The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-31
From the state capltoI.

There IS no longer any doubt thss the lesis-
lature viii adjourn on June 1. The Propo-
sitien 70 extend the session was never Popu-
lar with the majority Of the members and
there is now every prospect that all Of the
important business xill be considered and
acted upon.
The great fight between the friends and
foes OF the Philadelphia public buildings
commission Is ended, 50 far. At least. as the
legislature is concerned. The PeuTose bin
ab0lishing the commission was passed finsl-
" ia the house Taurssiay by vote Of l2o 10
81, after one Of the most stubborn and pro-
trscied fights in the annals OF state lesisla-
ton.
The bill regulating the salaries Of State Of
ficers passed finally Thursday 1t increases
the compensation of the Auditor General
and Secretary Of Internal Affairs from 5000
% 81 600, the Superintendent Of Public In
struction from s. 500 TO $1,000, and the Dep
uty Attorney General from 81 500 TO $1,000.
This last change gives the Deputy Attorney
al, which might seem strange with those
unaoquainted with the fact that the latter
official is allowed certain fees. etc. which
are said to be enough 10 swell his total emol-
uments up 70 5000 or $4,000.
The Governor has signed the Boyer medi-
cal examiners bill, the Loseh arbitration bill
and the free text book bill. Also the fol-
lowing: Empowering courts Of quarter ses-
sions 10 FIX the place of holding the general
elections providing that voters shall east
their ballots at polling places inside the
election district in which they are domioil-
ed directing county commissioners TO pre-
serve the weekly newspapers published
within their respective counties; TO encour-
age and authorize the formation of eo-operE-
tive banking associations where the profits
derived from the business after paying all le-
climate expenses shall accrue TO the deposit
tors and borrowers of the association in pro
portion to their deposits or loans.
The Governor has vetoed the bill to reim-
burse counties for the re-erectiOn aud re-
construction of county bridges which were
swept away by the flood during the latter
part of May and the beginning Of June,
Isse. and authorizing and directing the Au-
ditor General and State Treasurer to audit
the accounts submitted to them by the coun-
ty commissioners Of the several counties Of
this commonwealth and directing the State
Treasurer 70 pay over to the said several
counties the amounts 50 expended. The
Governors objection to this bill is that it is
in direct violation Of that provision Of the
constitution which forbids the legislature
from making appropriations of public mon
eys 70 any community and that there is no
warrant OF law for voting the moneys Of the
common wealth for such purposes.
Two vetoes were sent TO the house Thurs
day BY the Governor. The act amending
the act of July :. 1879 so as 70 allow alder
men, magistrates and justices OF the peace
fees for affidavits of claim tax and copies
thereof and also authorizing them TO tax
certain additional costs, was one Of the bills
set aside, the veto oontending that it is IN
wise 10 increase fees "at a time when the bet
ter policy is in the direction Of decreasing
them. By house bill No. 20I Washington
county sough, TO be exempted from the pro-
visions Of 4 general act ''for the destruction
OF wolves and Wild cats and providing pre-
MUM for the destruction of foxes" The We
TO set this aside on the ground that it vio-
lates the clause of the constitution which
provides that the general assembly shall not
indirectly enact such special or local law by
the partial repeal Of a general law.
The FOL lowing Senate bills passed finally:
Amending the act OF 1859 so as to permit
anybody 10 serve notices in cases of elect
meut Designating general election days as
legal half holidays: regulating the fee to be
charged for filing petitions for the adoption
OF minors; enabling city, county, township
and borough tax collectors to collect taxes
for the payment of which they have become
personally liable without having collected
the same, but by expiration of the authority
of respective warrants, and to extend the
time for collection Of the same from one
year from the passage Of the act; authoriz-
ing the election OF chief burgess of boroughs
for the term of three years, providing that
such officer shall be a member Of the town
council, giving him the power TO veto ordi-
nances and resolutions. providing for the
election of presiding officer of councils, and
abolishing the Office ofassistant burgess Civ
ing the State Board of Agriculture the power
to enforce the snti-oleomargarine law by the
appointment of an agent of the board to be
known as the dairy and food commissioner;
prohibiting the use Of oleomargarine IN
charitable or peral institutions under the
contHol of or receiving aid from the state.
The road bill was amended so il now pro-
vides for the election Of county supervisor
who shall give bond for $4,000 and who
shall be a competent engineer or surveyor
for The election Of township supervisors who
shall give bond in the sum Of s. 600; for
the division OF townships into districts and
the appointment Of former under supervis-
ion. labor, implements, machinery and
hfJnS- ~ " p.oNA4GA ~ ohA4otiiF ~ uttAf vs.
ors for the ievying of a maximum tax Of
five mills on all property taxed for county
purposes by township supervisors FOR the /
levy by the county commissioners Of max /
imUm tax not exceeding one mill on the /
dollar to be expended under the supervis on
Of the county supervisor and commission |
ers, and finally the repeating clause Of the /
bill Of Senator Brown, of Westmoreland, |
which makes it a. the general road law of /
lS95'' and repeals all general and local laws
inconsistent Herewith, thus providing for
state system of road making. The import |
ant part Of the whole matter now is the re-
peal of all special and local acts, thecTeation 4
,f uniform system and the county and /
township supervision Of elected officers who /
are put under oath and bond, y hich are all /
Of the original Brown bill. The /
valuable features Of that Dill which have 1
been lost in the various special committees
are the provision for improvement Of one
hslfof all highways before any are COM
pie,e; the specific provision for the removal
IF distractions and the state appropriation