The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-22
TO IMPROVE TIE ROADS.
The Bill for That Purpose Up
On Second Reading.
AN APPROPRIATION OF e3,ooo,ooo

ITO he Placed Under County and Town
ship supervision-The harrisburg Home
Of the Friendless to Receive Financial
Assistanoe-A Number of Bus Passed in
the senate and House,
HARRIsBuRa. March 22.-There was not
large attendance of spectators in either
the house or senate yesterday. but the law
makers kept thingslively themselves
by the Introduction, discussion and passage
of bills The senate opened its active pro
ceediugs with the introduction of a number
of measures, among which were the follow
ing:
Potter-Ma,ing dying declarations in
cases of malpractice where death results ad
missibe in evidence in criminal cases; also.
a bill to prevent dealing in indecent and
immoral pictures and writing and in pre-
ventiye medicines
Landis-To prevent school officers and
other persons officially connected with the
common school system to become agents
for the sale of school books, charts, maps.
school apparatus or stationery.
Porter-To fix 1000 pounds as the legal
weight of ton of anthracite coal in de-
hveries of retail coal dealers
Rooney-Providing that constables shall
make return to courts only when they have
violations of law to return.
Rooney-To repeal an act limiting the
duration of the lien of county, city, bor-
ough, township and school taxes and mu-
nicipaI improvement claims
Baker-Repeallng the section of an act
of April IA, 1910, relative to notaries pub
lie, as pertains to a stockholder director,
cashier, teller, clerk or other officer in any
bank or banking institution or in the EN-
ployment thereof, holding, exercising and
enjoying the Office of notary public.
Crouse-Io provide for the licensing and
regulation of houses for the boarding Of in
| fants
When the senate road bill was reached
on second reading the compromise meas
| Ua agreed upon by committees Of both
houses was substituted, 1t carries an ap-
| preparation of $500 600, and provides lOl
| county and township supervision. The ap
| preparation is to be appropriated according
to the miles OF road in each county. The
! township auditors and supervisors fix the
/ mileage, which shall not exceed eight miles
Among the bills which passed second
1 reading were the following:
Making an appropriation to the Home
for tne tricu5lgas at Harrisburg
TO regulate the sale of patent or pro
! pTio.ary medicines in this commonwealth
providing that the formula be printed ir
the English language and the labels OF
trade marks registered i'm the Office of the
| secretary Of the commonwealth.
Toproyide for the re-equipment Of tht
National Guard Of Pennsylvania, and max
ing an appropriation therefor,
To regulate the employment of the in
mates of the penitenuaries, reformatorie
and warehouses.
To authorize the superintendent of pub
lie instruction to issue state teachers Ger
tiGcates to graduates OF regularly charter
ed colleges who have taught three full
terms in the public schools Of this com
monwealth since graduation.
There was a thin senate yesterday, OWN!
to the absence OF the committee on appro
priations and it required some courage tt
call up a bill on final passage. Neverthe
less, Senator Grady called up the Philadel
phia wharf bill and it passed finally with
out a vote to spare.
The congressional appointment bill cam
up and Senator Herring wanted it to p,
over in its order, but Senator Grady didn'
agree to this, and the bill passed secou,
reading with the understanding that
should be open to general amendment ol
third reading
The senate then adjourned