Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-30
Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE.

Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1878.
The following bills were reportet
favorably:
Relating to insurance companies do
ing business in this State, requiring
and regulating publication of annual
statements of their business and cOndi
ton.
Increasing the pensions of soldiers Of
the war of 1872 and their widows to
S96.
The following bills we're introduced
Granting pension to Ann Saggart, Of
Butler county also, providing for a
wit of error in all criminal cases also
TO regulate the erection of guards and
barriers along highways.
For the purpose of preventing the
unfair and fraudulent procurement of
the benefits OF the exemption laws.
Relative to the liens Of mechanics
and others upon buildings.
The nomination of John Mitchell, Of
Butler, for sheriff of Butler county,
was announced.
The bill appropriating 100000 for
the payment OF the military expenses
of the late riots was amended by IN
creasing the amount provided for the
payment of troops from S2sO,OOO to
$4,000, so as to allow commissioned
officers full months pay where tcn
DAYS or over have been served by them.
The bill, as reported from the Commit
tee on Finance, allowed the commits
stoned officers compensation for actual
time in service.
Pending the consideration o; the
amendment, the Senate adjourned until
III A. NJ. on Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1878.
The following bills were reported ia
vorably:
To provide for the relief of persons
who observe the seventh day Of the
week as the Sabbath, and to exempt
them from the penalties OF the law OF
1874.
JOINT resolution proposing amend
meut to Constitution, reducing the NUM-
ber of members to one hundred aud
Senators to thirty-three.
To consolidate the several laws re-
lating to game and fish.
To permit fishing with nets..,
To extend the time during which cor
porators may hold and convey the title
of real estate bought under execution or
conveyed to them in satisfaction Of
debts.
To exempt teachers Of common
schools in cities of the fifth elias. from
attending annual county institutes.
To give the benefit of the pension
laws to every soldier of the war of 1872
and bis widow, Notwithstanding any
provision which Congress has made or
shall make for them.
Following bills were introduced:
To regulate the bringing of suits
against the Commonwealth; ; authoriz-
ing courts to provide by rule as to re-
turn of writs, and when defendants
shall be commanded to appear and judg-
ment taken in default Of appearance
also, fixing the pay o: jurors summoned
fol- service in courts of record at 81 a
day.
To prevent trespassins on railroads.
THURSDAY, JANUARY "a, 1878.
Authorizing courts to provide by rule
as to return of writs.
Providing for the adjudication of
claims against the Commonwealth by
counties thereof tax on personal prop
erty.
Providing for writ Of error iu all
criminal cases.
Extending chattel mortgage law to
printing presses, type, type stands,
printers aud book binders machinery,
and engines and boilers in connection
therewith.
Providing for change of venue in ac-
tions for the recovery of the purchase
money of real estate in certain cases.
Relating to commitments by the courts
of quarter sessions to county work
houses.
The following bill was negatived, but
afterward ordered to be placed on the
calender.
Enabling woodsuen and laborers to
secure and collect their earnings.
The following bills we're introduced
To provide for obtaining aud pub
fishing reports of banks, saving institu
tions and trust companies organized
under State laws.
To determine the residence of owners
and occupants Of land when the divid
ing line between a township and bor
ough passes through the mansion house
and prescribing the duties of assessors
in such cases.
To provide for the adjustment of all
between a township and
one or more boroughs erected there
from also, providing for the adjust
ment Of the Indebtedness Of township
changed or merged into one or more
boroughs. /
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1878.
The following bills we're introduced:
Mr. Long; relating to evidence in
for libel and slander.
This bill provide that from and af.
ter the approval and passage of this act