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matter. To them is due much of the
success in obtaining the return of this |
money to the State. Their efforts have |
been untiring and the result is that a |
larger share of Delaware's claim has |
been paid than that Of any other State. |
| They have secured, in cash, from the |
vouchers presented to the Federal Gov
ernment covering the above expenditure
by the State, from the said appropriation,
the sum of $20,S70.S3, and in addition
thereto have secured the return to the
| State, in kind, various ordinance sup
plies, which the General Government re-
| fused to return in cash.
/ have paid to these officers, for their
Fees and expenses, out of the said
moneys secured by them, in presenting
the said claim to the Federal Govern
ment, and securing the said allowance,
the sum of $3100. L now hold the remain
der, the sum Of $17, ,770.S3 which Twill pay
into the State Treasury, OF otherwise, as
you may direct.
Interstate Relations.
Our relations with our neighboring
States have been most cordial. In the
Hast two years, | have issued nineteen
lrequisitions upon Governors of other
States for criminals who have escaped
from the jurisdiction of this State.
have been requsitioned by Governors of
, other States for the surrender of seven
criinipa,s who have escaped into this
, jurisdiction. While we have Statute
providing for hearing of such fugi-
, ltives before judge of the State, have,
/ where / found the requisition papers to
lie il proper form, uniformally surren-
dered such fugitIves without such hear.
:. ing. In my Judgment the Constitution
. and Statute of the United States CON
. tain all necessary regulations on this sub
!. ject and | think it would be wise to
! amend or repeal our Statute. If the
Executive of this State should refuse 60
!, surrender fugitives on acquisitions from
!. other States until such fugitives had a
i. hearing before a Judge OF this State,
it would cause endless trouble and the
. amicable relations now existing between
\ this and our neighboring States would
= become much strained. If other States
> have Statutes similar to ours, they are
not enforced, as acquisitions by me on
lGovernors Of such other States have
been promptly honored.
r Deaf, Dumb. Blind and Imbecile
v Children.
y As we have no institutions for the
MI
W unfortunates, under the laws of this
State a limited number are sent to In
stitutions of other States at the expense
of the State. At this time there are in
tie Columbia Institution for the Deal
and Dumb, six pupils from New Castle
County, three from Kent and two from
Sussex. These pupils are maintained
M and instructed at an expense to thu
" State of $250.00 per annum each. There
are in the Pennsylvania Institution fo
the Deaf and Dumb two pupils from
New Castle County who are maintained
and instructed at an expense to the Stat
"a of $26O.00 per annum each. There ar
w in the Pennsylvania School for tn
Feeble Minded, six pupils from Ney
Castle County, three pupils from Ken
County and one pupil from Sussex Coun
ty, who are maintained and instructe
az an expense of 100000 per annul
each. The present Statutes limit tn
number of deaf, DUMP and blind chilt
co rem who can be sent from this State t
S from each County. and the number Q
feeble minded or imbicile children at
from the State. Hence, the annual COS
of supporting these 20 pupils who may l
OO sent from this State is about $6,700.00 pt
mum. The last Legislature erroneousl
OO appropriated for this purpose but $2,Sl
per annum. OF this appropriation b,
70" $235S9 remains, and there are unpa
bills as follows;
PENNSYLVANIA Institution for the Bli1
ut Overbrook, Pa, due $32H.0O.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf al
Dumb at Kendall Green, Washingto
due last June, $2.50000.
,e TO the Pennsylvania Institution for Il
~ Deaf and Dumb at Philadelphia, the
" was due last June $4,000.
1e TO the Pennsylvania Training Scho
~. ~ for feeble minded children, there W;
due on December 81, 1900, 100000.
In view of the deficiency of the appr
pration for the years 1889 and 1900, ha
declined to issue warrants for admissi'
of other pupns to these Institutions.
has been condition numiliating to me
well as to the State Treasurer and
recommend that an appropriation
made at once to cover the deficiency al
thas Il sufficient appropriation be pr
vided in the General Appropriation Il
} 20 70 cover further expenses. | herewi
transmit the report of DR., John
Black President of the Board of fTruste
OF the Delaware State Hospital at Far
hurst, relating to his annual visit
90 these Institutions and recommend to y
- the careful consideration Of the valuat
" w Suggestions cnnINlieu III Suci icppi u
10 Public Schools.
nres There is no other public interest tn
appeals to all the people of the State
forcibly as that of our public schoo
Here is the foundation of good citizt
O o7 ship. intelligent manhood and MOI
6 90 growth. The public school system
Delaware has been Of slow growth.
norance, selfsbness and lack of app
ciation of the great benefits derived FRI
higher education, have retcrded its p
. 50 gress and crippled its usefulness. l
" w lack of enthusiasm for education pecul
- to most agricultural communities
% oO made the efforts of teachers and edu
tors alike less effective. The State, @
siderlng Its revenues, has been most
70 90 eral, the dividend from that SOU
|6 so amounting this year to $1S4296.SO
" the people of the districts have not dc
vs. o their share, raising by tay>.tion less tn
$S2, three fourths OF that amount. The gr
en a need of our schools is more money. l.
pair year many schools were unable to k'
for open the required one-hpndred Q
car forty days, without running in debt
raising extra money by contribute
tax This is a decided drawback in two
,nrth