House con
mittse on municipal corporations ami
ready TO hear persona interested at an
time
Mr.. Donaldson also introduced ii
bill requiring the Levy Court Of Ne
Castle county to pay 500 annually
the Ferris Industrial School for Gao
boy committed to the custody OF the il
stitution. The bill also provides tb,
the trustees of the school shall on
before the first of March in each vel
certify to the Levy Court the numb
Of boys in the institution on JanuaI
LIST preceding, and the number 80 viy,
shall be the basis for the approximate
for that year. 1t ia estimated that IL
average annual appropriation lie wi
about So, 600.
During the noon recess a delegate
from ths Wilmington New. Cent?
Club aud number of other ladies we
given a hearing by the education
committee,
Mrs. @. ". Rowland made the one
ing address, After speaking of q
necessity Of proper training for chidr
she said there are over is, 600 people
delaware over 10 years OF age who q
not read and write, classified as follow
White natives, 5000; foreign native
1000; colored people, $1,000. Del
ware. she said, is 33d in illiteracy
the list Of all the States and Ter
tories. The proportion of illiteracy
the German umpire is less than q
cent while in Delaware it ia about
per cent. She mentioned among t
new States better off than Delaware
this respect Utah, Montana, Neyad
North Dakota and Colorado. 4
amount expended in Delaware psr We
le about Sl3 per capita, while ia sol
States it is three times as much. The
Is no law in the State, she said, to u,
vent the employment OF children over
years of age. There should be Ii
forcing attendance at the schools a
provision should be made for this
the new law. The speaker enumerst
list OF States and countries bayi
this law, among which she spoke OF t
Sandwich Islands. Shs also suggest
that the school matters of the Sta
should he under ous head, and said :
believed the yrantaat ,,ood .r,t IL; -