Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-12
Republican County Ticket
For Jury Commissioner.
WILLIAM r. PATTERSON.
Harrisburg Notes.


years; and his estimate for the year begin
ming June l, 1891, ia 81. COG, 900, and for the
year beginning June l, 1892, sS, ,s44, 600
If this is anything near correct the Boyer
bill will increase the revenues of the state
but little over . million dollars; the re-
venue for the two years will amount to six
teen and half millions, and Gov. Pattison
will have to veto about six and half
millions of appropriations to keep things
square.
Gov. Pattison is determined that Prof
Snyder of Indiana Pa, shall be State
Sup't of the Public Schools, and will urge
the settlement of the matter before the
Supreme Court. He is said to be Of the
opinion that the schools of Pennsylvania are
tagging behind those of other states, and
wants to begin recognizing and improving
at the top.
There is difference of opinion between
State Treasurer Boyer and Auditor General
McCamant as to the amount of revenue
that will be raised by the new revenue bill,
Mr. McCamant says the revenue will be in
creased but 81, 900, 900 over the present
amount, and Mr.. Boyer says the increase
will be over 90, 100000.
On Monday the Governor signed the
Bower Tax bill, the act creating State
Banking Department, and other bills as
follows. Permitting any person having
contingent interest in or mortgage or
Judgment lien upon any real estate, and
not being In possession of the same, to
prosecute suit at law equity to prevent
waste upon the real estate and to recover
damages for waste; making appropriation
of Al. SS7 for balance due for witness fees
and other expenses of the 0sbourne- Devlin
contest, whose trial cost over
$4, 200: To repeal the prohibitory law in
Jefferson township, Allegheny. county; to
authorize Councils of all incorporated
boroughs to widen and deepen streams and
water courses, and to erect dykes and en-
bankments; requiring q permit to pc Sc
cnred from the proper board of health to
cremate human bodies; providing for
monthly returns and payments from col
lecting of State, county and poor taxes; to
prevent fraud In the sale of land; providing
for receiving of bounties due soldiers for
enlistment in the service of the late war;
to authorize the Huntington reformatory
to sell and convey real estate in the vicini-
ty Of the institution; providing that any
corporation shall, Notwithstanding any
limitation upon the amount of its capital
stock, by special or general law, have
authority, with the consent OF the persons
holding the larger amount in value of its
stock to enlarge the objects ofitsincorpora-
tion to the amount of 10000, 600 in the
aggregate; appropriating $40, 900 to com,
plete the publications of the geological
survey; appropriation $12, 900 to pay cur
rent expenses of the State Board Of Health
providing for the formation of q commiss-
ion to present before Congress the claims
of the citizens of the border counties for
losses sustained during the war; appropria-
ting SO, 800 for expenses. extending the
jurisdiction of the courts in cases OF divorce
to women who may have left this State and
intermarried with citizens Of other States
or foreign countries and been compelled,
through cruelty or other causes, to abandon
their husband; providing that the capital
stock of street railway companies operat-
ing other than by animal power shall not
exceed 800, 600 per mile of track, securing
the right Of sub. contractors to file mechan-
ics' liens and preventing interference with
this right Of contracts; compelling county
commissioners to furnish effice and storage
room for conuty school superintendents,
and the same day vetoed the city smoke
bill, mental disorder bill, two first class
city bills, and q life insurance bill.
On Tuesday, Gov. Pattison signed the
Wholesale and Retail Liquor License bills.
The former increases the fee of liquor deal
ers in cities Of the first and second classes
from $500 to 81, 900; fixes the rate in cities
4Ixo IL al ~ in nfh nil at
$500; in boroughs at 5000, and in townships
at 800. Bottlers license is fixed at $500
in cities, 5000 in borough, and 800 in
townships. The bill will increase the
annual State revenues between $400, 900
and 1900, 900.
The Retail Liquor License bill, which
makes the retail license rates the same as
the Wholesale rates provides that all license
fees shall be paid into county, city, borough
and township treasures. Under the law,
which the act approved amends, in cities OF
the first class four fifths of the license fees
were payable to the city; in cities of the
second and third class two-ffths for the
use Of the cities and two-fifths for the use
of the proper county; in all other cities or
boroughs, three-ffths for the use of said
cities or boroughs and one-ffth for the use
81 he proper county; in townships, one
half for the use Of the township, one-fourth
for the use of the proper county and one
fourth for the use of the State. In all
cities and boroughs the State received one
fifth Of the fees. The change in the dis
tribution Of the fees will involve loss OF
about 100000 to the State, and will add
to the county, borough and township fund.
He also signed the follovin bills, which
are now laws:
TO regulate the manner of increasing the
Indebtedness of municipalities to provide
for its redemption and to impose penalties
for its illegal increase, amending sec
tion Of the act relating to increase of in
debtedness; amending an act to permit
disabled soldiers to peddle by procuring
license without charge extending the
privilege to all soldiers, sailors and mari
ners who are unable to procure livelihood
by manual labor extending to any judicial
sales and to help and convey the same
under certain conditions; providing for the
confirmation of certain titles to real estate
relative to the conveyance of titles by aliens;
amending the act relative to the Government
Of cities of the third class prohibiting
mining and manufacturing corporation
from carrying an stores known as company
stores or general supply stores; authoriz-
ing the payment of all fines and penalties
imposed by any alderman or magistrate to
any regularly incorporated society for the
prevention Of cruelty to animals bringing
suit or prosecuting the charge, and he
vetoed the bills providing for board for
the revision OF taxes; for the appointment
of deputy register; authorizing the appro-
priatiou of burial grounds for school pur-
poses, and number Of items in the GEN
eral Appropriation bill.