The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-29
HARRISBURG.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE.


HARRIsBURG, April 81, IS14.-The
following bills passed finally:
An act H.: Amending the Fish and
Game laws; Granting the acquisi-
tion of certain lands Of the United
States for erecting Lighthouses; Re-
quiring reports heretofore made to
the Auditor General to be made to
the Secretary of Internal Affairs
Making an appropriation to the State
Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg; Pre-
venting the defling of ice on ponds,
streams, &c, owned or leased for the
production of ice.
The afternoon session was occu-
pied on the bill taxing corporations.
1t passed second reading.
Senator Rutan stated that the bill
had been prepared by the Attorney
General, and was satisfactory to the
leading corporations on whom the
burden of the tax was imposed The
new Constitution wiped out one mil
lion four hundred thousand dollars of
the revenue received last year from
corporations, aud it was necessary to
provide for that amount of revenue,
either from the taxation of corpora
tions or real estate, and unless Sena-
tors were prepared to tax real estate,
they must accept this bill.
Senator Wallace moved to exempt
bituminous coal corporations from the
provisions of the bill, which was de-
feated by vote of "a to 3; it being
argued and not denied that the adop-
ton of this amendment would render
the bill unconstitutional, as under the
new Constitution all corporations
must be taxed alike, otherwise the
tax cannot be collected.
The following bills passed finally :;
For the protection of mendicant
and vagrant children.
An appropriation for the Western
Penitentiary.
Establishing separate Orphans
Courts in counties having more than
100000 inhabitants, and providing
for the election ofjudges.
HOUSE.
The House resumed consideration
of bills on third reading, and passed
the following finally:
An act to exempt from taxation
public property used for public pur-
poses, places of public worship and
places of burial not held for profit.
An act authorizing cities and l'or-
oughs to purchase corporation rights
of gas, water and fire companies.
An act to prevent corrupt and im-
proper attemps to influence public
officers.
A further supplement to the Mill
tia act.
HARRISBURG, April 22.-The fol-
lowing House bills passed finally,
and now go to the Governor for ap-
proval:
Relative to appeals from judgments
of Aldermen and Notaries Public
Regulating the taxation of corpo-
rations
Joint resolution paying Sl,625 for
the expenses of the Dimmick inves-
tigation.
The following Senate bills passed
finally, and were sent to the House:
Regulating damages pending
writ of error and the cost ACQUIRING
thereon.
Authorizing the issuing Of letters
patent to certain corporations.
Authorizing the Secretary and
Deputy Secretary of the Common
wealth to administer oaths or aflir-
nations.
HOUSE.
BY nine O'Clock the hall was liter
ally jammed with women. The liq-
uor men could not agree upon plan
of action, for although they had been
warned of the coming tide, it struck
them with surprise. How to post
pone the bill and retreat in good or
der was the question.
The gavel came down amid gen.
eral confusion, and the Chaplain,
Rev. O'Neal, opened with PRAYER