The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-01
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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
What the 5olons at Harrisburg Are
Doing,

DOING
HARRISBURG, March 24-In the house |
yesterday several bills were reported favor.
ably from committee. including those pro
viding for the appointment OF additional
chaplains or moral instructors in peniten-
tiaries containing more than 500 prisoners
permitting cities of the first class to make
street cleaning and garbage contracts tor
periods Of not exceeding five years, placing
billiard saloons and pool rooms under the
control Of the mayor and making them pay
annual licenses A bill was introduced
making an additional appropriation OF
500 900 for the Worlds fair commission
An amendment was attached to the road
bill providing for an appropriation of S5,-
100000 a year to be paid to the various
counties for road purposes This aroused
much opposition. Bills passed second
reading; Permitting courts of common
pleas upon application to appoint boards
of arbitration to settle labor disputes be-
tween employers and employees, to prevent
owners of stalliUaS from practising decep.
tion or fraud by proclaiming or publish
ing false pedigrees of their animals.
HARRISBURG. March 25-The Penrose
bill abolishing the Philadelphia building
commission came up yesterday in the
house and passed first reading. There has
beed a decided change in the sentiment
and the fortune of the road bill The bill
Ia hung up on the postponement-for-the-
present hook. The committee finally de
cided that Philadelphia should be given
her proportionate share of the money ap-
propriated. The distribution will be made
ON the number of miles of road. 1t was
decided to fix the appropriation at $1,000,
0O0 The proceedings of the house were
wholly without interest, being confined to
the reception of petitions and bills on first
reading. The house refused to reconsider
the vote by which the Talbot bill, giving
sewerage companies the right of eminent
domain, was defeated Owing to the i'll
ness of his wife Speaker Thompson will
he absent all of next week, and Mr. Walton
Of Philadelphia will preside,
HARRISBURG, March 20 Among the
bills introduced in the senate yesterday
were Providing for the creation of
liquor license court Of ten persons, making
counties liable Tor property destroyed
within their limits by mob or riot and for
the expenses Of the National Guard when
summoned to suppress such mob or riot
Passed finally; Providing that the entire
fee for liquor licenses shall be paid into
the city. county or borough treasury, and
grading the amount to be paid in cities Of
the third class, defining fraternal, bene-
hcial and relief societies, and regulating
their conduct. In the house the ways and
means committee reported fayorably a bill,
providing for a tax Of sixteen ceuts per
barrel on beer Bills passed finally: De
filming to whom shall be paid the beRsft
certificates issued by fraterna societies
paying benefits upon the death of their
members by mutual assessment, where
the person or member dies without leaving
person designated to receive the same
regulating the admission Of disabled and
INDECENT soldiers and sailors to the Erie
Home by permitting the admission Of ap
plicants who, although citizens Of Penn
sylvania, served In re gimenJs from otheI
states The Kane bill, requiring uuuatur
alized persons over twenty one years Of agt
10 pay an annual tax of - yesr, passe,
third reading Tue bill places upon EN-
ploYrrs Of foreigners the duty OF collecting
the tax
HARRISBURG, March 70 In the senat,
yesterday bills were INTRODUCED Pruwd
ing for adivi~ion uf the support ol Indigen
insane hetwrru the state aud counties
authorizing corporations not tor profit &,
issue shares Of capital stock providing tha
borough taxes, loans the purchase All,
sale of real estate for borough purposes
and appropriations of money raised b,
taNHtiuu or loan shall be determined an,
approved by the electors Bills passed
finally Authorizing the formation OF cor
ppraiinn~ lot floating lumber ON stream
not exceeding twenty miles in length, ANT
for the storage and transportation Of wRte
Tor manufacturing purposes, eNtendin
The powers at Shiphuilding corporation,
regulating the organization aud inCOrpC
ration Of secret trateI nal beneficial, 80
Cieries and protecting the rights Of men
hers; defining the meaning Of the word
huttpr. cher,r and uleUmargarine, proyil
ing for HE punishment OF persons wilfull
prucuriug the publication Of false stat,
mruts, preventing the prosecution of ut
tiuus which are barred by the statute {
limitations in other states or couutrie
providing that neither Of the parties 10
secret marriage shall receive any interei
Ia the estate Of the other In case of deaf
other than that devised by will NJ
Crnusr's telephone bill fixing the max
mum charge pet month tor telephones
s. was defeated Ina the house bills wei
reported fayurHDly 10 prohibit the use
hugns CuileGr degrees, providing Tor Il
appointment ui meat inspectors. maxim
tile milk Inspection act applicable 10 I'll
whole stale; giving tu the Cuuutira all
the liquor license moneys collected ther
IN The bill permitting dI~ulliug cor
panies 10 incorporate was defeated un st,
und reading The mll prohlhung the e.
bibitiou ul physical "r mental freaks
rnhlir passed >-'orl r-'dlug.