The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Pennsylvania Legislature.


cities OF tho second class from holding any
Office OF emolu npnt under or being employ.
cd Ivy said board. To prohibit others than
the applicants from paying naturalization
expenses, Fnrr's compulsory education and
| free text book bills pissed second reading In
| the sennie but not until senator Brown Of
York had made II futile attempt 10 have in
| serted an amendment providing that moth
| inc In the compulsory bill should prevent
| parents from teaching their children mt
home. In speech he took the ground that
| the bill Ne now framed intcrfcres with the
| rights OF parents He called the tnyes and
| nays on second reading IL barely got
| through ,n vote 10y II 10 T. Adjourned.
In tho House Mr.. Smith OF Jefferson of.
| fefcd n resolution. which was accepted,
| providing for the appointment of n commit
| tee Of three mem bers OF the House and three
| of the scnais and two persons TO be appoint
Ell by the governor to enquire into the nd.
| yisahiliiy uf purchasing q state printing
office. Mr., Talbot of Chester introduced u
| bill to pny the election expenses ot the
| various contested cases, appropriating $751;.
| 900.
The governor sent in two veto message,
to'ngh'. both referring To school measures.
| Tho first disapprovcs tho Nccb bill requiring
| instruction aud prnctic OF physical culture
| In all schools IN cities Of the first aud second
class repeating objections filed against n
| similar bill two years ngO. Ths otncr bill
| vetoed provided Tor the expenses OF school
directors in attending iha trlennial Convsn.
| tons 10 ell ct county superintrndcnts
large number OF bills passed first read
ing, after which the house adjourned.
SxrY-fiYru DAWN the Senate to day
these House bills passed finally: To permit
marriage licenses To be issued In counties
In which either OF the contracting parties
may reside, TO empower Councils 10 increase
the maximum license imposed on transient
retail merchants, 10 change Labor Day from
the first Monday In September to the first
Saturday In that month. The bill intro
duced by Senator Osbourn. Of Philadclphin.
Tor the appointment OF n committee OF nine
10 inquire into she causes Of the pollution ui
streams and 10 report 10 the next Legisla.
ture the result oi its investigation. was
| amended bv extending the inn qniry to cities
borOurhs aud townships. The bill origin.
ally provided that IL should be confined to
the chief cities of the state. Al the after.
noon session these bills passed finally: Re.
lnting to the licn of mechanics aud others
| House bill 10 extend jurisdiction OF courts
| 50 ny TO embrace all litigation bet wccn stock
holders aud parties claiming to be stock.
| holders Of corpOrations and between ,rcd.
! itors and stockholders and creditors and the
corporation; to empower horOiighs 10 csinb.
| lisl police pension funds: to compensate
appraisers or estates subject 10 cOllnteral
| inheritance tax, as well ~ experts employed
| by them.
The Governors veto of the bill relating
| schools OF cities OF the first aud second class
was sustained.
| both Houses adopted resolution 10 nd.
| Iourn tomorrow until Monday evening.
Senator Brown of Wcstmorcl made n
| vigorous fight in the senate for his road bll
| beginning when the bill came mp ~ "a spe.
| cial order nt II o'clock, and keeping II rp
/ all through the morning session and until
| the question was finally settled at $50 pm
| by the defeat Oi the bill.
In the House bills to make JEFF
crson and Lebanon counties sepa
| rate judicial districts were passed
| finally, ~ was n bill requiring voters to ex.
| ercise the franchise in the districts in which
| they are domiciled Al the afternoon ses
sion Of the House these bills passed finally
| To provide for monthly returns and pay.
ments by county officers Of CON mon wealth
| moneys received by them; Senate bil to
| authorize the tfial Of issues of TACT or the
| statement and the aiiadavit OF defence. to
| protect contractors, sub. contractors labor
ers, and persons furnishing materials To
| railroad companies in the construction Of
their lines, To empower foreign mHnufac.
| turing corporations to acquire and hOld
| real estate really NECESSARY for their busi
ness; relating 10 costs in criminal prosecr.
,ions, limiting the amount TO be allowed oil
| separate bills of indictment in any prOsecu
| tion; to limit the liability Of poor dstrcis
| After n speech by Cessna commencing The
| Governor Tor Vetoing the bill to allow
| school directors pay for attending conven
| lions to nominate superiniendents. tie
| House sustained the action Of the Governor
SIxTY.SIxrm DAY. In the senate to
nny yoa Mr. Thomas ,sSan,ao. OF rhisdeIphhs xos
| which the road bill OF Senator Brown Of
| Wesimoreland was yesterday defeated. and
his proposition was adopted, but further
! action postponed. These bills passed final
ly' T" correct mn error in the law permit
| ting liquor dealers to secure bonh,mcE
from any part of the county in which the
| license may be granted to sell Intoxicating
drinks. To entitle counties 10 the mainte.
nance In State lunatic hospitals OF as many
indingent insane. free III cost. ~ they main.
| tain in their almshouse. To provid. for the
| increase in the Sa AIRY of the superintendent
| OF public instruction from s2.JDD to So, 800.
| To authorize cities To establish free libraries
| For the government and regulation OF
/ county prisons. TO authorile the governor
| to appoint n commission to inquire into the
| pollution Of streams and to report 10 the
| next legislature the results of it+ investiga-
ton. The house bill to provide for board
| OF arbitration 10 settle questions OF labor
| was repor Ell favor ,bly.
| ln the house the bill prohibiting brewers
| or Wholesale liquor de ,ls from owning re.
| tail stands was negatively reported. Focht
| OF Union offered "A resolution. which was
adopted, for the appointment OF a joint com.
| mittee to ascertain now many unnaturaliI-
ed persons are dusrtered in charitable and
| criminal institutions and TO re-
| commend measures TO correct
| the evil Honarably dischar ,cd soldiers OF
foreign birth are exempted from the pro.
| visions A message was read from the gov
ernOr announcing that he had approved
bills 10 provide tor the licensing Of lying in
| hospitals; to prevent county superinten-
| dents Uf public schools teaching tor profit
and to regulate aud est ID sh the fees to be
charged by the justices OF the peace, alder
| men and constables.
| Both Houses adjourned until Monday
| evening
| The governor vetoed the bill intended to
confer he power of selling school property
| to boards Of education or school directors
| In his veto the Governor holds that such
law would be an Infringement on the rights
| OF any city or community. Under the law
such property may be sold but the money
| Is required TO go into the sinking tund. No
| action was iukpn on the ypt,l nWiny IN