Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-03-07
Proceedings in Legislature.

A bill has been introduced in the
House granting school directors Sl.5O
per day for attending conventions to
elect County Superintendents
In the Senate bill has been reported
favorably repeating an old act OF 100,
which requires owners of lands to en-,
close to same with fences.
There is a general bill yet PEI 2ding
requiring railroad companies to fence
their tracks. The one to which we re
ferred last week as having been killed,
by having an amendment tackled on it,
was, we learn, special bill. So there
is room for hope that a law so much
needed may yet be passed by this Leg
islature.
A bill granting a gratuity OF $40
and an annuity of Sl20, to soldiers OF
the war of 1912 and their widows Is
before the House.
A bill fixing the salaries of Judges
throughout the State permanently, so
as not to have them dependent upon
appropriation bills, has been introduced
The House Judiciary Committee
has reported back to the House the
bill districting the State into districts
Lawrence county, by this bill, is made
q separate district with new number.
This, if passed, settles all trouble and
leaves Butler county a separate dis
trict. of itself, and retaining her original
number.
Gov. Pattison sent a special message
to the Legislature on the 1st inst, rela-
tive to the charge made by the Hon.
Franklin B. Gowan against one f. u.
Patterson, of Titusville, who, when IN
the employ of the State, is charged
with selling out the interests OF the
State to the Standard Oil Company, or
in other words, of being bribed by that
mammoth company. An investigation
will likely take place.
The consideration on final passage OF
| the bill for the distribution and use OF
| unclaimed human bodies for scientific
purposes was resumed, when the fol-
lowing debate took place, which will
explain the nature and objects OF the
bill
Mr.. Laird said the bill Disseminated d
against the poor, and that the principles
contained therein were horrible. The
enactment of the bill into law would be
to place the wards of tie State at the
disposal Of wolves.
Mr.. Stewart was not surprised that
the moral Indignation of the Senator
from Westmoreland should have been
aroused by the introduction OF the bill.
His own had been stirred. The OBJECT
of the bill was not only repugnant to
our natures but iniquitous in itself.
Mr.. Reyburn, who introduced the
bill, expressed his willingness to accept
amendments to meet humane objections
of Senators.
The vote by which the bill was pass
ed third reading was reconsidered, and
Mr.. Laird offered an amendment,
which was adopted, that "any humane
person." as well as relatives of the
diseased, may claim the body and pre-
vent it from being dissected, within
twenty-four hours after decease.
Mr.. Lantz moved to amend by re-
moving the mandatory feature which
obliges poor directors, overseers OF the
poor, ETC., to surrender unclaimed
bodies to the proposed board for distri-
button and by making the surrender
permissive or discretionary.
Mcssrs Hughes and Stewart oppos-
ed this amendment as its tendency
would be to encourage traffic in dead
bodies.
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr.. Agnew offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, that medical col
leges in the counties in which persons
may die shall have priority of claim to
dead bodies intended for dissecting pur-
poses.
Mr.. Ross offered the following as an
amendment; "Only criminals who
have been convicted, sentenced and ex-
eeuted according to law for the crime
of murder shall be legal subjects for
medical and scientific purposes and
said subjects shall be delivered over by
the Sheriff."
The amendment was not agreed to-,
and similar action was taken on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Laird that
the subjects for dissecting purposes
shall be murderers and other persons
giving their consent TO such procedure.
The bill was then agreed to, and
laid over for final passage.
Mr.. Everhart's bill, to prohibit the
issuing of free passes, was made the
order for Saturday morning last.
The Wallace voluntary tribunal act
was passed inally-yeas 4S, nays O.
On motion of Mr.. Humes, the vote by
which the State Board of Health was
defeated was reconsidered-yeas %,
nays IA.