The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-11

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o'clock but transacted no business of par
ticular Importance.
IN THE HOUSE.
Tn the house yesterday Mr.. Wherry re-
ported favorably the senate bill to prevent
and punish the loan, gift, sale or distri-
button of indecent writings or pictures, and
to authorize the seizure of such also the
act TO repeal the act to provide for the ex-
animation of miners in the anthracite re
gion.
The first bill on the calendar was the
Boyer BILL providing for a graduated tax
on inheritance other than collateral
Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia, raised the
point of order that the bill is unconstitu-
tional inasmuch as it provides for three
separate grades of taxes on the same sub,
ject.
| Speaker Thompson declined to pass upon
the bills constitutionality, and left the de-
cision OF the point to the house.
Mr. Boyer, in defense of his bill, thought
It ought to have chance, and the question
OF constitutionality ought to be left to the
| judicial authorities. 1t was rather ridicu-
| lous to leave decision of this kind for the
house to settle off-haDd when it might take
the supreme court to pass upon the same
matter
Mr.. Stewart withdrew the point of order
and then Mr. Ritter made a few remarks
! against the bill in which he said he did not
believe in this form of taxation. 1t is in
| furious to the state
The bill then passed finally by 100 yeas
to AZ nays.
The act to provide for the creation and
regulation of municipal liens and the pro-
ceedings for the collection thereof in the
| h,,,,,rrIs ,f bas saoopH paoIino,
The act to prevent selling or hawking of
merchandise, wares or other goods without
a license provoked considerable discussion.
Mr. Fow cut the license fee down, but
the house refused, Mr.. Wherry making a
vigorous speech against the amendment
and In favor of the bill. He asserted that
on 800 days in the year he is pestered with
peddlers who break into his house and de-
stroy his property in their efforts to sell
goods. He had remedy to be sure, but
who would want to employ that legal
remedy against this class. The only rem
edy is a shot gun and bull dog. The
amendment was lost,
The bill passed second reading with q
few minor amendments.
The act amending the act of 1880 relat-
ing to the levy and collection Of taxes up
on proceedings in courts and in the Office
Of register and recorder passed finally.
The act TO provide revenue by taxation
of banks created considerable discussion,
and was amended slightly and laid aside.
Mr. Wertheimer's act to permit distillers
70 sell liquors of their own manufacture to
sell in packages of not less than forty gal
Ions without taking out a license, was de-
feated on final passage by vote of 70 yeas
to 70 nays, not receiving a constitutional
majority.
The act authorizing school boards ia
levy a special tax for building purposes
once a year, passed third reading with
amendments.
The Dunlap act imposing a tax of six
teen cents per barrel on all malt liquors
, manufactured in the state came up on
third reading, the liquor men fighting il
fiercely. Pending consideration the house
adjourned
] When the house was called to order fol
, the afternoon session consideration OF the
Dunlap act was resumed, aud after long
discussion passed third rean,ng. This con
stituted about all the business transacted
during the afternoon.
The governor has vetoed the bill having
for its purpose the publication OF the ad
vertisemeuts of the shertls sales Of real es
tate iu Philadelphia in a German news
paper and tLcacU 'to provide forthe puhilca
3 tilnof thehistoryo oi.dsand manuals o
T Feunsy lvania in the quarterly report of th
, State board of agriculture and making al
appropriation for preparing the same"
The evening session was devoted to tn
passage Of appropriation bills on secon'
reading