The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-18
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HARRISBURG. March l0-In the senate yes /
terday the reapportionmet bill introduced |
by Mr. Meredith was reported favorably. /
1t Is substantially the same as that vetoed /
BY the governor at the last session, adding .
an additional congressman each to Phila- /.
delphia and Pittsburg. The Republican |
judicial apportionment bill Of last session /
was also reported favorably, with an
amendment making separate districts Of
Lebanon and Dauphin. Mr. Henninger's
bill to enforce the section Of the oonstitu- |
tion prohibiting the consolidation OF par
allel and competing railroads was mega
lively reported Mr. McCarrell secured
final passage for the house bill repeating
an act permitting physicians to take
out pharmacists certificates without an
examination. The bill now goos TO the
governor. The senate bill to prohibit fish
spearing was defeated. In the house the
bills to prevent the formation Of trusts
and to abolish the inheritance tax on
money bequeathed to seotarian hospitals
were reported negatively. Bills passed.
Appropriating e., 100000 for the purchase
Of free text books for the public schools;
changing the manner Of electing members
of the state board Of agriculture The
Democratic members Of the committee on
the Andrews Highly contest from Craw-
ford county presented a report declaring
Highly entitled to a seat, The report will
be taken up next Wedn esday.
HARRISBURG, March lin the house
yesterday the bill authorizing the election
of chief burgesses in boroughs for three
years and abolshing the Office Of assistant
burgess was reported from committee
with a negative recommendation, as was
also the bill to prohibit the destruction of
fish by the fouling of streams. Bills in-
troduced: Authorizing any soldier or sailor
to bring suit against any county, city,
ward, borough or township for bounty
money; approprating 5000 for the COM
pletion of a monument to the memory of
the revolutionary soldiers buried at
Ephrata, Pa; to prevent foreign corpora
tiOns from engaging in mining anthracite
coal without license and to prevent its ex-
haustion; limiting the charges by electric
light companies TO twenty-five cents per
night for each arc light. Mr.. Losoh, of
SChuylkill, offered resolution providing
for the appointment of joint legislative
committee to make all arrangements for
the attendance of the legislature at the
dedication of the state building at the
| Worlds fair The resolution was reported
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| The negatived antidiscrimination bill was
committed to the committee on railroads
| Adjourned to Monday evening at s O'Clock
| The senate WIS not In session.
! HARRISBURG, March l5.-ln the sci Q
yesterday petitions signed by 1i,OOO citl-
/ zens of Philadelphia against the passage
of the Markley milk bill were presented.
/ Bills introduced: Restricting the powers
of electric companies to construct lines
along public streets and highways; assess
/ ing cemetery associations for expenses OF
municipal improvements; authorizing clti-
zens to hold and convey titles held by
aliens not authorized by law to hold the
same; requiring dealers in oleomargine to
display white placard showing the words
"oleomargarine sold here" A resolution
was introduced requesting the governor "a
furnish detailed statement of the eX'
penses Of the state board Of Worlds fair
managers. The bill providing that owner
ship Of stock in a company distilling or
brewing liquors shall not be bar to OBJ
tanning a retail license was passed. These
bills were defeated: Providing for notices
by the court to lien creditors Of orders
made respecting lunatics or habitus
drunkards; extending the minimum schoo
term to seven months. Mason WledmaI
county. In the house the senate bill Ell
largng the powers of the state board o
agriculture was reported favoraOly, as wa
also the senate bill to prevent the adultera
tion of dairy products. Bill introduced
Making it the duty of juries In first degre
murder cases prescribe the penalty at eithe
hanging or life imprisonment; a nev
Wholesale liquor act; amending the Boye
revenue act. w. n. Porter and A. u
Hunter took seats as representatives from
Westmoreland county.
, HARRISBURG, March 16-In the 80 lat
the committee on agriculture reported neg
t atively the Markley milk bill. Senate
{ Herring's resolution placing on the cal
, endar his negative bill closing the polls o
election day at o'clock, was defeated b
e q to 23. The following bills passed finally
1 aud will be sent TO the house for concur
70 renee; Requesting the construction, mAiI
tenance and inspection Of buildings; al
@ proprating S., 900 to the Stratford CAST
=, hospital, Phunixville; house bill rende
=. ing women eligible to the office of notar
Il public. In the house these bills wei
favoribly reported; Judges pension bill
=, providing for the election by the people
/. superntendents of poorhouses; regulatin
the licensing Of detectives; requiring +
~ ceivers to file inventories: to encouraq
improvement in breeding trotting and pa
ing horses, and to prevent FRAUDULENT o.
g., tries; the Fow bill, fixing the retail liqu,
l. license fee upon basis of sales by Il
ie license, was reported negatively. NJ
Talbot, chairman of the committee
rs elections. called up the majority report
e. the Crawford county Higby-Andrews CO
tested election ciIse a. a privileged que
W tion. The report, which awards the seat
Mr.. Andrews, was read, and then Mr., II
be bot moved that it be adopted. Mr.. IL
(Sullivau) offered As a substitute the mi
es ority report prepared by the Democra
he which favors the claims OF Mr. High
ms There was a long discussion on the motion
H. but the house adjourned without m
lie ! action.