The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-09
Pennsylvania Legislature.

TWELFTH DAY.-In the Senate among the
bills introduced were: Mr.. Markley-To Ii
sense mi producers and wonders and ap-
point milk and diary INSPECTOR in cities OF
first and second classes, Mr.. Ross-.iiv'ng
the superintendent OF the banking depart.
ment additional powers, authorizing him TO
move promptly against delinquent banks,
and ask for the appointment OF receiver,
and prohibiting any foreign corporation 10
receive any deposit or transact any banking
business until II shall have filed in the otiice
OF the superintendent Of banking certified
copy of the statement required to be filed in
the Office OF the secretary OF the common
wealth. MIR. Woods-To prevent deception
Or fraud by owners or agents having con-
troll of any stallion kept for service by pr'-
claiming or publishing or fraudulent tpedi
srees, etc. Fifty bills passed first reading.
The house was not in session.
1IilRTEENTH DAY.--ln the Senate reso.
luton offered by Penrose for the appoint
ment Of three senators and six members OF
the house to consider majority and minori-
ty reports OF the quarantine commission ap-
pointed TO select n site for the establishment
OF quarantine station OH the Deleware
- fe.- sins ad9Y,e3 Tho Governor submit
ted communication in connection with
three reports in which he urged speedy &c
ton to prevent the cholera from obtaining
q ioothold in this state. Losch's concurrent
pension resolution passed by the house Fri
day last was adopted. Porter introduced
senatorial and representative bills similar TO
those OF two years ago.
Bills were passed finally Neeb's bill re-
quirng the execution of murderers in the
penitentiaries. To enable eleemosynBrv
corporations TO secure their property from
liability TO be wasted or encum bered by
managers or beneliciaries of the estate. To
validate partitions OF real estate in cases of
tcstacy made in orphans courts prior To act
of May, leS9. Further defining evidence of
stock ownership.
Among the bills favorably reported were
the following: To provide for the forma-
ton of cooperative banking associations.
Meredith, of Armstrong, to enable boroughs
not divided into wards to establish high
schools. Brown. of W.stmoreland, to ex.
tend the time of killing squirrels, wood
cocks pheasants and grouse.
Bills were introduced as follows: Ban.
non, Mexican, to repeal the act OF 1891
changing the time and manner of making
the registry OF voters and the duties of reg
istry assessors. Becker, Philadelphia, ,dehn-
Ing the words "wantonly or cruelty ill-lreat"
as applied TO animals, To include cutting,
burning manning or otherwise intlictin5
pain for the purpose ot demonstrating facts
already known and ascertained, as by way
of illustration, class demonstration or other
wise. Woods Mifilin to reimburse coun-
ties for mony expended for the reconstruc-
tion OF bridges destroyed by the flood of
1889. Hack enburg of northumberland,
to provide for the election of burgess every
three years and to abolish the Office of as
sistant burgess
In the House. Eytle Mates, Fuller. Skin.
ner and Thornton were announced rs the
committee by Speaker Thompson to inves.
tgate the charges against State Printer
Meyers
Bills were introduced: Seyfert Lancaster,
amending the marriage license act so rs to
give nota les public the same right as jus
tices OF the peace relative To the taking of
oaths. Boyer. Philadelphia. increasing the
compensation Of electors to 50 q dav and pro.
vlding for mileage. Quinnan. Lackawanna,
prohibiting corporations from employing
peace officers or To assume the duties ol
State. county or municipal officers
FOURTEENTH DAY.-ln the Senate to-day
bills were reported as follows Making
Lawrence and Jefferson counties separate
judicial districts; appropriating Sl63 900 for
the re-equipment of the National Guard and
1900, 900 each for the next two years for its
providing for the erection of n
State building for Western Pennsylvania for
teeble-minded children to reimburse coun-
lies for money expended for the reconstruc.
ton OF bridges destroyed in the Hood OF 1889;
to provide for state naval militia.
This bill was introduced. Mr.. Penrose,
Philadelph ia Providing for appointment of
game commissioners, and authorizing these
officers To appoint game wardens,
Bills providing for the abolition Of the
publication OF mercantile appraisers lists
and the abolition of the office OF mel camille
appraiser. reported atiirmatiyely were re-
A communication was received from the
Governor, announcing that he had signed the
Ohio River.Lake Erie ship canal resolution,
The House devoted most OF the session TO
he discussion Of an amendment to the bill
providing for the licensing OF lying.in- hospi.
tails. The amendment provided that not
only the name Of mother and child be reg
istered in such hospitals. but also that Of
the father. The amendment was defented.
These bills were introduced Mr.. Kunkel,
Dauphin-Giyingt the husband the Same
righ. in the wife's estate, as the wife has in
the husbands estate. in case OF contested
Wills Mr. Cotton, Allegheny-To give
women the right Of suffrage. Mr.. Talbot,
Chester-ProhibitiDg the furnishing OF
cigarets 10 minors Mr.. Fow. Philadelphia
To permit the sale OF liquor in public
parks. 10 prohibit the exposition of physi-