The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-24
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
The Work Done by Our Busy
Lawmakers.
IN BOTH BRANCHES.

The Senate Concurs in the House Amend
ments to the Penrose Bill -- The Bill
Fixing tho Salaries of state Omcers
Passes Third Reading -Four Bills APP
proved by the Governor.
HARRIsBURa, May 24.-The extremely
warm weather yesterday did not prevent
nearly every seat in the senate and house
being occupied when the state legislature
was called TO order, and there was no time
lost in getting down to active business.
The senate concurred in the house amend
ments to the Penrose bill to abolish the
public building commission by the vote Of
81 to 3, and the bill has gone to the gov
ernor.
When the house bill fixing the salaries
and compensation of state officers came up
for third reading on a special order Mr..
Woods succeeded in having the ButUerdeld
bill, with few changes, adopted as a sub
stitute. The changes from existing salar-
les in the more important offices are the
following: Lieutenant governor, $1,000, an
increase Of 81 ,0U0 attorney general, IS, 900,
increase $4 800; secretary of the common
wealth $4,000, increase $4,000; auditor
y
of internal affairs. S4 900, increase So, 600;
adiutant general, $500, increase 81 900;
state treasurer, $4,000, increase 81, 900; su-
perintendent of public instruction, 81, 900,
increase 81 800; insurance commissioner,
$4,000, increase 81 ,O00 factory inspec
tor, 81, 600, increase, $500; superintendent
Of public printing $2,4OO, increase, $500;
private secretary to the governor 81, 800,
increase, 500; deputy secretary of the
| commonwealth, S3,000 increase, $780,;
deputy attorney general 81 1000, increase,
81 800; chief clerks of the auditor generals
department. 81, 2,5O0 increase, 500; cor
poration clerk, same department So, 400,
increase, 5000; chief clerk of treasury de-
partment, $500, increase, $500; chief
clerk of department Of internal affairs new
Office, 50, 600; chief clerk of adiutant gen
erals department, 81, 200, increase, 5000;
superintendent of public buildings and
| grounds, 81, 800, increase, 5000.
+ Among the bills passed finally were the
| following;
To provide for the incorporation Of casu-
| atty insurance companies not already pro
vided for by the insurance laws.
House bill relating to the placing of in
surance in this state by agents Of foreign
| insurance companies.
!
ton of drugs food and spurious, ferment-
ed or malt liquors passed second reading.
Governor PattisOn notified the senate of
his approval Of the following bills;
Designating election days as half holi-
days
Authorizing certain banks to improve
and derive rent from buildings held by
them for banking purposes.
To prohibit tie use of any adulteration
or imitation Of dairy products in any chari-
abe or penal institutions.
Providing for the continuation of the
publication Of the Pennsylvania archives.
Among the appointments sent in by the
governor were the following: w. Hayes
Grier. superintendent of public printing
and binding for the term of four years tC
commence July /, 1892; John II. Snyder
AIddletown, Dauphin county, to be justice
Of the peace; Edgar L. King, Harrisburg
to be notary public. Notares and justice;
were confirmed.
The consideration Of appropriation bill
occupied the time in the senate during tn
afternoon session.