The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-25
Pennsylvania Legislature.

old was defeated-yeas 10. nays is Tbs,.
bills passed finally: to fix the qualification
OF the superintendent OF banking; for the
taxation OF dogs and protection OF sheep,
with an amendment hxing maximum per
head; to authorize church corporation.
owning burial grounds to purchase other
grounds. etc; to define to whom the benefit
certificates shall be given issued by fraternsl
societies to repeal the prohibitory law In
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland county.
Wertheimers famous bill Is having n
Jolly time in the house, which refuses to
return II to the senate, not hstanding the
loud demand OF that body for its possession
The senate referred the house iesolu.
ton, recalling the Dill to .Grady's finance
committee The measure has more to do
with whisky than finance; at least that was
the general impression,
The House sustained the veto OF the Gov
ernor relative to the valued insurance bill
disapproved yesterday. Frank I. Okeil. OF
Scranton was sworn in as a member OF the
house in place OF Mr.Quinnan who was oust
ed. The board OF health's bill to prevent
the pollution OF streams was amended out
OF all shaps by the exemption of tanneriss.
mines and oil retineries and passed OH sec.
ond reading. Nothing but approximation
bills were considered ut the afternoon ses.
sion OF the house. The bill providing for
the erection OF the Pennsylvania Soldiers
Orphans industrial school PISSED finally ll2
TO 10. For the erection and maintenance OF
evening session OF the house the police pen.
sion fund bill. which was recalled from the
governor for amendment, was finally pass.
Ell. The governor objected To the feature.
OF the bill giving councils power to vote
money to such funds, and this has been
stricken out. The governors veto of the
bill providins for the printing of i5 900 al.
diiional copies OF Smulrs hand book was
sustained. The senate passed this bill over
the governors veto on May g.
EiGnrtErH DAY-In the senate to-day the
Committee on Education was discharged
from the consideration Of the bill to change
the basis of distribution Of the State appro-
priaton To common schools from the mum
ber Of taxable citizens TO the number OF
schools and the bill was ordered placed on
the calef'dar The Committee on Appro
pristions reported large number Of House
bills which IL considered yesterday after
noon. These House bills passed finally: To
authorize the election of a chief burgess, for
three years In the several boroughs. and
providing that he shall not he eligible to re.
election; relating TO the private sale OF real
estate in assignments for the benefit of
creditors; tn provide for monthly returns
and payments by county and city officers
OF moneys received by them for the use ~
the commonwealth; to prohibit the EN-
plovment oi minors under he age Of IS
years IN ard about elevators. The bill TO
provide for an increase of salary In counties
having bat one law Judge and population
of 6D, OOJ was defeated. and the Senate bill
10 designate Especial day of more parjic-
a. lary interesting the people in the subject
Of sanitary science passed finally.
In the house the bill introduced by Sena.
tor NJ Carrell providing tor the payment OF
jurors out ofthc state Treasury was Mega
lively reported. These Senate h Us passed.
finally: Authorizing foreign insurance com
panies TO become sole surely on bonds, re-
aHs o. ..ta %. Hks.Ag -
serve notices in cases of Judgments desig.
mating election days, from Il IN. to midnight.
as legal holidays. To enable collectors to
collect taxes for the payment OF which
they have become personally liable, extend.
ing the time for the collection of the same
one year from the passage OF this act; TO
enable boroughs not divided into wards 10
establish and maintain high schools; ex-
tending the limits of residence aud powers
OF notaries public, so as TO extend the limi-
tations of actions TO right TO mine ore on
lands where the same has not been exerciJ.
ed for u years to authorize the appoint
ment OF dairy commissioner: TO prohibit
the Use OF any aduiteration or imitation OF
dairy products in any charitable or penal
ins titutioil, TO authorize certain banks 10
improve and derive rent from buildings
held by them for banking purposes 10
authorize cities TO purchase, maintain and
condemn bridges erected and in use over
rivers AMI streams dividing any part of
district OF such cities; 10 provide for the
appointment of one or more deputy corOn-
ers in counties. At the midnight session the
senate bill TO abolish the Philadelphia pub
ic commission passed finally, yeas. 10;
NAYS, 81.
The Ritter bill to prevent the pollution Of
streams and to protect the water supply Of
cities vas defeated
The g3vernor vetoed two bills as follows:
One repeating so much of an sct for the
destruction of wolves and wildcats as pro.
vides a premium for the destruction of
foxes. 80 far ~ the same applies to Wash
ington county. The other IL veto of an
amendment to TIE act of 1879 intended TO
allow aldermen, magistrates and justices OF
the peace. fees for aiiidavts of claim tax
and copies thereof and also authorizing
the TO tax certain additional costs.
ElGurY.FlRsr D,Y.-Nothing OF impor.
tance was accom- pshed in the Senate and
after routine business that body adjourned
until Mon 'ay.
In the House the bill to repeal the pro-
hibitory law in Bellevernon. Fayette coun-
ty was defeated:th bill Ia abolish the pub
licaton of mercantile appraisers lists in
Philadelphia has been amended 10 cover the
whole State and passed on second reading.
The house then adjourned
Among tn. bills which passed first read
was the liarnhart measure to regulate the
employment OF telegraph operators. IL
conld not employ operators under ~ years
OF age bnt the committee changed the age
from 10 Ia Is y,ars, which amendment !.
not acceptable 10 the railroad conductors,
engineers and operators who are back of tho
bill. They contend that IA boy Of IL is too
young TO appreciate the responsibility ot his
position, and allege that many serious
wrecks are occasionad by the employ yment
OF boy opera,ors The only feature OF the
afternoon session of the house was the pas
sage on second reading ot the bill extend
ing the Saturday half-ho!iday over the
entire year.
The governor has signed the Boyer medi'
cal examiners bill, the Lo,ch arbitration
bill and the free text book bill. Also the
following; Empowering courts OF quarter
sessions TO Tx the place OF holding the gen.
eral election: providing tina, voters snail
cast their ballots At polling PAGES inside the
election district in which they are domlcil'
ed directing county commissioners TO pre-,
serve the weekly newspapers published
within their counties To encourage and an'