The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

MT. w dlnTiSnl OiclSu an oihcho
ment to extend all over the State.
Mr.. Webb raised the point of order
that a local bill could not be amend
ed so as to make it a general bill.
Mr.. Newmyer, in the chair, ruled
the point of order well taken.
The night session will be held for
the consideration of the bill regulat-
ing cities, which is nifty pages long.
HARRIsBURG, May I, 1874.
SENATE.
Mr.. White read in place an act to
prevent undue discrimination by
railroad companies in freight ard
passengers.
The following bills passed finally !:
To provide for the recording Of
deaths by Registers of Wills.
TO provide for the appointment of
officers to fill vacancies in cases not
provided for by the Constitution.
70 enable manufacturing compa-
nies to wind up their affairs after the
expiration of their charter.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. White
read in place an act providing for
contested elections in the courts.
Bills on first and second reading
occupied the rest of the session.
HOUSE
The House took E. long calendar OF
bills on second reading, and passed
the following to third reading.
Mr.. Roney, An act to punish COM
mercial agencies for false representa-
tions.
Mr.. Hays, An act committing in
digent insane to DiXmont.
Mr.. Christy, An act making Dec
oration day legal holiday.
The act providing for the sauginS
of oils, which was lost at the morn
ing session, was. reconsidered in the
afternoon and passed.
Mr.. Gerwig's bill, making the Office
of Mayor a salaried one, passed the
House with the proviso that it should
not apply to persons already elected.
Mr.. Newmyer called up on third
reading and had passed, the act
furnishing the employment of children
as street musicians.
The House bill in regard to pay
ments of costs in cases offelony, came
back from the Senate with many
amendments.
Mr.. Newmyer thought that as it
was late in the session, the House
had better concur in the amend
ments, which was Immediately done.
NIGHT SESSION.
After short preliminary strug gle
on few unimportant bills and re-
ports, House bill No. 393, introduced
by Mr. Toner, Of Westmorland, re-
pealing the entire Local Option law,
was reached.
Several amendments were offered
and protractcd debate and struggle
ensued, when at II o'clock the yeas
and nays were called, resnlting-yeas
30, nays 30, as follows:
Messrs. Ash, Brcckway
Butler, Crawford, Crcssler, Crogan,
Dewitt, Dry, Egan, Foster, GILES
pie, Hays, Hegcman, Heiges, Henry,
Hildebrand, Jamison, Jones, (Phila,
delphia), Kaufman, Kennedy, Kim,
mel, Kistler, Laidley, Lotus, Me-
Cullough (Berks), Mccullough phil
adelphia), Morgan (Sehuylkill),
Mylin, Newell, O'Brien, O'Neil,
Petriken, Piper, Porter, Pyle, Rey.
burn, Reynolds, Rutter, Salter, Sbei,
bley, Shuman, Smith (Berks), Smith
Philadelphia), Snyder Steckel, Tai.
lev, Toner, Tshudy, Vogdes, Weddell
wainwright, Welsh, Worrel, Yerkes
and Mccormick, Speaker--55.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen (Dauphin),
Allen (Warren), Allison, Ammer'
man, Baily, Baird, Bates (Bedford)
Burchinell, Campbell, Cary, Christy
Fortenbaugh, Jones (Potter), Jones
(Susquehanna), Little McCrecry
McCune, Moor, Mckee, McMullin
Morgan Oawrence), Mitchell, Myer
Newmyer, Oliver, Potter, Ramey
Thompson (Armstrong), Thompson
(Fayette). Webb, Wolfe and Young
I-32. Mr. Stranahan was paireC
with Mr.. Gerwig.
SO the repeal passed first reading
HARRISBURG, May 8, 1874.
SENATE.
The following bills passed finally
For the education and maintenance
of destitute orphans of deceased
r soldiers.
To define the liability of surctie
, on written instruments for the pay
: ment of money.
: 70 provide for better secretly o
5 life and property from the dangers O
coal and petroleum oil.
The rest of the session was devo
ted to the consideration of lIous
bills.
HOUSE.
Inc calenuar was taken up Oh SEE
ond reading.
!, A number of bills were ruled OF
by Speaker Mccormick as being un
, constitutional.
Bill No. 1893, Repeating Loca
p Option all over the State, whicI
o passed first reading last night, cam
o up and went through on secon'
reading, the vote being "a to 49, 1t
friends now conceed that there vii
be no chance for it in the Senate.
, Wallace's City bill occupied tw
hours in reading, and was passed
f finally.
The School Book bill came from
committee to-day 1t will have
close tug" in the House.