The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-16
CLOSING OF POLLS BILL.
1t Meets With Opposition at
Harrisburg.
AwARm DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE,

] - WFNW LIoCOoolON IN ! HE SENA E,
Senators Finn and smith Exchange Com.
pliments During an Argument on the
Morits Of tho Mensure-Why the Bill
was SO Strongly Opposed Proceeding
! in the House
HAEnrsHuae March G-Considerabls
Interest was manifested i'm the proceedings
in both houses Of the legislature yesterday
and during the entire session n great many
visitors were present Among the bills re-
ported layorably were the following:
Permitting street railway companies to
employ police force; to provide for the app
pointment Of GENE commissioners and EN-
powering them to appoint game wsrdens.
allowing the erection of fish baskets and
Gel weirs between September I and No
vember IS; 70 regulate and limit the
charges for services or rental by any iudi-
yidual or company operating a telephone
line or lines These bills were reported
negatively; An act to provide for the pro
lection and propagation Of fish; regulating
the standard weight Of bushei Of onions,
relating to the adulteratiou of milk and
providing penalties therefor
These bills were among chose introduced.
HacEcnberg--Jo providofor the payment
OF fees Of justices of the peace and con
stables in civil SUITS also extending the
act of june 9. 1881, to corporations formed
for the purpose Of quarrying slate granite,
stone or rocks for the purpose Of dressing
the same, etc
GIesn--I0 facilitate the lqbors Of the
q D. L.. g ~
5rown--PrOyidrng for the location Of lat
cral railroads and the assessment of dam
nga5 where the proposed route lies partly in
One county and partly in another
Senator Herring moved to place his neg
atiyed bill to close the polls on election day
at 4 p. IN. on the calendar. Senators
Grouse, Penrose, Crtchgeld and others
were opposed to the bill on the ground that
it would interfere with the polling of the
vote not only in Philadelphia, but in the
rural districts. Senator Herring made an
earnest speech in support Of his measure,
showing chat in a majority of states the
polling Of the votes is done much sooner
than in Pennsylvania, and there is no raa-
son why it should not be done here Seua-
tor Herring's motion was indefinitely post
poued by o strict party vote.
Senator Panrose's motion to indefinitely
postpone the motion of Senator Herring
was defeated by vote of 10 to 20 and
Senators Finn and Baker then made
speeches in favor Of placing the bill on the
calendar but on the call of the roll Sena-
tor Hgrring's motion was not agreed to
yeas, 2l nays, p.
An incident Of the discussion was a live
ly passage between Senators Finn and
Smith lFhiladelphia) When the motion of
Senator Penrose fell Senator Smith went
over to the desk of the gentleman from
Pittsburg and hauled him over the GOALS
for voting against his party" Senator
Finn told him to 90 back to his seat that
he would not be instructed how to vote by
anybody Later he told the senate that he
had been challenged for not supporting q
party measure, and he wished it understood
that he was as good a republican as any
other in the senate, but that this was not
a question of politics. Out of courtesy he
would favor placing Senator Herring's bill
on the calendar, but proposed to vote
against it.
3 Among the bills passed finally were the
following:
An act making an appropriation to de
fray the expenses incurred in establishing
the right Of the superintendent Of public
instruction to his Office.
Authorizing railroad companies, organ
lied under the laws Of Pennsylvania, and
operating railroads either in whole within
or partly within and partly without the
state to increase or dimish the par value
OF the shares of their capital stock.
Rendering women eligible to the Office
Of notary public.
The senate then adjourned.