The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-04-15
DISORDER IN TIE HOUSE
Pandemonium Reigns During
First Reading of Bills.
MIR. VOORHEES, CALLS FOR ORDER

Puts an End to the Disturbauce-The
Miles bin -scusse at Considerable
~Length--six Measures Approved by Gov
ernor Pattison,
HARRlsBURe, April 15,-There was a
lively %scrimmage i'm the house yesterday
during the first reading of bills and for a
time pandemonium reigned supreme, the
disturbance being carried so far that Speak
en- Pro tenn. Tewksberry was obliged to
call on the assistant sergeant-at arms to
preserve order. That official came to the
front promptly and was laughed at for his
pains Finally Chief Clerk Voorhees, was
beard above the din Indignantly demand
ing that order be restored. "This is a de-
Lucrative body and not a mob" said Mr..
Voorhees,. The house felt the rebu6e and
i'm order. Afterward the chief clerk
took the assistant sergeaut-at-arms to task
for permitting the disorder.
Mr.. Cessna reported from committee
Senate bill relating to the trial of issues Of
fact.
Mr.. Reinoehl introduced two bills, one
to designate a special day (the first Thurs
day after May u for the purpose of more
particularly interesting the people in the
subject Of sanitary science; also one amend
ing the act %forbiddiug the sale Of merchan-
disc, etc, within a mile of camp meetings,
applying it to all meetings held for relig-
iOus worship.
Mr.. Boyer offered a resolution fixing a
special order for the act providing that
voters shall cast their ballots at polling
places inside the election district in which
they are domiciled. This was agreed to,
and the bill was passed on first reading at
once.
Mr.. Niles offered a resolution fixing a
special order for his bill to provide revenue
by taxation, known as the Niles bill.
A storm of ''ayes" and ''noes" went up
when the resolution was read, and the
many vacant seats in the house began to
III up as it became known that such an
important question was up.
Mr.. Niles spoke in support of his bill and
said it ought to be met fairly and squarely.
The end of the season is near and no calen-
dar of revenue bills has yet been prepared.
He plead that the measure be given achance
that the people might know where the
house stands.
Mr.. Boyer informed Mr.. Niles that a
| sltllul CtltlN&dI u ItNGLlIt DlllS ltS al
ready been made up. He could see no rea-
son why an important bill of this kind
should be rushed through. 1t has been
treated fairly and justly. We are asked
here to legislate in two days ON matters
that re-double the taxation on every dollar
Of corporate and industrial capital in the
state. This bill will certainly come up
and receive all due attention. There is no
sense in a proposition of this kind, when
the bill has a secure position.
After Captain Skinner had spoken against
the resolution, Mr.. Niles withdrew it, with
the understanding thatthe special calendar
Of revenue bills be prepared at once.
Speaker Thompson announced that IN
connection with the revenue calendar a
special calendar OF appropriation bills will
be prepared and started on its way mex
week. This notification that the decks
will soon be cleared for hard work met
with many expressions Of approval from
the house.
Captain Nesbit offered a resolution fixing
special days for the consideration of the
road bill, but it was defeated.
A large number of bills were read the
first time,
A message was received from the gov
ernor stating that he had approved the fol
lowing bills:
Supplement- to the act regulating lateral
railroads, changing the methods of assess
ing damages to land owners in certain
cases.
Rendering women eligible to Office OF
notary public.
Increasing the maximum punishment fol
murder in the second degree to twenty
years.
For the erection of a fire-proof stat,
library building and alterations at the
capitol.
To provide for the better protection o
female insane patients in transit.
Appropriation for the salary of superin
tepdent OF banking AID expenses of de
partmenC.
The governor also sent a message veto
ing the act relative TO the uniformity o
proxies. lie says the act viii not secur,
the end desired, and@he sees no reason VIII.
stockholders of corporations should no
re. Uiu,a the mGtter Of proxies according
to the varying circumstances Of each par
ticular case.
The house adjourned until Monday nigh
at 8 o'clock.