The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-05
RECORD OF A DAY.
Bills Introduced in the Senate and House.
Concerning the Military.
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Bills Introduced in the Senate and House.
Concerning the Military.
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Harrisburg, Pa, March 4.-The sem
ate met at o'clock. The following
bills were introduced: BY Mr.. Vaughn,
extending the rights of corporation
purchasing property of another corpor-
alton to such property; Mr. Baker, IN
creasing the adjutant generals salary
to 81, 1000; increasing the charge of main
tenance of idiots and feeble minded
children in the Pennsylvania training
school from $l.50 to $l.75; by Mr.. Nc
Ouown, providing for the publication
of legal notices by county officers IN
two papers representing the two lead
ing parties in counties having popu-
lation of $4,000 or less, in three papers
in counties having a population be-
tween $4,000 and 10000, and in four pa
pers in. counties having a population
of 60, 900 or over; by Mr.. Goblin, securing
the registration of plumbers and the
supervision of plumbing and drainage;
compensating S. II. Sites, Company f,
Ninth regiment, for disability incurred
at the Gettysburg encampment
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. Lands and agreed to:
Congratulations to the People.
Resolved, That the senate of Pennsyl-
vania hereby extends its congratulations
to the people of the United States that
the official life of the late tariff tinkering,
tax-increasing, industry busi-
tax-increasing, industry -paralyzing, busi-
reducing, labor impoverlshing congress,
the most unpatriotic and un-American
known to American history, has by con-
stitutional limitation come to close.
Forty bills passed first reading.
The auditor general submitted re-
port showing the deficiency in appro-
priation for the payment of salaries to
certain state officials to June l, 1895, as
follows: For payment of mine inspec-
tors salaries the deficit Is 5000: con-
tingent expenses of inspectors, $1,000
salary of superintendent of public in
struction, $1,000; commissioner of bank
ing and deputy. s2,479.16; salary of
secretary of internal affairs, 1915; sal
airy auditor general $75.
| A resolution was offered and referred
to the judiciary general committee pro-
viding for a committee of five members
| and three senators to investigate the
operations of the Warner asylum.
House Proceedings.
The house met at o'clock. Bills
were read in place as follows: Mr.
| Undergood, Wayne, fixing sixty pounds
as the standard weight of a bushel OF
clover seed. Mr.. Weak Forest, amend.
| ing the act of 1889, providing that
| ole Lnn !, .1a 4
cents a mile for each mile necessarily
Travelled in delivering returns of elec-
tions Mr.. Gould, Erie, fixing $3.50, ,OOC
| as the maximum amount that may be
expended annually upon the National
| Guard. Mr.. Biddle. Bedford, appropri.
ating Sl,000,000 annually to aid in the
construction and maintenance of roads
Mr.. Farr Lackawanna, appropriatinp
5000 for the care and maintenance OF
the insane in Lackawanna county
Mr.. Cochrane, Armstrong, introduced
a resolution calling for an investiga.
tion into the brutal treatment of in.
sane patients in the Warren Insane
asylum. The resolution calls for the
appointment of committee of five
members of the house and three mem.
| DtIS VI ltHt lnt cbHlfllllpe tC
have power to subpoena witnesses. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Nlckell of Philadelphia, called ur
his resolution of Jan. 2S to give place
on the calendar to his bill prohibiting
the employment of any but American
citizens on public buildings. Mr.. Fow
stated that the United States supreme
court had decided that a similar law
passed by the Illinois Legislature was
unconstitutional because 1t interfered
with private contracts. The resolution
was adopted by vote of ia ayes to
8 nays.
Mr.. Carvin, of Delaware. offered q
resolution, which was adopted con.
graduating the American people on the
adjournment of the Democratic con.
gress. 1t was the same resolution
adopted by the Minnesota legislature.
Mr.. Wyatt. Schuylkill, called up his
resolution of Feb. 25, giving place or
the calendar to his company store bill
which was negatived by the judiciary
general committee. The resolution was
adopted.