The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-15
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
HARRISBURG, April 15.-The Senate bill reducing
the par value Of the stock of the Philadelphia and
Southern Mail Steamship Company was passed.
Also, the bill Incorporating the Barren Hill and
RoXborough Railway Company.
The vote on the general militia bill, which was
postponed yesterday until next January, was recon
sidercd and after all the sections but the sixth had
been stricken out the bill passed 1t now reads as
follows:-
unteer military organizations of all arms OF the ser
vice ia hereby fixed at thirty-two non-commssioned
officers and privates, except when called into actual
service, when the minimum shall be the same as Is
now required by law.
Honse of Representatives.
The House bill reducing the width OF Berks street
between Fourth and Sixth was defeated.
Mr. Nice moved to reconsider the vote by which an
act allowing parties TO charge per cent interest,
by special contract had been defeated at an earlier
stage OF the session. The vote was reconsidered,
but the bill was again defeated by AZ ayes to As nays
The following bill passed both houses finally this
morning, after having been discussed and amended
at various times during the last few weeks:--
.," Ihat the Treasurer Of each, each county
cept book in which shall be recorded the receipts Of
all payments made to him on account OF taxes paid
unseated lands, designating the number OF acres,
warrantee named, and name or names OF owners or
alleged owners OF each tract OF land the township
where situate and the amount of taxes paid and
receipt under the hand OF the treasurer the seal
OF the county, shall be the only evidence OF the pay
ment of taxes except where SAID receipts have been
frst section OF act OF 9th March, 1S47. That the
owners OF unHeated lands shall have two from
the passage OF this act within which to have their
receipts for taxes unseated lands recorded in said
book where the same have not been already en-
tered in book heretofore kept by the treasurer Of
the county for that purpose; that no pGroI evidence
shall be received to prove the payment OF taxes on
unseated lands.
The following bill has also passed both houses
nnally:-
That from and after the passage OF this act It shall
not be lawful for any passenger railway company, or
their officers, agents. employees, any other person
or persons TO use salt on any passenger railway track
street within the corporate.limts OF Philadelphia,
and each violation OF this act shall be misdemeanor
and shall subject the offender after indictment and
conviction In the Court OF Quarter Sessions OF said
city, to penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or an Imprisonment not exceeding six months, or
both, or either, at the discretion OF said Court.
During the last few days various schemes have
been pressed upon the attention OF the Legislature
and efforts were made to hurry through the passage
OF number Of bills OF at least doubtful character
BY a tact understanding among all the Philadel-
phia members no bills having any bearing upon the
Interests OF the city were allowed to pass without
being read in full and subjected to close eXamina-
ton. The result has been to secure more care and
perhaps better legislation than for the last five years.
Not single bill allowed TO pass by its number
title is usual at this hurried stage OF the
IONS
The following bill has passed both houses:-
That the councils OF cities and bOrOughs in this
State be and they are hereby authorized to provide
for the inspection Of milk under such rules and regu-
la0ns will protect the people from adulteration
and dilution OF the same.
An act authorizing German school teachers TO be
appointed in German counties OF this State at the
request Of one-thrd Of the parents, was discussed
Chaplain Edwards moved to amend by also teach
ing Welsh, Irish and Scotch. Not agreed to.