The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
Pennsylvania Legislature.

Mutchler /. given BY Rapsher OF Carbon
Hover Iv,lo M.rsh ali tyh.xx,, .,,d cLi,,
| nef having b. on appoin,ed ibe commi,tss
! on rules In, the house To. morrow the bo,,se,
i meet In ioint session 10 verify and ratitx
the vote rs cast today and TO certify tho
| election of Senator O;,av
In The senate 10. day bills were introduced
as follows:
Mr. Neeb. Allegheny-Providiprf for no
| lice pension boards In cities and borougbs
! authorizing the payments of the proceeds OF
the sale OF unclaimed goods 10 disabled no
! licefnen: recurring mtirderers TO be hanged
/ in penitentiaries; requiring calisthenics tc
| he introfuced in schools of the cities of m.
first and second classes; empowering county
commissioners to erect morRues: prohibit
! ing members of boards OF control i'm citie,
of the second class from holding any office
of emulument under them
Mr. McCarrell. Misunderstanding fo,
the appo ntment of female not,ries public
authorizing the formation of wholesale
grocery and other merchandise companies
and prohibiting the capital stock exceedinp
$500. 900; amending the act of 1887 so as tc
specially empower horse car companies 10
enter into contracts and leases with traction
and motor power companies. providing for
the payment of Jurors out of the State
Treasury.
Mr.. Lands, Observation-Disclosures the
election of road supervisors for three years
Mr.. Baker, Delaware-To extend powers
of notaries public beyond their present iur.
isdtction.
Mr.. Lloyd, Cumberland-For payment of
checks or demand drafts on depositories
when the drawer shall have died before the
presentation: providing for the election OF
Burgess and Assistant Burgess for three
years in towns not enjoying the right by
special statute. aud making the officers In.
eligible TO Conncil repeating All act provid.
ing for appointment OF viewers to assess
damages where streets and alleys ar,
changed in grade or location in boroughs:
providing for assessment of damages when
streets or alleys are changed in grade or To-
cation.
The corrected journal showing that Higbv
had been returned ns elected was read IN
the House to-day, but no other steps were
taken in the Crawford county contest The
Senatorial election consumed the balance OF
the day.
FIFTH DAY.-Among the measures intro
ing the married persons property act, en-.
tered by General Goblin. II confers the
same right upon wives to which unmarried
women are entitled, only that they may not
mortgage or sell real estate. except Us now
provided by law They are not allowed to
become indorscrs or sureties for others. A
married woman may sue or be sued, but
may not sue her husband except for divorce
or to protect and recover her separate prop.
erty in case of desertion. In such proceed
ings each shall he a competent witness but
neither shall testify as to confidential com.
munications. Unless by mutual agreement
property may be disposed of by will, the
same as IL unmarried.
$500 600 Home for Feeble Minded Children
in Western Pennsylvania the Governor 10
appoint commission to select the site
Senator Neeb introduced bill making the
election days in November and February
legal halt holidays.
In the House a concurrent resplution was
adopted directing the flag on the Capitol 70
be placed at half mast until after the funer.
al of ex-President Hayes.
Appropriations - Marshall, Chairman,
Toole, Lytle, Lemon, James, Hershey, Bur.
dick. Stewart (W. F.), Cochrane, Miller (E.
ID, Patterson, Strayer, Wheeler, jeffrey,
Burritt, Branson, McClintoc, Smith (W)
Wherry. Fow. Hess. Quiggley, Seeley, zeig.
Ter and Burkel.
Judiciary Generalization, Chairman;
Mcdonald, Boyer, Cessna, Hewitt, Niles,
Burdick. Bnttertield Cottor, Lyte, Ritter,
Stewart (S.E) Talbot Scott, Mattox. Mapes,
kunkel Pennewill, Fow. Ritter, Skinner,
Wherry, Woodring Fritz kapp.
Ways and Means-Boyer,C Chairman; Foltz,
Cessna, Hewitt, Lawrence, Niles, Burdick,
Andrews, James, keyser, Cochrane. Stew.
art lW. F), Ritter, Wheeler, Ely, Murphy,
Mcdonald, Reed, skinner, Wherry, Ritter,
Lohr, Criste. kearns, Woodring.
Elections-ralDot, Chairman; Mapes Ly-
tie, Stewart Is. E.) Buttertield Mattox
Merrick, Patterson, Reese Strayer, Tool
Beyerlen. Buckwalter Coyle, Mast, Miller
(W. h, Mcdonald, Raven, Skinner, Qnig
ley, Geringer, Crawford, Woodring, Meter,
Lull,
Municipal Operations -Latferty Chair
man; Coyle, ,Muehlhronner, Kidd Richmond,
Stewart O. ~ Bliss, Criste; North; Raven,
Reinhoehl Riebel, Taxis, Ware, Weaver,
Werthsmer Harvey, Mattox, kearns Bern
hart, fre,z, Seigler, Moyles, Crawford, Good
hart
The two Houses met IN Joint convention
at noon. Lieutenant 6overnor Watres pre-
siding The Journals OF the preceding day
were read and Mt Watres declared VI. ;.
Quay duly elected Senator, signed the certi'
tcates OF election, and the joint convention
adjourned
SIXTH DAl.--ln the senate to-day reso'
luton was offered by Mr.: Baker OF Della
ware asking fer the appointment OF com.
mttee to investigate the Reading" combine
in accordance with the suggestions OF the
governor in his recent message to the legis.
lature. communication was received from