The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-24
HOUSE.

The following bills were read in
place:
Mr.. C~histy-Making an apprO-
priation for Dixmont Hospital also
for the expenses Of the Ohio River
Commission also substituting a poll
tax for taxes on trades.
Mr.. Long-Relative to the sup
port and employment of the poor in
! cities of the third class.
Mr.. Stewart-Relating to the ap-
pointment of auditors by Orphans
courts.
Mr.. Mylin-Fixing the standard
weight of bark.
Nj. Barrett-Making an appropri-
alton for the Pennsylvania Reform
School.
Mr.. O'Neill-Regulating pawn
brokers' licenses.
Nj. Brown-AuthoriZing the APP
pointment Of stenographers in courts.
Mr.. Hays-Empowering %coupcils
of cities to prescribe certain salaries.
Mr.. Brown-Supplement to the
$500 exemption law, prohibiting
waiver.
The following passed first read
ing:
Providing for the publication of
the tenth volume of the Transactions
of the State Agricultural Society
Relating to the courts of the State ;
Relating to judgment and stay of
execution; Supplement to the Free
Banking law Of 1860; Christy's
Ohio River Improvement bill.
The bill exempting agricultural
machinery from taxation was recon-
mitted.
The act with reference TO salaries
of county treasurers was lost.
Mr.. Morgan, of Lawrence, made o
minority report in the Ringgold case,
protesting against the jurisdiction of
q committee of the House. After
some debate, the Speaker decided
the minority report not in orders, for
the reason tfat the majority bad
made no report, and the matter was
dropped for the present.
SENATE.
HARRIsBURG, February II, 1875.
A large number of petitions were
presented.
The following YER reported favor
ably: To create a State Board o
Health; Supplement to the act au
thorizing courts to appoint steno
graphers and fix their compensation
To authorize State banks to becom,
national; Prescribing the punishment
for writing threatening letters; Re
curing magistrates, taking bail, Il
enter on the information the residenc,
and property of the bail; Exemptinl
hired pianos from distress for rent
Authorizing president judges to ap
point reporters and fix their compen
%sation; To protect children in tn,
right to acquire useful trades; Rela
tive TO the pavement Of streets il
cities and the manner of paymen
therefor,
The following bills were read il
place:
Mr.. Wallace-To validate convey
ances made by wives with the knowl
edge of Their husbands.
Mr.. Yutzy-Regulating railroa,
charges on roads less than ffteeI
miles long.
Mr.. Newmyer-For the equitabl
valuation of real estate in cities @
, the third class; also limiting the tim.
for killing hares or rabbits.
The following passed finally an
were sent to the House:
An act ceding jurisdiction to th
United States over certain land il
Bucks county TO be used as a GENE
terry.
An act to provide a remedy 70
irregularity in the sealing up of jur,
wheels and in the custody thereof.
Al act to enable the sheriff okan,
ty wherein a jury wheel is in use, an,
has become unit for use, 10 remov,
the contents of said wheel and plac
the same in 4 new wheel.
An act to provide for the erecting
of watering troughs for the use 0
horses and cattle on the public road
Of this Commonwealth.