The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-15
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THE DOINGS OF A DAY.
Record Of Regular Work iu the Senate
and House.


The senate met at 10 O'clock After
the presentation of the usual reports
from committees these bills were intro
duced
Mr., cQuown-Creating the office of
deputy attorney general and fixing the
salary at $4,000 per annum.
Mr.. Misunderstanding the public
schools to be managed and conducted
by citizens educated therein.
Mr.. Walton-Amendipg the act rela-
tive to counties and townships SO as to
leave the question of the creation of
new township to the qualified electors
living within the bounds of the pro-
posed township.
These bills passed finally:
Authorizing cities of the third class
to pass ordinances providing for the
sprinkling of the streets: creating
bureau of health in the department of
public safety in cities of the second
class and defining the powers and du-
ties thereof.
The governor sent to the senate the
| following appointments among others:
Health officer at Philadelphia, Theo-
dore b. Stulb quarantine physician,
Philadelphia, Henry c. Booming; trus-
tees for Danvile State hospital. b. IL.
| Dowier, Williamsport b. III. Throop,
Scranton; c. 5. Miner, Honesdale; o. +.
Harvey, Wilkes-Barre; ID. NJ. Boyd,
Danville: Thomas Chalfant. Danville;
G. NJ. Shoop, Danville; NJ. w. Low. Ber-
wick; w. d. Himmelrich, Lewisburg
Warren hospital trustees, $. w.
| Waters. Warren; w. S. Osterhout,
Ridgeway; S. X. Mason, Mercer; George
Lewis, Franklin; c. c. Skirk. Erie: j.
Wilson Greenland, Clarion. Trustee
for Blossburg hospital, r. T. Dodson,
Arnott. Philipsburg hospital trustee,
o. p. Jones. Philipsburg.
Business of the House.
The house met at IL O'Clock. Bills
We're read in place as follows:
BY Mr.. More, of Chester, to regulate
the establishment of the state school
directors association 1t provides that
school directors association shall elect
delegates to a School Directors associa-
ton, which shall met yearly at Harris
burg on the second Wednesday of Octo-
ber. 1t also provides that delegates
shall be paid mileage from the general
| school fund of each district. BY Mr..
MattoX, of Nenando, prohibiting the
levying or collecting of any license or
other taxes by any municipality from
persons or corporations not residing or
having d business location therein. BY
Mr.. Fow, of Philadelphia, regulating
the disposition of state moneys to char
/ table and other institutions not directly
] 10 g.-p foo "a IN q hn
/ senate and house, by a two-thirds VOTE
shall appropriate at every session such
moneys as may be left in the state
treasury after the executive, legisla-
| tive, judicial and other state depart
ments, national guard and state insti-
tutions that come under state control
have been provided for. The lieuten-
ant governor, the attorney general,
state treasurer, auditor general and
| secretary of public charities. as trus-
/ tees, to make such division among
| these, as, asking for state aid, are
| legally entitled to the same, in such
| proportions, in such amount, as may
seem to them to be fit and proper. 1t is
provided that such institutions shall
| submit an itemized statement of ex-
/ penditures annually.
The bill to regulate contracts on in
| surance of buildings and structures
was defeated. The bill authorizing the
erection Of eel weirs and fish baskets in
the rivers of the commonwealth for a
| limited period in each pear was debated
at length and finally passed second
reading The final report of the for
estry bill was received and filed.
At this afternoons session Mr.. Comp
ton, Crawford, introduced a bill appro-
priating $3.50 600 for a state asylum for
the chronic insane, to be located at
! Titusville
Mr. Focht, Union, offered a resolu-
ton rendering the use of the hall of the
house to the State President Huth, of
the Patriotic Order Sons OF America, on
Wednesday evening next, when Mr..
Huth will deliver an address on Wash
ington and Valley Forge" The resolu-
tion was agreed to.