The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-03-15
Tunry.rutnp DAy.-In the Senate to-day

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the following bills were introduced.
Providing for a recount Of votes in con-
tested election cases. To give street railways
the same power possessed by steam railroad
companies so lar M appointment OF police
Is concerned. To prevent the spread of tn.
bcrculosis among domestic animals. To
prohibit pedding without u license. 10
give a husband grounds for divorce 1T
his wife treats him brutally and barbar-
iouslv.
A resolution was adopted postpouing &C.
ton on the death of Senator Neeb until
next Wednesday evening NJ : o'clock.
These bills passed finally: To constitute
LawreLce county separate judicial dis
trct; TO quiet titles to land which has ceased
10 be used bv corporations having right to
eminent domain to give manufacturers.
spinners aud tlrowsters of cotton, woDlen
and silk goods lien on properly OF others
thst NAV come into their possession. to au-
ihOfi2e cities TO purchase, maintain, u,e and
condemn bridges erected and IN Use over
rivers and streams separating or dividing
any part or district of stiCh cities to author.
Le municipal corporations to appropriate
private lands and property for their use ~
The construction, maintenance and use of
bridges in order to connect public parks or
other public properties. The hill to pre-
vent the spearing of fish by the Use of
torchlights was defeated. The Senate then
adjourned.
IN the House to-day Mr.. Farr, of Lacka.
wanna, introduced bill appropriating 81
OOO, 900 to the several school districts OF the
Commonwealth, TO he used exclusively Tor
the purchase OF text books and furnishing
the same free of cost to the pupils of the
public schools. This measure supplements
the Farr free text book bill, which makes II
obligatory upon school districts 10 furnish
books and school supplies free OF charge to
the pupils of the public schools One-ihird
each year until all nrp fIrui -hp
Among the bills favorably reported from
committee were the following: Exempting
all cattle from taxation of any sort whatso.
ever, repeating the AFT TO prevent the CousOl.
ination oi pipe lines; amending the Corpor.
alton act extending It's provisions tu iuel
companies. The bills to prevent the forma.
ton of trusts, and to abolish the inheritance
tax on money bequcathcd to sectarian hos.
pitals were reported negatively.
Mr. Iull,of sullivan, presented the mi
nOrity report In thetrawiord county election
contest. Contrary to expectation the re-
port Of the majority, prrseniel on Tuesday
was not called up. The matter will come
mp in the House early next week, when n
heated discussion Is sure 90 follow, The
Democrats will be supported by cx.Speak.
ers Hewitt and Cessna and Representative
Cotton, of Allegheny. There seems how
ever no doubt of the adoption of the ma.
jority report. The minority report deals
mainly with the votes OF Cambridge, Sparta
and Pine townships elected by Judge lien.
dcrsOn because they were east IN the out side
borOughs. This action OF the Court the re-
port attacks strongly. setting forth that such
polling places have been recognized by the
courts and bv acts OF Assembly, and that
the law of 1891; lcgalzng them, has never
been declared unconstitutional The re-
port then sums mp the status of the votes
cast, rs first counted and after being canvas
sed W.P. llighoy having received $3.50
votes, OF which 1876 were illegal (outsde the
townships of Cambridge, Spar'a aud pine)
leaving 679i. W II. Andrews received o.,
g2l, of which lsi were loud to be illegal
loutside tho townships namedD leaving him
B,1il legal votes and making lligby's
plurality 50. IL tconcludcs with resolutions
10 the effect that W. Z. Highly was duly
elected, duly certified, took the oath and is
entitled To u seat in the House The Calen-
dsr was cleared of bills on second reading
after which the House adjourned.
TurrrY.FouRru DAY.--lhe Senate was
not in session to-day, having adjourned un'
ill Monday evening.
in the House bill of great importance to
patrons OF electric light companies was pre-
sented by Mr. Reinoehl, of Lebanon, 10
regulate charges for slipplying electric light.
The charges are regulated ~ follows; For
light supplied !or public lighting in any
city, borough, town or township, - cents
Jcr day of - hours tor each arc lamp; for
light supplied to individuals in the said
cities and towns 2S cents per day Tor each
are lamp, and one quarter Of one cent per
hour for each incandc1cent lamp. a viola
ton OF the law is punishable by n fine of
not less than 800 nor more than 81. 600
bill was introduced by Mr. Burdick, of
Mckean amending the act authorizing
Boards of Control of Education in cities of
the second class to establish and maintain
schools for instruction in the mechanics
nd ~ M an M N
the provisions thereof to cities of the third
class. MIR. Sevtert. of Lancaster, introduced
bill making All appropr iaiion of 5000 Ia
complete monument to the memory of the
Revolutionary soldiers buried at Ephrate.
Mr. kuhback, OF Wayne, introduced bill
to authorize any soldier or sailor to bring
suit against any county. city, ward, borough
or township in the Commonwealth TO le'
cover the amount of money to which he be-
came entitled by reason of his enlistment
in the service OF the United States and being
accredited to any county city, ward, bor'
ough or township in the state A bill was
introduced BY MIR, Broadhcad, of Luzerne,
to prevent foreign corporations from mining
nnihrcite coal without license and To pre-.
vent its exhaustion,
A preamble reCteS that the anthracite
coal bed of the world comprising an area OF
40 square miles is wholly contained with
in the State of PENNSYLVANIA There are
now actually no undev.oped coal lands in
the Iehigh, Shamokin and Mount Carmel
coal fields ofthc Wyoming region, and thi:
region il likely to be exhausted in five ear,
at the present rate of consumption. 4,
limit the production foreign corporations
are required by the hill to take out q licens'
To niue coal and must not sell coal for de
livery outside OF the state for less than :!
per ton. Heavy penalties are provide TO
the violation Of the act. A large number o
bills were read the first time, and then tn,
House adjourned until Monday evening.