Evening journal., 1913-02-25
PRISONERS TO
CONSTRUCTIVE
COUNTY ROADS
Bills Providing for Short
TermerS' in Three Counties
TO Work on Highways
BOTH BRANCHES TO
HAVE NIGHT SESSIONS

ent indications short-term prisoners
In the three counties of the state
soon VIII be employed in building or
repairing county roads. me Seha.e
has passed bills to that ahect applying
10 the three counties.
Yesterday afternoon the Senate pass
ed senator Walkers bill. authorizing
The New Castle County Levy Court
IN enter into an agreement with the
trustees of The New Castle County
Workhouse for the employment OF
prisoners on the county roads. All
tho members voted for the measure,
which does not provide any details
a. 10 convict camps. transportation
OF prisoners TO and from the work
house. etc. or the amount to be paid
for services OF the prisoners. These
details are left to the Levy Court and
workhonse trustees to work out
Kent county short-term prisoners
will work on the county roads, too,
if Senator Carters bill, which passed
the Senate yesterday afternoon, Is
enacted. II is similar TO the Senator
Anderson bill for working Sussex
comfy prisoners on the roads. 1t
provides that prisoners sentenced Tor
three months or less may be required
10 work out their sentences on the
roads.
Senate and House adopted motions
of Senator Ellison and Representa-
tive Houston for sessions tonight
No objection was offered TO this IN
the House, but in the Senate Messrs.
David. Gormley and Blackstone voted
against the measure. Many of the
Senators feel that night sessions are
necessary TO make inroads on the
piled-up calendar.
Many Bills Passed.
Bills passed by the House during
the afternoon included the follow
Senator Pierce's bill increasing
from 5000 to $500 the appropriation
for shortening the course of Mis-
pililon river.
Senator Walls bill increasing from
5000 to $500 the appropriation for
shortening the course Of Smyrna
river
Senator Hazels bill appropriating
$500 to the Robbins Hose Company
of Dover for the purchase of anto-
mobile apparatus and hose to be
used In protecting tate House and
New Armory property.
The Senate at the afternoon session
passed the following bills:
Senator Williams bill to pay mem
hers Of the Kent County Levy Court
aeual expenses FOR committee and
inspection work outside their dis
tricte.
Senator Biackstone's bill authoriz.
ing Sussex county TO borrow $4,000
for erection Of a new Court House
ts. unf
fire In the present Court House
would wipe out valuable records stor-
cd there
BY unanimous otc she Senate de-
feated Senator FoolSs' bill 10 Increase
the salary Of the Comptroller of Sus-
sex county from $1,000 $1,000 q
year. Mr. Fooks explained that he
had introduced the measure by re-
quest but did not favor it
Confirm Annnintments-
The Senate confirmed the appoint
ments by Governor Miller of Howard
Hudson to be oyster Revenue Collec.
tor. Thomas W Wilson to be state
Librarian and William J. Mcknight
to be regulator of weights and meas
ures for New Castle county.
Money For College.
Senator Marshall's bill appropriate
ing $500 a year for the next two
years TO Delaware College was pass.
cd unanimously by the House. after
Dr. Marshall had explained II. He
said that while the Alumni Associa.
ton thought the appropriation should
be $4,000 or more year. he was ol
the opinion that II was too late e
urge that appropriation in the Leg.
islature. He said the appropriation
was for maintenance of the college
u is an increase of S25O0 year ovel
the last appropriation.
Hold Up Appropriations.
After President Pro Tenn. Marshal
and Speaker Holcomb had spoken n
behalf of the formers bill in tho
Senate to create a State Commission
TO care for the INDECENT and feeble
ininded children in the State, thu
Senate deferred final action on th'
ground that II is an appropriation
measure
Senator Pierce raised a point tha
one Of his appropriation bills hal
been held up al the morning session
The Marshall bill carried an appro
priation OF $4,000 for the erection O
suitable buildings at Farnhurst 70
the care OF deaf dumb. blind and fee
ble-minded children. and also carrie
an annual appropriation OF $500
for maintenance.
AT present the State is payin
$4,000 year for the training and in
structiOn Of delinquent children in in
stitutions outside the State. Speake
Holcomb said the States fnanci,
condition shows that about $4,000
above usual appropriations is avail
able for new appropriations and =
knew of no cause more worthy. II
also pointed out that since New Je
sey had passed the Seven Sisters
bills prohibiting New Jersey holdir
corporations and also stringent
supervising New Jersey charters
companies. many Of the corporation
would leave that State and obta
Delaware charters.
Defeat Court Trial Bill.
Had Senator Blackstone been in Il
Senate when the vote was taken yo
tcrday afternoon the Democra
would have passed through the II
publican Senate party measure.
vas a Dill Of Senator Cormley ~
provided for the admission 0f zorro
orztige evidence. even n not direct
connected pifb the charge being fris
IN ezses ~ election bribery. Lfeute
an CorefDof Ferfpsor was iD q
chair. and Senator Eei1rzfcf ~ 4
Republican eide hsc gone home Z.
Senator BizckEtoEf f5erccerzt -
o1f of The room 1tia rzre tte Va
eight Republicans zxzinsf ~ bIIi a
seven Democrats for D. Ha6 ,