Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is. 1878.


The House met at 10 o'clock A. N.
MIR. Gehr moved that the House appoint
a second COMMITTEE TO confer with the
Senate and settle the question whether
legislation shall begin anew, or whether
the unfinished business shall be taken
up where it was left of at the end oi
the session of 1871 A spirited aud
rapid debate sprang up, and the subjec,
finally resolved itsel! into accepting
one of two propositions, viz, either tha,
offered by Mr.. Jackson Mercerl, "ths,
old business be At once resumed" or
an amendment Of Mr.. Osbourn (Phila
delphia), .'tbst no business pending at
the close Gf 1877 should be taken up
unless reintroduced."
MIR. Osbourn's amendment was adopt
ed BY 81 ayes to 81 nays, and the reso-
luton as thus modified was passed BY
81 ayes to 81 nays. This settles the
question, and invalidates all the unfin-
lshed Legislation of 1877.
Numerous bills were reported favor
ably from committees, among them the
following: House bill No. 20, author
izing Recorders of Pbiladelphia to be
appointed for ten years and TO select
four mercantile appraisers House bill
Ne 26, repeating the act by which DC
cident avenue was placed on the public
plans Of Philadelphis House bill No.
81, permitting the electors of Philsdel-
phia and Of each county to vote every
two years on the question Of granting
licenses to sell intoxicating liquors.
The Federal RelatI IN Committee re-
ported the following favorably: " Re.
solved, That it is he sense Of this
House that the bill to repeal the third
section Of the Resumption act now
pending in Congress ought to become q
law"
In all seventy-6ve bills we're favo:a-
bly, reported from the different commit
tees.
A large number of bills we're intro.
duced and referred, after which the
House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1877.
Among the bills reported affirmative.
ly from committees were the following.
The general appropriation bill.
An act to appropriate $40, 900 to the
State lunatic hospital at Harrisburg
For stay Of execution for two years.
Authorizing common carriers to sell
unclaimed goods upon which they may
have a lem.
Providing the manner in which the
courts may divide borouPhs aud wards.
To provide for boards Of arbitration
between employees.
The bill for the erection Of q peniten-
tiary at Harrisburg for the middle
counties was reported with q negative
recommendation.
The following bills we're introduced ;
Repeating so much Of the act for the
relief OF the orrbans Of deceased SOL
diers As provides that the children re-
naming under the care OF the State
shall be discharged on tho 3Ist day Of
May. 1879.
Appropr,aiing $ls,9O0 for salaries
etc, Of managers aud teachers Of sol
diers' orphaus' homes. and sums rang
ing from 500 TO Sis for support, etc.,
Of each orphan admitted to bcme. The
whole amount spProPria,ing not to ex.
coed 800. 900.
Appropriatipg $ll, 300 to for cur
rent expenses OF Board Of Public Char
tiles.
To repeal an act Incorporating the
Ancient Order OF H,bernians.
To enable county, township aud Dor.
ough tax collectors TO collect taxes for
which they have become personally liza.
Bile.
Appropria,iup $4,000 to the Home
for the Frieudless. at Harrisburg.
Appropriating 900 10 hospital
for the insane Al Danville, Pa.
Apprcpria'iug $34, 900 to 81. Francis
Hospital at Pittsburs. 800