The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-09
Pennsylvania Legislature.

| spect to the late Senstor John N. Neeb.
In the House Mr.. Lytlc. chairman Of the
| Committee on rules, offered n resolution,
| which was adopted. providing for sessions
| on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday from
| ~ q, m. TO l p. m, and from 3 y. m, TO 5 y.
| m.
Among the bills introduced we're the foi.
| lowing: Mr.. Hewitt, Of Blair providing
punishment for giving fal.e alarms from
| telephones, fire alarms and telegraphs; Mr..
| Newman, Bradford, to- provide Tor the de
| ducting OF liens on real estate by assessors in
| fixing the value thereof for taxation; Mr.
Bronson, Chester, to prevent and punish
the making and posting of brutnllzing and
| other crime inciting circulars and hand bills
| Mr.. Talbot, Chester. authorizing records of
| of deeds and muniments of title dated prior
10 1900 at the expense of the State; MIR.
| Burdick. 10 provide for the compilation OF
the corporation laws from 1874 to ls03. 20.
| gether with the laws relating to railroads
beginning with the act Of 1919; Mr.. Mans
| field, Blair. for tho creation Of municipal
| liens In boroughs.
A road exhibit by the Federal Govern.
ment at the Worlds Fair is suggested.
| TwrNry-SEvrNru uDAY-Considerable tins
sas consumed in the senate to day in pre-
| enting petitions ard reronNraucCs. the
after protesting against roposeG changes
/ II the sunday laws Of 1891.
| The following bills were introduced
Snyder. Chcster--Author Courts o'
| Common Pleas to issue writs of maudamus
20 county officers. and the Court uf Dauphin
| county to issue them TO all state officers
| except the Governor also requiring persons
| to produce To the Register any tcstamentory
writing in their possession within 80 DAYS
after information Of the death of the person
whose act the writing purports IN be-.
| Finn, Allegheuy--lp give boroughs nu-
thotity TO provide tor public safety on rail.
/ 4 Ia
the employ of City Controllers to administer
oaths in probaling wills.
Kline Luzernc-ro provide for relief of
needy, sick, injured and in case Of death,
| burial, OF INDECENT poor persons whose legal
| place OF settlement is unknown.
| Baker DE aware--To provide for asccr-
tninment and assessment OF damages 10 tie
| business owners, lessecs and others having
estates Of interest in lands taken by munici.
| pal, railroad aud other corporations also, to
| give husbands and wives all the rights and
| powers of unmarried persons in buying,
holding and selug.rcai estate and personal
| property.
Mr. Pcnrose offered Il rcso,ution. which
was adopted, requesting TIE President Of
| the United States TO see thl prompt meas.
| ures are taken to put into ctie,' the plans ot
the United states Marine Hospital service
| for the improvement of the quarantine
system in the Delaware bay and river
| The senate then adjourned.
\ In the House Representative Fow receiv.
ed the following from !. r. Mulin Of Allie
| gheny: Those bills TO modify our sabbath
laws would carry unanimously in he'll. but
| II Is n disgrace tu our State that they could
| ever be presented IN our Legislature" The
laws OF God are not dt tbatab'c The Sunday
press is anurchistic, ana iit only for iucl IN
| hell"
The following bills were introduced today
| In the House.
Foltz-ro authorize the assessment and
collection of taxes for local purpose, On the
real estate OF railroad. canal, telegraph teIe.
| phone and pine line companies.
| Lytle--Govefning and defining mercantile
| agencies ~ those who carry on SIMILAR
| business. levying "A tax on the same, obligng
them 10 appoint statement, make annual
| reports ana procure "A euitiCAte for all their
| agents in this state. deposit security with
| the State Treasurer and make them liable
| for damages.
Much The second Tuesday
OF january as the time for the '-!cense
| Court TO meet
| Misunderstanding IL misdemenner for
any person to place any culm. coal dirt or
| like substances IN the streams of this Com
| monwealth.
| The following bills passed third reading:
| Fixing the standard weight Ota bushel OF
| onions at 80 pounds; making IL misde'
| meaner tor any person To represent or al
| vertise himself ns the agent of an uaauthor'
| ized or fictitious insurance company within
| the Common wealth, providing that eight
| hours shall constitute a days work in the
| coal mines OF this Common wealth and max
| ing it illegal for any lAbOrcr therein TO con.
tract for more than that except Tor payment
| of overtime nt the same rate, TO proyid" for
| the better protection Ot female iLsanc pa
| tients in transit, defining fraicrnLl, brne.
| tcial and relief societies and their status,
| authorizing them 10 create subordinate
| lodges. To- pay benefits upon the sickness,
| disability or death of their members from
| funds collected hy dues aud assessments
| therein: p-ovding for their registration
| in the office OF the Insurance Commissioner
requiring that they shall make annual re-
| ports to him, and exempung them from
| taxation and from the supervision of the
| Insurance Commissioner, authorizing thct
| election of Chef Burgess for three years me
| the several borOughs of this Commonwealth
| aud that he shall not be eligible to the ONCE
| for the next succeeding term, To prevent
| from engaging in the profession Of teach
| ing during their term of office unless II
shall be done without compensation The
| House then adjourned.
Twenty EIGuru DAY. In the senate to-
! day bills were rel Ortcd laYorabIy providing
for the creation uf new counties Oi IuIcrnc
and Schuylkill to make the proposed new
county oi HaZic with llalletOn Hs the
county seat; 10 repeal the act for the publ
| cation OF mercantile appraisers lists
A few bills of local importance only were
| introduced.
After a long discussion the bill for the
erection and regulation Ol proper fences
| was defeated.
| These bills were passed finally;
| 70 require railroads aud canal companies
| To file bonds To secure payment oi damages
| for taking iaud and materials m cases OF
| disputed tile or the disqualification ut per
| SONS from being burghiucd with.
| 70 create the office Of toutrulle, in cities
| containing l35,OUU inhabitants and over,
| intended tor such cities as Wilkcsbarre and
| Scranton; To increase the number OF copies
| of Smulls Handbook; 10 provide for the
| election of borough and township tax col
| leCtOrs eNerN LhrNn NnAre- 10 nmnhle nMrmmghs