The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
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HOUSE.

House met at two O'Clock.
Mr.. Newmyer offered a resolution
limiting all speeches hereafter to tel
minutes unless by unanimous con.
sent. Agreed to.
Mr.. Allison, of Washington oiferet
a joint resolution appropriating $500
to paint the Governors portrait
Agreed to.
Mr. Wainwright offered resolu
ton TO provide for night sessions OF
Tuesdays and Fridays. Agreed tt
Mr.. Thompson, of Fayette, read al
act for the protection of farmers and
owners of cattle along the line OF rail
roads.
Mr.. Wainwright presented a peti
tion from citizens OF the borough Of
Braddock, Allegheny county, pray.
ing for The repeal of the local Option
law.
Mr.. McMillen presented a petition
frem eight hundred citizens of Som.
erset of similar import.
Mr.. 0rvis, one of the same charac-
ter, signed by one hundred and
thirty-two citizens of Centre county.
Mr.. Mylin, Of Lancaster, intro
duced and passed a resolution grant
ing the Seven Day Baptists the use
of the hall of the House on Monday
(this) evening to explain the propos-
ed change of the law of 1894.
Mr.. Cooper Tallcy, of Delaware
county, offered resolution that
hereafter the sessions of the House
shall commence at 10 o'clock except
on Mondays and Saturdays.
Agreed to. Ia to IA.
Mr.. Christy, from the Committee
on Federal Relations, reported as
committed a joint resolution request.
ing our Representatives, and instruc-
ting our Senators, to vote for the bill
now before Congress, providing for
the arming and equipping of the
whole body of the militia; also with
amendments, the act fixing the NUM-
Der ofjurors in cases of partition, etc.
Mr. morgan, of Lawrence from the
Committee on Agriculture, reported
lavorably the act authorizing county
commissioners, supervisors and au'
ditors to purchase implements for
making and repairing roads.
Mr.. Hays from the Judiciary Gen
eral Committee, reported fayorahly
an act to provide for the submission
of facts to juries in civil cases.
r.Gerwin-An act to fix the
standard weight of bark.
Mr. Wolf offered bill to define the
necessary and proper expenses incl
den; 20 tho election of Senator's, Rep
resentatives and other State officers
Mr.. Bates, of Crawford, read an aci
to provide fer the purchase ofground
for @ State arsenal, and the abandon
ment of the arsenal on the capitol
grounds.
SENATE.
HARGIsBCRG, February l0.-Mr.
Rutan called up Mr.. Warfel's Flee
ton bill and had his amendment,
substituting clerks Of courts for pro-
thonotaries, adopted and the bill
passed finally.
Senator Graham presented a re-
monstrance signed by majority oi
the inslsaEee agents Of Pittsburgh,
against the new Insurance bill ghlah
renders it obligatory on the compa-
nies TO keep their surplus i'll ready
cash and not in mortgages.
IyGUsE.
Petitions foT and against ti.a 70.
peal of the Local 0pt;on law wera
presented.
The Usury bill came up on second
reading.
Mr.. Newmyer said he had had his
say on that subject last winter, and
until the general public rose to prop
err consideration gift he would not
agitate it further.
Mr.. Hays characterized all restric-
iions as nonsense.
Mr.. Christy thought they had bst-
ter be abolished.
Mr. Gerwig said the people did not
regard them any way.
Mr.. Young said he stood with Mr.,
Sewmysr on the matter.
Speaker McCormic and Mr. Vain
wright were for the repeal of all rates.
The House then adjourned till to-
morrow of II O'Clock.
SENATE.
HARRISBURG, February IL. humar-
Gus petitions were presented for the
repeal of the Local Option law.
Mr. White introduced an act amen
ding the Homestead law. Extending
the amount exempted to six hundred
dollars.
Mr.. Ermentrout, of Berks, introduc-
ed an act limiting the time in which
tnquisitious in cases oflunacy or hab-
itual drunkenness may be travcrsed.
Mr.. Wallace TO authorize the
owners of mines and quarries TO drain
them through the lands of others.
Mr.. Yerkes, Of Bueks-To repeal
the Jury Commissioners act.
HOUSE.
The bill repeating the rate of inter-
est was called again and the debate
continued.
Speaker AcCormick left the chair
and again favored the repeal.
Messrs. Brockway and Cooper
Tallcy, from the Democratic side, "a
Vored the repeal.
The bill as it stands, is as follows
Section ]. That from and after the
passage Of this act, it shall be lawful
to charge and receive rate of inter-
est not exceeding ten per centum per
annum, on the loan or discount of
money; ProUided, That wheD the
rate exceeds six per ceptum per an
nun the contract shall he m writing
and signed by the borrower or party
agreeing to pay the same.
Supplement to the Election law,
declaring election assessors 30 have
no connection with property assessors
except in townships etc, composing
but ore election district, where the
same officials shall act il both capac-
tiles, considered, on motion of Mr..
Newmyer and passed first reading.
The section of the Senate bill au-
thorizins the Secretary of the COM