Evening journal., 1913-03-07
PRISONERS
TO WORK ON
The ROADS
. House Passes Walker Bill as
Recommended by New
Castle Levy Court
$35,OOO TO IMPROVE
SUSSEX COURT HOUSE

dissenting vote the House yesterday
afternoon passed Senator Walkers
bill permitting the employment OF
prisoners in New Castle county on
the public roads. The bill authorizes \
the Levy Court and the County Work
house trustees to enter into agree
ments for the employment of prison
ers in road building, and for the Levy /
Court to pay for the services Of con-
victs Oh the highways. The work
house trustees are empowered to
maintain convict camps. etc, for the
roadbuiding squads. Julian G. Wal
ker. counsel for the Levy Court, eX-
planned the bill
Senator Carters bill for the en-
ployment OF short term" prisoners of
Kent county on the public roads also
was passed by the House. A similar
bill for Sussex county is pending in
the House.
After the measure had been ex-
planned by Daniel J. Layton, Jr., coun-
sci for the Sussex County Levy Court,
the House passed Senator Black |
stones bill authorizing Sussex County /
to issue $4,000 of bonds for the erec-
ton of an addition and the making .
Of repairs to the courthouse at |
Georgetown. Mr.. Layton said that |
anybody familiar with the Sussex |
county courthouse would appreciate |
F the necessity OF a new courthouse |
there. and all parties we're united in
supporting the bill.
The House also passed Senator |
Walkers bill authorizing electric rail- T,
way eompanies now doing business 10 /
sell and distribute electricity. There |
was no opposition to it. Under the bill /
the People Railway Company or the
Wilmington and New Castle Railway
Company could engage in the electric
lighting business in Wilmington with
out the necessity Of getting a fran
chise from the Street and Sewer De-
partment. and practically under no
regulations of that department except
as TO the necessity of obtaining per-
mission to erect poles.
The much discussed bill to incor-
porate the Laurel Savings Bank and
Trust Company. a fake" amendment
TO which came near causing a iegisla-
tive scandal. was passed by the House
The bill was introduced by Senator
Fooks. and after il passed the Senatl
aud was referred to the House COM
mittee on banking and insurance, the
amendment bearing the Senate seal
was found attached TO II which never
: had been acted on by the Senate. This
. amendment was stripped from the
bill by the Senate, but no official in
7 vestigation has been made. The
measure in it's original form was
passed by the House without a dis
sentiDg vote
: The House passed Senator Rein
: hardts bill providing that fifty per
cent. of the bail bonds forfeited in
e New Castle county shall be applied to
the maintenance of the Law Library
: i'm the court house. At present p
per cent. OF such forfeitures are ap-
piled to the law library
Other bills passed by the House i'll
cluded the following:
Senate bill exemptlng from taxation
. property of deaconesses used for re-
lgiOus purposes and not worth more
than $4,000.
Representative Cooper's bill appro-
priating $500 for legal expenses Of
the state Board of Education in its
preparation of proposed new school
laws.
Senate bill to make valid the record
of certain deeds. a bill that is passed
biennially as a precaution.
The Senate at the afternoon session
5000 the Levy Court appropriation to
Cheswold. other of the town bills
affecting towns in Kent county were
called but il was found that amend
ments to them were necessary. All
the bills on the Senate calendar
which increase the Levy Court appro-
priations to towns in Kent and Sus-
sex counties were made a special
order for next Monday at II o'clock
10 be. considered in committee OF the
whole
The Senate yesterday afternoon ad-
iourned until evening, but when it
reconvened il was found but eight
members we're present-one short Of
quorum Consequently no bills
could be passed. but several measures
were given third reading and the roll
call was held open until today SO
that other Senators could vote on
them
The Senators present spent the
evening in committee work and many
measures were reported this morning
as a result
An effort was made to have night
session OF the Houst, but majority
OF the members despite Mr.. Bradford S
protest suspended a rule requiring a
Thursday nigth session and adjourned
until this morning.
House Afternoon Session.
House convened at 2.30 o'clock.
Reported favorably Senate bill
I'm relation to the terms of leases and
demises; Senate bill. to exempt from
taxation the property used by dea'
conesses for religious purposes; Sen
ate bill providing family and frae-
tion licenses for automobiles; Senate
bill. providing for the employment o.
Kent county short term prisoners OF
county roads; Senate bill, increased
contingent fund Of attorney genera
TO $500: Senate BILL amending the
revised code in relation to pleading
and practice; Senate bill, to revive
and extend the time for recording
private acts; Senate bill, providing
for the expiration and forfeiture o.
leases; Senate bill. providing for tn,
distribution of forfeited bail bonds
Senate bill, for the employment o
short term prisoners I'm New Castle
county on the public roads; Senat,
bill, vesting in the State title to lands
now held by Sussex county: Senat,
bill, making valid certain stock certif
Gates; Senate bill, TO make valid IN,
record of certain deeds Senate bill
amending the automobile laws: Sen
ate bill. providing for the appoint
ment of an additional constable Il