The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-04
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Record of the Week-SeVeral Important
Measures Passed.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 13.-Among
the bills introduced in the house was one
by Mr.. Fow, of Philadelphia, authoriz-
ing and directing the courts of quarter
sessions to transfer for licenses for the
the sale of liquor to the legal representa-
tives of deceased license. The bill pro-
viding for more safe and efficient means
of exit from theatres was passed finally
by vote of yeas, ~; nays, 4.
In the senate the house bill providing
that companies shall not enter into any
business other than that for which they
are chartered, was recommitted on the
ground that it was imperfectly framed.
The Australian ballot reform bill came
up on third reading and was referred to
special committee, as follows: Messrs.
Macfarlane, Cooper, Reyburn, Belts and
Ross.
HARRISBURG, March 14.-Representa-
tive Andrews, of Crawford, offered con-
current resolution in the house providing
for the final adjournment of the legisla-
ture on April %. 1t was laid over under
the rules If this resolution is adopted
hundreds of bills will fail of passage.
The remaining sections of the revenue
bill were passed on second reading, and a
special order for the final consideration of
the measure was made for Thursday of
next week.
The border raid bill was placed on the
calendar
Senator Goblin introduced in the
senate, on behalf of the Joint COM
/ mittee appointed to investigate the man.
agement of the soldiers orphans schools,
a bill to provide for the government Of
the schools by commission to consist of
| the governor, superintendent of public
instruction, depa4aaP~szsQszzan sp-@S-aSss
the department of Pennsylvania G. A. R.,
and three members of the general assem-
bly,, consisting of one senator and two
members of the house, who shall be APP
| pointed by the presiding officers of the
senate and house respectively, together
with committee of five honrobly dis
! charged soldiers, members of the q. A. Il.
| In the senate the bill authorizing the
collection by assessment from owners of
| AUDITING properties the costs of city inn
provements already made and in the
course of completion was lost.
| The Lines factory inspection bill passed
| finally, and was sent to the house for
concurrence. The following bills also
passed finally: To provide for uniform
system of the collection of poor taxes;
making the quail shooting season from
| Nov. to Dec. 10.
| House bill amending the act giving
| preference of appointment to veterans
and providing punishment for violation
of its provisions, among other bills, was
| passed finally.
Wednesday afternoon next was fixed
tho tipna fnt. 70 lyinor onfiof, on tho n,
of Senator Taylor.
HARRISBURG, March 15.-The house
resolution providing for the final ad-
| journment of the state Legislature was re-
| ceived in the senate and discussed nearly
| two hours Senator Reyburn moved to
refer the resolution to the appropriation
| committee. A tie vote being cast, the
lieutenant governor, who was in the
chair, was called upon to cast vote
| He voted aye and the motion was car
ried.
In the house a report of the committee
on rules recommended that no bills be
introduced after March 22; that in all
debates, only five minutes be allowed
upon each proposition to each member,
and that afternoon sessions be held on
| Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Mr. Andrews called up his resolution
| providing for final adjournment on April
| 20, which was adopted almost unan-
imously.
The vote by which Mr.. Lytles bill pro-
viding for appeals from assessment of
taxes to the common pleas courts, was
defeated was reconsidered and the bill
was taken up and passed finally.
The house proceeded to the calendar
and passed number Of bills.on second
reading.
HARRISBURG, March IS. = Notwith-
standing the fact that the resolution for
final adjournment of the legislature was
defeated in the senate, it can be said on
good authority that final adjournment
will take place on April %, as originally
intended. The arrangements of the
| special calendar in the house is such that
the business can be done by that date,
which fact will be impressed on those
senators who voted against the resolu-
ton.
In the house among the bills reported
from committee were the following:
| Making appropriation to Edinboro Nor
NAL school; making an appropriation for
the Chidren's Aid society of Greensburg;
relating to the renewal of charters Of
saving Institutions; making appropria-
tons to the Western Temperance home;
to create a commission to investigate
coal mining, negative recommendation
making appropriation to the Western
penitentiary for purchase of land, mega
tive recommendation; regulating the
payment of travelling expenses of county
commissioners and directors of the poor;
appropriating $50 900 for new building
for the veterinary department of the
University Of Pennsylvania; also the two
ballot reform bills, one introduced by
Mr.. Fow and the other by Mr.. Baker, on
behalf of the Civil Service Reform asso-
citation. The bill to repeal the oleomar-
garine law was also reported with mega
| tive recommendation.
The house then read a large number of
bills the first time and adjourned until
Monday evening at s o'clock.
HARRISBURG, March Ex-senator Rev
burn is confident that the appropriation
committee, of which he is chairman, and
to which has been referred the house res
olution for an adjournment of the legis-
lature sine die on April %, will insist
upon fixing later date in order that the
committee shall have sufficient time to
| give due consideration to the appropria-
ton bills, numbering 100, only one of
which has been passed finally in the
house. From now until April 25 there
are twenty-eight Legislative working
days. As the last seven of these would
be devoted to the work of conference COM
mittees, there would be, if final adjourn
ment should take place on the day speci-
fed, only about twenty days for the APP
preparation bill discussions.
HARRISBURG, March 19.-In the Senate
last evening no business of importance
was transacted In the house the session
was devoted to disczesie-asasBsssp -rfutiors
for special orders. The most important,
a motion for the appointment of steer
ing committee of fifteen, was indefinitely
postponed. Philadelphia's new senator,
| Mr. Grouse was cXyprn in