Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-04-17
Harrisburg Notes.


In the Senate, Thursday, bills enabling
teachers to secure permanent certificates
without the Recommendation of Directors,
if they have taught six successive terms
requiring school directors to be sworn, and
extending the Jurisdiction of the Court
over them; prohibiting soliciting candi'
dates to buy tickets, ETC., passed finally
The Senate refused to confirm some o1
Governor Pattison's nominations, because
he had not issued commissions to Librarian
Egle, Superintendent Waller and Inspector
Martin. The bill regarding actions in
assumpsit by joint owners was reported
negatively The Kemble Reimbursement
bill was passed finally; also the bill requir
ing insurance companies to pay an annual
bonus to the FIRE compares.
In the House the apportionment and
appropriation bills were under consider
alton, the Judiciary Gen. Committee
listened to arguments on the Pittsbure
street bills, and it was noticed that the
"lobbyv had disappeared.
The latest senatorial apportionment bill
makes Butler county and part of Ale
gheny county district.
A hundred appropriation bills, sggregat
ing eleven million dollars, were dumped
into the House by the Appropriation Com
mittee last Friday.
In the House, Monday, all the appropri
alton bills were read for the first time.
Senator Hall, of Elk, introduced reso
luton providing for the appointment of .
committee Of six to confer with the mana
gers of all the denominational schools in
the state in order to learn of some feasible
plan whereby all such schools could be
brought under state control-a pretty big
contract.
On Tuesday the Baker Ballot Reform
bill passed the House finally by vote oi
III to 16, and the constitutional conven-
tion bill came ont of committee same day
and was given its old place on the calendar
AS amended it provides for 130 delegates
2 from each senatorial district, and 80 at
large, no person to vote for more than IL
of them; one session and $1,000 salary. The
delegates are to be voted for at the next
general election and at the same time the
people are to vote as to whether or moi
they want convention.
The Nesbitt bill creating a board of tar
revision was defeated in the House that
day
On Wednesday the Wholesale liquor bills
were under discussion in the House, and
some amendments to the present law were
agreed to; and in the Senate the Tax bill
was up.
The new tar bill is now before ths
Senate. 1t is essentially farmers bill
and this naturally arrays the city members
against it. BY it the old tax laws are moi
changed, but several new sources o1
revenue for local purposes are created.
In the first place railroads, telegraphs,
telephone, and pipe line companies will
pay to each county 4 mills on the dollar
of thir valuation within such county. AL
moneys and credits" meaning moneys
loaned, etc., will be taxed mills, foI
school purposes, and in addition tax Of
ten mills will be imposed on the gross
earnings of all private and unincorporated
banks. The several classes Of taxable prop
erty named by the proposed law are q:
follows:
Glass /. Real estate, not included in
class 2, including leaseholds and personal
property not included in classes and T.
Glass 2. Real estate and tangible
personal property necessary for transactine
the business Of Railroad and Telegraph,
Telephone, Pipe line, etc companies.
Glass 3. Moneys and credits, excepting
of said companies.
Glass 4. Horses and cattle over 3 years
sheep and swine over l year, household
furniture, tools, implements, gardens, ol
manufactures. Amounts to exceed $30(
or not taxable.
Class 5. Capital stock of banks.
Class 6. Gross earnings OF banks.
State and U. s. property, county proper
ty, asylums, benevolent and charitable in
stltutions, parks, schools, churches, GENE
teries, etc., are class z, which is no
taxed, but is liable for assessments for paw
ing, sewering, etc.