Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-14
HARRISBURG LETTER.
The House Provides for Additional
Hours of Labor.
TWO BUILDING ASSOCIATION BILLS.
One Proposes to Bring All Foreign Associa-
tions Under the Control of State Officials.
The Proposed County of MonongaheIa-
Keely Cure Investigation.
Especial Correspondence.)

settled down to business in earnest and If
the members do not insist upon discuss
Ing every bill on the calendar the promises
of an early adjournment may be fulfilled.
Beginning tomorrow the house will hold
three sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays. This is q step forward,
as night sessions have not been held by
past Legislatures until month or six
weeks later in the session. The senate
continues to hold one session day and
adjourn on Thursday until Monday even
Ing.
The records show that the house is much
further advanced than previous sessions.
In 1891 the number of bills reported to
March was 322; in 1893 there were 266,
and In 1895 the number was 4l9 Up to
March l, 1891, the house passed IL bills; In
1893, 49, and in 1895, 42. The governor re.
ceived up to March in 1881 two bills; in
1893 two, and in 1895 seven.
The FoCht amendment to the act OF 1891
relative to intercounty bridges has been
brought out by the senate committee on
counties and townships. The measure pro-
vides that where bridges are erected over
streams or rivers flowing between or form
Ing boundary lines of counties, that the
expense be borne by the counties in pro-
portion population. The bill affects only
three or four counties, and settles the con-
tention between Northumberland and
Union counties.
Proposed New Counties.
bill which will probably bring about
the county of Monongahela has been read
In the house the first time. If the county
Is created it will come from portions Of
Washington, Fayette, Green and West
moreland counties. Charleroi is the cen
ter of the proposed county, and may be
made the seat. The bill provides that ON
the petition Of 900 citizens of the district
affected the governor shall appoint three
commissioners, who shall, within sixty
days, survey the lines and establish the
new boundaries, under the constitutional
restrictions that no line shall run within
ten miles OF any county seat. The report
shall be made to the governor and secreta-
ries of the commonwealth and internal af-
fairs. The governor shall order an cleo
ton within sixty days, at which all the
qualified voters in the district affected
may vote on the question. II the vote is
In favor the governor shall appoint the of
flcers vino will hold until after the next
regular election, at which time the loca-
tion of the county seat shall also be fixed
by vote Of the electors. In the meantime
the county commissioners can spend s20,-
900 to secure quarters for the courts. The
new courts are to be organized by the
judge of the county from which the most
territory was taken.
This week n petition will be filed with
the secretary of internal affairs asking for
new county to be formed out of Luzerne
to be called Grow, after the illustrious
! = lnr
The new county will be asked for under
the Lackawanna county act, which pro-
vides for the division of counties contain
ing population of 150, 900 or more 1t is
proposed to take In on the west side of the
Susquehanna, Salem, Shickshinny Union
Hunlock, Ross, Huntington, Fairmount
New Columbus, part of Newport, Conyng-
ham, Hollenback, Dennison, Slocum, But
ler Black Creek and Nescopeck.
Two bills indorsed by the Building and
Loan Association League of Pennsylvania
have found their way into the senate. One
brings all foreign building and loan asso-
Citations more directly and explicitly un-
der the supervision and control of the
banking department. Before doing bust
ness In the state they must deposit with
the state 800, 600 to cover losses which cit
liens of the state may incur through their
failure to meet their obligations, and re-
ceive from the banking department Ger.
tiflcate authorizing them to do business.
They are also taxed for this privilege and
required to make annual reports to the
commissioner of banking. The second
bill authorizes domestic associations to is
sue different series of stock, and also to is.
sue all paid up certificates of stock in
which permanent Investments NAV be
made and which may be taxed as other
moneys at interest
The Clarency amendment to the bank
ing act to relieve building and loan nsso.
Citations from making semi.annual reperts
to the department has been made a special
order for second reading next Wednesday
and third reading the following Tuesday.
To Investigate the Keely Cure.
Tho bouso baa odonted n io,nt rooo,ut,o,,
for an invnstigotion bv tho stoto hoard -,
aJ,ar;tias 81 tbe Koai,, 80 .uoat,,,.. M.
honrd is IN inonire into ond ranort to tho
next legisIot,,re no to tho scient,nc troat
ment Of drunkenness as a dIsooso ord tho
faasibilitv of annlving tba trootr,on, ~
connection with tho nenal chor,tabl ana