The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-27
Clearing THE CALENDAR
Governor Hastings Approves Various
Acts of the Legislature.
THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
J. Hay Browns DccIination Has Caused
Some Delay in tho Official An.
nounccmcnt-Ot Other Appointments
Made by the Governor.


judge of the new Greene county dis
to be trustee of the Norristown insane
hospital, vice Charles Hunsicker; Dan
lei Coke, Luzerne, trustee of the state
hospital at Hazleton, vice Eckley y.
Coke, deceased.
The governor will announce the SUI
perior court appointments tomorrow.
The declination Of j. Hay Brown has
caused some delay. 1t is understood
that Orlady, of Huntington, Beaver.
Centre: Reeder, Northampton; Nc
Carthy, Philadelphia; Wickham, Beav-
er; and Willard, Lackawanna, are GER
Bills Approved.
The following house bills were ap-
proved by the governor today:
Providing that none but citizens of
the United States shall be employed in
any capacity in the erection, enlarge
ment or improvement of any public
building or public work within this
common wealth.
To define who shall be responsible
for the maintenance of patients placed
in hospitals for the insane by courts
and judges in the different counties of
this commonwealth.
Relating to and regulating the bust
ness of plumbing and house draining in
cities of the second class.
To amend section of an act to regu-
late the practice Of pharmacy and sale
of provisions and to prevent adultera-
tions in drugs and medicinal prepara-
tions in the state of Pennsylvania.
To amend section of same act as
above, authorizing the state pharma-
ceutical examining board to fix the
compensation of its secretary.
To exempt sewing machines and
typewriting machines leased or hired
from levy or sale on execution or dis
tress for rent.
To authorize school directors in the
various school districts of this COM
monwealth TO qualify each other be-
fore entering upon the duties of their
offices and to certify to same.
Legalizing the dehorning of cattle.
TO permit the use of eel pots in the
rivers and waters of this common
wealth other than trout streams.
To honor the United States flag as
the national emblem of a free people
and to protect it from domestic and
foreign insult.
To encourage the use of wide tires
upon wagons upon the public highways
of this commonwealth.
To amend an act entitled "An act to
prevent persons from unlawfully using
or wearing the insignia or rosette of
the military order of the Loyal Legion
of the United States, or the badge or
button of the Grand Army of the Re
public or the badge or shield of the
Union Veteran Legion" and providing
for the summary conviction of offenders
under the same.
Defining Train Robbery.
For the protection of railroad travel
ers, defining the crime of train robbery
and furnishing the same.
To authorize cities, boroughs and
townships of this commonwealth to ap-
propriate moneys for memorial day
services.
To prevent the placing in the waters
of Pennsylvania of any torpedo, giant
powder. nitro glycerine. dynamite,
lime or any privisions or en-
plosive substance of any kind for the
purpose of catching or taking fish and
a penalty for the violation
thereof.
To amend the act for the protection of
public health and to prevent the adul-
of dairy products and fraud in
the sale thereof. approved May q, 1885,
for the payment of one-half
the amount of fines recovered into the
county treasury of the proper county
and the other half to the dairy and food
for the use of the depart
ment of agriculture for the enforce
ment of the act
To provide against the adulteration
of food and providing for the enforce
ment thereof.
To prohibit the adulteraton of milk
by the addition of so-called preserva-
tive.
An act relating to husband and wife
who are the parents of minor children
enlarging and extending the power.
control and authority of the mother
over their minor children under GER
tain circumstances.
To further amend the forty-eighth
section of an act approved April 13,
1887, entitled, an act to provide for the
organization, discipline and regulation
of the National Guard of Pennsylva-
mia, and which was amended by an act
June 10, 1893, fixing the maxi
mum amount that may be expended an
nually for current expenses of the ma
tional guard.
Senate Bills Approved.
Amending section 3. of an act con-
cerning divorces approved May s. 1854,
enlarging the same so as to include in
dignities to the person of the husband.
To authorize sub-district school
boards. boards of control, or boards of
of cities of the second class
in this commonwealth to cooperate
with and Appropriate moneys to kinder
garten schools.
Comforting upon municipalities the
right of eminent domain for the pur-
pose of appropriating public property
for the use of the National Guard of
To regulate and determine what
weight of anthracite coal shall make
a ton in deliveries by retail coal deal
ers and to impose penalties for short
weight.