Evening journal., 1899-03-11
SCHOOL GETS $500.
St. Michael's Day MUS ry Will
Also Get an Appropriation.

St. Michael's Day NUS ry VIII
Also Get an Appropriation.
HOTTEST FIGHT OF THE SESSION
rs CV.ElR SENATOR ABBOnTis BELL
no Al5oGGsH TIME BOARD OF
dIlGHn AND WAITER COMMITS
elONHRS OF MlIFORD-OIHBR
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
stan CORRESPONDENCE Evening Journal.
Dover. March II.
On motion OF Senator Abbott Mrs.
Lafayette Marks and DR.. Peter w.
.Tomllnson were given the privileges
Of the foor to address the members in
behif Of the bill appropriating SO 900
towards the support Of the Delaware
Industrial School for glrls. The re-
marks were forcefu., businoes-like and
t) the point, and the effect was good.
The work Of the institution was out
lined and the members given a thor
ough understanding. Mrs. Frances Gar
ret. and Clement B. Smyth were also
present in behalf OF the bill.
When they had concluded II was dis
covered that the biz, which had been
recommitted, could not be found. An
OF the clerks and many members Of the
Senate participated in the hunt. It
could not be found in the Senate and
the c.erk was sent over to the House
to lcok for Il. When finally it was
found II was amended to make the ap-
preparation $500, instead OF $4,000.
and passed by unanimous vote. The tax
exemption feature was left in the bill.
MONEY FOR THE NURSERY.
st. Mlchaers Day Nursery and Hos
ptal f.r Babies will in future receive
from the state an annual approprla-
tion Of $500. The bill was killed, but
Senator Farlow yesterday had the vote
reconsldered and the bin recommitted.
Later it was reported favorab,y and
passed without a dissenting vote.
SENATE VOTgEs COUNTY WORK.
HOUSE.
BY unanimous vote the Senate passed
the bin providing a workhouse for New
Castle county. AS soon as the state
feature was removed the Kent and Sus-
sex members who had opposed the
original bin withdrew all objection.
Now the House will be asked to concur
in the Senate substitute, and II is not
Relieved that any obstacle will be in
terpcsed
NlluuCslNEY IS GOOD WORK.
Clerk Frank A. McO.cskey, Of the
Department OF Elections OF Winning
ton, spent the entire day here working
In the House for the passage Of the
Senate bin regulating the holding Of
municipal elections In the city Il Will
mineton. As the measure has been
amended to meet all of the objections
Of the party leaders Of the three or
ganizations, it is probable that it will
pass to-day.
OPPONENTS FROM MILFORD.
Senator Abbotts bill to abolish the
Eoard Of Light and Water Commits
sioners OF Milford has created great
contention. and one Of the hottest
/ e.ol4- 90 a.. -re.-for L. nom ~, T,bo a
senator Is determined that the bin
shai, pass and that the powers Of the
board Shall be vested in the Town
Council The bill Is already through
the House, and now the contest centres
In the Senate. Yesterday a delegation
Of Milford men came to Dover to kill
the bin Embraced in the number
were ex-Congressman john w. Causey
ex-Secretary OF state W. f. Causey
George II. Hail., exlRepresenltative As.
bury Smith, David Refs, A. w. Powell
n. j. Pierson, w. V. Sippie. George
Reynolds and Charles Baker They
had a hearing during the noon reces.
and impressed upon the Committee oI
Revised Statutes the necessity for de
featng the bill. In the face Of thii
Opposition the bill is likely to g
through the Senate, and with so man!
Unicn Republican votes in the Senat'
ready to lack Senator Abbott it is no
believed that the governor will veto il
MONEY FOR THE MOORS.
!, The H,use bill giving $19S.67 to eacl
Of the school districts laid cut for tn
Moons in Indian River hundred wa
passed by the Senate. as was also tn
Senate bin providing that guardians
I accounts shall be passed in the OI
) phus' Court instead of before the reg
e lister If wills.
TWO APPOINTMENT AlADE.
e Secretary Of State Hughes was az
4 mltted to the Senate chamber yestei
e day afternoon and laid before the ser
g ators for confirmation the commission
I of John H. Wiley, Of Delmar to be 81