The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-03
PENNsYLvANIA LEGIsLATURE.


Senate.
HARRisBURG, Feb. s.--Among the remonstrances
presented were the following Mr.. OOuneu, from
oxford and Lower Dublin townships, against any
transfer OF the House OF Employment; also, from
empt churches from taxation.
The usual number Of petitions were presented In
favor OF voting on the license question: and against
capital punispment.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bills, giving trust powers TO the Phladel-
phia Library SSmpany Tor the Rush 6eqSest inSsr
Company; authorizing the Philadelphia, German
town, and Norristown Railroad Company to pur-
chase real estate; authorizing the Wharton Street
M. K. Church TO remove their dead.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Connell, supplement to the Cresheim Turnpike
Company; also, incorporating the Grand Lodge or
the United order of the Sacred Temple OF Liberty.
Also, repeating so much of the law authorizing
phia as requires the appontee to have served seven
years apprenticeship as a.qualincation..
House.
The consideration of public bills was the special
MT Davis made an effort to dispense with the pub
lie calendar temporarily to consider bills on third
reading, among which was the Metropolitan Po-
the House refused to set aside the regular order
In the case of DR. schoeppe, Mr.. Porter called up
the Senate bill as follows:-
That in all Of murder and voluntary msnslaughtes
ing shall be Of right and may be sued out upon
In ali cases Of murder in the first degree the
Supreme Court under the provisions Of the first section
sSall be the duty of the judge thereof to review
Se INGREDIENTS necessary to constitute murder in the frat
shall sye 6 en to s1 and s SO
trial or enter such Judgment as the laws Of this
pending the Supreme Court and in Of murder
force to reove IN such cases and TO authorize the sa
Court 70 hear and determine he same with like
This bill, which is intended to meet the case OF
DR. Paul Scnoeppe OF Cumberland county was
favored hy Messrs Miles, Johnson Crawford Bow
msD and Porter of York, and opposed by Messrs.
Schnatterly and Craig 1t was passed to third read
ing, and laid over.
BILLS REPoRTED FAvoRABLY.
The Senate bill, making it a penal ofense
Tor witness to abscOnd with in
tent to defeat the ends Of public justice.
The House bill, giving the right to appeal from all
decisiods OF aldermen without regard to the sum in
dispute, upon giving security. .,
The House bill repeating the act creating the Board
of Directors OF City Trusts.
The House bill requiring itinerant purchasers and
in glass paper II b soTsp metals and old
The House bill vacating Seventeenth street, from
Francis street to Ridge avenue;
The House bill defining the First Survey district
to be composed of the Second, Third, and Fourth
wards, and all that part OF the Twentysixth ward
to be composed Of the First ward and all that part OF
the Twenty-sixth ward east of Broad street.
MIR. Thomas moved to consider this bill. Not
The Senate bill extending the jurisdiction of alder
men to $500 reported as amended, so as to give
the right OF appeal TO either the District Court or the
Common Pleas, by Mr. Mckinstry.
Objections were made 10y Mr.. Adaire, who said that
the committee had been instructed to report the bill
negatively
reported the bill after formal action by the commit
tee, or after simply an individual consultation with
the members
Mr. McKinstry replied that he had consulted them
individually.
order and that the bill reverted to the committed
until they formally acted upon it.
| The House bill incorporating the Philadelphia
| Paving Company.
The Senate bill extending the powers of the
| United States Iron Armor and Steel Company, o.
| The House bills Incorporating the Phladelphi;
Rifle Club incorporating the Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics, also the Grand Council OF thu
Brotherhood Of the Union.
| The House bill reducing the communication tai
| for the First Division OF Pennsylvania militia Il
fifty cents -
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
| By Mr. Stokes, making 1t unlawful after sixty day
| to maintain a stand on any public street between
the north line of Girard avenue and the south line
Walnut street, upon the footways thereof eithe
by cart wagon, vehicle or otherwise for the sale
| meats, FISH, farm or garden produce, under penat
| of $5 for each ofense.
| Also incorporating the Keystone Hotel Company
| Corporators &c b. De Keim, John Hertzler, Ashe
| S. Leidy, A. NJ. Hopkins, j. A. Dewitt, Arthur Com
| ten NJ. Beidler, Edward Burton, Charles McGlllon
| B. II. Blow. The proposed site is understood to b
| Broad street.