The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-10

pay the expense OF the committee tC
investigate the charges made against
the mine examiners; by Ellwood
Westmoreland, providing for the taxa
ton of land and the property thereon
Independent of each other; also one
enabling the superintendent of public
instruction to pay to school districts
in certain cases their proper share OF
the State appropriation to common
schools.
A great deal of time was consumed
in the consideration of the bill, on
second reading. to establish a state
board of undertakers and local boards
under them. 1t was being considered
when the house adjourned.
THE SENATE.
The senate was called to order by
Lieutenant Governor Watres: prayer
by Chaplain Baker.
Petitions were presented tor the
passage Of the employers liability bill;
constitutional convention; from the
Rescue hook and ladder company, OF
Merchandising, in favor of the bill
creating firemen's relief association;
against the revenue bill; for the pas
sage of the common sense road law.
Bills were read in place as follows;
BY Mr.. Crawford, supplement to the
bill of February II, 1920, against
horse racing exempting horses used
in races given by regularly organized
trotting associations from the opera
tons of the bill.
BY Mr.. Meek, authorizing the use
of the money raised by boroughs by
the levy and collection of gas, kero-
sene and water tax for the purpose of
Illuminating said boroughs with electric
light.
BY Mr.. Penrose, an act to prevent
deception in the manufacture and sale
Of articles of gilded ware. The bill
requires the proper marking Of such
articles Of gilded ware as are not COW
cred with genuine gold leaf or gild-
ing.
Mr.. Goblin offered resolution pro-
viding that the reading of bills in place
shall not be in order except by unani-
nous consent after April 10. On mo-
ton of MIR. Green, apportionment
bills were excepted, and the resolution
was adopted.
The first bill on the calendar was
house bill No. 90, relating to the altera-
ton and change of the par value of
the shares Of the capital stock in in
surance companies. On the call of
yeas and nays, I3 senators voted aye
and 7 nay. Less than quorum vot-
ing, the lieutenant governor ordered
the sergeant-at-arms to close the doors
and the clerk made call of the SEN
ate, which showed 81 senators present
Messrs. Osborne, Robinson and
Penrose than explained the bill, and
said it was proper bill, and on an
other call of the yeas and nays, the
vote was 50, nays ?. So the bill pass
ed finally.
by consent, additional DlllS were
read in place as follows:
By Mr.. Porter. an act to provide for
the organization OF a department Of
education in cities of the first class.
and defining the powers and duties Of
the same.
By Mr.. Osborn, repeating the act
against horse racing as far as the same
provides for the forfeiture of horses
used in racing.
By Mr.. Hines, authorizing any
soldier Of the late rebellion to bring
suit against any county, borough or
township within this commonwealth
to recover the amount of money to
which he became entitled by being
credited to said county. borough or
township.
The bill gives any soldier who failed
to receive the bounty agreed upon,
right Of action in assumpsit to recover
the money due him, and provides that
no law of limitation shall be bar to
the commencement or prosecution of
the suit, but said suit must be brought
within two years from the approval of
this act.