The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-12

In the house yesterday Mr.. Miller re-
ported favorably the act providing for the
publication of a catalogue of the state Ii
brary.
Mr. Seanor reported an act for the tax
Rt.un of dogs and protection OF sheep, and
io the encouragement of sheep raising.
The house concuued in the senate's |
amendments to the Farr compulsory edu-
cation BILL which prescrtbes the manner oI
proving that a child attends private schools.
! The house coucurred in the amendmeh1
/ made by the senate to the kearns plil HHlhS
| The place of holding the general election,
Tha hin now permits the court to change
the place of holding elections ou peuuon oil
ten voters.
message was received from the gov
ernor approying the following acts:
Making it a misdemeanor for any person
+o represent an Unauthorized or hCtUous
insurance company in this state
The supplement to the act relating 10
, tbe supervision and control OF lunatic hos
pitals. ,
To authorize the state superintendent OF
public instruction to grant permanent state
: teachers certificates to graduates OF recog-
! nizcd literary and scientific colleges
To provide for the election, qualification
and compensation of auditors in the indie
nenuenU
The act to prohibit the peddlingor hawk
a inc of merchandise, wares or other goods
= in townships without license came up on
u final passage and was opposed by Mr.. Farr,
who insisted that it would work a great
hardship to a very worthy and deserving
1t class, -
,s Captain Skinner favored the bill on the
/. ground that these peddlers are nuisance
u "A long the southern border our county II
G afflicted by these peddlers, who are supplied
e. with goods by the Jew merchants of Mary
~ land. They annoy the women and trighter
them into making purchases that other
re wise they would not take.
Is Mr.. Schwarz defended the peddlers an'
ID said there were two hundred tramps to one
peddler, and the peddlers were an honest
- harmless class
n Mr. Fritz favored the bill because grea
at majority of peddlers are foreigners who pa,
a. no tax and are not citizens. They accumu
late a large amount of money and then g
back to a foreign country.
The bill passed finally by vote of l23
Ia. 80.
The Senate bill to authorize the erectio
and maintenance of eel weirs and lis
l. baskets in the streams OF the state, Tor Uh
In catching of cells, for a limited period ]
h each year for the period of four years, pass
- ed finally by III TO %.
Us The act amending the wages protectio
ut act of 1872, so that wages of servant girls
as. washerwomen, clerks and Others shall
= preferred and first paid out of the proceed
re- of the sale of the property of insolver
ed debtors owing wages to such servants
ry employees, approved the 18th day of jun
on 1888, amending said amended act so as
increase the time during which the wag
* protected may be earned and the amour
-as thereof, passed finally.
liz The Crawford county commissioners az
= relating to increased fees passed by vol
- OF 30 to 0.
he The house received a message from Il
Is. governor stating that he had approved Il
la following bills:
- 70 protect life and limb of those er
d. ployed in the construction OF new bull
ng ings ,
NO To authorize corporations organized I
profit to pension employees, repeating tn
d part of the bill dividing cities into thr
nc classes which authorizes councils to dra
AN by lot, yearly, certain municipal bonds
mr. To enable borough councils to esta0ll
boards of health.
oI The afternoon and evening sessions We
devoted TO the consideration and passage
local bills on second and third reading