The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-29
NEW moNoNeA-gLA COUNTY.
The Measure WIFE Co Through the House.
Legislative Matters.


Legislative Matters.
HARRISBURG. March 27-Mononga-
hela county stock Is booming, and by
tonight the bill creating the new dis
trIct ont of portions Of Allegheny,
Washington, Fayette and Westmore
land counties Will have finally passed
the house and gOn= o the senate for
cOuCETrg nee.
In the senate. the Grouse b II, pro
vIdng for a reduction III eXorbItant tel
ephOne charges. received a black eye
the committee on cocrorat OnS reporting
II unfavOrably The reason gwen was
that the telephone companies are about
10 reduce the charges voluntarily
Mr. FKennedv called up and passed
finally the bill allowing the president
of the two branches OF the Allegheny
City council at the REQ GanIZatiOn next
Monday TO be sworn IN for two years
instead of but one. - now the law.
The bill has passed the house. Senator
Kennedy expects TO get the governors
signature 10 the b II III time for II 10 be
come operative
Mr. Lands Lancaster) presented a
petition signed by 1900 persons praying
for the passage of the Farr compulsory
educat on bill.
The senate passed the Joint resolution
prov lOL Ilt customary IT, t7> HUN
the 29th inst. 20 Apr 3 This Is TO
include moving and high settlement
days
a supplement TO the collateral inher-
itauCe tax law to exempt brothers and
sisters and their ineal descendants from
the operation of the tax, was defeated
on third reading.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate. By McCarrell. prOvid
R,.alH
be levied on amounts only III excess OF
$1,000; also requiring buildings con
structed with state money to be built
from stone Quarried, or brick or other
materials manufacture1 or produced
within the state BY McCreary, fO-
the appointment Of cuuns lin the courts.
also 70 regulate admission OF attorneys
to practice Ill courts Of record BY
Grouse. allowing intoxicating liquors 70
be sold on election day before a. IL.
and after : p IN BY Baker, 10 pro
hibit collection of garbage to feed to
food animals IN cities diSpo>ing OF gar
bage sanitarily; also fixing a ton Of an
thracIte coal at ,. 24G pounds
These bills passed finally: Appropriate
ing , per cent of the school tax III cities
and bOrOughs for the establishment OF
free Libraries; 10 improve the law relat
ing TO the competency Of experts
AulLtilL4AE II IttAtll VI lhbltI NOill-
panieS and street passenger railway
companies owning. leasing. controlling
or operating different lines of street
railways to operate all such lines as "a
general system; tC preventsc schauTeS IL
text books oftener than once IN five
years; providing for the Incorporation
of societies for the improvements OF
streets and public places
The house members are indignant over
those who invited them to attend the
launching of the st. Paul. and thl-
| feeling was indicated by a resolution
| introduced III the house by Mr.. Phillips
| of Chester. Objection being made t.
| the resolution 1t was withdrawn II
was as follows That IL was due and
| proper TO the SelfTespect Of the mem
| hers of the Pennsylvania Legislature tC
| protest against the dIS-raceful and un
gentIemanly conduct Of certain persons.
10 Us unknown. while upon city ice boat
| No. 3. on Monday, March %, and that
upon any future occasion of a similar
( nature we demand that we shall, as in
vited guests, be protected from Insult
and the bOOrish conduct of others.
The bill authorizing the erection of
wOrkhouses in the several counties of
| the commonwealth, which was defeated
| about two weeks ago and recOnSldeTed
was taken up. Mr.. Niles (TIOgal opened
the fight against the passage Of the bill,
| and III this he was supported by Messrs
| MerriCk (TiOga), Herman, Snyder and
| FOcht (UniOnl; MesSrs. Gould Erie },
Baldwin Delaware and Dambley
Montgomery spoke i'll favor of the bill.
The bill was passed finally.
These additional officers We're elected
| Marshall DOuthett, Butler, and Amo:
| H. Fry, Harrisburg, transcribing clerks
| hill hnnE fslarl E'ranl- Snffnr, SnprNar
set: assistant dOOrkeepers, Frank w
Hagan, Allegheny. and Josiah HissOng
| Bedford. Speaker Walton announced
the appointment of William Creigh
| Susquehanna; Robert A Smith. Wayne
and Edward H Hamman. janitors o
the committee rooms.
Mr. Smiley (Clarion) offered a resolu
tion of coincidence ON the death of eX
| Adjutant General Greenland of Clan
ion, which was adopted.
In the house these bills passed finally
To repeal the act authorizing cOun-
commissioners to rebuild bridges Owne
by corporations; prohibiting the use O
| meats IN inStltut. .OnS supported by tn
state of animals slaughtered outside c
Pennsylvania; TO prevent interference
of unauthorized persons with electricG
conductors; to regulate establishment
classification and maintenance of hig
schools; enlarging the authority of tn
mother of her minor children; hous
concurred in resolution allowing senat
to adjourn until April s. a bill was il
troduced by Mr.. Mcdonald ALLEGHENY
constitution eight hours days wor
for mechanics, woman and labOrerS I
the employ of the state or any munic
pality
The judicial appOrtiOnment bill passe
the final stages in the house with on
81 votes against il.
SOuCITOUS FOR HIS SON.