The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-19
DOIXCS IN The LEGISLATURE
Measures introduced in Senate and
House of Representatives.
BILLS THAT PASSED FINALLY
Numerous Laws Enacted by the Upper
Branch-Chattcl Mortgage Bill Fails
10 Secure Votes-Special Or.
dcrs Made in House.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 1S.-The sem
ate met at . o'clock. The following
bills were introduced: BY Mr.. Stiles,
authorizing councils of cities of the
third class to appropriate lands within
the municipal limits for the erection
of buildings for the transaction of mu-
nicipal business; Mr. Laubach. increas-
ing jury commissioners compensation
to So per day; Mr.. Coyle, to pay John
Augustine $l55.50 for expenses con-
nected with the sickness and burial Of
Henry +. Augustine, private in Com
pany Il. Eighth regiment, National
uard of Pennsylvania; also to pay
James Dover, sr.. $l55,jO for expenses
connected with the sickness and burial
of James Dover jr, private in Com
pany h, Eighth regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania.
The following bills passed finally:
Prescribing the form and regulating
the course of procedure and pleading In
actions of ejectment; authorizing third
class cities to pass ordinances for the
sprinkling of streets; providing that the
right of action for injury wrongfully
done to the person shall survive against
the personal representation of the
wrungdoer; relieving sherilfs from re-
spCnsibility by reason of bonds taken
by them in repleVin suits: granting
fraudulent debtors the right of appeal
to the supreme court; providing that
the supplement of the act of April a.
1851, relating to the service of writS
shall not apply to actions of equitable
electment against vendors to enforce
specific performance of unauthorized
persons with the electrical conductors
and appliances of electric light. heat or
power companies; extending to nine
months the lien on ships and vessels for
work done and materials or supplies
furnished; granting an annuity to w.
W. Snowden, Allegheny county, late
private in Company |, Fourteenth regi-
mcnt, National Guard of Pennsylva-
MIA: for the better protection of motor
men.
The bill authorizing chattel mort
cages to secure to vendors of chattels
and personal property lien upon the
property sold was defeated-yeas s;
nays, 10.
House Proceedings.
The house met at o'clock this even
ing. Bills We're read in place as fol-
lows: Mr. Moore, Butler. appropriate
| ing Sl2, 800 to the COnOqueneSsing Valley
Hospital association, of Butler. Mr..
Tlbrook, Chester, in relating to the
government of cities of the second class,
specifying executive departments, the
manner of election or appointments of
the chiefs thereof. fixing salaries, etc.
Also a bill to authorize any veteran
soldier or sailor to bring suit against
| any county, borough or township TO re-
cover the amount of money to which
he became entitled by reason of his
/ being accredited to such county, bor-
ough or township in his re-enlstment
| to fill the quota of men then or after
wards called for from such county or
township. Mr.. Stineman, Cambria, APP
propriating $2,750 to w. G. Wolfe for
loss of property wrongfully destroyed
by the state board of health at Johns
| town on June II. 1889. Mr.. Mackrell,
/ Allegheny, to provide for the selection
| of a site and erection Of q state asylum
for the chronic, epileptic and criminal
| insane of western Pennsylvania, pro-
viding that the total cost shall not eX-
| ceed 100000.
Special Orders Made.
| Special orders We're made as follows:
| To create the office of state custodian
| for second reading at 1l.SO tomorrow
and final passage at II o'clock Wednes-
day; the judicial apportionment bill al
12 o'clock on March 81 for second read
| ing and II o'clock on March 2G for third
reading and final passage. Senate bill
! No. 96, empowering municipal corpora
| tons to grade, pave, curb, macadamiZe
| and otherwise improve public streets
and alleys within their corporate limits
or forming in whole or in part bound
aries thereof was considered, and after
| several sections had been voted down
| it was postponed for the present