Evening journal., 1917-02-27
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON HIGHWAY bills
House Committee Endorses
Measures for Compre-
hensive Road Work
PUBLIC BUILDING
FUND FOR COUNTY
stan Correspondent.

Staff Correspondent.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 27.-The Senate
this morning passed Senator CORN
ley's bill authorizing the New Castle
County Building Commission to pay
to the county treasurer all money
which has not been expended by It in
erecting and furnishing the new coun-
~ building. Senator Gormley explain
ed that the Building Commission has
a small balance left out Of the 5000,
00O bond issue. and at present II has
no authority to refund this balance to
the county.
After Senator Wharton had stated
that he had been told it contained
snake" the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Hoffecker, at the request Of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals relative to the penalty for
cruelty to animals was recommitted
This action was taken upon motion
Of Senator Wharton after the bill had
received its final reading.
The bill increases the maximum
penalty for certain offenses from a
fine OF S25 to 500, and adds a new
section providing that animals that
have been abused may be conhscated
and. destroyed under certain condi-
tions. Ii was this section that
aroused the objections OF tho senators
After the need of financial assist
ance by the colored schools OF the
State had been explained by Colonel
Theodore Townsend, q member OF the
Kent county School Commission, the
Senate. by vote Of II yeas 10 ! nay
passed Senator Harris bill providing
for an appropriation OF $4,000 year
for two years TO improve the coioree
schools The bill provides that INK
$4,000 be divided, $1,000 TO Kent county
and $1,000 each TO New Castle ant
Sussex. Senator Murphy was the onl!
member TO vote against the bill.
The senate unanimously passed
Senator Hollett's bill authorizing tn
CLAYTON public schools to raise $3.50
hv a bond issue, to be expended To-
school purposes
Favor Highway Bills.
In the House. this morning the com
mittee on public highways reporte'
tavorably the series Of four bills IN
tr0duced by Representative Marvel
creating q State Highway department
The same committee also reportc'
favorably q series Of bills INTRODUCED
By Representative Webster and ad
vocated by the Levy Court OF NeN
Castle county 10 improve the method
Of building and caring for new roao'
Another bill reported fayorably 10
This committee is one 10 meet eertai
requirements to secure an appropfis
ton from the Federal Governmer
for improving and encouraging goo
roads.
Withdraw Whipping Post Bill.
on motion Of Representative DowI
ward the bill TO abolish the whippin
most was stricken from the Houf
calendar. Mr.. Downward stated thu
those interested in the bill had r.
nuested him TO take this action
view Of the fact that the cOmmitt'
on crimes and punishment unan
mouslv reported the bill unfavorab
without giving a hearing on t.
Some bills passed by the Hou'
this morning were:
Mr.. Prettyman's bill. authorlzin
FHendale to borrow $1,000 for fl
protection
MIR TindalIs bill, increasing fro
$50 to 500 the amount that scho
districts in Sussex county can raj
for school purposes.
Senator Browns bill. to reincorpo
ate the town Of Seaford by makil
some changes in the boundary line
was passed by the Senate.
The Senate passed Senator Frazier
bill to change the First Nation
Bank OF Milford TO a State bankii
institution, to be known as the Ba
of Milford. Delaware.
The Senate also unanimously pass
Senator Browns bill, to turn
First National Bank or Seaford to
State banking institution TO be kno'
as the "Seaford Trust Company"