The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28

and to get rid Of it, il must either be
passed as il stands, be voted down,
or the vote passing it to Il third read
ing be rccuusdcred.
The resolution therefore, will in all
probability pass as it stands.
Mr.. Brockway's bill to regulate
advertising, to the appropriate Com
mittee by the Senate, has which
came in from the House, and was re-
ferred and been considerably cut in
the Committee. 1t will likely after
the Senate gets through with it,
have to be sent back TO the
House.
The bill authorizing the payment
Of the expenses of advertising the
new Constitution came up again to-
day and passed to its third reading
without amendment. \ curious fca-
turc Of the bill is that it provides for
payment to those papers which pnb-
| lished the Constitution without proper
authorlty-thus putting them in the
same basis as those which were aG-
thorized from Headquarters to do the
work.
| Nr. Maclay, in place, presented an
act relating to County Treasurers.
Mr.. Graham presented an act for
the publication of legal notices OF
Sherins, Recorders and others.
Mr.. Mckinley, an act regulating
compensations Of county officers.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Allegheny, an
act establishing State Homeopathic
Hospital for the InsaEr.
Adjourned.
la the House, this morning, New
myers bill establishing Orphans
Courts, came up and was amended
SO as to include ali counties having
over l50, 900 inhabitants. Allegheny,
Philadelphia and Luzerne only were
incorporated in the original bill
The full text of the bill is as FOL
lows.
Sec. |. BE it enacted, etc, that in
all counties having over $50, 600 pop
ulation a separate orphans court is
hereby established, which court, on
and after the first Monday Of JanGa
ry, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sevcnt,-fve shall have
and exercise ali the powers and juris-
dicliOn now vested in and which may
hereafter be conferred upon the or
phans' courts Of this Commonwealth. !
Sec. 2. The said Court shall con-
sist of one President Judge ,learnedi in /
the law. who shall be elected and |
commissioned In the same manner, /
and for the same term as Judges OF /
the Courts of Common Pleas, are /
now by law elected and commissioned, /
and shall receive the same salary /
that the Judges in the Courts of
Common Pleas in said county from
time 10 time receive for their services. /
Sec. 3. At the next annual election,
the qualified electors Of the counties,
shall elect one Judge of the said Or
phans' Court, and the said Judge
shall enter upon the discharge of his
duties at the organizatian of said
Court, on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. D. 1878.
Sec. 4. The Commissioners of said
county of Allegheny shall provide
proper and suitable apartments in
which the business of said Orphans
Court shall be held and conducted.
The bill regulating Coroner's fees,
which was passed yesterday to its
second reading, came up again, and
was ree0mmitted to the committee
with instructions to report a general
bill for regulatign the fees of all cOun-
ty officers. The Senate and House
are both engaged on this business as
q similar bill was offered in the Sen
ate, as will be seen, by Mr.. McKin-
ley's bill.
Mr. Webb presented bill for the
collection of the debt of nonresident
debtors
Mr. Thompson, a three hundred
dollar exemption act.
Mr. Reynolds, to fix the standard
weight of bark.
Mr.. Mccullough, TO limit the re- {
sponsibility of citizens of this State
Under the co-partnership laws of other
States. /;
Mr.. Dimmck, fixing the salary of
Supreme and District Judges of the
State
Mr.. Foster called up his resolution
with reference to the troubles in the
mining regions in the State, and il {
was referred to the CommiIte on
Mines and Mining. The resolution :
is one Of inquiry and contemplates
an investigation generally into the
in the sections referred to.
The provisions of the new Consti-
tuition are not vet fully understood
even in official circles-and with
view of spreading information, res
olution was passed providing for
printing supply Of the new Con {
stitution in pamphlet form for the
use of-the members and county Off
GERS.
There was no other business of :
general interest transacted in the l
II onse to-day. ;
Terrible Explosion. :