The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-02
PENN SYLvANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRISBURG, April 2.-The Senate not in session.
House.

HARRISBURG, April 2.-The Senate not in session.
House.
Among the bills favoraby reported were the fol-
Senate bill preventing contagon in smallpox.
House bill for the abolition OF capital Punishment.
This is reported exactly as prepared by Mr.. Bovee.
House bill incorporating Helmmers' League, which
was passed by request of bir. Bum.
eenate bill fixing the roads, ETC., in Fairmount
Park was reported with an amendment authorizing
the commissioners to purchase much OF the Ridge
road turnpike as lies between the Wissahick0n
creek and Dauphin street. + lso, so much of the
Cresheim Turnpike as lies between Perkiomen
Turnpike and the W WissahickOn creek, with the
privilege, also, to purchase not less than fifteen
acres Of land on the line OF said Cresheim Turn
pike for a concourse for Fairmount Park. Damages
therefor shall ne ascertained and agreed upon by
negotiation assessed by jury in the manner pro-
yded in respect to property taken within said park
House bill appointing an inspector Of machine
made bricks was reported negatively.
House bill repeating the Delinquent Tax bill OF last
week was reported with q negative Recommendation
from the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
Senate bill authorizing two or more railroads to
endorse the securities of other railroads passed.
House supplement TO the act opening Diamond
street was reported favOraby. This bill does not
allow the street to be opened through the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, unless the managers first give
House bill making it penal onense to prohibit the
sale of newspapers public conveyances on ac-
count OF their religious or political opinions
ported negatively.
MIR Bum moved to recommt the Diamond street
bill to the committee. He said that when the first
bill on this subject had been before the House he
had opposed it Tor the reason that it destroyed to
y,
motion it had been voted down. Advantages was
afterwards taken of his absence, and the bill had
been reconsidered and passed. He was and always
had been opposed to any bill that interfered with
the Odd Fellows or any other cemetery, and now
asked the House to kill the supplement, which was
accordingly DONE
A dnicuity arising from the usual reckless way Of
doing business here took place. certain bill rea-
tive to the Pittsburg and Ormsby Railway was re-
ported from the Passenger Railway Committee. Mr.
Mooney called attention to the fact that it had
been before that committee Finally it appeared
q ia IT.
tee, and was still in its hands. Meanwhile, second
bill, supposed to be copy of the rst had been pre-
pared and marked according to the usual system.
and sent to the Clerks desk The extraordinary fact
then became apparent that two bills exactly similar,
and both bearing the marks of being originals,
in ~" House. The genuine bill was at length
set ctef ,5o: :, 80; 90 = TS5nrt M6
the limits of the borough Of st. Clair. bat Mr..
Josephs.objected and the bill was defeated.
Mr.. Hong reported favorasly. an act declaring
Philadelphia to be the capital OF the State in case
Councils provide the necessary buildings, and so
notify the Legislature.
Mr.. Hong, incorporating the North Penn Market
Company Also, incorporating Butchers and
Droyers Bank. Also, for an additional alderman in
the Twenty-second ward: Also, curbing Sixth
Mr.. Albright exempting the Mechanics Hall in
| Nineteenth ward from taxation.
Mr.. Daley, incorporating the Public Trust Com
MIR. Cloud incorporatng:the Gold Hill and Silver
Mining Company. Passed.
Mr. leslie incorporating the Market Bank of Phi
| ladelphia.
| Mf. JOSepnS, giving auVerLlsementS IN the Legal
Gazette the same effect as those IN the Integencer.
Mr.. Elliott, act repeating the Delinquent Tax
| bill of last week.
Mr.. Elliot moved to suspend the orders and pass
the bill This required twO-thirds vote, and was
net agreed to. Those voting in favor of suspending
the rules were-
strong, Boileau, Bowman, Brown, Burlington, Craig,
| Dimmick Elliott Godshalk, johnson OF Crawford,
johnson of philadelphia, Josephs Keech, Keene,
| Kerr, Leonard, Leslie, Longnecker, McJunkin,
| McMahOn, Miller of Allegheny Miller OF Philadel-
| phia, Parsons, Reinoehl, Schnatterly, Schwartz,
Scott, Stephens, Wheeler, White, Wiley, and Strang
| Speaker.
| Nays-Messrs. Beans, Brobst, Chamberlain,
Church. Daley, Fulton, Hill, Hong, Hursh Keffer,
Leidig mcCresry, Marshal, Myer Porter, (Cambrla),
| Porter, York) Sedgewck, (SchuylkilD, Smith, Sny-
der, Steele armstrong; Stone Yeas, SO, nays, %.
| SO the question was determined in the negative.
| Mr.. Comfy, Incorporating the Pennsylvania Farm
| ers' hay and straw Market.
| Also, providing that when majority OF the pro-
perty owners on any street shall agree to pave the
| Commissioner OF Highways shall award a contract
| to any competent person.
Mr. Josephs called up the Legal Gazette bill, which
was passed.
| Mr. Hong's bill prohibiting bone boiling establish
| ments in the Twenty second ward was passed,
| Adjourned until Monday afternoon at O'Clock.