Smyrna times., 1901-01-30

Delaware to send contingent of the
National Guard to the Mckinley inaug
uration on March 4th.
Representative Ewing introduced
bill yesterday prohibiting saloonkeep-
ers from maintaining more than one
bar on their premises. 1t is claimed |
that certain barmen in Wilmington
operate practically ten saloons in one. |
Market street stores in Wilmington,
are more in demand than they have
ever been. In two years the proper
ties below Third street will De greatly
increased in price The Pennsylvania
depot will do this for these properties.
A movement is under way to induce
Congress to purchase the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal and make a ship
canal out of it. If ship canal is
really necessary, this plan would be
better than constructing an entirely
new one.
A bill for the Legislature to sit down
on hard, is that which would permit
lifetime certificates to teach in our
public schools. This would remove all
incentive for teachers to study and
keep up with the advancing ideas and
methods of pedagogy.
The officers, agents and several in
vited guest of the Prudential Insur-
ance Company of America for the Dis
trict of Delaware sat down ON Satur-
day evening to delightful banquet
at the Clayton House. Superinten-
dent McGahey acted as toast master.
Notice was given by Mr.. Aron, an
act authorizing the Governor to APP
point an additional justice of the
peace and notary for Kent county, to
reside at or near Mastens; by Mr..
Vineyard, and prescribing the method
of apportioning the public school fund
among the school districts of the
State.
Advocates of local option are max
ing an aggressive campaign to have the
question of license submitted to the
voters of the various districts in the
State. Senator Brasure is circulating
the petition for Sussex county and
Senator Hart for New Castle county
but the Kent county petition has not
yet made It's appearance
The final settlement of DIR. l.. H
J Ball, former State Treasurer made
Wednesday with the Legislature
showed the following balances: Gen
t eral fund SIS, ,631 81; school fund $29
e 349. 81; sinking fund $4,OO8 SO; total
$121, $50. IS. The Legislative com
. mittee and the State auditor verified
the late treasurer accounts.
E Governor HUM Wednesday issued
Il proclamation ordering the flag of tn
State Capitol placed at half mast as
q token of respect for deceased Quee
D Victoria of England. The proclams
r. ton speaks feelingly of the great re
g spect ard admiration for the Quee
3 and the sympathy for the English pee
J. pie.
. The Delaware Legislature will 500
be thing of thepas The rumor tbs
Walter H. Hayes would be electe
Senator and then resign, when til
Governor would appoint Mr.. Addicki
re is denounced as lie ont of the waol
cloth by Mr.. Hayes. Newspaper COZ
, respondents must have something
write about. Republican.
IA BY vote of 13 to the Senate ye
he terday passed the Brasure anti-ciga
cite bill, against which a strong tC
baccO trust lobby has been operatin
'h in vain. The bill prohibits the maj
VII ufacture and sale of cigarettes, ciga
en cite paper and cigarette tobacco i
any part of the State of Delawar
in even on railroad trains passir
en through.
ey There is a hitch in the Legislatu
over the allowance to former Sta
ly Treasurer Ball of 81, 800 for ''exti
ar work" Very good. Let the hit,
1n continue until it can be establishC
that there are good grounds for Il
claim. There is altogether too muC
ne of this "extra work" business. NJ
lty take the offices and are glad to g
'n them, but, somehow or other, the
soon find the salary unsatisfactory al
nv endeaver to stretch it out by allo
orc ances for extra work"
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