Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-05-12
Harrisburg Notes.

The only incident in the house Friday
was the Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitu ton permitting
women to'vote. 1t was called up by Mr..
Cotton of Allegheny. who had introduced
il amid a storm of noes. Mr.. Cotton, how
ever. made humorous speech IN Its favor,
in which he declared it was an important
measure. He feared gentlemen OF the
house did not fully appreciate it or under
stand its import He had PAID consider
able attention to other gentlemen bulls
during the session, and he hoped they
would give the same consideration TO tnls
bill in which he was interested.
Mr.. Crawford reminded Mr.. Cotton that
III the bill passed he would recognize its
Importance more fully in year himself.
Mr.. Cotton moved To postpone Tor the
present. but the house declined and Mr..
Bower called the yeas and nays on the
passage of the resolution. To the surprise
Of many it carried BY vote Of 60 to 81:
The Legislature will adjourn Thursday,
June l. A resolution to that effect was
adopted Tuesday morning by the Rules
Committee, and Mr.. Boyer was instructed
| to report it 10 the House and the House
| adopted it.
The House passed finally the following
bills: Prohibiting persons, BY sale, giit OF
otherwise, from furnishing cigarettes, CON
| tanning tobacco or cigarette papers, to min,
ors and providing for the punishment OF
| the same; securing to mechanics, journey
men and laborers the right to hle hens
against real estate for the amount OF wages
| due for work or labor done in and about
| the construction, alteration or repairing
| there Of
| The House then proceeded to the con-
/ sideration on third reading of the Niles
/ double tax bill Mr.. North, Of Mckean,
was the first speaker on the bill. He wa'
opposed to it and gave at great length III:
reasons. Mr.. Branson, of Chester, opposed
the bill from a farmers standpoint, anc
urged the State Tax conference had made
its report before passing measure oil tnl'
kind.
Taggart, of Montgomery, said he did mo-
care whether the manufactures OF his coun
ty were for or against the bill. he was ior i
i anlA:A- -os- -I~lisHA- thAy Law tt-.s
| wanted. Tewsksbury, of Columbia, favor
ed the bill. Thomas, of Cambria, said 4
was an insult to the farmers of Pennsyl
yania to say that they did not understand
the provisions of the bill. He claimed they
understood it as well as any corporation
lawyer On the floor Of the House. Martin
of Lawrence, and Porter, of Westmoreland
spoke in favor of the bill A vote wa
then taken on the bill on final passage will
the following result: For 60, against 12O
Messrs Douthett and Mates voted for th'
bill.
The senate passed the Farr Free Tex
Book bill that morning on third reading
and it now goes to the governor. TIE bil
received large vote, much TO the surpIls'
of its opponents and friends alike. Kos
| OF Bucks, and Mitchell of Bradford, wer'
IL -atn tnd
The bill provides that the books now il
the hands Of the pupils shall not be discard
ed for new books, which will prevent ex
travagance. The measure embodies th'
Philadelphia system, which has been II
practice for rs years, and which is com
mended by educators throughout the coun
try. The measure is to be followed witt
an approximation of $500, 900, which will b.
In addition to the sl0, 0O0, 900 to the public
schools the next ten years. The bill Is un
questionably one Of the most importan
| that has passed this legislature.
| These bills passed finally: House bill u
| establish state medical council; Senate
| bill to require the commonwealth to pal
| Jurors; House bill 10 enable borough coun
ellis to establish boards Of health; Hous'
| bill to authorize the election OF chief bur
CESS for three years in boroughs; bill to re-
quire pawnbrokers to make daily reports
| the articles received by them.
Governor Pattison sent two Vetoes to TN
| house Wednesday One Of these was OF
the bill authorizing the sheriff of Philadel
phia to advertise sales in three daily pa
pers.
The other veto was of the bill for til,
publication of the history of the birds ant
mammals OF Pennsylvania in the quarter
Iy reports of the state board Of agriculture