The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-05
BILL TO pension JUDGES
The Civil Pension List Measure
Passes Second Reading.
A BLOW AT THE FLOBERT RIFLE
Mr.. Fow Introduces q Measure to sup
press the Sale OF Firearms to Minor
Childrcu-Inspectcrs for the
Sweat Shops.

Sweat shops.
Harrisburg. Pa, April 4.-The house
met at 10 o'clock. Among the bills re-
ported from committee was one author
iZing cities boroughs and townships TO
appropriate moneys for memorial day
expenses
Mr.. Fow, of Philadelphia, introduced
bill to prevent tile sale of guns, rifles,
carbines and small arms to minor chill
dren under penalty OF fine not ex-
ceeding 500 and Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year.
A bill was read in place by Mr.. O'Mal-
ley, of Lackawanna, to prevent physi-
clans disclosing in evidence upon the
trial of a cause any information ac-
quired in attending patient in pro-
Fsional capacity and necessary to en-
able him to act in that capacity.
The Crothers pure food bill was dis
cussed and amended on second reading.
! 1t Is the same bill introduced by the
late Mr.. hewitt, of Blair. at the last
session, and similar in its provisions to
the Grigsby bill, passed 4 few days ago.
was amended by eliminating all ref
ence to drugs and providing that gen.
ne beer shall be made of barley and
hops-that made of any other substance
to be labeled.
The bill regulating the employment of
persons in tenement houses (sweat
shops) passed finally. 1t provides for
eight inspectors who will be under the
direction of the factory Inspectors de-
partmeut.
Train Robbing Bill.
Among other bills which passed final
1y one defines the crime of train rob-
bling. and makes the penalty 10 years
in the penitentiary; another abolishes
arraignment in courts of over and term
iner except where the charge is murder.
Mr. Ritter, of Philadelphia, called up
the bill to pension judges who have
served twenty consecutive years, or
thirty years altogether. An amendment
was offered by Mr.. Ritter striking out
the word "shall' in the first section and
inserting may" so as to leave ii option
al with the judges whether they shall
resign under the bill. 1t was agreed
to.
An amendment to include preachers
NAiC nave SCI FttA Ills sttlIS WIS uc-
elared not germane.
Mr. Mattox, of Venango, opposed the
bill because it would mean the creation
OF civil pension list, and because it
was an idea foreign to American instl-
tutfons. Several other members spoke
for and against it. The bill passed
second reading.
The vote by which the bill providing
for the appointment Of game commits
sioners was defeated, was reconsidered
and after the compensation clauses
were stricken out it passed second read
ing.
The Seyfert bill providing that no
school district shall share in the state
appropriation to schools until it has
levied a tax of two mills for school pur-
poses was defeated. The bill to pro-
hibit any one person from holding both
a brewers and bottlers license was
amended to include rectifiers, whole
salers and compounders.
Bills Pass Second Reading.
A large number of bills passed second
reading as follows:
Providing that territory annexed to
any city of the third class shall constl-
tute part of the poor district of such
city of the third class.
Granting an increased pension to
Mrs. Mary A. Harris, widow of Will
lam Harris, soldier Of the war Of 1872.
Changing and fixing the per diem
pay of the musicians and the annual
appropriation to military bands and
also changing the rank of band leader.
Senate bill authorizing the county
commissioners of the several counties
of this commonwealth to erect and
maintain a suitable monument at he
county seat of each county in memory
of the soldiers and sailors of the late
war.
To provide for the better protection
of life and health by diminishing the
danger from infectious and contagious
diseases.
Regulating the printing and publica-
ton of notices and advertisements au-
thorized by the county commissioners
of the several counties Of this common
wealth providing how newspapers shall
be designated in which such publica-
tions shall be made Making 1t unlaw-
full for any turnpike road company to
collect toll for travel over such road on
which stones over two inches in dla-
meter are used for macadamizng.
Senate bill providing for the pur-
chase and floating Of United States
flags from the several public school
buildings of this commonwealth.
To prohibit mining and manufacture
ing corporations and limited partner
ships from engaging in the business Of
CARRYING on stores known as company
stores or general supply stores; to pre-
vent the coercion of employees of such
corporations or limited partnerships
into dealing at and with stores con-
trolled by said corporations or limited
PARTNERSHIPS or by the stockholders,
shareholders, members, agents, clerks
or employees thereof; providing a pen
atty for the violation of the same and
making 1t the duty of the factory in
spector and his deputies to institute
prosecutions.
Relating to the use of oils or other
products for illuminating purposes in
coal and other mines.
Senate bill authorizing the common
wealth of Pennsylvania to purchase,
take and assume control of bridges
now maintained, controlled and
known as county bridges, which are
now being erected over and across the
rivers and streams which have been de
clared public highways by the several
acts of assembly and to provide for
the erection of any new bridges or those
bridges which may be destroyed and
authorizing the auditor general and
state treasurer to purchase from the
several counties in this commonwealth
the said bridges and making an ap-
preparation for the same.
Granting pension to jeremiah
Woodruff.
Amending an act entitled IAN act
amending an act entitled further
Supplement to an act for the regulation