The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23

TwESrY-FouRru DAy.--Among the bill,
Introduced were the following: Critchfeld.
Somerset-To prevent public highwav from
becoming blockaded with snow Smith Ian
caster--Appropriating $4,000 to be used in
detecting and prosecuting manufacturers
and dealers in oleomargarine and all imita-
ton butter.
The following bills passed finally Autho.
rizing construction OF turnpike, plank and
other roads on roads and land; authorizing
formation Of corporations for the purpose Of
driving and flooding logs. lumber aud tim
Der in streams not exceeding 81 mi es in
length; extending provisions Of the Railroad
act OF 1850 to corporations organized by pur-
chasers of railroads at sales without process
or decree OF ourt; making u g fee for filing
petitions for the adoption of minors one
dol ar providing for a'se smcnt of damage
when streets or alleys are changed in grade
or locality; appfopriaiing $4,000 for re-
equipment Of the National Guard.
A large number of bills passed second
reading among them the following, intro.
duccd by Finn: An act authorizing cities
to purchase, maintain, use and condemn
bridges erected and In Use over rivers and
streams separating or dividing ony part or
district of such cities, and providing the
manner in which compensation shall be
made; an act authorizing municipal corpor-
ations to appropriate private lands and pro
perry for their use in the construction
maintenance and use of bridges in order to
connect public parks or other public proper
ties. and providing for the ascertainment of
damages caused thereby. The Senate having
cleared its calendar voted to adjourn until
Monday evening. February p.
The house met at IL o'clock. Among the
bills reported negatively from conn nlittees
were the two 'anti-dSCrmination' bills in
tr duced by Representatives Bliss and
Tewksbury, also the bill eXempting ex sol
diers and members of the National Guard
from jury duty.
Among the bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: by Mr.. Thomas. Cumbria-To
avoid the blocking of the highways with
snow by providing that wire fences shall be
substituted for rail or board fences. By MIR.
Dubs. Gork-Amendug the Liquor License
law by increasing the penalty against min
orS misreprCsentinc their age. By Mr. Re.
ber Berks--ro provide for making and re-
pairing public roads and highways. by Mr..
HcrZug, Rerks-Io prohibit the killing Of
quail or Virginia partrdgcs for three years.
The calendar of bills on second reading
was considered and the bill TO prevent
county or city superincrdcnts of common
schools from engaging IN The profession OF
teaching during tueir term of office unless
IL shall he done without compensation,
passed, with penalty clause attached. The
House then adjourned.
TwENrY-EiF1u DAY.-After brief sessions
to. day both branches of the Legislature adj
ioufncd for the election recess. In the SEN
ate the following bills were introduced:
! Brewer, Franklln--TO require inmates Of
the Huntingdon Ref irmatOry who violate
their parole To serve the uneXpired term OF
their sentence; also to require counties of
which they are residents to pay the cost in-
cdent To- the trial of inmates in the Hunt
ingdOn Reformatory and pcnltentiaries, and
10 regulate proceedings in applications for
the discharge on habeas corpus of persons
confined in either OF the pententarics
Lloyd. Cumberland--To increase the salary
of the Chief Clerk ia the Auditor Generals
department from II 800 To- g 30 and fixing
the salary of the Corporation Clerk at $500.
Mr.. llackenburE, of Northumberland offer
ed u resolution. which was adopted. for the
! printing of | 800 copies OF his Liquorl License
bill, requiring commissioners to issue Ii
c0nses instead of the Courts. The Senate
adjourned until February y.
In the House to day Mr.. Werthemer. of
/ Allegheny, offered resolution that his bill
| providing for the incorporation of distiling
/ companies, which has been negatively re-
| ported. be placed on the calendar. IL will
| lay over under the rules until the House
| convenes.
Mr. Skinner introduced bill for the pre-.
vention and punishment of trespassing up.
also inifJ6acod a1tilffs ) The prevention adS
punishment of tue obstruction OF the tracks
! of passenger railway companies and the in
! jury or destruction OF their rolling stock or
other property.
Other bills were introduced as follows:
Dambly-To provide for the discharge, from
any hospital for the insane, of insane per-
sons chalged with or acquitted of crime.
! Wherler-ro prevent fraud in the sale of
wool King-Providing for the the division
2 of counties into road districts, the election
/ of district supervisors, the dividing of road
work into classes the divi ion of road taxes
! and for the making and repairing Of roads
/ aud awards therefor.
The House adjourned until Monday even
| ing February u.