The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-10
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 10.-Amonp the bills reported
from the committees as committed were the follow
ing
phia to establish markets for farmers on any street
north OF Laurel, east Of Howard, and northwest
wardly to Thompson street, where the property
MIR. Petriken read bill in place. authorizing the
city OF Altoona to provide supply OF water and
borrow money Also one providing that any trustee,
guardian, executor or administrator appointed by
court or by virtue OF any last will or testament may
lawfully execute the duties OF the trust whether
resident OF the county not; but the court having
jurisdiction OF the accounts OF such trustee may in
its discretion, appoint refuse to appoint any per-
son not resident of the State, requiring, however,
a bond for faithful services.
MIR. Duncan, one exempting from taxation all the
parsonages in Adams aud Franklin counties.
MIR. Connen, joint resolution to paylthe expenses
was referred the report OF the Civil Code Com
mission.
the improvements and remove the distractions In
the navigation of the eusquehanna river above the
line OF Chelton county.
Mr. Brooke, one repeating the second section OF
the supplement to the act regulating turnpike COM
panes and passed April 1890, 80 far il relates to
the Ridge Turnpike in Montgomery county.
Mr.. White, from the committee of Conference,
made report in favor OF giving H. O. Demming,
clerk in the Price-LyDd case, $500, and moved that
the Senate recede from its amendment OF 5000. The
report was not received.
Mr. Connell introduced hill exempti2g the par
sonage OF ST. James Church Of Kingsessing from
taxation.
Mr. Evans, to change the day for the meeting Of
Friday to Thursday alter the general election.
On motion OF Mr.. Turner, the vote OF yesterday on
the changing OF time for holding elections from fall
to spring was reconsidered, and having been
amended by attaching the following provis0, was
passed.
Provided further that the mode of voting in
county shall be provided by regulating mode
of voting at all elections the several counties this
Commonwealth, approved the Both day of March, 1885,
which the Sheriff of said county shall give notice at
general elections"
The title was amended 80 as to make IL read IAN
act for the further regulation OF elections IN this
Commonwealth"
On motion OF Mr.. Rutan, the resolution providing
for an adjournment until Monday evening was re-
considered, and Tuesday at IL A. NJ. was susstl-
tuted.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Hagar introduced an act to require pawn
brokers in Philadelphia to be licensed.
Mr.. Walker introduced an act TO establish q de-
partment OF agriculture aud mining, and for the col
lection OF statistics.
MIR. Miller, exempting the church parsonage OF
ST. James, KiDgsessing, from taxation. Also,
tending State road from Lancaster avenue to Fifty
second street.
Senate bill repeating the the act for the sailing OF
tracks on the Germantown road was reported mega
lively.
house bill, to pay JOSEPH Singerly, State printer,
bve dollars per voIume for printing the Pennsylva-
mia 'Record OF the War;" was reported affirma-
lively.