The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-11
STATE LEGISLATUlsE.

In the Senate I'd inst, the General Ap-
porpriaton bill was passed finally and sent
back to the House for concurrence in amend
ments. The House bill taxing moneyed
securities four per cent. was passed and sent
to the Governor. The bill in relation TO the
Recorders Office was passed unanimously
and sent bGck to the House for concurrence.
The Prohibitory amendment to the Consti-
tuition was lost-yeas l6, nays "a. 1t was
decided to consider the Free Oil Pipe bill
next Tuesday morning. After passing a
number of Appropriation bills the Senate
adjourned.
In the House, the morning session was
consumed in parliamentary struggle or
motion to consider the Pilotage bill in the
evening,and after much noise and confusion,
the hour of regular adjournment arrived,
defeating the motion. The evening session
was devoted 10 the consideration OF appro-
| priatiOn bills.
In the Senate Friday the House amend,
ments to the Judicial Apportionment bill
were referred to conference committee
! The House bill to prevent frauds at primar-
| les and conventions was defeated but subse-
quently reconsidered and postponed. A con.
| ference committee was appointed on the
General Appropriation bill. After reading
SO House bills the first time, the Senate ad.
journed until Monday.
In the House there was another parlia.
mentary struggle on the Pilotage bill,whicf
resulted in the defeat of al tempts to haye i
considered. The Senate amendments to the
Recorders bill were rejected, and it will g
back to the Senate. Conference committee
were appointed on the Judicial Apportion
ment and General Appropriation bills.
In the Senate Monday the House appro
priation of 100000 TO change the Middl
: Penitentiary into a reform school, was con
cured in. The House bill to punish tress
passers in fruit aud flower gardens, gran
fields, ETC., and compelling the regular pay
ment OF employees, were passed finally. Afte
reading several House bills second time
the Senate adjourned.
5 In the House, which met at P. NJ, th
Pilot bill, after sharp parliamentary s.ug
! gle, passed second reading.
, In the Senate Tuesday, the Free OIL Pip
bill was considered and defeated-the vot
on agreeing to the first section being yea
and q nays. A Conference Committee wa
. appointed on tie Recorders bill. The Hous
/ amendments to the Senate Pilotage bill an
4 the bill for the reorganization of the Nation
al Guard was agreed to. After reading
number of House bills a second time, th
e Senate adjourned.
}. In the House, conference committees wel
S appointed ON the Recorders and Generi
= Appropriation bills. The Senate bills rela
! l.. l.. Al.
4 insolyent traders and abolishing race di
D.. tinctions in the public schools were defeatet
= but the latter was subsequently, reconsidere
+ and passed by vote of lO9 to 80. A con
e promise for the Pilotage bill was passed an
\ sent TO the Senate (where it was subsequen
ly concurred inl. After passing various bill
. on second reading, among them the Sena
y bill for the celebration Of the Penn Bi-cel
; tennial, the House adjourned.
r Both Houses of the State Legislature r
n mained in session to a late hour Wednesds
ct night. Conference reports on the Ten Mi
Is lton Loan bill, the Judicial Apportionme
le bill, and the General Appropriation b
were agreed TO by both Houses, and the bill
m sent TO the Governor. The bill to secure Il
regular payment of laborers and mechani
ID known as the "store order bill"), was al
lie passed finally. The conference report
m the Flour Mil Tax bill failed in the Hou
M by one vote. The Recorders bill fail
IA through the disagreement of the Conferen
e committees. The bill supplementary TO t
act Of 1865, "to promote the more equal
n sessment of taxes in cities of the first ella
IN aud regulating the collection of municiI
claims" was passed and sent to the Gov,
ne nor.