The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-25
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

Senate.
HARRISBURG, May 25.--Mr. Connen Introduced q bill
limiting the provisions of the approved May IT, 1871
as to act relating to executors and admins
Mr. Brodhe.d relative to prosecution for libel II
shall be competent for the accused produce in his de-
ense in support Of the n OF the
was not prompted by malice, but was for the public
The following bills were passed Bill authorizing the
S S VassSs to Pay M Of
nston ayenSe and Grass Ferry road bill relative to the
y Gsa Ti sfss yfGa Ella
and Mr. sss s leaSs 70 pabo buildings
in Philade phia, offered some weeks ago amend
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50 many Of them as they may deem Necessary as they
Seh IS al pubic "p
sn sns
en- arge, and otherwise improve the present
make them suitable for the various
courts nlSs ns nSs
with the courts. and promptly after the passage this
Squares Which shall BE- called Msnicpa budinss snd
approved BY ordinance Councils before their final adop
tion by the said commis ssioners
day Of octSbsr in each year to Councils their
specfsing the objects in detail as far as and
upon approval the BY the Councils it shall be the
to raise by loan and appropriate to the of said com
and the said Councils shall appropriate out of the ord
requisite for the official and other expenses Of said com
contract shall be made until after appropriation suf
Section s. f6e Commissioners shall present to the oty
oouncsogeher with their requiston for money for the
proceedings and expenditures the current mme
s Section So much Of the act to which this is supple
ment authorizes the commissioners TO yacate any
Sr the S be at
in Width & q @ for hs levy . 81 s ST
be and the is hereby repealed and in consideration
directed By this act 20 part of Broad street snail
o be o a AZ eS
its present Width provided that the total amount to
sps buildings on Penn square shall not oxced two mil
to be expended in the enlargement Of the judicial build
ngs Indepeno ence Square shall not exceed five hun
MT Brooke said he opposed to the bin because
proposed the continuance of buildings Independence
Square. He was willing that the public buidings
n Sa s6oSd coro the G tS
money but wanted all the buildings taken from ndepen
Mr. ConneIl said the bill merely provided for the atera
tion of the old building prevented the ntersecton from
70 Councils that the Park Commission occupied
OoSd pssasTs R excepted the D as was the best that
Nessrs Din and Wallace also advocated it. Also Mr.
Mr. Nage said he introduced the bin the interest of
ORIGINAL b and also because it will settle the question
! 1he bill then passed finally
| House.
The House met at o'clock A. M.
Mr NJ ann called up Senate bill preventing changes of
school books than every three years in the
| public Schools
Senate bill opening Seventeenth street.
directing the Commissioner OF Highways TO do it,
| cOncurred in
Lyons 1t requires stevedores pass board
and give security in ten thousand
Mr. Quigley moved that the HouLe concur, viii
was agreed to- and Messrs Qugley Mooney Albright
| were appointed committee of conferences on the bill
Senate TO bill changing the mode of select
ing Controllers of Public schools in Philadepha allow.
ing the School Board TO select one Of their number
| other citizen concurred IN
comnuncation was received from the Senate TO the
seot that they their TO
CONSTITUTIONAL bill and asked committee
| of conference
.On motion Of Mr. Mann the House insisted rpon it's
uonconcurreuoe and Messrs Mann, hite and Leonard
appointed committee Of conference the Of
/ the House.
Joint resolution suspendng for to-day the rule
preventing transmission of private bills the
two within three days Of hnAl AdjouFnmsnt.
opposed BY MessTs Reinoehl, John Hall and Mann, and
i aRreed
Senate bill relative TO clandesne marriages passed.
This bill make elergymen liable except where
! they knowingly and Wilfaly violate the Ian.