Evening journal., 1899-02-02
A FRUITLESS FIGHT
For a Liberal Appropriation
for Historical Society.
BRAsURBs FISH BILL THROUGH
BmL IN RELATION TO IDGOTIC
CH1DDlaEN-IJAWNlERS HARD
WORNED-SlnATE AUDITORS. RE
PORT-OTlfIER LEGdSnATlVE
BUSINESS OF YESTERDAY.

PORT-OTHER LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS or YESTERDAY.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover Feb. 2.-istate Senator Abb
bott. of Milford, is an earnest cham
pion Of a liberal appropriation for the
Historical Society Of Delaware and in
a speech delivered in the Senate yes
ierday he fully demonstrated IT. Cnah-
man Farl1w, OF the Committee on FL
nance, reported fayorab,y the House
BIZ, appropriating $500 for the uses Of
the society in publishing books and
pamphlets OF local historic interest
Senator Abbott Immediately offered
an amendment raising the sum to $500
He explained to the senator's the OBJ
lects OF the society and It's acc mplish-
ments. He said that the works pub
lished by It consisted OF two books
and certain pamphlets contributed be-
the members. He paid a tribute to
the valuable character OF the early hts
tory Of Holy Trinity Churcn, Whining
.cn, translated by Or, Horace Burr, with
abstracts Of the English records This
State has, he declared, only printed
one book-the Minutes OF Council from
1867 to 1852, which IS really the jour
nal Of the State senate. How muah
this state suffers in comparison With
other states. Nearly every Middle and
Eastern state has published an authen-
tic history. Maryland Is hard at work
on hers, having eighteen volumes al
ready published. Pennsylvania and
Maryland have, in great measure, in
corporated in their histories the rec
ords Of Delawares early history.
When a Delawarean wants to know
anything about his early nisgory he
must go to Philadelphia CT Annapolis
for his information. "This bill" he
said, provides that the money can
only be used for purposes OF publica-
tion. Out Of the annual dues the gem
eral expenses Of the society are paid
No monetary contribution could pay
many Of the society members for the
work which they 90. Judge Wales
gave large part OF the last twenty
years Of his life to the interests Of
the people Of Delaware in this behalf
Chief Justice Lore and Hon. TT. c. Con
rad have been large contributors. Ia
the literature OF this society, and have
worked INCREASINGLY and untiringly in
It's behalf. Judge Grubb has devoted
more time TO It than any living man
and Is better able to edit such a his
.ory than any citizen we have The
state should at least furnish the
means for the publication OF such a
work in exchange for such valuable
knowledge and service"
Chairman Maull had Judge GrIbb's
.etter read. It urged the Senate to
pass the bill in It's $500 form
The amendment was defeated by the
following vote
Yea-Messrs. Abbott, Al,ee, Brasure
Knox, PennewiH, Pyle, Shakespeare
i Mr.. Presidents.
Nay-Messrs. Blakely, Farlow, Hart
Lewis. Maull. McFarlin. Meredith
Moore and siaughter-9.
Then the bill. as Il came from thl
House, passed the Senate
DAID OVER FOR A DAY.
Chairman Maull, Of the senate Com
mittee on Revised Statutes, made ,
favorable report on the act to amen,
chapter 5S3, volume 20, L>ws OF Della
ware, In relation 70 the settlement @
personal estates. After It had beef
read Senator Knox had IL iaid owe
for one day. saying thar the bin ha'
just been printed and the people hal
not had time to read II. Chair
man Maull interposed no objection.
AN INCREASE TO FOURTEEN.
President salmons gave notice Of a
act in relation to idiotic children. A
present the law permits the sending {
Institutions out Of the STATE Of tweiv
children, four from each county Tn
4 presidents bill will increase the nun
Der to fourteen and wipe oul the cour
" lines
e THE EEL" SLIPS THROUGH.
Senator Brasure was made suprem'
ly happy yesterday by the passage, b
the Senate, Of the House bill to repei
chapter $50, volume is, Laws Of Deb
ware, in relation 10 fishing in India
d. river and RehOboth bay. senator Al
bott, who had formerly opposed Il
G. bill. made statement in which
h. said that investigation had demo
. strated to him that the repeal Of Il
- aw would MT work any injustice {
~ the FISHING interests Of the state. Sc
-, ators Maui, Meredith and Moore vot
against It, and Senators Knox, Py
r- and Slaughter refused to vote.
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