Evening journal., 1899-01-18
ROSS WINS THE DAY.
Farmers Bank to Give a
$4,000 Credit to State.
TRBAsUREEa BOOKS ALL RIGHT
BUT THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID
OF THOSE OF THE BANK.
EVENTS or YESTERDAY IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
sENTATIVES.

EVENTS or yesterday IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
eENTATIvEs.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, jan. 1S.-The Joint commit
tee appointed to settle with State
Treasurer Ross visited the Farmers
Bank yesterday. determined TO have
that institution stralghten up the ac-
counts between Il and the retiring
c.ate treueurer AS result OF the
visit the hank agreed to place $4,000
to the credit OF the general fund until
the act diverting the $4,000 accumu-
lated school fund money is made
available for use by the act OF rever-
sion just passed by the General As-
eemb.y A report will probably be
made to the General Assembly this
afternoon
The new Constitution did away with
the old school fund system and pro-
vided that out Of the funds OF the
state not less than 100000 should be
appropriated annually for the support
of the pablic school system Of the
state. BY act that 100000 was ap-
poruoned as follows New Caste
$4,000; Kent county. $50, 1000; Sussex
county. $4,000. Az the proper time
SKATE Treasurer Ross did not have
100000 to spare to set aside, the ex-
traordinary demands on the general
fund making such a thing impossible
without borrowing money from the
bank SO. knowing that the schools
would not need an their money at
once, and that it would simply lay In
bank idle and to their credit he de-
vlsed a scheme to meet the general
fund demands and prevent a loan un-
til the clerks Of the peace sent in their
Fall collections OF fees. In round fg-
ures he deposited $4,000 to the credit
Of New Castle: $1,000 to the credit
OF Kent, and $4,000 to the credit OF
Sussex, subdividing these Gums In
such proportions as would meet all the
demands of the districts until he
could, from the remittances made by
the clerks Of the peace. and revenue
rendered available from other sources
including the $4,000 accumulated il
the Old fund, make up the deficiencies
in the three counties. This plan wai
elaborated to the Farmers Bank offi
cials in the three counties and wal
followed in New Castle and Sussex
but in Kent county the hank officials
instead Of obeying Instructions, wen
to work and took about $4,000 OF the
states money and placed II to the
credit Of the several districts, thil
making up the $4,000 for Ken
county. This was done In open disre
gard OF the state treaeurer's instruc
tiOns and without warrant of any
kind. When state Treasurer Roel
learned this he was much incensed
and paid his respects to the bank offi
cia's in general, and to Cashier Wal
! ter Morris In particular In that idiOn
which flows so smoothly from a mar
Who has been bred on the banks OF the
Nhnticoke. This explains the discrep
ancy between the treasury books anS
the bank books, but Mr.. Ross is 81
mad at the equivocal Position whici
it placed him in before the public tha
he never tires OF explaining and will
every recital he becomes more eso
quent Now that he has satisfied ever
member of the committee that tn
fault was the banks and not his he i
saying all sorts Of seaford hundre
things about Cashier Morris.
One Of the reforms instituted in tn
office by State Treasurer Ross
warmly commended by the member
Of the committee. It is that the dis
tricts order what text books they nee
through the treasurer as trustee q
the school fund. Under the old syster
Of permitting the districts TO purchas
J their books direct il was discovere
that law hooks were being ordered
and that numbers Of Maryland chi
, dren were being supplied.
IN STEWARDS BEHALF.
This afternoon the Board Of Pardon
wi,G sit in the State House and col
slider the case Of Robert
!. Stewart, of Wilmington. For al
; eaulting Chinaman he WI
sentenced to a term of imprisoi
ment, to be whipped with twenl
lashee and TO stand one hour in ii
d pi.Cory. Governor Tunnel, at the il
J. stance OF Representative Donaho
? granted a respite until January ?
Now the board viii consider wheth
or not to recommend remission Of Il
corporal punishment. Il will
u urged to do so by all Of the county al
r city Officials, including City Counc
c and also by a large number OF q
Il cltizers Of Wilmington. Members
;, the General Assembly have also inte
=. o-ted themselves in the mans beha
u State Auditor Lingo wiz not be pre-
re ent, business having called him out
le the state. Chancellor Nicholson, So
sr retary Of State Hughes and. Sta
y Treasurer Ball will sit. Stewart was
member of Company +, First De-
ware Regiment. and has an honoral
discharge. A mother and two sistC
are dependent upon him for suppo
e. The man who was arrested with h
for the assault, escaped punishment,
ei is understood that Thomas F. Cor