The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-26
PENNSYLVANIA LsG1sLATUa
senate


HARRIsBuRe, Jan. 26-Ihe Speaker pre-
sented the report of the Inspector of Mines of
Schuylkil county.
The following Senate bills were reported
favorably;--
Extending the powers of the Philadelphia Safe
Deposit Insurance and Trust Company.
Incorporating the Philadelphia Warehouse
Company.
Perpetuating the charter of the Germantown
Savings Fund Society.
Incorporating the State Bank Of Harrisburg.
Incorporating the Quakertown Savings Bank.
Creating Board of Control, the Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor General, and Attor-
ney-General, to attend to the financial affairs of
the Commonwealth.
Allowing accused parties, II so disposed, to
give testimony
An act making it misdemeanor to carry
cattle on railroad trains for more than twenty
eight hours without unloading, was reported
negatively.
The following bills were introduced
Mr.. Brooke, changing the name of the United
states Armor and Steel Company OF Chester.
Passed.
Mr.. Henszey, authorizing the Land Grant
Railway Trust Company to transfer stock.
Also, incorporating the New Jersey and Penn
syiyania Water Power Company.
nj. Nagle introduced an act as follows
Sec. /. That the jurisdiction of the aldermen of
the city of Philadelphia In all of action aris-
ing from contract either expressed or implied, is
hereby extended to all cases where the sum de-
manded does not exceed $500 as fully to all in
tents and purposes MS they have jurisdiction in
cases where the sum demanded is not above $100,
and in all cases wherein any plaintiff shall COM
mence a suit or action in the Court of Common
Pleas of Philadelphia county, without having
filed with the precipe an affidavit by himself or
some other person having knowledge of the
facts that there is justly due to the plaintiff or
plaintiffs more than the sum Of $500, and shall
obtain judgment for less sum, he, she, or
they shall not be allowed to recover costs of the
Hafn anf nv 1afa
Sec q That the aldermen of the said city
of Philadelphia shall also have jurisdiction of
actions for trespasG in all cases for injury done,
or committed to real or personal property when
the value of the property claimed, or damages
alleged to have been sustained, shall not exceed
the sum of $500, fully, to all intents and pur-
poses as they now have in cases where the value
OF the property claimed, or the damages alleged
to have been sustained, are not above $100
Sect. 3. That the party appealing from the
judgment of any alderman of the city of Phila-
delphia shall be required to pay to the alderman
all his and the constable S fees In the case, and
the said alderman shall enter the said costs on
the transcript, and the same shall abide the final
determination of the case as other costs thereon,
and the said alderman need not allow an appeal
until the costs which may have accrued thereon
be paid
Sect. 4. All laws aud parts of laws in con
flict with the foregoing be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Alr. Bum offered a burlesque bill on economy
setting forth that whereas certain goblets were
broken, and towels destroyed in the cloak-room
therefore resolved that large tin cups and coffee
sacks be furnished. Referred to the Committee
on Rctrenchment and Reform.
The following original resolutions were
Ofered:-
MIR. White, ordering 700 copies of the Senate
and House journals 500 for the House and 20(
for the Senate to be laid on the desks OF mem
bers daily.
Mr.. PAWS objected to the resolution because
there was no provision made to distribute any
such documents. Laid over.
The following bills were reported and con
sidel Cd EEL u 1eAgx SsGssEs
Mr.. McCreary, House bill making 1t u pent
offense to issue fire or lightning policies of In
surance except under authority of some char
tered company of this or some other State
Passed.
Mr.. Comfy, House bill increasing the capita
stock of the Decatur Building Association
Passed.
!. House tll authorizing the PIelix Insurance
Company to wind up its affairs