The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-10
LEGISLATIVE committees
Busiest Day Ever Known at the
Harrisburg Capitol.
LACKANANNA WELL PLACED
The Hustling Young Members from This
Vicinity Are Chosen for Important
Work-Rcprcsentativ Farr Con.
nell and .O'Mallcy Recognized.
Concluded from Page 1.

nlNeTSlty Ol loI thc oo-
tablishment of a school of mines and min
ing engineering in western Pennsylvania.
Mr. Robb, Allegheny-Dividing the
Eleventh Normal school district, making
Beaver and Butler counties the Eleventh
and Allegheny the Fourteenth district.
Mr.. Scaife, Allegheny-Providlng for the
biennial organization of councils in cities
of the second class.
Mr.. Gilbertson, Observation-Disclosures
the directors or controllers Of any school
district and the directors of any sub
school district in this state where land
has been or may be conveyed to 1t for edu-
cational purposes, to set apart such por-
tion not necessary for school purposes to
the site of public libraries.
Mr.. Talbot. Chester-To provide state
forest reservations and for the expenses
thereof.
Mr.. Phillips ChesterAn act to estab-
1ish free illustrated lectures upon disease
germs and their relation to the public
health, and also upon the relation OF
economic zoology and Of forestry to the
commonwealth, and providing for the
expenses thereof
Mr.. Lytle, misunderstanding for
the preservation of the forests of the
commonwealth and to this end enlargng
the powers and duties of the forestry
commission, designating fire wardens and
prescribing their duties, regulating the
prevention and eXtngushment of forest
fires and providing for the punishment Of
persons who set fire to, or endanger for
ests.
Mr.. Dambly, Montgomery-To provide
for the continuation of the forestry COM
mission of the state and for the expenses
thereof.
Mr.. Kunkel Dauphin-To create state
game commission.
Mr.. Seyfert, Lancaster-To provide for
Il public school census biennially: also re-
1ating to compensation of female teach
ers, making pay equal with males when
service is equal; also to provide for eX-
penses of school directors in attending
the triennial election; also to promote
public school attendance and restrain
truancy.
Mr. Fow, Philadelphia-App
s500,0O0 for the improvement of the Phila-
delphia harbor and the Delaware river;
providing for the payment of interest or
state deposits and security therefor;
amending the act of 1772 by providing for
administering oaths by doing away with
kissing the Bible and substituting the lay
ing of the hand on the open Bible.
Mr.. Collins, Lycoming-To authorize the
school district to purchase books with
which to establish public libraries and
maintain the same.
Mr.. Kratz ntgomery-Authorizing
pullulliS lOSiii iSSoCldtlOiS " oiio"
money to an amount not exceeding 25 per
cent of their capital stock
Mr.. Newberry, Northumberland - To
provide for the Imprisonment of persons
sentenced to pay costs in criminal cases.
Mr.. Ritter, Philadelphia-To provide for
the selection of a site and erection of
state hospital for the dangerous and GRIM
inal insane.
Mr.. Merrck-Authorizing another edi-
finn Of n m birds and ms
mails.
Mr.. Fow, elphia-Providing tnat
state depositors shall pay interest on state
funds.
Mr.. Orme, Schuylkill-Providing for tax
on all orders, checks, dividends, coupons,
pass books or other paper representing
wages or earnings of an employe not paid
in cash to the employe or member of his
family.
Mr.. Penniwell, delphia-Constitut-
ing boards of school directors boards of
health.
Mr.. Niles, Tioga-Appropriation for Val
ley Forge for public park.
Mr.. Grigsby, Lawrence-To provide
against the adulteration of food and
drugs.
Mr. Reinohl, Lebanon-To designate a
special day for interesting people in sanl-
tary science.
Mr.. Page, Dauphin-To create the Of
flee of dairy, food and drug commissioner.
Mr. Grigsby, Lawrence-To establish
the office of state fire marshal.
Mr.. McFarlane, Alegheny-Regulating
the construction of buildings in cities OF
the second class.
Mr.. Bliss, Delaware-Providing for n
board of revision of taxes in cities of the
third class.
Mr.. Woodring, Northampton--To pre-
vent peddling and hawking without Ii
cense.
Mr.. Grigsby, MISUNDERSTANDING the
townships of each county bodies corporate
for the purpose of constructing, main
tanning the construction and repairing of
public roads.
Mr.. Lytle, misunderstanding n
banking department with a new head,
called the commissioners of banking, en-
larging the powers of the state over the
management of banks and trust compa-
MES.
Bills Sired by Senators.
Senate bills We're introduced as fol-
lows by:
Mr.. misunderstanding for the ap-
pointment of game commissioners.
Mr.. Baker-Allowng traction and motor
companies leasing street railways to oper-
ate as one system.