Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-05-05
Harrisburg Notes.

After four days recess the legislature
returned to work Monday, and as yet
there has been no definite move toward
fixing time for final adjournment. 1t
NAV be said, too that no date will be fixed
until the bill to abolish the public build
ings commission of Philadelphia has been
finally acted upon. The senate resolution
to adjourn May ii was referred to the
house committee on wags and means.
There it has remained and there it will re-
main until the bill aforesaid has been
reached on final passage, for majority OF
that committee, under the leadership OF
Chairman Boyer, favors the passage OF
that bill. After the bill to abolish the
public buildings commission has passed or
has been defeated adjournment may be
brought about with an abruptness that will
be surprising to members who have legis-
lation to look after and who have not been
posted.
About all of the important legislation
pending has been more or less involved
with the fate of the p. B. G. bill, as 1t is
called, its friends and its enemies having
formed combinations with the friends or en-
emies of other measures on the log-rolling
motto of "I tickle you, you tickle me" but
after the central measure is disposed of
there will be no considerate regard Tor any
other measures which are not in position
to receive speedy consideration.
Contrary to expectation Gov. Pattison
las approved the bill detaching Lawrence
from Butler county and making it seper-
ate judicial district.
In the senate Monday night, Dunlap of
Beaver introduced bill to appropriate
81, 100000 to aid in the construction, i'm
provement and maintenance of the public
roads, payable on warrants drawn by the
auditor general to the several county
treasurers in proportion to the number of
miles of public roads in their respective
counties.
Bannon of Mexican introduced bill to
confirm easements, liens, judgements and
other proceedings subject TO municipal i'm
provements.
House bill was reported fayorably to pro-
hibit the employment Of unnaturalized
persons in or about institutions receiving
state aid, and the bill to require unnatural
lied persons to pay licensed tax passed
second reading.
A message from the Govern or announced
that he had approved the bill making Law
renee county seperate judicial district.
Other messages announced his disapproval
OF the current resolution to authorize the
clerks of both houses to receive money or
postage to mail the Legislative Record,
and OF concurrent resolutions providing for
the appointment of commissions 10 consid-
er the advisability of the establishment OF
a state printing Office and 10 inquire as to
how many persons of foreign birth are now
guartered ON the state charitable and pen
al institutions
. The Legislature will not go to the Worlds
Fair. A resolution for the centennial com
mittees of house and senate to make ar.
rangements, the expense to be provided
for by an act of the legislature, was voted
down in the house to. night, 43 for and 50
against, after great deal of oratory for
the record.
w. M. Carr was appointed Postmaster
Of Philadelphia, last Wednesday, and the
appointment ia due to Chairman Harrity.
A number of fourth-class postmastefs fol
Pennsylvania were also appointed that
day. ]. c. Bovard. who was appointed
p. NJ. at Forestville, this comfy, vice Mrs
Bryson. resigned, was the only Butler Co
change.
The bill repeating the Sunday law Of Al
legheny county was reported from com.
miltee by Senator Lyon. 1t was at once
called up by Senator Finn and passed fin
ally by vote of 80 to "a. Lloyd opposed
and Senators Herring, Ross and Lyon sup.
ported 1t.