The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-20

VIVA, she Lawmakers at Harrisburg Are
Doing.

What the Lawmakers ~ Harrisburg Are
Doing.
HARntsBuRo, May i2-Among the bills
passed finally by the senate YESTERDAY
were, Authorizing the formation OF co
operative banking associations; establish.
ing boards Of arbitration to settle oll
questions Of wages and other matters OF
variance between capital and labor; pro
vidinp that voters mtist cast their ballots at
polling places inside the election district
IN which they are domioiled. House con
Cured in senate amendment 20 the Farr
compulsory education bill The measure
goes to the governor for his action. Thest
bills passed finally; To prohibit the ped
ding, selling OF hawking of merchandise
wares or other goods In townships without
a license
HARRIsBuRe. May 19-In the house yes
terday the senate bills permitting street
railway companies to change their routes,
and validating any such changes hereto
fore made, and protecting trade union
labels were reported favorably. The senate
bill permitting the erection Of dam acros-
the Delaware river between Mouisville'
Pa aud Trenton was reported negatively
Mr.. Talbot introduced bill approprintine
q, 900 for counsel feels and personal eN
penses in the contested election cases ii
Lancaster and Montgomery Messrs Am
drews, Highly, Baker, TRgart, Fraukliu
| Forrest, OKell and Quinnan are each a'
lowed 81 600 Appropriation bills agglu
| eating tt 4O7, 892 were reported favoinbll
HARRISBURG, May 16.-iG the house yc.
terdsy the resolution directing that Ale'
] Grouse be reelected a trustee of the PEN
/ sylvania Museum and School Of lndustri
/ Arts from Jan. 1, 1893, was agreed to. Ih
/ governor notified the house that he ha
| approved and signed the bituminous min,
/ bill A bill to prevent the pollution Of In
! land waters and sources of domestic winter
supply was introduced and reported favor
/ ably. The senate bill permitting the i'm
corporation Of wholesale meat and pro.
vision companies was defeated. The gov
ernor notified the senate that he has vetoed
the bill authorizing the trial of issues on
the statement and affidavit Of defense and
the taking Of Judgment for the amount ad
mitted TO be due therein.
HARRISBURG, May 17.--In the senate yes
terday the ant-Pinkerton bill passed
finally Mr. Mcdonald called up his bill
abolishing capital punishment, which was
on the third reading calendar. After Z
prolonged discussion the bill was defeated
by 27 nays to 90 yeas. At the Afternoon
session a number Of appropriation bill
passed second reading. The senate refused
to return TO the house the Wertheimer bill
authorizing distillers to sell liquors o
their own manufacture in original pack
ages Of not less than forty gallons withou
being required to take out IA license. II
the house Mr.. Talbot, chairman Of tn
election committee, called up the report II
the Okell-Quinhan contested election cos
from Lockawanna county, which unseat
John p Quinnan, Democrat After de
bate the vote was taken, resulting in th
adoption of the resolution declaring MI
Okell duly elected representative. Chair
man Talbot, of the elections committee
presented the report In the Lancaste
county contested election case of FRANKLIN
, vs. Forrest, which finds that Franklin re
eeived two more legal votes than his Dem
ocratic opponent and therefore recon-
/ mends that the latter be seated. The vot
by which the hill repeating the local optic
law for Bellevernon, Fayette county, wa
defeated last week was reconsidered an
the bill placed on the postponed calendar.
HARRISBURG, May 1S-ln the senat
yesterday the Krumbhaar banking bi
passed finally, as did the bill authorizin
the superintendent of public iustructio
TO employ lecturers or instructors to a
tend the summer assemblies Of assoc
ations for the promotion Of education an
i popular culture House bill providing fC
the payment of license fee of 50 by III
! nRturalized male persons Of the age {
81 years residing in this state was defeate,
/, House bill imposing a tax of not MOI
than q on male and S4 on female dos
passed finally. Mr.. Goblin called up I'll
reports Of the judiciary special committ'
on the appointment of Robert Watcher
|, as factory inspector, and offered resoll
ton: "rhat the action of the governor
relation to the office of factory inspeot'
has been derogatory to the rights Of Il
senate as a coordinate branch of the COVER
! ! meBt, and has not been In accordance wit
= the constitutional requirements relative
! appointments" There was a long di
oussion, extending through the afternoc
session. The governor was defended
his action by the Democrats and an effo
e was made to substitute the minority repo
defending the governor When the que
ton finally came to "A vote the Goblin res
= luton was passed by vote Of 81 to
l. Among the bills passed at the evenin
o session was one authorizing the state trea
, urer to pay to the counties IN which brldg
10 were swept away by the foods of May an
n June, 1889 one.half the expense of the
re-erection. The senate rejected the non
ination of Robert Watc horn as factol
IT inspector by vote of yeas to 2s nays.
Z the house the bill to prevent the pollutit
d of inland waters and sources Of domest
9 water supply passed second reading. ~
Is bill providing for the erection of the Pen
@ sylvania Soldiers Orphans Industri
l. School passed finally, with an appropl
D. alton Of $4,000. In the evening sessi'
the police pension fund bill, which will
recalled from the governor for amendmer
ID passed finally. The governors veto Of &
" bill providing for the printing Of 1879
In additional copies of Smull's handbook W
he sustained, Among the bills passed anal
le were; Providing for the amendment
ct meat inspectors; increasing the salaries
m the superintendent Of public instructio
40 deputy attorney general, auditor gener
and secretary of internal affairs; to pr
hibit the taking of hsh by the use Of ou
z lines except during July, August and Se
ht tembeT.