Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16

and is not Wanted by majority OF
them.
"Since tho bill limits the questions,
to be asked on examinations, to the |
text books, in case in the schools:
person who had been refused certifi-
cate might, by careful study of the text
books, pass sufficiently high per
centage to obtain certificate, and, by
undertaking, crowd out graduates OF
normal schools, high schools and
teachers of long continued and arduous
service.
'The bill is insufficient, as 1t does
not state what catch questions are, and
who are to be the judges OF the same.
1.-The bill Implies that catch ques-
tions have been used, used often, which
we deny, after having passed tho ordeal
of examination IL times.
"The bill, il enacted into a law,
would prevent the examiner fsom test
ing the general knowledge OF tho appli
cant by asking him set of questions
not found in tho text books,
1.-THE bill would render useless the
holding of summer schools, and pro-
vent the bringing into the State some
of the ablest educators Of the country.
to the great detriment of the teachers
and scholars.
1.-THE teacher need not be many les
sons ahead Of the school, IL he had
good knowledge of the text books.
1.-THE teachers. not being compelled
to study beyond the text books in order
TO pass an examination, would become
narrow minded. and often bigoted,
ignorant and indolent.
Tho person whose general knowledge
| and reading does not extend beyond
| the text books il unfit to teach school.
Representative Shallcross has OBJ
tanned copies of some examination
| questions, and, il he reads them to the
| House when the bill is called UP for
final action, he doubtless will enliyen
the occasion.
| CONSIGNED TO THE GRAVEYARD.
| The vote on the bill repeating the
Marriage License Bond law was:
| Yea-Senators Abbott, Brasure, Alice,
Farlow, Blalsely, McFarlin and Shake
speare7.
Nay Senators Knox, Meredith,
Maui, Slaughter and Speaker Salmon Is
Affirmative vote two below the con-
stitutional majority.
The vote on the bill requiring oer-
tain employers of labor to pay tho com
pensation therefor in lawful money oil
the United States at least once in two
weeks was:
Representatives Buell., Burns,
]. b. Clark, Cottingham, Donahoe,
Donovan, Ewing, FAIRIES, Frizaell,
Herring. Hushebeck, Jenkins, Latto-
mus, McNulty, Robertson and Shall
cross--16.
Nay = Representatives Dennison,
Frazier, Hazard, Kitchen, Jester,
Rose, Sattertield, Taylor. Tharp, Waga,
mon, West and Speaker Clark--12.
Affirmative vote two below the con
stitutional majority.
Representatives Burns, Donahoo ant
Robertson said the bill contained eoot
features.
By vote Of l6 to 10, the House KILLED
the House bill requiring that Stat'
printing contain the label of tho Inter
national Typographical Union, Repre-
, entatives Buell., Davis, Dennlson
zard, Herring, Lattomus, Robertson
Satterfield, Tharp, Wagamon, Yves
, and Speaker Clark voted against TIL
! bill, and Representatives j. b. Clark
Cottingham, Donahoe, Donovan
a Kitchen, Jester, King, McNulty, Ros
a and Shallcross voted in favor of it.
The House unanimously killed Repre-
sentive Roses bill requiring banks an
4 other corporations to publish annual
list of unclaimed deposits, dividends
p &c. A bill with the same intent, bu
o briefer, is being prepared for introduc
v ton.
z LATE TREASURER AND LATE AUDITOR.
Both houses. yesterday afternoon, re
Q ceived and adopted the report Of tn
a joint committee appointed to settl
# with the late State treasurer and tn
It late State auditor of accounts.
o The committee reported that it foun
o the accounts of the late treasurer to I
Q correct, showing the following balanet
Vt in hand General fund, "a, 633. 98 ; sinl
Is ing fund, s3,322 "a; school fund, Si4
b, 9I2.Sl; total amount In hand, s62
d 929. 30, The committee added: "Tf
). late treasurer requested the committ'
10 to make the following allowances: III
u services OF attorney, $500; for prepa
D. ing for publication the biennial repo
3, of the late treasurer, $500; for exit
M work at the legislative session Of 1SA
/ $500; for services in assisting in Il
in preparation of Appropriation bill, 80
IN for services in preparing new syste
er of bookkeeping, $1,000; total, SO, so
The committee recommends that II
late treasurer BIO allowed the followil
amounts For services of attorn
US flames II. Hughes), $500; for prepa
Nv ing for publication the biennial repo
$, of the late treasurer, and for work
10 the Legislative session Of 1898, $500;
s. preparing new system Of bookkeepi
le William Lank), $500; total, S1,2
az The committee recommends that I
III claim for $500, Tor assisting in the Fl
paration Of the Appropriation bill,
u disallowed. The committee recol
d. mends that a joint committee, col
10 posed of two members of the Seng
~, and three members Of the House, be a
ne pointed TO devise plan whereby I
OF itemized amounts Of receipts and d
i'm bursements of the treasurer shall
made to appear on the books Of I
treasurer, and that the treasurer sh
es- return duplicate receipt or. youcl
on for all moneys received by him, and
pc shall also file with the auditor anntl
lot duplicate or copy Of such Jeceip
ms While the books of tho late treasu
ny show total balance of $50, 500. 33,
ily IL appears that there was due from
ed State the following amounts: To
he Farmers Bank, at Dover, $40, 600;
ip- the Farmers Bank, at Georgetov
vas sl8, 600; TO the Farmers Bank, at N
The Castle, SLIGO total, s53, 600. ST
les amounts being due owing to the 4
ich that s42, 900 of the school fund co,
no. not be used until the General Assem-
provided the necessary legislation
ate carry said amount to tho general FUND
ain The committee reported that it fol-
lid the accounts of the late auditor TO
the correct, and added: "The late audi