The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-05-19

What Has Been Done in the legislature
Other News from the Capital.
HARRISBURG, May II

Other News from the Capital.
HARRISBURG, May IL.
The lawmakers started In this week 70
transact legislative business ut a good lively
pace, and are making first-class showing
down the home stretch on tho road to final
adjournment.
While some Of the members OF the HOUSE
are Of the opinion that 1t will take at least
q week beyond the first Of June 10 finish
up the business that body will be Obliged
TO transact before adjournment, others are
equally confident that nothing will stand
In the way Of winding up the affair." of thi,
session In time for them all to bid good bye
TO the legislative halls on June /, As origip
ally agreed upon.
The senate has received from the COVE,
nor veto OF the bill authorizing the trial
Of issues on the statement and affidavit oi
defence and the taking of judgment for the
amount admitted to be due thereon. Bills
have passed second reading fixing at $3.50
the liquor license fee TO be paid by whole,
sale druggists; requiring the capacity OF
beer, ale or porter bottles to be stamped In
the glass; empowering foreign corporation,
10 acquire and hold real estate necessary
for business purposes; fixing the cost ir
criminal prosecutions; Incorporating cas-
ualty Insurance. companies
Tho anti-Pinkerton bill went through or
hnal passage without q dissenting vote
When the house concurs in the amend
nsnts 1t will go to the governor.
Governor Pattison has returned vithou,
his approval the house bill TO regulate th<
liability under policies Of insurance on
buildings and structures against Ere and
lightning The real intent and purpose
of this bill is 10 make Insurance companies
Liable for the whole amount of the insured
value Of building and structure destroyed
BY fire, and not to limit their liability by
The actual value Of the property.
The house has adopted q resolution 70
slscting Alexander Crow, Of Phiiadslphia.
trustee Of the Pennsylvania museum and
school Of industrial art from January /,
1893. After brief discussion the senate ju-
dietary aPportionment bill, which came up
ON second reading, was postponed. Ths
house bill permitting water companies to
preserve water supply from contamination,
which came back from the senate with
Amendments, has been further amended
and laid over TO be printed
Mr.. Ritter, Of Philadelphia, introduced
blu to prevent the pollution Of inland
waters and sources Of domestic water SUD.
ply, and IL was almost Immediately re-
ported favorably by the committee on
health and sanitation. Tho senate bill
permitting the incorporation Of Wholesale
meat and provision companies has been de-
teated
The house, after . long discussion on the
OKsl-Quinnan contested election case.
veted to unsest Quinnan, dem, and seated
CXell, rep, instead.
Last week the house passed by a vote OF
lo8 votss-s bare constitutional majority
tie Wertheimer bill giving distillers OF
spntuous liquors the right to sell forty gal.
lon packages Of their own manufactur,
without taking cut license. Mr.. Hockey.
Of Cameron, arose and said he noticed be
was recorded as voting for the Wsrtheime,
bill, something he wished to disclain, AZ
he was not present when the vote was
taken. Under the circumstances the bill
receiving but 102 votes not constitution
a majority, 1t was defeated, and Mr.. Craw.
ford offered resolution, which was adopt-
Cd, recalling it from the senate. Just what
action will be taken on this bill now /.
problematical, and there Is no precedent
1t Is probable that when the bill gets back
to the house it will be declared dead by the
speaker. and that viii settle it.
HARRISBURG, May 18.-These CORPORA.
uons were incorporated by the state depart,
partment: Old York Road Passenger Rail.
way Company, of Philadelphia, capital
kl5, 600. The road will extend from rhc
lDtersection OF Germantown avenue and
Old York road, extending thence north.
ward on the Old York road to its intersec-
non with Broad street. The officers are;
John A. Rigg, PRESIDENT directors, Hydand
.: Murphy, Nelson Sailer, Mcclellan Hersh,
Thomas b. Foote and Charles S. Whiting,
of Philadelphia. Lackawanna Valley Elec.
TIC Light and Power Company, OF Nav
1eld capital $3.50, 900; directors, Charles
q. Mullin, James A. Steese, Mt Holly
springs; Wilbur F. Sadler, jr., Carbon
aAle; Edward W. Stalker, Thomas Grim
wood, New York. The Presbyterian Ban
uer Publishing Company, Pittsburg, capi-
IaS$l 900; directors, James Allison, Thomas
Patterson, Leet township; Jean G. Patter- |
Den, Ssw1oklsy, Juniata Park Land A.
,S:aaton, Of Philadelphia, capital S84I,- |
~ darectsrs, Thomas J. Powers, r, ].
:::aiiagh.., Samuel H. Axhbridss, John B.
Mayer, W. J. D. Ke6sr, Of Philadelphia.
HARRuSURo, Nay 12.-Sscretary Edee.
= the stats board Of agriculture, denies
'sry enphaucala that the cattle killed |
hear hshlsenia, Dsrhs county, wsrs suffer.
~ from pieurs- pneumonia, and ssys they
Wers Afflicted WITH tubsrculosis. The state. |
nsnt that plsuro- -pnssmspia Is auopa
Isnnsylvania cattle had bad eject In |
Curors. and erestss alarm among the Eng.
ash and German inpovtsss.
HARanDvAo. Nay 16.-Philip Brttsch.
welIknown resident II this city died YES. |
esday at his late residence, $50 south
Tenth street. He was n Year, old. De-
'sased ct enc time was engaged in the
'Akery business ON Chestnut street
HAaRIssuRo, May 15.-The reports of
ne mine inspectors to the secretary of in.
srnal Affairs show that the total produc-
lon for 1892 Of the anthracite coal region
Psnnsylvania was 45, 1888, 543 tols.
HARRISBURG, May 15.-The first notary
ublic commission ever granted to a Phila-
elphia woman was sent to Miss Sarah z
'rimble Saturday.
China Will Get Even.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-It Is reported
lers and on good authority, that China