Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-05-29
Harrisburg Notes.

Brown was accused OF inconsistency anu
falsehood regarding some statement he had
made and the debate was 80 warm that
l after it was over Brown tainted. In the
House Fow, wherry, and Taggart had it
hot and heavy, but the bill finally passed
second reading. The school appropriation
was increased to five millions, on motion
of Mr.. Fruit of Mercer, who estimates that
| the revenues OF the state will be increased
six millions by the Boyer bill, and amount
to twenty three millions per year, in all.
The scandal regarding the Lytle In
surance bill is to be investigated.
Gov. Pattison sent in five vetoes of local
bills, all on constitutional grounds.
Friday morning the House passed the
Constitutional Convention bill, and the
Senate passed the Ballot reform bill as it
came from the Committee. That after
noon the House passed the Boyer tax bill,
retaining the six mill tax on the stock OF
Corporations, after hot fight The bill
then went to the Senate, where there was
another battle over the six mill tax. but it
was retained, and the bill will come up for
final passage, Tuesday. State Treasurer
Boyer is the author of the bill, and its OBJ
| ject is to increase the revenues of the state.
At the Monday night session, the Senate
fought over the Boyer bill, and decided
to stick to the five mill rate, and the bill
was SO amended and passed I'd reading.
The House passed it at six-mills. Several
snaky amendments were voted down.
The Congressional Apport:onment bill
passed I'd, and the Judicial, Senatorial and
Representative Apportionment bill Sd
readings in the Senate that night.
The House passed the Constitutional
Convention bill. and several small bills.
The bribery Investigation was started but
| the general opinion seemed to be that
there was nothing in it.
Gov. Pattiscn nominated W. r. Wright
of Philadelphia to be City Treasurer vice
Bardsley, resigned, and he addressed
another note to Auditor General McCamant
asking for q statement Of all amounts due
the Commonwealth from all the counties
on account of licenses and taxes for the
years 1889 and 1890, and as it is known
that money is allowed to remain in the
hands of the county treasurers of the large
counties, to avoid its passing into the
Sinking Fund, the action of the Governor
created sensation.
Tuesday was field day in the Legisla-
ture. The Boyer bill, fixing the tax on the
stock of Corporations at five mills, passed
the Senate that day, and the House that
night, after lively time, and was ready
for the Governor.
The Ballot Reform bill passed the Senate
finally that night and went to the House,
also the Compulsory Education, and Con-
gressional, Judicial and Representative
Apportionment, and other bills. At mid
night SEN. Showalter succeeded in having
the Senatorial bill amended so as to make
Butler and Lawrence counties Senatorial
pistrict.
In the house the bills making appropri-
alton to Huntingdon Reformatory for
erection of a home for training in speech
of deaf children before they are of school
age, authorizing election of chief burgess
for three years in boroughs, extending the
disabled soldiers peddlers' law to all
soldiers, sailors and mariners who are un-
able toprocure livelihood by manual labor
extending act to prevent persons from un-
lawfully using or wearing insignia or ro-
sette of Military Order of Loyal Legion
and other orders, to include badge or shield
Of Sons of Veterans; passed finally.
| The bill to create State Banking De-
partment was amended by comforting on
the Governor power to appoint the bank
examiner. The bill had vested the ap-
pointment in the Auditor General.
The house defeated the bill making
women eligible as notaries public.
The two sinking fund bills, one of which
provides for the payment of the Direct
Tax into the sinking fund, were passed
| finally
The report Of the conference Committee
amending the Brooks law and increasing
the license rate for retailers in Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and Allegheny to $1,000 each
passed both Houses, and if the Gov. signs
it it will increase the revenues of the city of
Pittsburg about $500, 900 year, of Alle-
gheny about $125, 900, and of Philadelphia
over a million.
The Chronic Insane bill was resurrected
in the House, at the instance Of Mr.. Scott
of Philadelphia and passed at $500, 900.
Gov. Pattison named W. d. Porter and
s. A. McClung, Republicans, and John N.
Kennedy, Democrat, to be Allegheny
| County's new Judges, and the Senate
promptly confirmed them.
The Co. Commissioners of Philadelphia
have appointed man named Oellers to be
City Treasurer, and ss Gov. Pattison also
named man, the courts will have to
settle the question.
The Committee to Investigate the In
surance bill scanda1 ranortad that I,vtle