The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-04-05

Nidlng that no courts other than election
courts should sit on any election day
Inc action of Philadelphia garbage col
Iectors In hauling their slop across the
line INTO Delaware county has induced
senator Baker to introduce bill making
IL unlawful for anyone to collect garbage
In cities where other provision has been
made Tor Its disposal and feed It to domcs
tic animals which are used for food 4
penalty of So fine for each violation t..
imposed
Tho House Making Slow Progrcss.
There now remain over LOO bills on
the senate and house calendar. qnd no.
less than POO in committee - will b.
brought out The average numhcr of bill
passing the house finally last week wa.
only three day. Usually about 80 bills
are passed each session.
The appropriation, revenue and appor.
tionment bills are still in committee, OK
cept the judicial apportionment bill This
measure has gone through the house, and
Will be read the first time in the senate
next Monday. During the past week the
governor signed five bills. He has not yet
acted on John Fow's bill to abolish the
kissing of the Bible in administering oaths.
This is the only bill before the governor
awaiting his action. The friends of the
measure believe it will be approved. The
resolutions calling for clerical correction
In the bills creating separate orphans
court In Schuylkill and providing for a
license for private detectives are still un.
signed. Up to date the governor has ap.
proved fifteen bills, vetoed five and signed
twenty-five resolutions.
The boomers of n greater Pittsburg"
will make an effort this evening TO secure
special order for the annexation bills.
These measures have passed the senate
and arc on the house calendar for second
reading. Tho antiQuay county people are
opposing the bills and the chances are the
Pittsburgers will not be allowed this priv
ilegc. The Baker Sweat shop" bill, which
provides for eight additional factory in
spectors, will come up on special order
for second reading tomorrow and third
reading on Wednesday. The pure food
bill comes up on Thursday for second
reading. 1t Is almost Identical with that in.
troduccd in the 1893 session by the late Ben
Hewitt, of Altoona, and vetoed by Cover
nor Pattison. The bill has been amended
to meet the objections which were then
made against it. The chant0 are that it
will go through with practically no opposi.
tion. The bill regulating the charges of
sleeping car companies is near the head of
the second reading calendar, and will come
up during the week. The Douthett meas.
ure, providing for the purchase of school
books at publishers prices and the Bltcl
judges retirement bill are also on the cal.
endar for second reading and will be taken
up this week.
Appointed on the Governors Stan.
Governor Hastings will strengthen his
military family this week Those who
profess to speak by authority say he will
appoint Major Everett Warren of Scran-
ton, judge advocate general, and Colonel
Thomas Potter, of Philadelphia, assistant
commissary general. Colonel Potter held
this position on the staff of Governor
Beaver. \ successor will also be named
to Louis w. Read, of Norrstown, surgeon
general. Colonel Read has occupied this
position for twenty years, having been
originally appointed by Governor Hart
ranft. The governors personal friends
have man for this place and it has been
decided by the executive to drop Read.
There were u few changes in the depart
ments today. Guy II. Davies, of Bradford,
a son or ex-Lieutenant Governor Davies,
goes into the governors office as executive
clerk. Mr.. Davies succeeds Captain Will
lam f. Reber, of Bellefonte. w. Scott
Hammond, of York, becomes a clerk in the
adjutant generals department. Horace
Blue, of Danvillo, "a clerk in the state de-
partment, retired on Saturday, and A. L.
Crist, Of Williamsport, clerk in the ad
jutant generals department, was given
notice to quit. A most important change
is the retirement today of Deputy Com
missioner Awl, Of this city, who is sue
ceeded by ex-State Treasurer Morrison, OF
Allegheny. w.