The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

ing divorces-allowing lunacy to be
a cause of divorce; Allowing the
service of process on agents, where
principals reside in other" counties ;
relative to bail for stay of execution
where the bail is likely to prove in
solvent.
The following were reported mega
lively Giving courts discretionary
power over costs and counsel fees in
contested will cases To limit local
taxation Requiring banks to make
reports To the Auditor General.
HOUSE.
The following bill passed FIRST
reading; Providing for the acquisi-
ton of outlets by cities of the third
class Senate bill regulating the
management of State normal schools
Act to prevent the violation OF the
usury laws; To prohibit banks
under State control from charging
more than legal interest.
The bill repeating local option was
decided improperly on the calendar,
while a motion to recOmmit TO the
committee vas pending. The House
refused to suspend the rules to con
slider a motion to recOmmit-yeas
l04, nays "A.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Irwin read in place a bill
relative to the payment Of costs Of
the division of election districts.
The joint resolution increasing the
officers of the Senate and House
was reported from committee mega
lively.
Thejoint resolution ordering three
thousand copies Of Smull's Hand
Book, was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
SENATE.
HARRISBURG, PA, Feb. 1.-THE
following bills were reported fayora-
bly, from committees: The Judicial
Salaries bill Ii leaves salaries as at
present To repeal the act of last
year relative to county %treasurers;
Authorizing appeals from assess
ments; Providing for the transfer of
arbitrators' awards and liens thereon;
Regulating the form Of writs in suits
against the State; House bill fixing
the terms of city, ward and township
officers terms; Enabling assignees TO
sell encountered estates.
The bill relative 10 streets in
boroughs was reported negatively.
The following bills were read in place.
Mr.. Chalfast-To empower courts
to change borough limits.
Mr.. Bechtel-Snpplcment to the
election law.
Mr.. Anderson, of Crawford-To
authorize State banks to surrender
their charters and become national.
Mr.. Rutan-For the removal Of
county seats.
MI. Alexander-for the formation
Of new counties.
Mr.. Jones-To establish industrial
schools.
Mr.. Jones-To extend the Corpora
ton act to Improvement companies.
The bill to permit defendants in
criminal cases to testify vas discussed
at length. The Senate defeated Mr..
McKinley's amendment to strike out
testify" and insert make a state
ment"-yeas 10, NAYS So. The bill
goes over.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following passed first reading ::
Defining the limitation of prosecu-
lions for forgery; To authorize a
change of venue in criminal cases.
The following passed first reading:
Compulsory Education law; Amend
ments to the Constitution; For the
Incorporation of banks; Providing d
remedy for irregularities in sealing,
&c, of jury wheels; Making judy
ment notes negotiable; Pipe Line
bill-To authorize the binding of
minors out Of the State; To authOIi ze
chattlc mortgages; To prevent cattle
from running at large; Providing for
the inspection of tin Der; Relative to
insolvent bail for stay of execution;
For holding separate courts where
there are more that one law Judge;
Relative to investments by executors
and trustees; Allowing divorces tor
lunacy; Fixing the pay of township
officers; Relative to Acknowledge
ment Of sheriifs' indemnify bonds;
To regulate medical practice.
HOUSE.
Ia the House the following bills
passed second reading: Senate sup
plement relating to partnership asso-
Citations; Act authorizing compulsory
non-suits; Repeating the proviso in
section ! of the Act relating TO the
maintenance of soldiers orphans;
Exempting soldiers receiving pen
sions from per capita aud occupation
taxes; Removing disabilities of aliens
in real estate transactions; Fixing the
compensation Of arbiIrators; Author
izing the holding of orphans courts,
in certain cases, by other judges.
The Senate bill authorizing the
Supreme Court to appoint its officers
was lost IN constitutional grounds.
The supplement preventing the spread
of Canada thistles, the bill reducing
the sinking fund and in
creasing the revenue Of the general
fund, also passed second reading.
Mr.. Hubn moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to make a mo-
tion to recommit the Pipe Line bill
to the Corporation Committee to
hear a delegation from the Philadel-
phia Board of Trade. The motion
was about being carried by q stand
ing vote when Messrs. Hasson and
Long called the yeas and nays, and
it was lost-yeas 30, nays IS, a two
third vote being required.
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