The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-03
THE LFeIsLAruRt IbJ6URNs
The Saturday half Holiday Bill signed
By the Governor.

hAhRlsnuR0, May b.--ln the aena te yes
terday the Ritter bill oxemptlng from tax
alton 70 much Of the capital sto,k OF cor
porations, limited partnerships and joint
stock associations As Invested In and &C
tually and exclusively employed in car
ryinR on manufacturing within this state
was passed Under the operations Of this
bill II Is estimated that the states revenue
will be diminished at least 81 900 600 A
number Of appropriation bills passed I'm
ally. Chairman Talbot, Of the elec
tions committee, called up the Ian
caster county contested election case The
report which finds that Franklin, the Re
publican, wac elected by two majority
and consequently unseats Democrat For
ress, was adopted by III to 81.
HARRisBURG, May 2T.-The senate yester
day passed the Walton bill increasing to
LOCO the salaries Of the superintendents
Of public instruction, deputy attorney gen
eral, auditor general aud secretary Of in
ternal affairs. The governor has approved
bills: Extending the Limitation Of action
to a right to mine iron ore where the SAINT
has not been exercised for a period OF
twenty-one years; enabling boroughs not
divided into wards for school purposes to
establish, maintain and operate public
high school; authorizing the appointment
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dairy aud food commission. The gov
ernoF has vetoed the compulsory eduoa
tion bill. In his message the governor
says that he Is not satisfied that such a
system would be In accordance with the
more enlightened sentiment Of the com
mOnwealth, and that the bill is defective.
In the house the senate bill appropriatinf
81, 900, 900 to aid the various townships IN
the improvement and maintenance OF
roads was reported favorably. The gov
ernor has approved the bill repeating tn
local option law for Mt. Pleasant, West
moreland county At the evening session
the bill providing that ownership Of stool
in an incorporated company distillinR
brewing liquors shall not prevent a person
from obtaining a retail license which wa
defeated some time ago and afterward re
considered, was called up and again de
feated
HARRISBURG, May 3O-In the senate yes
terday q number of house bills passed sec
ond reading At the evening session the
governor notified the senate that he has
approved the bill providing for the com
pilation Of the corporation laws from 1874
to 1893, together with all laws relating to
railroads, beginning with the act Of ls49
He returned without his approval the
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vestlgation Of the penal eleemosenary in
stitutions of the state In the house the
reconstructed Baker ballot bill pissed
second reading The following senate
bills were defeated; Authorizing chatte
mortgages; to provide for the regulation
Of mutual insurance companies and the
collection of assessments due from the
members thereof, providing for the elec
tion Of township officers and prescribing
their duties, to render incompatible tint
offices of justice Of the peaoe and council
men In boroughs. At the evening session
Mr. Clarency, of Philadelphia, made 0
valiant effort to induce the house to pass
the Aremen's pension Hl ever the Cover
nor's veto, but he was unsuccessful. The
governor notified the house that he has
signed the Kearns anti Pinkerton bill.
HARRISBURG, May 91.-Among the bills
passed flnRllyin the senate yesterday were.
Prohibiting the psddling, selling or hawk.
ing of merchandise without license;
amending the bill providing for the organ
iEation, discipline and regulation Of the
national guard. A large number Of ap.
preparation bills passed finally, including
e., 800 for the purchase of Prices Index to
Legislation, which passed over the gov
ernor's veto The committee appointed to
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the WernersYille hospital presented its re.
port to the legislature. The committee
concludes from the testimony taken and
from a personal inspection of the worl
that the best stone available was not used
in the construction Of the foundations. Gov.
ernor Pattison sent to the h ouse last night
a message vetoing the bill amending the
law governing third class cities by except
ing from the provision of said act the Off
GERS of the fire department who shall be
elected by the qualified members Of such
department. At the evening session the
senate on motion Of Mr. Finn refused 90
concur in the house amendments to the
Baker ballot law.
HARRISBURG, June AFTER the passage
Of a number Of appropriation bills in the
senate yesterday the bill preventing the
consolidation of completing pipe lines was
defeated on final passage, and then recon
sidered on the announcement by Senator
Mitchell, of Bradford, that his vote should
be counted In the negative. When the
general appropriation bill was reached Il
was amended, after vigorous debate, by
striking out the. 5000 appropriation for
salary OF the factory inspector Nathan @.
Schaetfer was confirmed as superintendent
Of public instruction. The reconstructed
bdAeI uhlioJ was TtChlltu from Lno mouse.
In the house bills passed finally wsre Elk
tending Saturday half holidays over the
entire year; to provide for the punishment
of persons wilfully procuring the publica
tion of false statements; further extending
the jurisdiction Of courts In divorce GASES
At the afternoon session the bill appropri
ating g., 800 to Giles d. Price to assist in
the compilation and publication Of his
Index to Local Legislation" was passed
over the governors veto. Previous
to the night session Of the senate
caucus of Republican senators named
Senators Bannon, Fruit, Osborn and Steel
10 nominate senate officers for the next
session, When the senate met G. W.
Thomas, Of Philadelphia, was chosen pres
ident pro tenn. A number of notaries pub
lie were confirmed. The senate remained
in session all night, holding hve minute
sessions TO act on bills sent over from the
house. At the evening SESSION Of house a
message from the governor announced
that he had signed the Saturday half holi-
day bill, similar message being sent to
the senate. IL was after O'Clock this
morning before both houses of the legis.
Iature adjourned sine die.