The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-26
LAWMAKERS Are At work
Bills introduced in Senate and House
of Representatives.
APPROPRIATIONS IN MAJORITY
Over Forty Measures Pass First Reading
in the Senate-Bill to Create a Mid.
die Pcnitentiary District-Fred.
erick Douglass EulOgized.
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 25.-When the
senate met tonight after the ten days
recess there were about thirty of the
fifty senators present.
A large number of petitions were pre-
sented praying tor the passage of
numerous bills, of which the most inn
portant was the bill creating depart
ment of agriculture.
The following bills were introduced:
By. Mr. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u court
of appeals to be composed of five judges
and providing for reporting and publish
ing decisions of the said court.
BY Mr. Landis-Providing AS punish
ment for bribery at election a fine Of
$1,000, deprivation of the right to vote for
five years for a first offense and ten for
, second.
\ over forty bills passed first reading,
Sthe principal one being the Marshall
bill to repeal the act preventing the
lonsolidation of competition pipe line
companies
Bills Introduced in House.
The house met at s O'Clock this ev l.
ing after recess of ten days. Several
petitions urging the passage of the
compulsory school law and game laws
We're presented.
Bills in place We're read as follows:
Mr.. Page, Dauphin--To create a middle
penitentiary district, including the coun-
ties of Potter, Tioga. Bradford, Sulli-
van, Lycoming, Northumberland, Col
umbia Montour, Fulton, Bedford, Cum
berla- Franklin, Adams, Somerset
Blair, 'hria, Huntington, Union, Leo-
anon, Perry, aJuniata. Mitiiin, Cleartieli,
Clinton and Center the pententiary TO
be located at or near the city of Har-
risburg. The bill provides for the ap-
pointment of a commission to select Il site.
and approprates 100000 for the purchase
of the same, etc
Mr. Baldwin, Delaware-Limiting the
forfeiture of policies of insurance; detin-
ing the power TO grant franchises over
highways in boroughs and townships to
street railways operated by power other
than steam, and providing that the power
TO grant franchises shall be vested in the
owners of property to whom the roads
would revert in case highways were va
Gated.
Mr.. Seyfert. Lancaster-For the protec
ton of street railway employees, requir-
ing street railways companies to protect
the ends of their cars with glass or other
solid material, and requiring them 10
have their cars head during winter
months.
Mr.. Ritter Phlladelphia-Appr
$4,000 to the Fairmount Park Art associa-
ton for the erection of a monument 10
? General Grant. and 5000 for a monument
to General Garfield.
Mr.. Seyfert, Lancaster-To punish haZ-
ing in institutions of learning.
Mr.. SchwarZ, Monroe-Empowerin per-
sons having served three full terms as
prothonotary to practice law.
Mr.. Peltz, elphia-Appropria
$1,000 for the use of the state health au-
thorities.
Mr. Shrlnck, Schuylkill-To punish false
repr tntations TO assessors and tax col
lectois; appropriating $4,000 to the hos
pital at Pottsvile.
Mr. Pennewill, Philadelphia - Appro-
priating $4,000 to the Sunday Breakfast
association, Philadelphia.
Mr. Grigsby, Lawrence-To prohibit the
appropriation of public funds for Sec
tartan purposes. 1t is aimed at hospitals
or other Institutions wholly or in part in
charge of religious denominations.
Frederick Douglass Eulogixed.
A resolution was adopted eulogizing
the late Frederick Douglass and de-
ploring his death.
When Governor Hastings veto of the
bill for an additional Judge in Wash
ington county was read Mr.. Lawrence
asked that action on the veto be post
poned until II o'clock, noon, tomorrow,
saying he desired to make a few re-
marks explaining the action of the
Washington county members in intro
ducing the bill. Mr.. Murphy, West
moreland, made a similar motion when
the veto Of the bill for an additional
judge in Westmoreland county was
read.
half dozen bills were read for the
first time, and at 9.35 o'clock the house
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.