Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-05
been thought probable. -

been thought probable
The Philadelphia Press, Republican,
said '"The Legislature just adjourned was
not a wicked body, but it was disgraeefully
weak 1t did nothing SO very bad; it failed
to do number of things which it should
have done, and some of the things it did
we're done poorly" and it also refers to the
'yicious method Of trading votes" by
which unprincipled members get the aid OF
other members for wrong purposes.
The Philadelphia Record, Demoeratie)
thinks that every patriotic citizen OF
Pennsylvania will have a sigh of relief over
the final adjournment of the Legislature"
and that thanks should be given that no
more harm was done, that few righteous
measures were enacted, and that the de-
parting lawmakers didn't steal the State
Capitol"
sentiment that is more amusing than
serious.
The Philadelphia Times, which we have
always supposed to be the organ of the
Pennsylvania r. r. Co. surprises US by
pass the anti-diserimination bill, and says
it-'failed properly to meet the public
demands and will pass into history as an
aggregation of small politicians that sat
out their brief term, voted away the public
money, drew their salaries and perquisites
and vanished out of sight unregretted by
the people that called them into service" !"
None of the editorials we have read refer
| to the action of the State Senate, in
shelving the resolution advocating the
election of United States Senators by Che
popular vote-an action which, we think,
| showed The complete subserviancy of that
body to the Calneran-Quay influence.
On Monda5 Gov. Pattison signed the
| following bills;
Permitting justices of peace to use seal
| of office; validate acknowledgements hereto
/ fore taken by deputy counsels: to prevent
persons from unlawfully wearing the insig-
| MIA of the Loyal Legion and badges of the
G. A. r. and the shield of the Veteran
| Union Legion; making an appropriation
| for the Western Penitentiary $4,000;
making an appropriation for the State Nor
NAL School: making an appropriation for
the Charity Hospital at Norristown; ap-
preparation for State instruction i'll the
| Western Pennsylvania Institution for Deaf
and Dumb, 5000, appropriation for the
1 Western Institution for the Blind, teaching
and salaries: providing for support of Ma
| tional Guard for 1890 and 1S91 relating
| to indiger insane, their care and support;
/ appropriation for memorial tablet for
| Twenty sixth Pennsylvania Emergency
Regiment at Gettysburg: appropriation for
| Soldiers g. Sailors Home at Erie; provid-
| ing for deficiency in the funds for the care
| of INDECENT Insane; appropriation to Penn
| sylvania Reform School at Morganza $40,
| 900; appropriation for reformatory at Hunt
| ington; appropriation for hospital at Mer-
Ger; appropriation for State Hospital in
| the Middle Coal Field; providing for cuerrnt
| expenses for two years for the Board OF
| Public Charities regulating the standard
weight of bushel of potatoes; making an
appropriation for the Western Pennsyl-
| vania Institutinn for the Blind at Pitts
burg $27 500; making an appropriation to
| the Cottage State Hospital for injured per-
| sons of the bituminous and semi bitumi-
nous coal regions of Pennsylvania, at
Philipsburg, Centre county.
| On Tuesday, Gov. Pattison approved
| thirteen more of the bills in his hands and
vetoed two. Those signed of general
| interest are as follows:
To permit the growers of grapes to
manufacture wine from grapes of their
raising that are not first class or market
| able, and sell such wine to licensed dealers
| without taking out or paying license for
/ such manufacture or sale; providing that
in all cases where lands of residents in one
township or borouph have been or may
hereafter be annexed to another township
| or borough or to city for school purposes
| by authority of Court of Quarter Sessions,
| it shall be lawful for such court, upon the
petition of the residents of lands so an
nexed, or a majority of them, and with the
| consent of the board of school districts OF
both districts interested, to annul and
yacate the order and decree annexing the
/ lands; providing for securing of damages to
trees along public highways by telegraph,
telephone and electric light companies;
authorizing the appointment of three
impartial citizens of the proper county to
| assess damages, to enable County Com
missioners to sell any real estate which
they may acquire and make deeds therefor;
repeating the act which prohibits the sale
l of oysters and CLANS during portions of the
year; authorizing building and loan asso-
Citations to hypothecate mortgages; provid-
| ing that when no appeal is taken and judg-
| ment is entered in accordance with law
and the party to whom has been awarded
| damages declines and refuses to accept
payment, municipal corporations, or in
dividuals against whom such damages have
been assessed, upon proper petition, may
pay the amount OF the award and costs in
to court for disposition; amending the ninth
| section ofnn act regulating the collections
taxes in baroughs and township by adding
| the follow5ng: All taxes collected within
the so day1sshall be paid over within 10
days after<he expiration of 60 days, and
| all taxes thereafter collected shall be paid
| at regular Intervals of one month, and a
| full settlement of all taxes collected shall
| be made. ~
The vet0ed bills we've Jones bill to
| punish dis0rderly persons in townships be-
| cause it is defined the offence of disorderly
| conduct without reference to it in the
| title and the bill amending the act author
| izing the State Treasurer to refund collat-
eral inheritance tax heretofore paid in er-
| ror, because it would open wide the doors
| for importunate demands upon the fiscal
| officer of the commonwealth and impcrll
| the public revenues to degree which no
| consideration of equity to the taxpayers
demands