The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-11
TO RUSH LEGISLATION.
Prospects Of an Early Adjournment
of Pennsylvania Legislature.
THREE NIGHT SESSIONS WEEKLY.

A List of Probable Appointments to I'M
portaut Positions That May BIO Expected
This week-Insane Asylum Investigators
Promise Startling Disclosures.
HARRISBURG, March II. Tho legislature
has settled down to business In earnest, If
the pace set by the house last week is kept
up and certain members refrain from talk
ing on every bill on the calendar the prom
ises of an early adjournment may be full
filled. Beginning tomorrow the house
will hold three sessions on Tuesdays
Wednesdays and Thursdays. This Is a
long step forward, as night sessions have
not been held by the past legislatures UNI
til a inonth or six weeks later in the ses
sion
The order In the senate this evening Is
the consideration of bills on first and sec.
ond readings. On Tuesday consideration
will be resumed of the bill appropriating
$50u0O0 to improve the channel Of the Del
aware and Sohuylkill rivers. 1t has passed
third reading and is on the calendar
among the "bills for final passage, post
poned for the present" The bill constl-
tuting boards of school directors in town.
ships boards of health is on the calendar
for second reading and will be considered
curly in the week. The city members have
no interest In the measure either way, and
those from the rural districts are divided.
The chances are however, that it will go
through
1t is believed that the governor will send
to the senate tomorrow the nominations
of Major Everett Warren, of Scranton,
president of tho state League of Republic
can clubs, as judge advocate general; Col
onel Il. H. Ripple, of the Thirteenth regi-
mant, to be commissary general and
jacob Greene, of Philadelphia, color SER
geant 1t is thought the governor will
also send to the senate during the week
the nominations of Theodore b. Stub, of
Philadelphia, to be health officer, and DR..
II. Q. Booming, Of Philadelphia, as quar-
nntine physician.
The governor has only one bill before
him. 1t is the measure creating depart
ment Of agriculture Should he approve
it, and there seems to be no doubt of it, he
Will likely send to the senate during the
week the nominations of IL secretary and
deputy secretary Of agriculture, economic
zooloRst, state veterinarian, dairy and
food commissioner, and state forestry
commission. The bill creates these offices,
together with four clerkships and few
minor appointments.
iHe ibBlsiuJlNb luNeSllYutlOu ltlUO bnb
management Of the state insane hospitals
at Wvrncrsyille and Norristown will be
resumed on Wednesday. Members of the
committee promise startling disclosures
at the NOrristOwn institution
The senate has not yet considered tho
! Coghrano resolution for AN Investigation
of the charges Of cruelty preferred against
the management of the state insane hos
pitul ut Warren by W. l.. Peart, Il mem
! Der of the Armstrong county bar.
Tho house committee will resume hear
tngs on the new revenue bill tomorrow.
| There is much opposition to the measure,
and the indications are that IL will DO
| killed before 1t reaches third reading.
The house will resume consideration of
! the religious gnrb bill tomorrow. 1t is on
the calendar for third reading ON II spe-
cial order, and Will be taken mp Mt tho
| morning session. On Wednesday the
| Clarency amendment to the banking de
partment act will come up on u second or
der for second reading. The bill relieves
building and loan associations from fur
nishlng two reports every six months,
which must be published, us required by
the act, and provides for one report and
no publication.