The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-01
LEGISLATORS ADJOURN.
An All Night Session Before Final
Adjournment.
EVERY SATURDAY A HALF HOLIDAY,


The Bill Goes Through the House on
Final Passage and Is Signed by the Gov
ernor-An Appropriation Bill Passed
Over the Governors voto.
HARRISBURG, June AFTER the passage
Of number OF appropriation bills in tho
senate yesterday the bill preventing the
consolidation of completing pipe lines was
defeated on final passage, and then recon-
sidered on the announcement by Senator
Mitchell, of Bradford, that his voto should
be counted in the negative. When the
general appropriation bill was reached 1t
was amended, after vigorous debate, by
striking out the $1,000 appropriation for
salary of the factory Inspector Nathan @.
Schaeffer was confirmed as superintendent
of public instruction. The reconstructed
Baker ballot was recalled from the house.
At the afternoon session these nomi-
nations were confirmed; Hay Walker, Jr.,
manager Western Pennsylvania hospital,
at Pittsburg; J. Presley Fleming and 7.
d. Casey, inspectors of the Western peni-
tentiary; ]. a. Wager, Justice Of the
peace, Westmoreland county; w. Fred
erck Snyder, of Philadelphia, inspector
of the Eastern penitentiary. In the house
among the bills passed finally were: Ex-
tending Saturday half holidays over the
entire year; to provide for the punishment
of persons wilfully procuring the publica-
tion of false statements; further extending
the Jurisdiction of courts in divorce cases.
At the afternoon session the bill appropri-
ating $500 to Giles d. Price to assist in
the compilation and publication of his
Index to Local Legislation" was passed
over the governors veto. The bill requir-
ing hawkers and peddlers to take out u
license was amended so as to exclude COM
mercial travellers and in this shape it
passed finally The bill raising the fac
tory inspectors salary to s., ,000 increasing
the number OF deputy inspectors to twelve
and placing all factories employing more
| than five persons under the SUPERVISION of
| the inspectors was passed by 1873 to TO-
| The senate Immediately concurred in
| house amendments and the bill is now in
the governors hands.
Previous to the night session of the sem
ate a caucus of Republican senators named
Senators Bannon, Fruit, Osborn and Steel
to nominate senate officers for the next
session. When the senate met c. w.
Thomas, of Philadelphia, was chosen pres
ident pro tenn. A number Of notaries pub
lie were confirmed The senate remained
in session all night. holding five minute
sessions to act on bills sent over from the
house.
At the evening sesson of the house a
message from the governor announced
that he had signed the Saturday half holi.
day bill, similar message being sent te
the senate. A number of appropria tiou
bills were concurred in. At midnight the
house took recess for supper. On reas
sembling it was announced that the con
ferees on the Baker ballot law had agreed
to compromise. Party voting will be per
mittted and the disability clause is made
the same as the present law. A pena
clause is attached to the bill. The genera
appropriation bill conferees also agreed
The factory inspector salary item, which
was stricken, out, is restored, and in ad
dition provision is made for the increase il
that officials force. At / a. m. Senate
McCreary's bill repeating all laws now il
force providing for and requiring the pub
location of mercantile appraisers lists wal
defeated. An attempt to pass the compul
sorry education. bill oycr the governor
veto failed, the governor being sustaine'
by 116 yeas to 80 nays.
1t was after o'clock this morning be
fore both houses of the legislature ad
| journed sine die.