The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-06-14
LEGISLATIVE WORK

Wednesday of last week:
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to the bill providing that
aone but citizens of the United States
hall be employed in the erection of
my public work. The senate amend.
nents provide that the provisions OF
he act shall not apply to any public
york on which the cost thereof is met
n whole or part by assessment for
benefits. The house also concur'ed
in the report of the conference com
mittee on the Woods bill requiring
municipalities to purchase existing
plants of water companies.
The bill repeating the act of 1878
relative to the division OF counties
passed finally on special order. The
bill creating the Office Of cataloguer
in the state library at salary of
SI,soo, which was defeated Tuesday,
was reconsidered after long debate
and then laid aside for further con-
sideration. There is strong opposition
to the measure from both sides Of the
house and the indications are that it
will be defeated if it is called up.
The Finn road bill giving counties
the right to construct county roads
and to levy tax for their maintenance
passed finally after much debate.
The measure provides that the recon-
mendation of the county commission
ers shall first be passed upon by the
grand jury and approved by the court
before the roads can be improved.
This is the first of the score or more
road bills introduced in this legisla-
ture to pass finally. All the other
measures of this character were either
defeated or killed by committee.
Senator Films bill has passed the
senate and now goes to the governor.
The Smiley bill providing for county
convention Of delegates from each
township to take into consideration
the improvement of the public roads
in the respective counties is on the
calendar for third reading under the
head of postponed bills. Owing to
the passage of the Finn bill Mr..
Smiley's proposition will hardly pass.
The bill allowing school authorities
to throw open the yards of school
houses in the large cities for the use Of
the school children for recreation
purposes was called up out of its
order and passed finally without dis
septing vote. These bills were also
passed finally. Providing for the
manner of ascertaining, determining,
awarding and paying compensation
and damages in all cases where munich
palities may hereafter be authorized
by law to take, use and appropriate
private property for the purpose Of
making, enlarging and maintaining
public parks within the corporate
limits of such municipalities pro
viding the manner in which foreign
railway companies are required to pay
their bonus into the state treasury /;
providing for the abatement of nui-
sance in cities of the third class to
regulate and license lodging houses in
cities to provide for the annual
election of superintendent and
resident physician of the Warren
insane hospital to promote healthi-
ness and cleanliness in and about
public schools; to prohibit the erection
of temporary structures for fishing in
streams and lakes of the state, except
Lake Erie requiring recorders Of
deeds TO certify to the auditor general
certain information relative to the
limited partnership associations and
joint stock associations and providing
for the payment of recorders for their
services requiring that stipulations in
building contracts shall be recorded
in the prothonotary's Office in which
the law lies; to cede jurisdiction to
the United States over certain public
roads within the national park at
Gettysburg for the prevention of
blindness imposing duty on mid
wives, nurses and other persons having
he care of infants and fixing penalty
for neglect thereof; to prohibit illicit
conveyance Of articles into and from
The Pennsylvania industrial reforma-
tory at Huntingdon; creating the
office of county controller in counties
having more than 10000 inhabitants
and abolishing the Office of county
auditor in such counties providing
for the employment and compensation
of clerks to the several miners examin
ing boards to enable citizens charter
ed under the laws of this state and
authorized to hold real estate to hold
and convey title which had been held
by aliens and corporations authorized
by law; providing for the incorpora
tion and maintenance of societies fol
the improvement of streets and public
places.
IN THE SENATE.
House bill to prevent exhibitions o.
physical or mental deformities ii