Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-07


Hopkius presiiiug. considered the gen
srRl educational bill Tho work began |
by the clerk reading it by sections. |
Mr.. Donaldson thought the paragraph |
providing for the state Board OF Edu
cation should bB amended by substitut.
ing the president of tho Wilmington
Board OF Education for the chancellor,
Nlr. Ha2ell having oppressed the heief
that the courts should be allowed To at
tand 10 their own business. On MIR.
Hazell's motion the Chancellor was
stricken out, wherenron Mr.. Donald
ann moved that the president OF the
Wilmington Board Of Education De sub
stituted. This did not suit Mr.. John
son, who thought Wilmington wanted
more than its share. IL Mr., Donald
sons idea should be carried out, New
Castle county would have two members
and. IL the Governor belonged in that
county. it would have three members.
Mir. Huzel asked why il would not lbs
good plan. If the same argument
Rhould bs carried out, to substitute
che name OF the president Of the Della
ware College for Colored Students. On
motion OF Speaker Riggip, the Secre-
tHry OF State was substituted for tho
Chancellor.
MIR. Dempsey moved that night Sos
sions be hold, beginning at once, hut
the motion was not seconiied Mr..
Dempsey tonk exception to that portion
OF the bill permitting the board to ex
ercise it's discretion each year In the
matter of selecting bonks.
On motion of Mr.. Donaldson, further
consideration of tho bill was postponed
until 3 o clock Tomorrow afternoon.
Al the request OF the joint committee
on elections, j. Harvey Whiteman. who
drew tue general Repatriation bill pro-
viding for departments of elections, and
Commissioners Thomas @. Doud, Mar.
tin II. Fairy and Charles +. Thomae
and Clerk Francis 7. McClosKey of the
Department of Elections of Whining.
ton, came down and explained tue bill
TO the members during the noon recess.
Senator Pyle presided and MIR. White
man was first called upon to make an
explanation.
MIR. Whiteman, after briefly outlin.
ing the main provisions of the bill, said
that, after seven years. trial, it was
almost the unanimous opinion Of the
peunle OF Wilmington that the system
is the best thing ever tried there. In
regard to the matter Of expense, he
said the cost would be much less than
under tho present law. The only add
tional feature ia provision for depart
ments of elections in the three districts
outside of Wilmington. The ray OF
each commissioner has been fixed at
$780,, but tha Legislature can adjust
this matter TO suit itself. He compared
the expense, working under the old law
and under the proposed act. Under tho
old law. he said, the registrars sit four
days and receive 50 per day, or total
OF $50. There are two assistants, as
members of the board of repatriation
officers, sitting two days, at 50 per day,
making total Of $40. Under the law,
each registrar ia allowed an additional
$l5 for otner expenses, including the
printing of the LETS Of registration and
posting them, going TO the clerk of the
peace ana being aworn and obtaining
the books. In New Castle county, in
most casss, two clerks are employed, in
some instances only one. The clerki
receive 50. 80 per day; $40 is allowed fol
clerk hire anil the rent, being So pei
day, amounts to SIS. Then there is ar
additional EXPENSE of $40 for printing
the registration lists and notices Of thu
times and places of sitting. This bringi
the total for each district in New
Castle county up to Sl33 In Ken
county the custom ia to pay the clerk
"a per day, and from the best informa
IlOQ, a., DU IN DuEbbA. al lub lulb "
81 per day in Kent county the aggregate
cost for a district ia Sl5l. In SUISSE
county the cost is about the same as i
New Castle county, S133. Under th
proposed act the registrar is to receiy
81 per day for five days, or $50 Th
sans registrar sits as board of ar
peals at So per day. and two registrar
for ak days, at S3 per day, or S,5e
which makea the total cost per district
SIT, which is S;56 less than under tn
old system. The printing of the regit
tration lists, he said, could be don
away with. as it will not be necessar
under the new order Of things. In ker
county the saving per district woul
be S7l. In New Castle county thei
are 70 districts outside of Wilmington
which would mean total saving I
s1,624.
MIR. Whiteman took up the hill, OF
section at time, and explained its pr,
visions. Referring to the assertion whir
had been made that the bill WINS rev
nue. measure and should have originate
in the Houss instead of in the Senat
he said it ia not revenue measure, sin
piy providing, incidentally, for the Gu
lection of revenue, the registratio
fee, which ia nroyided for by the Co
atitution, and therefore could origina
In either house.
President Doud OF the Wilmiugtt
Board of Elections said he considerl
the system a decided improvement ov
the old plan.
Comm issionsr FAIRY corroborat
what MIR. Doud had said, and e
pressed the belief that the departme
could not shape out any plan viii
would be its squal. He explained t
peculiaritieH of the workings OF t
system in Wilmington, and said the
was nothing in the bill which wou
conflict with the Constitution or a
ballot law which might be drawn.
Commissioner Thomas said tho
was about as near perfect as the boa
could get it. and the members were
unit in commencing it.
Clerk Francis McCloskey said
thought the bill was in proper shat
but he could not add anything to wi
hud bean said.
In reply TO question by Rep
sentative HAZEL, Commissioner Thou
said early action on some measure wol
be beneficial.
Mr.. Dempsey said it would not
well TO take immediate action, as
legal commission is also drawing
registration bill, which will be ret
in q fuw days.
Mr.. HAZEL said he had Just been
formed that the Governor mast apo
the registrars some time next mon
unless a registration bill ia passed.
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