Evening capital., 1889-04-24
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Good Prospects fsr fhe Jussges salary
Blll-aEay Not Aa5onsn MAY 9.


Good Prospects fsr the Jussgcs SALARY
Bill-aIay Not Adjourn May 3.
HARRIsBURG. April p Iames he
Names, Of Philadelphia. Is here II he in
terest Of the judges salary bill, AMI after
count OF noses seems satisfied that it
win pass.
In the Louise the following bills were
passed finally and sent to the senate: for
the protection of sheep and taxation of
dogs; to require county commissioners to
furnish supplies and fuel for county
offices: making an appropriation IT $l2. /.
600 to provide for transportation. food.
and lodging for the national guard at
the New York centennial, April 30; pro-
viding for the creation and distribution
of fund f0r the care. maintenance, md
relief of aged or disabled policemen in
cities Of the second class. Consideration
of the medical examiners bill was post
pOned.
The house concurred in the senate
joint resolution for the appointment of
commissioners to represent Pennsylvania
in the Paris exposition. Notice was re-
ceived from the governor that he has
signed the bin for 10000 edition of the
Warren Book of Birds, and the Keyser
bill to give privileges to tricycles and
bicycles. The house passed the follow
ing house Iills finally: To regulate the
dockage of coal and the Baker bills for
the protection of shad.
The senate refused to concur in the
house amendments to the following
bills: To validate private sales of real
estate of defendents heretofore made
under authority of orphans courts. upon
petition of executors or administrators
-
regulating commissions of lunacy.
The senate concurred in the amend
ments to the bill prohibiting the printing
or circulation of publications offering
for sale counterfeit money, green
goods" etc.
A heated and somewhat personal de-
bate followed a substitution made by
Senator Goblin for the bill ON third read
ing, authorizing water supply companies
to condemn property and rights for the
purpose of obtaining and supplying wa
ter Mr.. Gobin's amendment to go into
the committee of the whole for the pur-
pose of amendment was passed, and the
substitution was made.
Adjournment May Ee Postponed.
Notwithstanding the wholesale slaugh-
| ter of house bills on second reading by
/ dispensing with the house calendar of
general bills. in order to gain time, there
Is still sm iacprei ian in legislative circles
that the legislature cannot adjourn on
May without leavilg a great deal of
important legil is.i unfinished. There
/ IS an ugly fc IN; infested among
those whose lSils &c doomed to defeat
and signs OF tvousic are cropping out
that may lead to All open rupture. IL
this comes it will culminate in fusion
| of the discontented. who, If not in the
majority, can so hamper legislation as to
| leave unfinished much legislation that
the leaders now want. The feeling Is
that the session viii be prolonged beyond
| May 9, despite the fact that, as one of
the leaders said this morning, 1t will be
bad thing for the Republican party"
The Penn Farm.
HARRISBURG, April 24.--What may be
"a piece of specuist on at the expense OF
| the statt is IN dang, of being consllln-
mated. The bill has already passed the
senate. i on tilir reading in the house,
and will probably come up for final pass
age to-day. The bill appFdpfiates &27,-
2C0 for the pure h lse of the William Penn
| farm, on the banks of the Delaware liver
in Bucks courty. 1t provides that after
| the purchase tll farm shall be under the
control and management Of the state
/ ings, and that The ntt profits accrued
thereon shall be annually paid over to
the state.
Pittsburg Liquor Dealers May Finigrate.
PITTsBURG, April April a. The ac-
ton of Judge White. of the county
license court, in making a wholesale re-
duction in the number Of licenses COM
pared with last year. has caused the
liveliest kind of kicking in the entire
city of P.ttsburg Many of the leading
/ wholesale and retail houses We're knocked
out by the court and one of the largest
ale brewers ii the county was refused.
The whole alefs are most indignant, and
are discussing what steps they viii take.
Some want TO move to Ohio. Judge
White made a frightful slaughter in the
applications, granting but ninety-three
retail and forty wholesale licenses
/ in this city. against a total of over 700
two years ago and 2s4 last year. Thirty
nine retail ard fifteen wholesale licenses
were. granted in Allegheny. The total
number of wholesale and retail licenses
| granted in the county was 2Jf.