The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-24
Pennsylvania Legislature.

etie county 10 provuie for the licensing OF
unnatdralzed male persons over 81 wears
| old was defcated-yea, 10, nays 49, These
bills pissed finally: to fla the qualification
| of the superintendent of banking for the
taxation OF dogs ani protection OF sheep,
with an amendment + king maximum per
head; TO authorize church corporation,
| owning burial grounds to purchase Other
| grounds, etc: to define to whom the benefit,
| certificates shall be given issued by fraterual
| societies: To repeal the prohibitory law in
Mount Pleasant, Westmorelani county.
| W,rtheimers famous bill IL having a
| Jolly time IN the house, which refuses to
| return II to the senate. thstanding the
| loud demand of that body for its possession.
| The senate referred the house iesolu.
ton, recalling the bill to Grady's finance
| committee. The measure has more to do
| with whisky than finance: at least that wa
the general impress on.
The House sustained the veto Of the Gov.
| ernOr re'atve to The valued insurance bill
| disapproved yesterday. Frank T. Okell OF
| Scranton was sworn In as n member of the
house in place of Mr.. Quinnan. who was oust.
| ed. The board Of health's bill to prevent
the pollution Of streams was amended out
OF all shape by the exemption of tanneres,
| mines and oil retineres and passei on sec.
| ond reading. Nothing but appropriation
| bills were considered at the afternoon ses.
| sion OF the house. The hill providing for
the erection OF the Pennsylvania Soldiers
Orphans industrial school pissed finally l42
| 10 ~ TOT InpcTpNtlOn anu maintenance OF
the schoo! SCI 900 i3 appropriated At the
| evening session of the huus the police pen.
sion fund bill. which was recalled from the
governor for Amendment, was finally pass.
ell. The governor objected 10 the feature.
of the bill giving councils power 10 vote
money to such funds, and this has been
| stricken ont. The governors veto of the
II, bill providin.; fer the printing of 5000 ad.
dilional copies of Smulrs hand bo was
sustained. he senate passed this bill over
the governors veto on May 3.
EiGnriEru DAy-In the senate to-day the
| committee on Education was discharged
from the consideration Of the bill to change
| the basis of distribution of the State appro-
| prioton to common schools from the mum.
| ber OF taxable citizens to the number of
| schools, and the bill was orierch placed on
| the calendar. The Committee ON Appro.
| priations reported large number of House
| bills which " considered yesterday after.
noon. These House bills pas ed finally; 70
authorize the election of u chief burgess for
| three years In the several borouchs. and
providing that he shall not he eligible to re.
election; relating to the private sale OF real
| estate in assignments for the benefit of
creditors; tn provide for monthly returns
! and payments by county and city officers
| of moneys received by them for the Use Of
the commonwealth; to prohibit the EN-
| ployment OF minors under Tie ngc Of l3
| years in and about elevators. The bill TO
| provide for sn increase of salary in counties
having but one law judge az. POPULATION
| uf 6bOOD was defeated. and ,he Senate bill
TO desirnate special day of more partic-
unrlv interesting the people in the subject
| OF sanitary science passed finally.
| In the house the bill introduced by Sena
tor NJ Carrell providing Tor the rayment of
Jurors ont ofthe state Treasury was mega.
| lively reported These Senate b lis passed
| finally: Authorizing foreign insurance com.
! panies TO become sole surety on bonds, re-
cosnizances, etc. to permit anybody to
serve notices In cases Of judgments. desig
| mating election days from - m, to midnighr.
as legal holidays; 10 enable collectors to
| collect taxes for the payment of which
| they have oscome personally Liable, extend
ing the time for the collection of the same
| one year from the passage of this act; to
enable borolghs not divided into wards to
establish and maintain nigh schools; ex-
| tending the limits of residence ant powers
| OF notaries public, so as 10 extend the linz
| tations OF actions to right to mine ore on
| lands where the same has not been exeruis-
ell for u years; to authorize the appoint
ment OF dairy commissioner to prohibit
| the use of any adnltprniion or imitation of
| DAIRY produces in nny charitable ur penal
ins titution, to authorize certain banks TO
| Improve and derive rent from buildings
held by them for banking purposes, TO
| authorize cities To purchase, maintain and
| condemn bridges erected and in Use over
rivers and streams dividing any part of
district OF such citie-; to provide for the
|
| ers in counties, At the midnight session the
senate bill TO abolish the Philadelphia pub
lie commission passed finally, yeas l2O
| nays, 81.
The Ritter bill to prevent the pollution of
streams aud to protect the water supply OF
cities was defeated.
| The governor vetoed two bills as follows
| One repeating 50 much of an ret for the
destruction of wolves and wildcats as pro.
| vides a premium for the destruction of
/ foraa an "A M tho nn,,lipa 20
| ington county. The other Is - veto OF ar
| amendment to the act of 1879 intended to
allow aldermen magistrates and justices OF
the peace, fees for ai.dayits of claim tax
and copies thereof, and also anthorz ny
| the IN to tax certain additional costs.
| rIGnrY.frRsT DAY.-Nothng OF impor.
| lance was accomplished in the Senate and
after routine business that body adjourned
| until Mon av
| In the House the bill to repeal the pro-
hibitory law in Bclievernon. Fayetie coun-
~ was deieateh;the bill 10 abolish the pub
| lication of mercantile appraisers lists in
Phiiahrlphia has been amended to cover the
| whole state and pDS'',i IN second rrading
| The house then AL 'urnpd
| Among thu bills which passed first read.
was the i'arnhart measure to regulate the
| employment OF telegraph operators. 1t
| originally provided thai railroad companies
| conld not employ operators under ~ years
| of ngp. bni the committee changed the age
| from ~ Ia lSy ars. which amendment 10
| not acceptable 10 the railroad conductors,
engineers and operators who are back Of the
| bill They contend that boy of IL Is too
| ycang TO appreciate the respons bility of his
| position. ana allege that many serious
wrecks are occasion ii by the employment
| OF hoy operaors The only feature OF the
afternoon session Of the hou.e was the pus.
sage on second reading ot the bill ex'rnd
ing the Saturday haIi-holiday over the
| entire year.
The governor has signed the Boyer med
cal examines bill, the Lo.ch arbitration
bill and the free text book bill. Also the
] following: Empowering courts of quarter
sessions to fix the place OF holding the gen.
e'al election providing that voters shall
cast their ballots at polling PAGES inside the
election district in which they are domicil
ed; directing coun y commissioners 20 pre-.
| serve the weekly newspapers publishes
| within their counties; TO encourage and ati
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