The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-03-08
Pennsylvania Legislature.

TwErrY-SixrH DAY. Both houses con
vened after a ten-days' rest, The Senate
did no business but adjourned out of re-
spect to the late Senator John n. Netb.
In the House Mr.. Lytle, chairman Of the
Committee on rules offered a resolution,
which was adopted, providing for sessions
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from
~ q, m. to p. m, and from 3 y. m. TO p.
m.
Among the bills introduced were the fol.
lowing Mr., Hewitt, Of Blair, providing
telephones, fire alarms and telegraphs; Mr..
Newman, Bradford, to provide for the de.
duCting OF liens on real estate by assessors in
fixing the value thereof for taxation; Mr..
Bronson, Chester, to prevent and punish
the making and posting of brutalizing and
other crime melting circulars and hand bills
Mr.. Talbot, hester, authorizing records of
OF deeds and muniments of title dated prior
10 1900 at the expense of the State; Mr..
Burdick. to provide for the compilation OF
the corporation laws from 1874 to 1898, to.
gpther with the laws relating to railroads
beginning with the act of isi9; Mr.. Mans.
field, Blair, for the creation of municipal
liens in borOughs,
A rnad exhibit by the Federal Govern.
ment at the Worlds Fair !. suggested.
TwFSrY-SrvENrn DAY--Considerable time
was consumed In the senate TO day In pre-
senting petitions and remonstrances, the
latter protesting against proposed changes
In the sunday laws Of 1904.
The following bills were introduced
Snyder. Chester-Atithorizing Courts OF
Common Pleas TO issue writs OF mandamus
to county officers, and the Court Of Dauphin
County To- issue them to oil State officers
except the Governor, also requiring persons
TO produce TO the Register any testsmentOry
writing In their possession within 80 days
after Information of the death of the person
whose act the writing purports tu be-
Finn, Allegheny-Io give boroughs au.
thority to provide tor public safety OH rail.
road crossings; also, to empower clerks in
the employ Of City Controllers to administer
oaths in probating wills.
Kline, Luzerne-To provide for relief Of
needy, sick, injured and, in case of death,
burial, OF indigent poor persons whose legal
place of settlement Is unknown.
Baker, De aware-To provide for ascer-
tanment and assessment Of damages TO the
business owners lessees and others. having
estates of interest In lands taken by muniCi.
pal railroad and other corporations; also, TO
give husbands and wives oil the rights and
powers OF unmarried persons in buying,
holding and selling real estate and personal
property.
Mr.. Fenrose offered resolution which
was adopted, requesting the President of
the United States to see that prompt meas.
the United states Marine Hospital Service
| for the improvement of the quarantine
system in the Delaware bay and river,
The senate then adjourned
In the House Representative Fow recev
| ed the following from J. X. Mulln OF Allie
gheny: Those bills to modify our Sabbath
laws would carry unanim ,,sly in hell; but
| II Il a disgrace To our State that they could
ever be presented in our Legislature, The
| laws of God are not debaable The Sunday
press is anarchistic, and tit only for iuel in
hell"
The following bills were introduced today
| In the House:
Folz-To authorize the assessment and
collection Of taxes for local purposes on the
real estate of railroad, canal, telegraph tele
phone and pipe line companies.
Lytle-Governing and defining mercantile
| agencies as those who carry on similar
| business. levying a tax on the same. obliging
them to appoint statement, make annual
reports and procure ertifcnte for all their
agents in this State. deposit security with
| the State Treasurer and make them liable
Muchbronner-Fixing the second Tuesday
OF January as the time for the License
| Court to meet.
Kunkel-Making II a m,demeaner for
any person to place any culm, coal dirt or
| like substances in the streams OF this Com
mon wealth.
The following bills passed third reading:
| Fixing the standard weight ofa bushel OF
onions at 80 pounds making II misde
meaner for any person to represent or ad
vertise himself as the agent Of an unauthor.
ized or fictitious insurance company within
the Commonwealth; providing that eight
| hours shall constitute days work in the
coal mines of this Commonwealth and max
ing II illegal for any laborer therein to con
tract for more than that except for payment
| of overtime at the same rate; to provide FOR
the better protection Of female Insane pa
tient+ in transit; defining fraternal, bene.
! fetal and relief societies and their status
authorizing them 10 create subordinate
lodges, 10 pay benefits upon the sickness
disability or death of their members from
| funds collected by dues and assessments
therein; providing for their registration
in the Office of the Insurance Com missioner,
requiring that they shall make annual re-
ports TO him. and exempting them from
taxation and from the supervision of the
| Insurance Commissioner: sauthorizng thet
elec ion of Chief Burgess for three years inc
the several boroughs of this Commonwealth
and that he shall not be eligible to the Office
for the next succeeding term; To prevent
county superintendents Of common schools
from engaging In the profession of teach
| ing during their term of Office unless IL
shall be done without compensation. The
House then adjourned.
| TWENTY. EIGHTH DAY. In the Senate to,
day bills were rel orted iavorably providing
for the creation of new counties OF Luzerne
and Schuylkill to make the proposed new
county OF HaZie, with Hazleton as the
county seat; To repeal the act for the rlbi.
cation of mercantile appraisers lists
few bills of local importance only were
introduced
After long discussion the bill for the
erection and regulation OF proper fences
was defeated.
These bills were passed finally:
TO require railroads and canal companies
TO Tile bonds to secure payment OF damages
Tor taking land and materials IN cases of
disputed title or the disqualification of per-
sons from being bargained with.
To create the office Of Controller in cities
containing 10000 inhabitants and over,
Intended for such cities AS Wilkesbarre and
Scranton; to increase the number of copies
Of Smulls Handbook 10 provide Tor the
election of borough and township tax col
lectors every three years; to enable Loroughs
not divided into wards for school purposes
to establish high Schools
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