The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-03-22

making II the duty OF the Jury when they
lender their verdict to designate the pun
i4hment and requiring the sentence in ac-
rorlaucc Herewith.
The following bills were passed finally
To provide for the expenses of school di-
tors in attending the trieunial convention
and providing penalties for bribery thereat;
to provide Tor better supervision of com
mon schonls; to extend additional pro'ec..
ton to persons employed In construction OF
new buildings and to authorize corpora
tions organized for profit to give pensions to
employees.
In the senate Mr. Finn introduced n bill
tn authorize councils of cities Of the second
class to Il I the salary OF the city ASSESSOR
also, to provide for the assessment for spe
cial benefits of the land of any cemetery OF
cemetery company in cities Tor payment OF
the costs, damages and expenses of munich
pal improvements. Other bills introduced
were as follows. TO prohibit electric light
heat and power companies from construc
ting its lines, wires or apparatus along any
public streets until the minutes of the cor.
poraton authorizing such constructions
have been recorded in the recorders office
to regulate the sale of oleomargarine ,requir.
ing 1t to be conspicuously labeled.
The bill to extend the minimum school
term TO seven months was defeated and
the bill to abolish the prohibtory liquor
law in Verona borough, Allegheny county,
was adopted.
THIRrY.SEvrNrn DNY.--In the House TO.
dav the committee on education reported
with u negative recommendation, the SEN
ate bill TO prohibit members Of boards ot
school control in cities of the second
class from holding any office OF emolumrnt
or being employed by the boards. bill
was introduced by Mr.. Cotton making II
unlawful to practice vivspctiOn IN the State
ami providing penalties Tor violation OF the
same.
MIR. Slayer offered a motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill to increase the
salary ot the superintendent Ut public in
struCtiOn from ~ 800 to a. 900 was indeii.
nitcly postponed. The bill was recommiL'
ted 10 the committee on Judiciary general.
4 bill introduced by Mr., Reese of l.uAerne
provides for an assistant district attorney
and the salary of tue same in counties OF
100 900 or more.
After six hours of most weari,ome debate
the House, by vote of III to -, refused TO
seat Wilbur i. Highly. aud continued W. \,
Andrews as a representative Of Crawford
county. For weeks passed this result bad
been foregone conclusion, and the mem.
| hers listened To tudny's discussions with but
| lauglid interest
In he Senate Mr.. iierring of Columbia
| offered reSolutiUu to place un the calendar
his i'll to provide for closing election toll,
Al y. IN. At the tOnclu' OF OF long diF Il y
| sion the resolution was defeated These
bills passed finally: To provide for the eec
! tlon OF one person TO till the Office of pro
thonotary and clerk ot the quarter sessions,
and another ierson TO fill the offices of
| clerk oI orphans court, register OF Wills ald
| recorder OF deeds in counties containing ~,
| 900 inhabitants and entitled to be Coustitut
| Ell separate judicial districts authorizing
| the appointment of women nO'arics public,
which has also passed the House; to repeal
| the dog tax, amounting To 81 cents.
NJ 4 4 l..
| to authorize chief burgeS-eS to preside over
| town councils aud 10 exercise the rights OF
| members.
| The senate held "A session TO night to take
| action on the death OF Senator Necb. Mr.
McCarrell of Dauphin offered resolutions o
eulogy on the late senator. Remarks Were
| made by Messrs Mctarreli Ross Smith Of
Philadelphia, Critchhed. Brown, Baker
Lloyd, Crawford Rapsher and Goblin. The
| resolutions were unanimously adopted.
| TnRrY-EIGHTH DAY-In the Senate to-day
| the following bills were introduced: To ap
prnpriatc 81 500 to repair the great son,
| bridge over the IoughiOgheny river, to OK
tend the law prohibiting the vending uf ar,
| ticles within mile of camp moetings to all
| religious meetings; authorizing school
boards to levy a tax for building purposes
to prevent the adulteration of honey. These
| bills passed finally: TO authorize husband
and wife to sue and to testify against each
other III certain cases and to enlarge the "a
pacitv of the latter to acquire and dispose
| of property; to establish and maintain tive
or more experimental stations for making
experiments in the culture, care and prepar
| atlon of tobacco. A large number ot bill
| were passed second reading, among them
that to appropriate 81 900, 900 for the repail
aud Improvement otIoads. Adjourned I'll
| Monday evening.
In the House Mr.. Stewart of Allegheny
| introduced a bill which empowers courts ol
| law Judges TO fix the place for holding cleo
| tiOns Mr.. Miller. of Somerset presented n
| bill making an APPROXIMATION Of slOOD IN
repairs of the great stone bridge over the
| Goughioghcny river in Somerset county. 4
| bill introduced by Mr.. Bare. of IIuniing
don. repeals an act to enable any townsh u
within this common wealth which surrounds
| or immediately adlons any borough or cit,
| within this commonwealth to hold at
elections as authorized bv law within th
| corporate limits of such boroliphs or cities
| Mr. Fishel, OF York, introduced Il bill per
mitting school boards to levy tax TO
| building purposes. Consideration of the bill
| providing for summary CONVICTION Of tres
| passers was indefinitely postponed. 1h
| bill r. quiring school directors or controller
to furnish school books and other supple
free of cost WAS called m for second read
| ing and elected u heated discussion. 1h'
| friends of the measure, among other thing
| has had representatives of the floor of tn,
House lobbying against the passage of th
measure, A number of amendments wer,
offered to the bill, but they were vote,
down At the afternoon session the bill
for the protection of the lives and health o
the miners of the bituminous regions wa
up on second reading, The bill passed sec
ond reading with all amendments offered,
but wnat the exact purpose of the chang
is cannot be known until after the measure
Is reprinted. The House adjourned pend
ing discussion of the bill.
THIRrY-NINrH DAy.-rhcre was barely
! quorum in the House of Representative
this morning when Speaker Thompson rap
ped tor order. Tie desks of many of III
mem bers were decorated with green flags, il
honor of st Patrick's Day and every mem
ber wore either Il shamrock or marrow
strip of green ribbon. The greater part o
the session was devoted to reading petitions
memorials. remonstrances, etc. The use o
| the house was granted the advocates of tn
Mansfield Local Option bill to hold pub
lie meeting on April 4, at which ex.Gov
ernor Curtin, of Belief onte, will preside
Representative Kearns, OF Allegheny. sue
ceeded in having a special order made TO
| the cOusidernti ion of thea nti. Pin K ert on hill