The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-04-06
The Legislature,

In the Senate the following bills
have passed finally during the past
week
Extending the provisions of the gen
eral corporation act so as TO include
the chartering or rechartering-where
their charters are about to expire--of
savings institutions for the receiving of
moneys on deposit and loaniug the
same on real estate security or other.
wise also, for the purpose of furnish
ing motive power by cable traction to
street passenger railway companies,pro-
vided the latter do not charge more
than five cents fare.
Authorizing the publication of 29,-
600 copies of state agricultural reports.
House bill granting gratuity of
$40 and an annuity of 1920 to soldiers
and widows of soldiers of the war of
1912 without regard to their pecuniary
circumstances.
| To permit foreign executors or adj
ministrators to issue scire facias TO pre-
serve and revive the lien or liens Of
judgments in favor of descendants and
before letters of administration have
been taken out.
To authorize the sentencing of con-
victs in Lancaster county to the peni-
tentiary. To place bill to place the
collections of the second geological
survey in charge of the Academy of
Natural Sciences, while house bill
granting gratuities and annuities to
soldiers and widows of the SOL
diers of the war of 1912 was amended
on third reading so as to make it apply
to persons without regard to their pe-
cuniary condition.
| House bill requiring each assessor
and assistant assessor to keep an ac-
count of the several days by him act
ually employed in the performance of
his duties and TO make return to the
commissioners of the county verified by
oath or affirmation and allowing such
person for each day necessarily employ
ed $2.
Senate bill giving an appeal to the
supreme court for special injunctions
granted by the orphans court was pass
ed finally
In the House the following have
passed finally:
The bill for the better protection OF
the wages of servant girls, washer.
women, clerks and others.
The bill enabling tax collectors tc
collect taxes for the payment of which
they have become personally liable
without having collected the same.
The bill amending the game and
fish law was called up on second
reading. Mr.. Sponsler, of Per
ry, opposed the passage of the bill
Messrs. Davis, of Forest, and Shafer, oi
J Cameron, advocated its passage be
cause of the necessity of protecting thu
deer in the northern. part of the state
Mr.. Colborn opposed its passage. 1
provides that deer shall be killed only
4 from the 1st of October to the 30th o.
November in each and every year, in
4 stead of from the lst of October to tn,
3lst of December.
The bill amending the act for the in
d. COZ operations, so as to include cOmpa
MES incorporated for the purpose o
floating and driving logs, timber, etc.
The bill authorizing the commission
ers of the several counties to discharg
g from prison all persons confined in jai
,, without proceedings under the insol
vent laws.
The bill permitting the reduction o
: the capital stock OF certain corpora
tions.
The bill repeating the act relative tt
the expense of maintaining children com
, mitted to the Western house of refug
! from the county of Lawrence.
The Senatorial and Legislative Ap
portionment bills.