The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-16
PENNsYLvANIA LEGIsh.TURE.



Storage Company; also, allowing married women
to enter medical colleges; also, relative to the
paving of streets.
Mr.. Connell, supplement to the Philadelphia
Fountain Societyi also, reducing the width of
Hamilton street; also, supplement to the free
bridge over the Schuylkill, allowing Councils to
negotiate loan.
Mr.. Findlay, obligiug railroad companies to
keep ticket Offices open for one hour tu advance
of the departure of trains.
Mr. Watt called up the House bill opening
Fifteenth street, which passed.
MI. Henszey, from the Senate Corporation
Committee, reported the House sewerage bill,
amended so as to read as follows:-
Section That for the purpose of securing the more
alleys OF the city Of Philsdepnia and to justify the eHpen
extended period OF time are required therefore Sne
make for cleansing streets and removing
s & s for ana
not less than tan years for the purpose of cleansing the
follow ing terms first two years si5OOO pei
two years less Der year t5sn the contact
price Tor tue third two years SSo per year less than
S46!y less than the present contract; aud for
70 the eS
G S the tsa % sewage fne 9g
s.9 gve security in the sum OF SO0OY TO the said Board
i0rmanee Of the scntract aforesaid The amounts
ipstaments 10y warrant drawn the sad
@ a With Sy s the the the
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spSsr the S1d hat c9%pany bs y so,vs
in Of securing the more perfect working of
dGd % pSere s have tsS eSeob and sSSs saS t
al dwellings,, hotels, maI.kethouses, vaults, and
Cesspool or privy we'll matter dead annas and osSsi
Operating public urna in the said city u1der the .npss a
vision of the Board Of Health without to the said
city, all garbage matter shall be
removed in wator.tisht and enclosed carts
tie be @ rSs % S S S9S Sr Isd or
| declared nutsanceS
Section that the city OF shat. have the
granteo to and the said company,
and pr a6 a"y as ss ss
agreed upon between the city authorities and tue COM
terms the snail be submitted reference
judges Of the Supreme Court thereof the Judges
Judges the istrct Uourt said city; phoud
deelsiop or aSarI OF ssid referees be unsatisfactory te
company shall each select person to be added to the
review and decide upon the subject aud thsir Decision
award, report shall be final and conclusive.
| The following bills were reported as COM
! mitted:-Senate bill making certain British re-
cords of validity in Pennsylvania.
| As committed, House joint resolution urging
Congress to place our navy yards on a clear
| basis.
AS committed, House joint resolution urging
our Congressman to use their influence in having
| belligerent rights accorded the Cuban patriots.
| AS committed. Senate bill Incorporating the
| Mutual Protection Insurance Company of Phi
| ladelphia.
| As committed, bill relating to the abandon
ment of corporate franchises by corporations
| authorized to construct works of improvement.
| AS committed. Senate bill incorporating the
Coifax Oil Refinery and Storage Company of
| Philadelphia.
With amendment, by Mr. Miller. incorpora-
ting the City Sewage Utilization Company of
| Philadelphia.
With amendments, by Mr.. Randall, Senate
| bill to facilitate and secure the construction of
an additional railway between the waters of the
] SusQuphannl
Mr.. Rutan moved its committal to the Finance
Committee. Disagreed to-
| The Senate bill to aid in the construction of a
railroad from the Susquehanna river to Buffalo
| was reported favorably with an amendment.
| This amendment is intended to secure the COM
| pletion of the Clearield and Buffalo, the Erie
and Allegheny, and the Pittsburg, Virginia. and
Charleston Railroads, by giving them the use of
| the Allegheny Valley Railroad bonds of the par
| value of SO, SOC, 900, now in the State Treasury
in exchange for their own bonds, which shall
bear the same rate of interest and mature at the
same time as the Allegheny bonds, and the COM
pletion of the roads and the interest shall be
guaranteed by responsible railroad companies.
House.
Mr.. Adaire offered a resolution paying the
Clerk of the House Treasury Investigating
| Committee 5000.
Mr.. Brown made an unsuccessful attempt TO
reduce the amount to $400. Passed.
The Phadelphians voting for 5000 were
Messrs. Adaire, Albright, Bum, Cloud, Comfy,
Daley, Davis, Elliott Forsyth, Hong, johnson,
Josephs, Maxwell, Mooney Absent or not
voting:-Messrs. Thomas, Stokes, Miller.
Mr.. Mooney offered resolution paying
! Thomas Wilson, Sergeant-at- Arms, $237 for
witness fees and services rendered in attending
the Police Bill Investigation Committee.
Mr.. Davis inquired how many witnesses had
| been sworn.
Mr.. Bum replied that about four had been
sworn but that some thirty or forty had been
subpGnaed.
MIR. Davis-Why were the rest not sworn?
Mr. Rnn n not hinx fhaff fha 60 ~ nj
Arms should suffer for the neglect of others.
The witnesses had been subpenaed, but the
| committee had failed to obtain a quorum.
Mr.. Davis said it was not right for the House
| to pay any bill until 1t was itemized, and then
1t should only pay for the witnesses who were
sworn and no more.
Mr.. Elliott one of the unfortunates who
had been member of the Police Bill Investiga-
| tion Committee. The committee had under
taken to meet once week. but has failed to
obtained their quorums. The Sergeant-at- Arms,
| however, had attended to his duty,s and was
clearly entitled to his pay, although he, Mr..
| Elliott, knew nothing about the amount of the
bill.
Mr.. Reinoehl said that this whole affair was
| an Illustration of the tremendous frauds result
| ing from the appointment of investigating COM
mittees. If the committee had never had quo
rum, by what authority had the chairman issued
| subpenas
Mr.. Elliott replied that the committee had
had one meeting, at which there had been
quorum.
Mr.. Reinoehl said that there had been an un-
derstanding when the committee was appointed
that no expense should accrue to the Statej
Mr.. Brown had offered the original resolution
appointing the committee, and there had been
| a provision that there should be no expense to
the State. He asserted that there had never