The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-12
From the state capitor

From the State Caption
Speaker Thompson hss formally announc-
ed himself as a candidate for The Republican
nomination for State Treasurer
Representative Baker, The only Democrat
ic member Of the house from Montgomery,
is 10 De ousied and +" Farmer Tageart given
his seat. Chairman Talbot of:he elections
committee, yesterday presented the majority
report in the contest, which finds that Bak-
ev is not entitled 10 his seat and recon-
mends that the seat be given to Taggart In
presenting the report Mr.. Talbot gave notice
that he viii call it up next Thursday Mr.
Quiggle, of Clinton, on behalf of the Demo
crsis, stated that they would endeavor 20
have the minority report prepared By that
time The general impression among mem
bsrs Of the house is that the msjority report
will be sustained.
These bills passed finally: Rendering
women eligible to the Office of notary pub
lie; preventing the issuing of false pedigrees
by owners Of stations making an appropri-
stiOn to pay the salary of the superiniend-
ent of banking and theexpense ofclerk hire.
The bill providing for the publication of
Smull's handbook, which was amended by
the house so as to give eIch representative
one hundred copies was defeated by thirty
six nays to no yeas, but when the senate
was informed that the house persisted in its
amendments, the senator who objected be-
cause he had been informed that the Gov
ernor would veto the bill withdrew his OBJ
jectioDs and it was passed, the vote being
twenty nine yeas to nine nays.
The following amendment to the high Ii
cense law ba. been introduced by Hon. b.
X. Focht, of Union, in the House and referr-
ed 10 the Committee on Vice and Immorali
ty: That from and after the passage of
this act the several courts of quarter sessions
OF the peace throughout the Commonwealth
in the granting Of licenses for the sale of vi
nous, spiritOus malt or brewed liquors at
retail, or in quantities not exceeding one
quart, shall not grant in any city more than
one such license for every one hundred yo-
tiers in tie several boroughs not more than
two licenses in each borough having one
hundred voters OF less, bu; additional licens-
es may b, granted, at the discretion Of the
court, for each additional one hundred vot-
ers or fractional part thereof in such bor-
ough. That the voters of such cities and
boroughs, for the purposes ofthis act, shall
be ascertained and determined by the last
Presidential vote published under and By
the authority Of the Government of the State
of Pennsylvania.
The bill establishing a Medical Council
and three State Boards OF Medical Examin-
ers, which passed the House finally Tuesday,
is designed to more thoroughly protect the
public against physicians and surgeons not
competent or properly qualified. Three Ex-
amining Boards, representing the Allopath-
ic, Homeopathic, and Eclectic schools, of
seven members each, are provided for. They
are to be appointed by the Governor from
lists of the members of the three medical so
cieties. which lists are to be furnished by
the secretaries OF said societies. The Medi-
cal Council is TO consist Of the Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary OF Internal Alfairs, su-
perintendent Of Public Instruction. and the
President Of The State Board of Health, To-
getber with the Presidents of the three ex-
amining boards provided for in the act The
Council is to supervise examinations con-
Quoted by the three boards. and issue licens-
c. TO applicants recommended by the boards.
Applicants must have studied medicine ~
least four years. The fee is fixed at SIS.
Ex-speaker Cessna, of Bedford, reported
favorably TO the house Friday from the
general judiciary committee a bill amending
the Baker ballot law. Il gives regular par
ties or bodies of citizens which have held
state conventions fof five years the right TO
official ballots, although they may poll less
than three per cent. Of the highest vote at
the last election. Certificates of nominations
for state offices shall be filed with the secre-
tary of the commonwealth foriy-five days
before the election, and nomination papers
must be filed thiriy-eight days before the
election. All other certificates and papers
must be filed with county commissioners
forty-iye or thirty-eigbt days before the
election. All objections to the validity Of
certificates or papers except those for legisla-
ture and congress must be fled in the court
ofcOmmon pleas Of Dauphin county. Va
cancies may be filled in accordance with sec
tions two and three of the regular act The
seer, tary Of the commonwealth shall trans
nit to the county commissioners the official
lists sixteen days instead Of ten days before
election. The sheriff IS exempt from giving
notice of city elections. The ballots shall no
dates. One set Of ballots only are to be fur
nished voters. AL ballots aud cards Of in
struction must be sent to the votins places
on the Saturday before the elections.