Evening journal., 1901-02-09
NEW CHARTER
BILL PRENBNTBD
Cigarette Act Reported UR-
faVorabIy in House
Measure Providing Normal Course for
Qualification Of Teachers Other
Matters in The House

Dover. FEB. 9.-Thare will be intro
iuced in the House Boy Representative
Hope a bill providing Tor three
years normal school course at thel
Wilmington Conference Academy for
persons who desire TO become publicI
school teachers in Delaware.
Each persons who shall pursue the
normal school course shall be entitled
TO aid from the State as follows: Each
person who completes the first year of
study OF the normal school course. $50;
each person who completes the second
year shall receive the sum OF SIS; and
each person who completes the course
and passes a satisfactory examlna
tion shall receive 500. No person
shall be entitled to receive aid from
the State until he or she shall give
bond in penal sum double the
amount which he or she otherwise
would be entitled TO receive from the
state
Any white person who shall pursue
and complete, and graduate in the
normal school course at the VIII
mington Conference Academy, In DO
ver, and furnish satisfactory evidence
OF such graduation 10 the State board
shall not be required to pass examina-
ton in order TO teach. If after he or
she has successfully taught In the pub
lie schools for five years. and shall
give satisfactory evidence 10 the
county examiner that he or she has the
practical tact methods and power of
discipline 10 properly and successfully
conduct a school, and shall pass an
examination IN redagogics and educa-
tional psychology, the county oXami-
ncr shal Issue to him or her a pro
fessional certificate. which shall ex-
empt the holder from further examina-
ton for another period of five years
Ihe state Board OF Education shall IN
June or July, IN Dover, hold an exami.
nation fer persons who have fully com.
pleted the normal school course, anl
when satisfactory shall grant teachers
certificates, elutling the recipient q
teach i'm any public school Each sen
atOr and each representative shall b'
entitled to select one person 20 avail
himself or herself of the aid provided
Dy the act
MOORES INVESTMENT TAX BILL
Mr. Moore introduced an act abol.
lshing the investment tax affidavit
The object OF Mr. Mcore's bill IS tC
prevent the lender Of money from
making the borrower pay the invest
mers tax.
ACT TO SELL A JAIL
Georgetown jail and adjoining prop
critics probably will soon pass under
the auctiCne5r's hammer. as Repre-.
sentative layton has introduced his
bill authorizing and directing the
Court of Chancery for Sussex county
to sell certain county lands in George
town. The object in selling the jail
and county lands is to build new
county Jail In Georgetown.
Mr.. Robertson introduced a bill in
behalf OF the contractors who are
building the New Castle county work
house. The purport Of the act is "a
extend the specified time for the com.
pletion of the building.
An act was introduced by Mr.. Heals
requiring railway companies in tho
city OF Wilmington 20 pave certain
streets. The object of this bill Is tC
make railway companies laying track.
| in q street to pave the street from
curb to curb.
The House passed the Senate bill au
thorizng the governor TO appoint
shad patrol in New Castle The Dil
was passed by vote Of 10 to 10. Evcl.
Democrat voted against it, and ever!
Republican for iL
TO ADJUST ELECTION TANGLE.
The election muddle in Kenton hun
dred Is in shape to be put straight II
a few days. The act relating 90 II wa
read and referred yesterday. The mud
die was caused by Kenton hundred
which is the Second district, beini
designated as No. ] district, when No
1 district is Clayton.
| RESOLUTION ON PAIRING
/ ADOPTED.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Moor
Il providing that the pairs for to-day
session be recorded, and that no mem
Der so paired be permitted to vote 70
i United States senator without the con
sent Of the member with whom he wa
paired. was adopted.
BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
Favorable reports were received o
the House bill relating TO the attach
ment Of wages, the Senate bill pre-
viding for the corporal punishment
wife-beaters. the House bin for th
protection of fish in Silver Lake. nea
Dover: on the House bill prohibitin
the sale Of cigarettes to minors und,
the age OF q years. on the House bi
appropriating S100 to the Colore
Teachers Institute, and the House bi
apprcpriating S99 to Edward Fowle
J late State insurance commissioner.
CHARTER BILL BEFORE HOUSE
The city charter bill was introduc.
in the House yesterday afternoon
Representative Baynard 1t Is an a
to alter and re-establish the charter
the city Of Wilmington. After q
reading Of the bill, it was referred
The city of New Castle wan
}, water works and an electric lig
: plant. and wishes TO borrow enoui
Il money to equip the city with thel
Mr.. Holcomb yesterday introduced
act authorizing the city to borrow So
K. 600, for the purpose Of putting