The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-03
ALARGE APPROPRIATION
Asked for to Erect New Hos
pital for the Insane.
THE SUM OF $25o,ooo REQUIRED

= captain fIannery Introduces ~ Bill I'm tn,
House Asking That Hospital be rrecte,
" Near Wllkes-Barre The NIarriape IL
"ehse Act Approved by the Governor
Proceedings in the Senate
! HARRISBURG, May 3.-Yesterdav was =,
lively day in the senate and nearly ever,
seat in the chamber was occupied ,vbey
that body was called TO order. The hin T.,
regulate the nomination and election of of
Ulcers, requiring certain expenses iucider7
thereto to be paid by the several counties
ana punishing certain ofTenses in regard I,
such elections was at some length discussef
and finally postponed until TODAY A
motion TO indefinitely postpone it was moi
aggTeeu TO- considerable opposition to tn,
bill was developed
The supplement to an act providing fo,
the incorporation and regulation of saving,
p"hks ana institutions without cauita
! sJock, established for the announcement
OF saving money, was defeated-yeas 1G
| nay II.
Among the bills passed finally were tbs
| following:
10 prevent deception and fraud by own.
erS or agents who may have control of any
stallion kept for service, by proclairping on
records and to protect such owners OF
agents in the collection of fees for service,
OF such stations
10 prohibit members of boards of con.
trol OF school districts, in cities Of the sec
ond class, from holding any Office of emol
ument under or being employed by said
boards
Relating to the naturalization of aliens.
and prohibiting the payment Of expenses
connected herewith 10y officers and mem.
Ders OF political organizations, and by can
didates
TO amend section thirty second of an act
entitled an y It relating to roads, high
ways way ana jridges," approved June 10,
Iooo, proP ing for the mode of assessing
uuh'"Bes created by carrying out the pur-
poses " said act.
10 protect county bridges from damage
Dl ersons riding or driving horses cattle
VI " other beasts of burden thereOver faster
man a walk.
Authorizing the courts of common pleas
to appoint Interpreters of foreign Ian
guages, and fixing the compensation of
the said officers.
Senator Kline's bill to give the share of
a deceased member in a limited partner
= ship an equal share in the profits Of the
business was defeated.
q The concurrent resolution providing for
an investigation Of the Warren hospital for
the insane came up on a motion to refer it
to the committee on judiciary general
Senator McCarrell said he had looked into
the matter of Peart's charges against the
, hospital submitted a year ago aud found
i that the governor had referred tho charges
t 90 the board of public charities, which had
+. attempted to investigate the same through
. the committee on lunacy, but were unable
% to get Peart to appear, oven after the COM
mttee had agreed to pay the expenses.
s Senator McCargell had no objection to al
q investigation but he wanted it made cleaI
that such an inquiry was necessary.
Is Senator McCreary thought the course o.
Peart was rather remarkable in view o
the circumstances and remarked that tht
q charges We're perhaps such as could not b.
"a sustained, Senator Meredith defended
Peart He said he was reputable mem
AZ Der of the Armstrong bar and the only
IS, reason he did not appear before the com
ye mittee on lunacy was because he kneV
1o that committee had not the power to sub
=, pHna witnesses,
IN Senator Osburn was in favor of an in
r. vestigation and he referred rather sarcas
le tically to former alleged Investigations @
the committee on lunacy. He though
% there should be full and thorough in
~ vestigatiOn.
We The motion to refer to the committee o.
no Judiciary general was voted down and tn
question was on concurrence in the resC
as luton. Senator Thomas wanted to amen
;" that the report of the committee should b
'or submitted at the present session of th
legislature. This was opposed by Senate
'09 Osburn who said there would not be tim
as sufficient to complete the investigation bt
MS fore the close of the present session. Sens
a tor Bannon said he lived near Warren an
he had never heard of such charges, but
loI was willing to have prompt and full il
IRE vestigation as the trustees of the hospitt
of would not rest under such serious ACCUSE
,.t tions
not The resolution was finally adopted wit
'ur the amendment that the committee sha
Ors report the result of its investigation at I'll
ra. present or next session.
Senator Green, of Berks, wanted to il
5 clude the hospitals at Norristown, Harri
raj burg and Danville in the investigation, bl
he Senator Grady raised the point that the
!. are no charges against these institutions
~ investigate, and his amendment fell
led Senator Penrose introduced bill relic
IAN ing wholesale druggists from the operation
Tho of the Brooks high license act. Heretofo
they paid heavy licenses.
on Senator Grady resolution providing tn
postponed bills shall be dropped from Il
calendar after Wednesday next week we
trio over until Monday night
our The senate adjourned until to-day.
ing IN THE HOUSE.