The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-17
zle questions as all of the intelligent men,
beers on this floor would be able to deter

zle questions as all of the intelligent men,
beers on this floor would be able to deter
| mine such.
1--WE are willing to amend the bill in
such way that the question shall not be
confined solely to the text book, but that
| they shall be relative to them.
| MONUMENT TO LIEUTENANT CHURCHMAN's
MEMORY.
There was introduced in the House by
Representative Burns this morning an act
providing for the erection Of a monument
to the memory of Lieutenant Clar ke
Churchman, the gallant young Delawarean
who lost his life before Santiago on July
LIST 1893.
The act ia intended to assist the Daugh-
tors Of the American Revolution, and its
text 10 as follows:
Whereas, 1t has always been the pride
| Of this State that In all great conflicts in
| which our country has been engaged, her
sons have been ever foremost in the line Of
outy and danger; aud
" AVLCuo ia uuo luVo WbE WITH SUuln
while the men Of Delaware showed that
they still possessed that undying heritage
| OF patriotism and OF valor,y but one Della
warsan met his death upon the field Of
| battle, and
"Whereas by this death, life young
and noble, full of and radiant with bright
hope and promise, was freely given for his
| country and hi, State, and
Whereas, Tho glory Of her children is
the glory OF he State, and monument tt.
her dead hero will be monument 10 her
| living fame, now therefore b. IL enacted
| by the Senate and House of Representa-
| tives of the State of Delaware In Genera
Assembly met.
Section THAT Ebe W. Tunnel,
Charles Fl. Salmon, president pro tom of
Senate, and Theodore +. Clark. Speaker
OF the Houo g of Representatives, and the
| three regents of the Daughters of Tho
American Revolution in this state, consist
ing of Miss Sophie NAPLES, Mrs. Peterson
Speakman a1d Mrs Edwin S. Anderson
DO, and the same are hereby appointed IL
| committee Oh the part of the state to at
tend to tho purchase and erection of suit
able monument on that part of the public
square in the town of Dover in front of
the State House, to the memory of the late
| Lieutenant Clarke Churcbman, who was
! killed i'll the recent war with Spain In the
battle before Santiago de Cuba on tho first
day of July, 1898.
Section 2.-Ihat the sum of $1,000 be
and the same is hereby appropriated and
| set apart out of any moneys now in the
treasury Of this state for the purpose of
carrying into effect the provisions Of this
act; and the state treasurer is hereby au-
thorized and directed to pay all orders of
the said committee or majority of Its
members, not exceeding in the aggregate
said sum OF $1,000.
Section 3.-That the said committe shall
make full report of its action in the
premises aud of the moneys expended to
the General Assembly ct its next succeed
ing session,
WANT LOCAL OPTION
Bishop Coleman, Archdeacon Hall. the
RevDW. L. $. Murray and the Rev. George
K. Trull. a committee appointed by the
minister of Wilmington appeared before
the Wilmington members to-day and re-
quested them to aubmit the question Of
license" Or mo license" to the qualified
voters of that city. They will be given
their reply within one week. There Is no
doubt that the effort to secure local option
in Wilmington will fail as not enough
singers can be secured to the petition.
Representative o. Day will introduce an
act to change the name OF Little Creek to
the more dignifled name of Little River.
| Attorney General White was given priv.
ilege Of tho floor in the Senate and House
today and be explained the legal status of
the Assawaman Canal, and litigation con-
corning It,
| Representative Rose to-day introduced n
bill to authorize the borrowing of $50, 900
Oh the credit OF the state, in order that the
state treasury may DO placed in condition
to meet ordinary requirements, At pres
ent If the Farmers Bank was to DO paid
ITS claim on the state, thore would not be
a cent left In the state treasury. This was
disclosed in report from the Legislative
committee recently.
Representative Roses act was referred
under suspension Of rules, and was called
up for third reading and was passed, SO
1t was at first thought Nineteen votes
were recorded for 1t. and later 1t was dis
covered that three -fourths vote of all the
members is necessary for the passage, SO
at the instance Of Representative Rose. ii
was reconsidered until enough members
are In attendance