Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

schouhouseB 10 the Representative lis
tricts. PROVISION is made that better
facilities in tho way of schools and in.
struction can be given the colOred |
people.
At the afternoon session OF the Sen
ate, on motion of MIR. Pyle. the Senate
requested the return from the House of
the bill diverting the marriage and
tavern licenses from the school fund to
the general fund. In support of the
motion, MIR. Pylp said, in his opinion, it
would not be wise to take anything
away from tho school fund until aftor
the general appropriation bill had been
passed. All Of the members voted for
the return Of the bill. -,.-
Dover, March is. Tho Legislature
had an unusually busy day yesterday.
Ex. Secretary of State j. Harvey
Whiteman Of Wilmington brought to
Dover the general registration bill.
which he had been directed TO prepare
1t was introduced ny Senator Feninore
and referred 10 tho Senate committee on
elections. consisting of Messrs. FEM
more, John NJ. q. Moore ard Pyle. The
hill provides that there shall be four
general registration districts. Whining
ton to be No. rural New Castle county
to be No. 2, Kent county No. 3 and
Sussex county No. 4, and there ia TO be
department of elections for each OF
these districts. each To be composed OF
three members, to be appointed by the
Governor. Tho Wilmington commits
sioners, who are to serve out the terms
for which they we're last appointed, arc
to receive $500 annually each. The rural
comm issloners are TO receive Sl00 each.
The appointments are TO be made
within 10 dnys after tho passage OF the
act, and this terms of the first ap-
pointees shall expire as fullowH: One
member in each county on August 9Th,
1899; another on August 9th. 1901, and
the third on August 9th, 1908, as the
terms OF the Wilmington commissioners
will expire, each department of cleo
tions shall appoint three registration
officers for each election district, with
minority representation CD the board.
The chairman la to collect the reglstra
tion fee. and must give bond. Appeals
are to he made 10 the resident judge.
Each election officer is to receive 50 per
| day and expenses. Mr.. Wbiteman
stated that the registration under this
bill would cost Less than under the
| pFehbub byhlbuls SUd tuuubduh Cupitb
have besn ordered printed for distribu
ton.
Senator Alriuhs, at the request OF ex-
Secretary of State Whitsman, gave
notice Of bill providing for two jury
COMM asioners for each county. The
comm issioners, who must be from diff
erent political parties, are to bs ap-
pointed annually by the Superior Court
| - aaoh pountv nj ifu aprinU uanainp
They ars to be paid for their serviCes,
but the amount has heen left blank in
the bill. The commissioners are ia
select from the liHt of taxable citizens
of each county, in such proportion for
each hundred as may be deemed
proper, the names of 100 sober aud
judicious persons to, serve tif sum
moned), as grand jurors, and also the
names OF $50 other persons al petit
Jurors. In HeleGting the names Of por-
sons to be drawn for Jurors in any year
the names of any who may have served
as jurors for the next previous yeaI
shall be omitted. The jurors are to be
selected 90 days before the spring SOS
sions of the Court of General Sessions.
Special juries are to he drawn in d
similar manner. MIR. Whiteman brought
with him from Wilmington petition
favoring the bill aligned by nearly all o
the attorneys in New Castle county.
The passage OF the anti trading stamI
bill in the House was q great victory
for its friends, and particularly William
f. Smaley, DR., who drew it and vino
was on hand to, see that it was thor
onghly understood. The opposition wal
strong and very convincing arguments
had been used against it.
Discussion of the measure Was re
sumed Immediately after the openiul
OF the Houss. Representative Dempsey
who was speaking in Opposition to thu
bill on the previous afternoon, whei
the House adjourned, resumed hi
speech where he had left of. he epok,
] for more than half an hour, and en-
deavOred to convince his colleagues tina
, it would be unwiae for the Legislature
to interfere, believing that by paHsinI
the bill 176 contracts would lie annulled
, He thought the trading stamp peopl
, had perfect right to transact bust
, ness, and that TO legislate against then
. would be class legislation.
3 Mr.. Mccullough favored the bill. Fl
showed how the trading stamp bushes
8 was fostering mOnopolies and workin
/ to the detriment OF some of the vii
mington merchants He said Their
3 were cases where schemes we're resorte
o TO in order to make UP tine money pal
y for stamps. lie thought it was an evi
+ which should be Diluted out.
9 Mr.. Wilson also spoke In favor Of th
o bill. Ho had made an investigation
a and was convinced that the Legislator
o had constitutional right to prohibi
8 business of this character, which,
believed, was not calculated to do th
n people any good
It Mr.. Hazel opposed the bill. lie sal
y that, while GOO people had aligned pet
o tion asking for it's passage the Ii, &c
d people in Wilmington who had booh
J. opportunity offered them to sign
% paper to he presented TO the Legisli
o ture. "lf they had.'' be remarked
" "the remonstrance would reach frol
~ wall to wall, clear across this room.
" He held that the passage OF the bi
3, would not only interfere with the col
Of tracts between the merchants and IL
J. trading stamp people, but also betwet
D. the merchants and the 10, 600 bool
7, holders. He said that there was nothir
10 to prevent other people from going in
10 the stamp business and inquired wi
D. they did not, IL tho business was
ar lucrative as it was pictured.
"1hs reason u.s." MIR. Donaldson r
a. piled, THAT reputable people do n
to want to engage in that kind Of bus
Id ness.
% "Then.'' remarked Mr.. HAZEL, "tl
Id inference is that the people complain,
to of are disreputable. If that is the cas-
In you can rut .disreputahle people hehil
a the bars at New Castle iail-even