The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Important Measures Considered by ou,
Lawmakers.

MoSpAy-Iu the senate these bills were
Introduced: McCreary Of Erie, to authorize
,ertain companies with special charters to do
u dness as banks Of discount, to come under
The corporation net OF 1874, and to confne
their operations to the business Of savings
and loan companies to authorize commits
sion to purchase the histories OF Pennsylvania
regiments and batteries OF artillery, and to
bnve 400 copies Of each printed Mt not more
lhan $3.50 volume, and to appropriate s20,-
100 to pay the expenses Of the proposed work;
Tor the establishment Of school libraries ex-
,ept in cities Of the flrst-class.
Landis, Lancaster, 10 promote decency,
.loanliness and healthfulness In the public
schools
Grady, Philadelphia, to establish an nd
ditional common pleas court In Philadelphia,
with three judges.
Mackrell, Allegheny, appropriating s10,-
300 to Roselia founding asylum hospital
pittsburg, Pa.
steinman, Cambria, PERMITTING disabled
soldiers who are peddlers to canvass for OF
solicit orders and deliver goods without being
owners Of the same.
Baldwin. Foyette. repeating the local
option law at Dunbar.
Devlin, Philadelphia, providing for the re-
moval Of the Eastern penitentirnry, and ap-
propriating 100000 therefor.
the house these bills were introduced;
Stewart, Philadelphia. appropriating $780,
900 to orphan school commission.
Griggsby, Lawrence, providing that no
other flag than the Stars and Stripes shall
be allowed 10 wave from public buildings Of
the state or be placed over any house, office
or other building, public or private, except
such es U ny be occupied by duly nccred.
tied minister or consul Of foreign civil
power TO these United States. Violation Of
the proposed oct is punishable by fine Of
sl00 or three months Imprisonment
No. tbn
WORKING Working girls % from m zoo to sSSb aSa 9tEs
limN from sjx months to one year, negatived
bY,C3Ess,,.sscc, vas placed on calendar by
TuEspAy,.Si'he following bills we're read
In pla6o; To establish circuit courts Of ap-
peals. This oct establishes two circuit courts,
The fret embracing the eastern portion Of the
state, the sessions 10 be held In philadelphia.
the second district, taking 10 the western
portion Of the state, with sessions to be held
alternately IN Pittsburg. Harrisburg and Erie;
10 provide for the changing Of county seats.
This bill IL intended TO help out the people
Of Bradford. who may change the county
seat from Townnda to Athens; apPropriating
$4,000 for the propagation Of lsh in the
streams and lakes of the commonwealth.
The following bills passed finally An act
TO establish department Of agriculture, &c
regulate the sale Of articles Of traffic or ner.
cbandise within one mile Of religious gather.
in's. to administer oaths without kissing the
Bible.
TuunsDAy.-A local taxation bill similar to
the New York oct was introduced in the
house today. 1t provides that all lands and
personal estate except property used for
public purposes, actual places OF religious
worship, places for burial, not used for pri.
vaie or corporate profit, and institutions Of
purely public charity, whether owned by
corporations or individuals. shall be liable TO
taxation, and that all laws exemptlng prop.
erty from taxation other than that enumerat-
ed shall be void.
The word "land" is defined everything
within the common parlance that may be so
designated. The bill also puts construction
on the words personal estate" which In
cludes furniture, moneys, goods. debts due
from solvent debtors, whether on stocks
note, bond or mortgage, and stocks In money
cd corporations, as we'll as capital stock not
invested in renl estate. II provides that the
taxes on oil property shall be levied and as
sessed under existing laws.
FRIDAY The house was In no mood for
business when 1t convened this morning. The
prospects Of l0-days' recess seemed to DO a
cheering one, and while the session lasted
there was more fun than work.
MIR. Qrtftlh. OF McKean. introduced bill
providing for the erection oi a hospital for
consumptives. The cost Of the site and build
ing shall not exceed sl50,0O0. The rules
committee reported resolution, which was
adopted, providing for two sessions on Tues
days, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 10
to ], and to 5, each week, ON and after
February 26.
Atsr reading number OF bills the frs.
time, the house adjourned until February 20.