The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-27


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PENNSYLVANIA LEGlSLAT URE.
What the Lawn alers at Harrisburg Are
Doing.
HARRIsBURo, May 19.-In the senate yes.
terday the bill increasing the salary Of
judges in districts having a population Of
more than $4,000 from $4,000 to 5000 was
defeated. Among the bills passed finally
were; Prohibiting the employment Of any
minor under the age of IA years in and
about elevators. In the house the bill to
prevent the pollution Of inland waters and
sources of domestic water supply was de-
feated-51 to 112. Among the bills passed
finally were. Designating general election
days, 1, e., as half holidays, from 10 O'Clock
noon until midnight Of such days; to en-.
able tax collectors to collect taxes for the
payment of which they have become per-
sonally liable without having collected the
same; TO enable boroughs not divided into
wards for school purposes to establish
public high schools.
HARRISBURG, May 20.-The senate yes.
terdRy, after reading slightly bills the hrst
time adjourned until Monday evening In
the honse a resolution providing for a oom.
mission to make inquiry and report re-
speoting state aid to educational iRstitu.
tiOns was defeated. The governor signed the
Boyer medical examiners bill, LOsoh
arbitration bill, free text book bill and pro
viding that voters shall cast their ballots
at polling places inside the district in
which they are domiclled, The bill re-
pealing the local option law for the bor-
ough Of Bellevernon, Fayette county, was
called up from the postponed calendar and
defeated The only interesting feature Of
the afternoon session was the passage on
second reading of the bill extending the
Saturday half holiday law over the entire
year.
HARRISBURG, May 23.-In the house yes
terday the resolution providing for a leg
islative inquiry into charges against insane
hospitals was amended so as to include
state hospitals, aud concurred in. A rsso.
luton was introduced calling attention to
the fact that private corporation is en-
gagged in building a railway on the Gettys-
burg battlefield, and calling on the attor
ney general for information a. to what
action can be taken to prevent this aot OF
vandalism" Agreed to. At the evening
session the bill comforting upon street or
passenger railway companies, and upon
traction motor companies the power to
carry mail was amended to include such
merchandise as is usually carried by ex-
press companies and the bill passed second
reading. The senate met at p. m. A
large number of bills passed second read
ing.
HARRISBURG, May A.-Ths senate yes
tArday concuTed in amendments made by
the house TO the following bills; Extend
ing the Limitation Of actions TO a right to
mine ore where the same has not been eK-
ercissd for twenty-one years; enabling
boroughs not divided into wards for school
purposes to establish, maintain and onsr-
ate public high schools; authorizing The
appointment of dairy and food commls-
sionsrt abolishing Philadetphia's public
buildings commission. The bill providing
for increased salaries for certain state
officials was reported. It provides = total
increase Of s2O 300 Among the bills passed
finally were; Providing for the fenoihR Of
improved lands used for agricultural and
horticultural purposes in Clearfeld, Centre
and Cameron s0untiesI prohibiting the
catching, taking or keeping for sale, within
Bradford and Tioga counties, any grouse,
pheasant, quail partridge, trout or bass,
and also the killing Of dear or fswn for
three years; repeating the local option law
of the borough Of Bellevue. In the house
the Nesbit bill amending the act providing
for the organization discipline and regu.
lation Of the National Guard came up az a
special order and passed finally. The bill
makes the following changes in the pres
| ent laws An extra major is provided for
each regiment; the color sergeant is At
tached to regimental headquarters, instead
/ of being detailed from one Of the com
| panies; enc adiutant and one sergeant
/ major is provided for each battalion; the
| bond of quartermasters Is reduced from
/ 5000 to $4,000. The naval battalion IL
| placed under the supervision of the
division commander, which official is Ia
name the board of five officers to examiRl
the battalion officers Four companies o
engineers and signal corps of one com
pany is provided for Governor Pattisor
returned TO the house without his approva
the bill entitled ito provide for the NOR,
effectual protection Of the public health in
cities and boroughs" The governor object,
to state interference with local sanitary
regulations. A large number of apprOprl
alton bills passed finally.
HARRlsBURa, May 25-Among the bill
passed finally In the senate yesterday were
The Bliss quarantine bill; providing for thI
appointment by the governor of trustees
Of home for the training in speech o
deaf children before It's completion; re
pealing the act laying a tax on dogs il
Tredyffrin township, Chester county; pro
vidiug for an additional law Judge for tn
the Twenty-seventh judicial district, com
posed OF Washington county. The gOvernO
has approved the Penrose bill abolishinI
the public buildings commission Of Phila
delphia At the afternoon session q lRrg
number OF appropriation bills passsi
finally, as did the bill making it unlawful
to engage in the practice OF dental surRerl
without diploma from recognized in
stitution. In the house the bill suthori1
ing borough councils TO appoint policemen
in place Of the oonstsbles now serving il
such municipalities passed finally. i
message was received from the Rovsrno
vstoing the supplement to the insurano
aot, requiring fire insurance company o
associations not incorporated under tf
laws Of this state to pay to the treasure
OF the several cities, bOrOughs or t5Wu
ships an annual bonus on premiums on tn
Insurance. effected within the limits O
such oitiea, borouRhs and Townships, ant
regulating the collection thereof Tn
vote by which the bill appro priatinR q, 90
for experimental tobacco stations In Ian
caster county was defeated was recon
1 sidsrsd and the bill, after being Rmands,
30 as to place the stations under control Oi
I, the State College, WAS laid ever for print
! Ing. The governor has signed the follow
: ing house bills To prohibit the employ
msnt Of any minor under the age Of L
years In o. about elevators; 10 empoWs
cities and boroughs 70 establish police pen
sion funds; providing mileage for prssi
Dental electors and increasing 10 500 thei
allowance for contingent eXpenseA A
} the evening session house bills on thir
reading were considered The bill to re
peal the act Of 1888 preventing tbs oonsoll
dation Of competing pipe line oompanis
passed finally. The house bill 70 provid
for rapid transit was defeated by 81 yea
Psaesmaker Gresham.
WASHINGTON, May 2i-Because the gov
eminent Of Corea prohibited the sxports
s ton Of beans and pulse Japanese mer
chants In that country, who were ssriousll
affected BY the order, appealed to thsi
government The result was the with
drawal Of the japanese minister 70 Core
4 and declaration Of hostilities A Jana
I nose ieet was absut 10 be ordered 10 Corea
when Secretary Gresham and other for
eign officials interoeded and mainly
through the eforts OF our premier thi
Corean government agreed 70 indemnify
! japanese merchants, and war was averted
Crashed Into . work Train
BRADFORD, Pa, May ls-While oominl
: down steep grade az Big Shanty a Bui
5 talo, Rochester aud PittsburE coal trail
dashed into a work train standing On I