The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-12
FROM THE STATE.
The House Committee Agrees TO Report the
Bill to Abolish the Public Buildings

Bill to Abolish the Public BuiId,nps
Commission Negatively
Special Despatch TO the EUeni,g Telegraph.
HARRISBURG, May lathe Committee of
Municipal Corporations held a meeting last
evening" and agreed to report negatively on the
bill abolishing the Public Buildings Commission.
Mr.. Harvey moved to strike out all after the
enacting clause and insert the following:-That
the act approved the fifth day of August, A. ID.
1870, entitled An Act to provide for the erection
OF all the public buildings required to accom-
modate the courts, and for all municipal pur-
poses in the city of Philadelphia, etc shall be
suspended ia its operation for not less than six
months from the date hereof, and that at the
of the city of Philadelphia shall vote on the
question of retaining said commission in
office, and at the said election the
county commissioners of said city shall provide
ballots inscribed on the outside, "Public Build
ings Commission" D." and inside, s"for the commits
sion" and against the commission" respect
lively; and when the said votes are legally
counted, If it shall appear that a majority of
votes have been voted for the commission, then
the said commission shall be continued, and
may proceed to erect public buildings as pro-
yided for in said act; and if the majority of
be against the commission, then the
said commission shall be abolished, and there
upon cease to exercise the Office and powers
conferred upon 1t by the act to which this is
supplement, and any other commission hereto
fore created for the erection of public buildings
in said city is hereby abolished.
Section Z, That the Councils of the said
city of Philadelphia shall by appropriation pro-
vide for the payment of all Just and lawful ex-
penses heretofore incurred by the commission
created by the act to which this is supplement-
and the said Councils shall within one year
from the date of the declaration of said election
in case it shall be against the commission pro-
ceed to provide suitable buildings for the Su-
preme Court and the courts of the city and
county OF Philadelphia and for the public offices
OF the said city and county, provided that no
loan shall be created for such purpose, but all
expenses created for the erection and construc-
ton of said buildings shall be provided for by
current taxation. This amendment of Harveys
was lost by vote of ayes to 10 noes.
The same proposition made in the Senate by
Mr.. Nagle was submitted by Mr.. Miller to the
committee, but as it was not accepted by the
parties who were urging the BILL it was with
drawn without vote.
| A motion was then made by Mr.. Quigley to
report the Senate bill negatively, which was
agreed to by vote of IA to g. Those voting
in favor of the btll were Harvey, White, and
Miller. Those voting to report the bill mega
lively were Messrs. Parsons, Duffy, Wiley,
Dumbell, Walker, Hagar, Lamon, Mooney,
McGowan Thompson, Quigley, Meek, Griffiths,
and Albright. Absent or not voting, Messrs
Fleeger, Starr, johnson. 1t is said that new
bill will be introduced.
[BY ASSOCIATED PREss.I
Exclusively to The Euening Telegraph. ..
Terms Rejected by the Miners.
SCRANTON, May 12.-The miners have rejected
the proposition of President Dickson, of the
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company-93 cents
per diamond car until June and immediate
resumption.