Evening journal., 1903-03-10
$4,000 FOR
4 OLD DELAWARE
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10000 acres. Since 1887 the college re-
ceives $4,000 annually from the Gov
ernment for experimental work: and
since 1890 further appropriation for
agricultural and mechanical arts comes
to the State, Delaware College and the
State College for colored students.
sharing it four-ffths to the former and
one-fifth TO the latter. The appropria-
ton is now $4,000 per year. The col
lege has received the sum Of s64 900
from the State, amounts aggregating
this sum having been granted by the
Legislatures.
The Chief Justice said that the coll
lege had received about 8517, 600 from
the Government and from other
sources, making the total amount re-
ceived from the Government and the
State s725,O00. About $500 students
have attended The school. 400 having
graduated.
Opposed to County Division.
Representative Holcomb's bill pro-
yiding for the division of New Castle
county into two counties, namely. VIII
mington county and New Castle
county, is not expected to pass this
Legislature 1t provides that Will
mington county shall constitute and in
clude Brandywine hundred, the city Of
Wilmington, and that portion of Chris
tiana hundred as divided by the CEN
trail line of Lancaster pike. New Cas-
tie county shall constitute and include
the remaining hundreds.
Tho carpp nrtua boY. ,,f ,op,.oc on 4 q ti,a,,
districts throughout the State is re-
tained
Wilmington county shall have six
representative districts and New Cas-
tie county shall have nine representa-
tive districts Both Kent and Sussex
counties shall each have ten repre-
sentative districts.
Wilmington county is to be sepa-
rated into three senatorial districts
land in Newcastle county there shall be
four senatorial districts. There shall
be five senatorial districts in Kent and
Sussex counties respectively.
The House by a vote Of 26 to yes
terday afternoon adopted the Sparks
resolution fixing March IS as the day
for final adjournment Mr.. Monaghan
Offered am amendment to the resolution
fixing the date March 25. but it was
defeated.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Aspril, Austin, Ban
croft, Bennett, Derrickson, Eastbun,
Flnn, Frazier, Gehman, Gooden, Hart
Hughes, Jones. Lawson, Messiclz, New
. ton, Price, Powell, Purnell, Rose
Thompson, Townsend, Tyre, Warren,
Speaker Anthony-26.
? Nays-Buclmaster, Connolly, Hol-
z comb Monaghan. Morrison, Paradee-
G.
/ To Protect Drunkards.
The House passed by a vote Of 2s to
,l3, Mr.. Wawen's bill providing for the
t protection of haIbitual drunkards
A1essrs. Allen, Gooden and Paradee
voting in the negative. The bill provides
+, that If three substantial freeholders
sign a petition that certain man Is
I, la habitual drunl1ard and serve notice
s ON any saloon or tavern keeper or any
other person who sells Intoxicating
, liquors, not to sell to that man drink
( the saloon keeper is prohibited to sell
= intoxicating liquor to him under q
heavy fine and imprisonment.
President pro TEN Ellison, of the
Senate, announced the following ad.
justment OF committees. owing Il
. Senator Allee's resignation:
Cities and Towns-Sparks, chair.
man; PennewilL Clements, McNulty
and Brasure.
Education-T. c. Moore, chairman,
Smith, Harrington, ID. o. Moore, Pen
+: lnewill.
b Claims-Stirling, chairman; Latta
D Wright. Ellison, Groves.
Accounts-Groves, chairman; Glenn
y ents. Harrington, Smith, d. o. Moore
Vacant -AIcNulty. .Wright,Jef
= Wright, Ellison. Groves
d President Cannon, of the Senate, ap
\ nipointed Senators Wright and T. c
d Moore as the committee on part of tn
! Senate to confer with the judges of tn
y state courts and the trustees of tn
v New Castle county wOrl1house in rela
9 ton to the employment of prisoner
Y convicted by the Kent and SUISSE.
a county courts. The Senate concurre,
h in the House resolution providing 70
s the appointment of such a committee
e Mr.. Ward Explains.
Before the Senate had passed tn
IT Sc joint resolution yesterda
s morning, calling for the appointmon
i of a Legislative commission to frame
compact with a similar commission
y from New jersey over the boundar.
t. between New Jersey and Delaware
Attorney-General Ward was sent 70
q to explain more clearly the purport o
the resolution. He said;
This is a movement for final settle
ment Of the long-pending controvers
between these two States. The resolu
ton only appoints these commission
to confer to see whether compact ca
be framed to be reported back TO tn
General Assembly. The only peopl
in the world who can commit th
State Of Delaware to any compact
A..