The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-11
TO RUSH LEGISLATION
Prospects Of an Early Adjournment
Of Pennsylvania's Legislature,
THREE NIGHT SESSIONS WEEKLY

List of Probable Appointments to I'm.
portant Positions That May be Expected
This Week-Insane Asylum Investigation,
Promise Startling Disclosures.
HARRISBURG March 1.-THE Legislature
has settled down to business in earnest. Il
the pace set by the house last week is kept
up and certain members refrain from talk
ing on every bill on the calendar the prom
ises of an early adjournment may be full
hlled. Beginning tomorrow the house
Will hold three sessions on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays This is 2
long step forward, as night sessions have
not been held by the past legislatures un.
til month or six weeks later in the ses.
sion.
The order in the senate this evening is
the consideration of bills on first and sec
ond readings On Tuesday consideration
will be resumed of the bill appropriating
S5OOOOO to improve the channel of the Del
aware and Schuylkill rivers. 1t has passed
third reading and is on the calendar
among the bills for final passage, post
poned for the present" The bill consti
tuttng boards of school directors in town
ships boards of health is on the calendar
for second reading, and will be considered
early in the week. The city members have
no interest in the measure either way, and
those from the rural districts are divided
The chances are, however that it will &c
through
1t is believed that the governor will senu
to the senate tomorrow the nominations
of Major Everett Warren, of Scranton
president of the State League of Ropubli
can clubs, as judge advocate generals Col
onel E. H. Ripple, Of the Thirteenth regi
ment to be commissary general, and
Jacob Greene, of Philadelphia, color ser.
geant. 1t is thought the governor will
also send to the senate during the week
the nominations of Theodore b. Stub. OF
Philadelphia, to be health officer, and Dr.
H. G. Boenning of Philadelphia. as quar-.
antine physician.
The governor has only one bill before
him. 1t is the measure creating a depart.
ment of agriculture. Should he approve
it, and there seems to be no doubt of it, he
will likely send to the senate during the
week the nominations of a secretary and
deputy secretary of agriculture, economic
zoologist, state veterinarian, dairy and
food commissioner, and state forestry
commission The bill creates these offices
together with four clerkships and a few
minor appointments.
The legislative investigation into the
management of the state insane hospitals
at Wernersville and Norristown will be
resumed on Wednesday. Members of the
committee promise startling disclosures
at the Norrstown institution.
The senate has not yet considered the
Cochrane resolution for an investigation
of the charges of cruelty preferred against
the management of the state insane hos
pital at Warren by w. l.. Peart, a mem
Der Of the Armstrong county bar
The house committee will resume hear
ings on the new revenue bill tomorrow
There is much opposition to the measure
and the indications are that it will b,
! killed before it reaches third reading.
The house will resume consideration OF
| the religious garb bill tomorrow. 1t is on
the calendar for a third reading on a spe
| cial order, and will be taken up at the
morning session. On Wednesday the
| Clarency amendment to the banking de
| partment act will come up on a second or
der for second reading The bill relieves
| building and loan associations from fur
nishing two reports every six months
| which must be published, as required 10y
the act, and provides for one report anC
| no publication.