Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-08
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Proposed New Laws Concerning Marriage
 Licenses and Actions for Libel.

Proposed New Laws Concerning Marriage |
 Licenses and Actions for Libel.
 HARRISBURG, Feb. S.-The bill for the kill | ing of vicious dogs and'protection of sheep was unfavorable reported; the amendments to the marriage license law were favorably reported, making amendments to the mar riase license law providing that the only in formation as to the age of the parties apply ing shall be that they are of legal age, that only one party need apply, and that the mar rage may be soleinnized in other counties than the one in which the license has been granted.
 Among the few bills introduced was one to amend the act for the incorporation of title insurance companies to allow such cor porauons to purchase homes. There a lively discussion over the bill which favors bounty of S1 for the killing of every gray red fox, fifty cents for every mink and fifty cents for every weasel
 NIT. Flow introduced bill relating to actions for libel as follows:
 Section 1. That in actions libels there shall 1 be no presumption of either express, actual or | legal malice from tue mere fact of the publica tion of the libel, and the burden of proof on the 1 question of malice shall be on the plaintiff. Section ?. In actions for libel, If there is proof of express malice the court jury shall ind that there was no such malice, then no emplary or punitive damages shall be awarded l Section 3. No action for libel shall be brought or maintained unless the plaintiff shall, before bringing suit, request the defendant to publish retraction of the libel and allow to the defendant l a reasonable time in which to publish such retrac- | tion and to make such amends are reasonable and possible under the circumstances of the case, and proof of the publication of any such retrlc- tion correction shall be admissible in evidence under the general issue on the question of the good faith of the defendant, and in mitigation and reduction of damages. Proof of the failure or neglect of the plaintiff comply with the pro- visions of this section may be given in evidence under the general issue in bar of the action l Section 4. It shall not be lawful for any attor- ney at law to bring or conduct any action of libel far a contingent fee any understanding, eX- pressed or implied that he is to receive any DOT 1 tion or all of the damage recovered compensa
 tion for his services; nor shall any attorney at | law advance any money or incur any liability for the purpose of defraying the expenses of plaintiff | in any such action.
 Among the bills favorably reported in the senate that providing for the appoint ment of commissioners to adopt uniform l system of school books. A considerable num-
 Der of other bills, not of general interest, were l reported. A committee was appointed to take
 into consideration the manner in which the
 senate will express its sense of loss ill the
 death of Senator Taylor.
 The death of Senator Taylor, of Fhiladel-
 phia, was learned here with great regret. He
 was very popular ill legislative circles, and
 everybody has kind word for him. The
 chaplains of both the senate and the house
 referred touchingly to his death, and the dead
 senator's desk was draped in mourning. Sen
 ator Taylors death was the result of cold
 contracted in the cars almost two weeks ago
 while on the way home.