The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-06-01
Pennsylvania Legislature.

themselves aS doctors OF dental surgery
without diploma; authorizing incorpora.
tion OF drainage companies; House bill To
authorize church corporations owning bur.
isl grounds To purchase other grounds;
to empower the Governor to suspend
the state quarantine; to create a
Quarantine Board; TO authorize
the Governor TO appoint a quarantine
physician and to purchase or lease or ac-
quire land for a State quarantine statidp,
and to abandon the present lazaretto: 10
provide for the painting of portraits OF John
Penn, Thomas Penn. Major General Han
cock and Brgadier General Reynolds: Tor
the release OF suretes on bonds required in
various courts and the substitution OF new
sureties: To provide for publication, in sep
arate pamphlet form, of the list OF corpora.
tions; making an appropriation Of slB,OOO
for the maintenance OF the Pennsylvania
Soldiers Home at Erie. and for improve
fucnts to the building, making an appro.
priation of s2OS, 600 for the maintenance
and education of soldiers orphans
several House bills were passed. finally
for the payment of members OF the Nation.
nj Guard who contracted diseases while in
the performance OF military duty at Home
stead
In the House bills were passed finally APP
propriating $3.50 90 TO the normal schools
of the State, sl77.00 to the Huntington
Reformatory, and $50 900 to purchase land
for the Western Penitentiary. The bill
authorizing the appointment of policemen
in boroughs was passed finally.
The governor to-day signed the following
bills: TO abolish the Philadelphia public
building commission; providing for the ey-
penses of presidential electors; requiring all
deeds OF sheriffs To be recorded in the Office
OF the prothonotary defining to whom ben
elit certificates issued by fra,crnal societies
shall be paid providing that city and coun-
~ officers shall make monthly returns 10
the state treasurer: TO authorize cities and
boroughs to establish police pension funds.
to prohibit the employment OF minors
under Ia wears In or about elevators.
EiGurY.Stxrn D,Y-The Senate today
passed the resolution of Senator Dunlap ap-
propriating 81 900. .0OOfor The improvement of
roads, the house bill to oil ble taxpayers OF
townships and road districts TO make con-
tracts for the improvement of roads was
passed finally by the senate. Representa-
tive Ncsbits rond bill was reported 10 the
senate from committee without the sl,OOO. :
0OO which It contained and with an amend
ment providing for county tax not eX'
ceeding one mill for improvement OF roads
The senate has been doing some great hust'
ling during the past few days, and wiped
from the calender every senate bill except
that which prescribes a standard quantity
of bottled porter. ale and beer to prevent
deception therein. Two important measures
go down. one is Iogan's bill changing the
basis Of distribution OF the State appropria-
ton to common schools from the number
of taxable citizens 10 the number of schools
and the other the HackenbcrG license court
scheme The senate will now DIS Ose of
house bills only.
In the house l3 bills were passed making
appropriations Of $40 900 to each OF the Is
normal schools in the state. A bill was also
passed finally making an appropriation OF
~, 81 to pay the expenses of the COMMITTEES
on elections The McCarrull bill 10 empower
nd N
purchase street railway lines was passed
iinally by the honse-yeaS, il2 nays. -
As was anticipated. Governor Pattison We.
toed the bill to reimburse the several
counties for one-h alf the net cost OF the
re-erection and construction of county
bridges which were swept away by the
great floods of 1889 on the ground OF uncon
| stitutonality. lie also sent messages giving
his reasons for yetoing Senator McCreary't
| bill providing for the purchase of Gill ID
Prices index to local legislation, and ,hG
| bill of Senator Brown of York authorizing
the erection and maintenance OF ell weir,
| aud fish baskets. He vetoed the latter bill
| because IL is contrary to the policy pursue,
| by the state fish com mms-ioners for quar-
| ter of a century, and he thinks the commits
| sioners who have a made study OF the
subject, should be the best judges.
EiGHTN-SEvENrH DAY.-The senate to-day
| passed large number OF bills on second
reading which originated in the house. re-
ceived many reports from committees
tamong them the general appropriation
piip anu auJourneu uhtll MONDAY evening
., In M the house the senate bill approprla,ing
SI,oOo,OoOto 10 aid various townships in the
lmprovemeht ana maintenance OF roads
was iavotaoly re orteu' senate bilI 70 re
peal the act oi lSoo imposing a hne OF ~
Tor violation Oi SHnday law passed second
IeauihS' a motloh OF Doulhett OF Butler
10 oIeconsiuer the vote was defeated. The
plll 10 empower courts TO grant transfers OF
license ior the sale OF vlhous splrltnous
maIt ot orewed LIQUORS or any admixture
thereot' passed nhally.
Inc governor sent To the senate message
touay IN whlch ne announces ms approval
| OF thcse plils; 10 turther hefne the evi'
dence OF stock ownership and the right to
vote thereoh; 10 extend limitations oi ac
uohs 10 rlght 10 mine ore on Ianhs where
the same mas NOT neeh exercised Tor Il years
70 provlue that bridge commissioners' view
ers and surveyors shall be paid by The pro
| per county, or Dy petitioners To courts; &c
sCuool purposes 10 estaoisn puDllc nlgh