The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-04

posed OF in the House to-day. 1t
was called up for final passage, aud
went through by u vote of rs yeas
to is nays. Itnow goes back to the
Senate to give that body an opportu-
nifty to decide upon the merits of the
amendments "tacked on in the
House.
Mr.. Newmyer Introduced bills de-
iining the duties fixing the salaries
and providing for The election Of Sec
rotary OF Internal Affairs and Lieut..
Governor
The advertising bill has not yet
been put out of the way. The bill
came back to the House with the
amendments made by the Senate, and
the House refused to concur The
Senate was equally determined, and
to-day Committee Of Conference
was appointed to consider the matter
and adjust the differences.
Routine business engaged the at
tention Of both Houses the remainder
! Of the session.
The following is the text of the
section added to the election bill in
relation TO distributing fines among
the public schools-which will be in
teresting to directors as showing the
manner Of the division.
"All funds arising from fines i'm
posed and collected in pursuance of
the foregoing sections, shall be ap-
piled to the common schools Of the |
county in which said fines may have
been collected, and to be apportioncd |
among the several schools, according
to the population"
SENATE.
HARRIsBURG, January 29-Mr |
Graham, of Allegheny, called up the
act 20 validate acts done by corpora
tions prior to the recording Of their
charter. Passed.
Mr.. Waream introduced bill regC-
laling all legal advertising.
Mr.. Warfel introduced bill fixing
the time for all city,ward or borough .
officers to qualify. 1t provides that
all such officers shall hold their re-
spectivo Offices until the first Monday
of April next succeeding the expira
ton of the term to which they
would otherwise be entitled un-
der existing laws, and the term Of all
officers hereafter elected on the third
Tuesday Of February, shall COM
mence and terminate on the first Mon
day of April.
Tho Election bill. as amended in
the House, passed Gnally-yeas 26,
nays ,.
Mr.. Bechtel offered resolution to
adjourn the Senate in honor Of ex
Chief Justice Thompson. Enlogics
were pronounced by MeSsrs. Bech-
tel, White, Mcclure. Wallace and
Anderson, Of Allegheny.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. MAYER, OF Bradford, introduc-
cd bill 10 regulate taxes on corpora
tons.
Mr.. Little. Of Wvoming-Giving
to courts power to change the venue
in criminal cases on The grouns of 10
cal excitement or popular prejudice
fair trial impossible, in
civil eases where the subject matter
of controversy is situated in another
county and the parties and witness
es, or majority of them, resided .
therein, and in ease Of lGca! excite /
ment and prejudice rendering a fair
trial impossible.
Petitions for the repeal Of Sunday
laws were presented by Messrs. Will
cox, Mcclure and Baird.
Mr. Piper presented the petition Of
5 ,000 citizens of Westm0reland coun- I
ty, praying for the cpeal of:hc Local
Option laws. .
Mr. Thompson of Faycttc-isegu- ;
lating borough lines when in adjoin t
ing counties. ,
Mr.. Cross, Of Beaver, reported an ,
act appropriating $35 900 to the State |
Lunatic Asylum. ;
Mr.. Mitchell introduced an act to !
encourage and develop the mineral I
resources of the Commonwealth. {
Mr.. Webb, of Bradford, reported .
favorably the bill to pay for advcrtis- I
ing the new Constitution. j
Mr.. Allen. of Warren-An act
the question of facts in 5
civil cases to the courts; also, to Sc I
cure a more strict accountability of {
county officers. |
Mr.. Christy-An act relative to |
the transfer of the estates of married |
women; also, fixing the number of a
Jurors in sherilf's jurics. 5
Mr.. Newmyer called for Il final @
vote on his bill for the organization il
)f Orphans Courts. Agreed to 5
yeas "a, nays none. a
Mr. Cooper Talley, Of Delaware, b
hen introduced resolution relative C
o the death of Chief Justice Thomp- j.
son, once a honorable member and
Speaker of this House, and moved
o adjourn as a mark of respect 10
he memory ofthe deceased Agreed
o, and the House adjourned. II
SENATE. I
HARRISBURG, January 30.-The "
Of the Society Of ;,
Friends against the repeal of the Lo- :,
.al Option law was presented. =
4 commission of inspection Of the :,
State fisheries was appointed
The bill authorizing married wo-
nen owning stocks to transfer the !,
amc as if unmarried, passed finally. :
General \. r. \. Tarbet, of Paris, :
France, and Il. u. Valentine Jr., of =
Iew York, were appointed Commits -
toner's Of Deeds. :.
Mr.. Mcclure offered an act author =
zing county commissioners to offer :.
cwards for the violation Of election :
avs
The General Fiction bill was to- =
ay signed by the Speakers Of both = =
Iouscs and the Governor, and is -
therefore, now law. y
EEoJsE. =
Mr.. Newmycr reported favorabiv
bill fixing the salaries Of Judges of
be Supreme Court at $4,000; Judg-
5 Of the Common Pleas in Pitts
urgh and Philadelphia, $1,000, and
{ other law Judges at 50 600. u