The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07

sustained on the closing night o. the session.
The re-equipment OF the National Guard
was provided for and reorganization bill
making some important changes was passed
A naval militia was also established. Amin
dustrial home for soldiers orphans was ere
aied, with an appropriation for its erection,
and the law governing the soldiers and sail
ors' home at Erie wss amended by extend
ing the right ofadmission 10 soldiers Of other
states who have lived five years in Pennsyl-
yauiG. Fraternal societies were defined and
regulated and a separate bill was passed in
relation 70 the benefits paid them.
The main bills affecting the agriculture in
tsrests were those creating the Office of dairy
and food commissioner and that prohibiting
the use Of ollomargarine in institutions re-
ceiving state aid. The appropriation for the
salary and expense of TIE dairy and food
commissioner was defeated, conseq ueDtly
the law is practically nugatory until the
next session One Of the things in which
the farmers were really interested was the
additional appropriation of another million
was lost on the last night of the session and
lost by the filibusiering by representatives,
OF the rural counties, who were apparently
willing to defeat measures IN which their
own constituents were interested in order TO
Kill those which they thought would benefit
people to whom they were opposed.
Among the other leading measures passed,
and which like those enumerated above
have received the governors approval, were
the following. Establishing state boards Of
medical examiners, repeating the law per
mitting physicians to be pharmacists with
out passing prescribed examinations; au
thorizing the governor to commission wO-
men as notsries; defining second degree
murder; punishing frauds by the keepers Of
stations; providing for the safety of en-
ployees in new buildings creating borough
boards Of health authorizing the formation
OF cooperative banking associations appro-
priating $500 600 for state library building,
and Sl25, 900 for remodeling the present cap
ito punsihing dairy adulterations: creating
a forestry commission; regulating mileage
and expenses of presidential electors pro-
hibiting minors under fourteen years run
ming elevators general dog tax law COM
piling the corporation laws Of the state;
providing for a deficiency in the appropria-
tion Of last year for the care Of the INDECENT
insane: increasing the salaries ofthe super
intendeni Of public instruction, auditor gem
eral deputy attorney general, and secretary
Of internal affairs; abolishing the Philadel-
phia public buildings commission, permit
ting plaintiff to take Judgment for the
amount admitted to be due in afidayits Of
defense; requiring the public records to be
kept in the English language; appropriation
for the purchase OF medals Ofhonor making
the secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture a member x-ofiiciO Of board Of trustees
Of Pennsylvania State college; providing for
the appointment Of trustees, for the Home
for the Training ofthe Speech ofDeaf Chill
dren,
The local prohibitory laws for the bor-
oughs Of Mt Pleasant Westmoreland
county, and Verona, Allegheny county,
were repealed and the former has
bsen signed by the governor. He has also
approved the Saturday halfholiday bill.
The governor has also signed l0I of the ap-
Preparations to charitable institutions.
which had the approval ofrhe state board Of
charities.
These appropriations have also received
executive sanction For continuance Of
education ofdestitGte orphans of deceased
soldiers, sailors aud marines; emergency
fund Of $4,000 for state board Of health. to
use in case Of epidemics; state chronic asy-
lum, for equipping Of state institutions and
transferring patients thereto for repair OF
stone bridge over Youghioghens Iiyer at
summerfeld.
Among the bills remaining in the hands
of the governor yet unsigned are the amend
ed Baker ballot law the state quarantine
act, authorizing courts to appoint persons to
inspect school houses where directors have
failed 10 provide adequate accommodations
and providing penalty for neglect on the
part Of school boards; authorising the ap-
pointment Of deputy coroners; permitting
mechanics, jOurneymen and laborers to file
liens for wages against buildings on which
they have worked, and the Hewitt pure food
bill
Among the bills lef high and dry by the
ilibustering on the last night Of the session
were the following Providing for the as
sessment of agricultural property in third
class cities empowering courts of quarter
sessions 70 grant transfers Of license for the
sale Of yinous, spirituous, malt or brewed
liquors providing penalty for injuring OF
destroying the property Of pipe line com
panies defining the duties of pawnbrokers;
providing fJr the assessment for special bene-
fits OF the lands Of any cemetery or cemetery
company in cities, for the payment o. cost,
damages and expenses of municipal improve
men;s; authorizing boards of school direct
ors and boards Of controllers toestablish and
public school libraries and pay for
the same out Of the school funds of the dis
triots regulating the manner of electing
members Of the state board Of agriculture
permitting corporations to purchase bonds |
or stock ofOthet corporations. or to guaraa-
tee the payment ofinierest and principal of /
such bonds, or either principal or interest, or
to lease and operate corporate properly.
All OF these bills were through the senate
and on final passage in the house. All that
was needed was TO read them and call the
roll, which would have taken about five /
minutes on each. Bot fate and the filibust-
erers decreed otherwise.
These measures were dropped by the ac-
ion Off e rules co mmiiiee in not making
my calendar for them: empowering cities
nd b0roughs to appoint inspeeio4o Of food,
,aitle, slaughter houses. market houses,
meats and diaries and to provide for licensing
slaughter houses; 10 punish the wilful and
cutting or tearing down ofany Tag
y banner authorizing school boards to es-
.ablish public Libraries authorizing the IS
ablishment Of industrial training schools by
school boards in cities Of the third class TO
pension retiring judges; the Agnew local
option bill requiring hospitals for the in
ane, owned BY or receiving state aid to pro-
vide womeD physicians and attendants for