Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-09

teams to run in The mud than to have
good roads with 10 teams to run on
them, Kent county is opposed to che
bill" Representative O'Day thought
the work contemplated by the bill
would be too expensive. The vote was:
Nay-Representative Buell., j. B.
Clark, Cottingham, Davis, Donahoe.
Donovan, Frazier, Herring, Ilushebecly,
Jenkins, Hester, King, O'Day, Rose,
Satterfeld, Short, Tharp and waga-
mon--1S.
Yea : Representatives Burns, Don
nison, Ewing, Frizzell, Hazard,
Kitchen, Lattomus, McNulty. Robert
son, West and Speaker Clark-l1.
CURRICULUM OF FREE SCHOOLS.
by the following vote, those voting in
tho affirmative being four shy of the
constitutional majority, the House de-
feated the Senate bill providing that
the General Assembly, instead OF the
State Board of Education, shall regu-
late the curriculum OF the free schools
Yea Representative Buell., j. 3.
Clark, Donahoe, Donovan, Hazard,
Hunter. Jester, King, Rose, Shallcross,
Short, Wagamon, West and Speaker
Clark-l4.
Nay--Representatives Burns, Davis,
Dennison, Ewing, Frazier. Herring,
Kitchen, Hushebeok, Jenkins, Latto-
mus, Robertson and Satterfield-l2.
COLLECTION OF TAxEs.
Tho House, by the following vote,
killed the House bill allowing the
sheriff of New Castle county four per
cent of the taxes collected by him:
Nay = Representatives Davis, Dem
nison, Donovan, FAIRIES, Jester, Latto
mus, McNulty, Robertson, Rose, Tharp,
West and Speaker Clark-12.
Representative Burns, Dona-
hoe, Ewing, Hazard, Kitchen and
Satterfeld-6. "-.
Representative Burns, in order to
move for reconsideration, and Repre-
sentative Ewing, in order to second the
motion, changed their votes from the
affirmative to the negative.
ADDITIONAL JURISDICTION.
By votes of 16 to 2, the House killed
the House bills giving the Municipal
Court of Wilmington and justices of
the peace additional jurisdiction. On
| the former, Representatives Donahoe
and McNulty voted in the affirmative;
| and on the latter, Representatives Dona-
hoe and Satterfield voted in the affirma-
tive. a.u..r
| APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
Attorney Walter II. Hayes is pre-
pairing two Appropriation bills. one for
the present fiscal year, and the other
| for the next fiscal year. The bill for
the present fiscal year provides only
$500 flor room remit for the Whining
ton Department of Elections. The de-
partment must apply to the City Coun-
Gil for an appropriation for this year.
The bill for the next fiscal year pro-
vides for State appropriation of 81, 300
for the department. The bills appro-
pirate 5000 to the National Guard
Of Delaware " Mr.. Hayes has hesitated
ON the insertion of this item, claiming
that Delaware has no National Guard,
but, acting on advice, he has inserted
it. Some of the members of the
General Assembly think they are en-
titled to mileage, but Mr.. Hayes dis
agrees with them, and has omitted
\ provision for mileage in their allow
ances. The bills provide that any parts
of the sums appropriated not paid out
of the State treasury at or before the
end OF the fiscal year shall remain in
the treasury, for the use Of the general
fund.
ELECTIONS IN WILMINGTON.
Senator Pyle has introduced an ACT
in relation to municipal elections to be
held in the City of Wilmington. II
provides that all the voters who regis.
tered in that city for the last genera
election shall be entitled to vote ut the
approaching municipal election. The
registration books proposed to be usee
at the coming election qualify about
Ia, 600 voters, without the voters being
nut to any expense or inconvenience.
Persons who have not registered will
be given an opportunity to register
During the month of April the Depart
ment of Elections will transfer, on the
registration lists, the names of voter.
who have removed since the genera
, election, the transfers to be made il
red ink, to distinguish them from thu
work of the registration officers. 1t il
proposed that, at the city election, tn,
election officers and election district
, shall be the same MS at the genera
I election-99 Democratic inspectors ant
81 Republican inspectors, as recon-
i mended by party committees, and 3
n districts which were in Democrats
majority in the board and 81 district
/, which werc in Republican majority il
the board.
o BALLOTS FOR SENATOR.
/, Dover, March g. The 18th ballo
o was taken and resulted as follows:
: For Congressman L. Irving Handy
Lem. Senators Farlow, Hart, Lewis
Meredith, Moore, Pyle, Slaughter an
: Speaker Salmon, and Representative
: J. b. Clark, Cottingham. Donahoe
!, Donovan, Jester, King. O'Day, Rose
u Shallcross, Taylor and Wagamon-l9.
q q For j. Edward Addicks, Union Req
. Senators Abbott, NAllee, Blakely
Brasure, and Pennewill, and Repre-
: sentatiyes Buell., Davis, Ewing, FAIRIES
I, g Frazier, Frizzell, Herring, Hunter
!, " Hushebeck, Jenkins, Satterfield, ShoI
Il and Tharp-1S.
W For DR.. Hiram r. Burton, Regr
II lar Rep. Senators knox,, McFarli
y and Shakespeare and RepfresentatiVe
n Burns, Dennison, Hazard, Hitcher
: Lattomus, Robertson, West and Speake
Clark-1l.
- Absent-Senator Maui and Repre-
4 sentatives Conoway, McNulty an
u Total vote, 4s. Necessary to choice
- %. No election.
Seventy ninth ballot-The same.
oil Dover. March 3-The s0th ballot r,
suited as follows:
For John II. Rodney, Dem. Sen,
1e tors Farlow, Hart, Lewis, Meredith
of Maui, Moore, Pyle. Slaughter ar
g. Speaker Salmon, and Representative
W J.lB. Clark. Cottingham, nonaho
lie Donovan, Jester, King, McNult
g, O'Day, Rose, Shallcross, Taylor al
SO Wagamon-2l.
es For J. Edward Addicks, Union Re
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