Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-03
ALLEGHENY'S QUOTA.

The Large Number OF Bills Introduced by
Its Members-They Have Been Favor
ably Considered by the Different Com
mittees and Now Await Action.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPAToH.l
HARRISBURG, April 2-The Allegheny
county Senators have introduced bills, which
have received the favorable consideration of
the committees to which they were referred, as
follows:
Mr.. Steel, relating to the collection of de-
linquent State. county and poor taxes in the
several counties; providing for monthly re-
turns and payments; providing for the erection
of morgues in counties containing over 300. 900
inhabitants; making women eligible as notaries
public.
Mr.. Neeb abolishing the office of director of
poor in cities of the second Glass; to prevent the
impairment by contract of the right to certain
liens known as mechanics liens, where the
contract is in writing or assented to in writing
by the persons whose rights are to be affected;
providing that all hangings occur in the peni-
tentiaries; allowing the sale of soft drinks and
cigars on Sunday: fixing the ratio of represen-
tation in Common Council in cities Of the Sec
ond class to authorize cities to levy and collect
vehicle license fee or tax on cars used by
street railway, motor or traction companies
operating roads wholly or in part within the
municipal limits; auth horizing the sale of pools
and to encourage the breeding of fine horses
and cattle; making eight hours legal days
labor in penal and other State institutions;
authorizing the payment of S., ,4S0 to Morrison
Foster; changing the proportion of freeholders
required to petition for annexation. requiring
two-thirds instead of onehalf to sign applica-
tion.
Flinn's Liquor and Wharf Bills.
In addition to the several street bills intro
duced by Mr.. Finn are the following: To rent
or lease wharves for market purposes; author
izing the condemnation of property for park
purposes in cities of the second class; for the
Improvement of public wharves and landings;
authorizing street railway companies to sell
lease their property and franchises; providing
for the transfer of licenses and empowering po-
lice to file remonstrances against the issuing of
licenses to unworthy applicants; putting whole
sale liquor dealers in the same position occu-
pied by retail dealers so far as the granting of
licenses is concerned; authorizing Matilda
Gross Mcconnell to Sell and convey certain
real estate beQueathed to her; defining the pow
ers and duties of police magistrates in cities of
the second class; empowering Councils to reg
ulate and suppress by ordinance the produc-
tion and emission of smoke from bituminous
coal
Mr.. Upperman introduced bills for the more
effectual protection of public health in cities of
the second class and to prevent the secret cre-
nation of human bodies.
In the House the Allegheny county members
introduced bills as follows:
Mr.. Graham, making women eligible as no
taries public; fixing tn e ratio of representation
IN Common Council in cities of the second
class; providing for State poor law department.
Mr.. Stewart. making agents or informers of
mercantile agencies subject to act of May 23,
1887, fixing the responsibility of the latter; to
provide for the vacation, opening and construc-
tlon OF highways, roads and bridges; for the
better supervision of common schools, pro-
viding for division superintendents.
In the Interest of Health.
Mr.. Lemon, providing two years imprisou-
ment and 81, 900 fine for procuring or soliciting
persons to commit misdemeanors punishable in
summary proceedings; an amendment to the
act, relating to the sale of proprie-
tary medicines.
Mr.. Cotton, authorizing the Department of
Public Safety in cities of the second class to
adopt suitable rules and regulations for the
of plumbing, house drainage, ETC.;
10 punish trustees, agents, employees, or mem
Ders of unincorporated associations, societies
or guilds for embezzlement; detailing the man
ner In which the judges of the Courts OF Com
mon Pleas shall select one of their number to
try criminal cases; providing two additional
judges for Allegheny county; defining the sta
tus of fraternal associations.
Mr.. Marshall, to prevent discrimination by
telephone companies; fixing the maximum
charge OF telephone rents at IS month; re-
Quiring foreign building and loan associations
to file guaranty indemnity bond; constituting
eight hours days work in public institutions.
Mr.. Mccullough, making husband and wife
competent witnesses for or against each other
in civil actions; for the improvement of the
highways and roads of the State, known as the |
general road bill; granting power to street rail-
way companies to cross streams by means of |
bridges; to establish a uniform game law for |
the better protection of game
Mr.. Nesbit, to repeal the sixteenth section of |
the general insurance law, which provides that |
the act shall not apply to foreign insurance |
companies nor to fire insurance COMPANIES con- |
Quoted on the purely mutual plan; to create a |
board of revision of taxes for the purpose of |
q more certain and equal assess |
ment of taxes in cities containing over $4,000 |
nh abitants; regulating the compensation of |
officers in counties containing over 500 600 and |
ess than $50 900 inhabitants; to provide for |
uniform contract or policy Of fire insurance TO |
be made and issued by all insurance companies |
.aking fire risks on property within this State. |
After the Bogus Detectives,
Mr.. Culbertson, to punish detectives for |
loing business without a license; making fines |
imposed for violation of the act prohibiting |
cruelty to animals payable to any regularly in |
,orporated society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals.
facture and sale of adulterated articles of food;
liking the daily compensation of county as
SCISSORS in cities of the second class at So.
MIR. Jones, amending the employers liability |
act by defining what is meant by a co-employe; |
to provide for the arrest and punishment of |
persons guilty of disorderly conduct in town.
ships; to relieve clerks, mechanics and laborers
from certain penalties for conspiracy.
Mr.. Richards, providing tor the adjustment
and payment of the claim of John Joos for pub
Ishing the mercantile appraisers liss in 1885,
to 81. 152; for the creating and dis
of fund for the maintenance and re-
ief of aged and disabled policemen In cities of
he second class.
Mr.. Kearns, providing for not exceeding thTss /
additional courts in Allegheny county.
MIR. Ryn0 relation the transition of |