The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-26
IN THE HOUSE.

From committee in the house yesterday
there were reported the following bils
Fixing the commencement of the date Of
the term of Office of controllers.
Relating to traffic near camp meetings
and other religious gatherings.
Providing for the election Of township
Teasurers.
Relating to the construction Of n dam
over the Delaware river near Trenton.
lNegativeiy recOmmended.)
Defining the duties Of pawnbrokers in
order to facilitate the detection OF thieves
and the recovery OF stolen property.
The senate bill relating to the collection
of damages and expenses Of municipal i'm
provements where liens or judgments have
Deen obtained passed second reading.
The house WAS asked to concur in the
senate amendments to the act appropri-
aJng S110, 600 to the soldiers orphans
schools The soldiers orphans commits
sion have a surplus Of $500 from the
last two years, only asked for Sl10, 900, be
ing under the impression that it would
have the use of the surplus. The auditor
general, however, decided that the $50, 600
ansxpended lapses into the treasury, and
.he state amended the bill by giving the
commission the specified sum of $50, 900.
EhB house concurred in the amendment.
The act recently passed and then re
called from the governor, fixing the place
At which assessors shall sit to perform
their duties under the Baker ballot law
IN districts where temporary voting places
are established, was again passed and goes
10 the governor.
The house, after Wednesday killing the
bill making an appropriation for expert
mental tobacco stations, relented and re
considered the vote, and when the bill
came up yesterday it passed by III yeas to
II nays.
The following appropriation bills passed
finally: To pay the expenses of the COM
mittee on elections; for payment Of eN-
penses of Pennsylvania and Delaware
boundary line commissioner; to Philadel-
phia Polytechnic college; to University OF
Pennsylvania; to state normal schools at
Bloomsburg, California, Clarion, Slippery
Rock, Indiana, Kutztown, Stroudsburg,
Lock Haven and Mansfield; to Honesdalt
Charity hospital; to improve Nelson's run
at Meadville
The governor has approved the following
bills;
To validate affidavits, etc, performed by
notaries outside OF the place in which they
reside
Vt l1C U%tAdAAou VI uOE5a auL pAOCCGLAoA
Of sheep.
Relating to receipts given by warehouse
men, storage companies and others
Requiring all public records to be kept
IN the English language.
At the afternoon session the Lancaster
county election contest was settled after a
long debate. The sitting member, Mr.
Forrest, dem, was unseated and w. W.
Franklin, rep, seated in his stead.
The McCarreu bill was the first one be,
fore the house last evening, but it did not
however, create a great deal of discussion
W. G. Smith, of Bedford, made a speech in
opposition 10 the measures passage, in
which he appealed to the country members
70 vote against the bill, as it is classed as q
combination OF great railroad trust anC
would be virtually handing over the Stat,
Of Pennsylvania into the hands Of Traction
maRnates Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
The plea of Mr. Smith was unavailing anC
the measure finally passed by a reasonably
large majority.
Al the evening session the amendment tC
the public schools appropriation bill CANT
before the house for discussion and wBs de
ba Q at considerable length, many speeches
3. delivered both for and against th,
amendment passage.
Upon a vote being taken the amend
ment, which was to increase the appropri
alton from So 500, 600 20 $4,000. 900 pc
year, was carried by a large majority.